去年12月起,美國就不時對北韓隔空溫情喊話,一起坐下來「聊天氣也好」。3月,南韓先證實將與北韓會晤,隨後美國、北韓也傳出將在5、6月舉行歷史性峰會的消息。東、西方兩大狂人過招,真能一笑解除核武僵局(deadlock)嗎? 【川金峰會淺談】 deadlock 僵局 A:Hey, Trump has accepted a summit offer from North Korea's Kim Jong Un. (川普接受了北韓金正恩提議的高峰會。) B:I've heard that both of them are eager to break a diplomatic deadlock. (我聽說他們倆都急著想打開外交僵局。) turnaround 轉機 A:Maybe! It's imperative that they should stop exchanging threats and insults first. (或許。他們應該先停止互相威脅和羞辱。) B:Yes! It's a remarkable turnaround in relations between these two adversaries after all. (的確,這畢竟象徵兩敵之間關係顯著好轉。) denuclearization 去核化 A:The whole world hopes they can achieve the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. (全世界都希望他們達成朝鮮半島去核化目標。) B:Absolutely! It's no exaggeration to say millions of lives depend on the outcome of the summit. (真的!說百萬人性命仰賴川金會結果,一點也不誇張。) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. provocative:挑釁的 2. to disarm:解除……武裝;裁軍 3. verifiable:可檢驗的 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權