Trade with North Korea
What sanctions?
On the border between China and North Korea it is business as usual
Mar 12th 2016 | DANDONG | From the print edition
Ⅰ.ONLY a few hundred metres separate the small but lively Chinese city of Dandong from Sinuiju, itsdrab1North Korean counterparton the opposite bank of2the Yalu River. There are twoiron-truss3bridges in the city centre, built by Japanese who were then occupying the area: one in 1911 and the other in 1943. Both were badly damaged by Americanbombers4during the Korean war of the 1950s. A surviving stretch of the older one, renamed “Broken Bridge”, is now a tourist attraction (on the right of the picture). The newer one (on the left) still carries road and rail traffic across the river, a vitalconduit5for North Korea’s trade with China.
一.单词解析：
1.drab:• (drab∙ber,drab∙best) without interest or colour; dull and boring
• 单调乏味的；无光彩的；无生气的与lively相对
2.语块on the opposite of:与...相反的
on the opposite bank ofthe Yalu River鸭绿江的对岸
3.Truss.N.a frame made of pieces of wood or metal used to support a roof, bridge, etc.• (支撑屋顶、桥梁等的)构架,桁架iron-trussbridge铁桁架桥
==》》V.~ sb / sth (up)to tie up sb's arms and legs so that they cannot move• 把(人的双臂和双腿)捆紧,缚牢
4.bomber. a plane that carries and drops bombs• 轰炸机
5.Conduit:(technical 术语)a pipe, channel or tube which liquid, gas or electrical wire can pass through• (液体、气体或电线的)管道,导管
(formal) a person, an organization or a country that is used to pass things or information to other people or places• 中转人；中转机构；中转国
Ⅱ.In theory, that may now be disrupted bysweeping sanctions6imposed by the UN,with China’s backing7, on March 2nd. They ban trade in luxury items and call for (potentially time-consuming and costly) inspections ofcargo8going into, and coming out of, North Korea. China is by far the biggest trading partner of the North; if these sanctions are being appliedrigorously9, it should be evident in Dandong, which handles an estimated 70% of the trade between the two countries.
6.Sweeping:having an important effect on a large part of sth
• 影响广泛的；大范围的；根本性的:
»sweeping reforms / changes全面改革；彻底变化
语块Sweeping sanction 全面制裁
7.语块：withone’s backing：有了某人的支持，插入语/独立主格
8.Cargo:the goods carried in a ship or plane• (船或飞机装载的)货物
Cargo ship:货船
9.Rigorous:2. demanding that particular rules, processes, etc. are strictly followed• 严格的；严厉的=strict
rigid, strict, rigorous
这些形容词均含“刻板的，严格的”之意。
rigid→ 指没有灵活性、机动性。
strict→ 指在行为规则上要求严格。
rigorous→ 侧重指严格到毫不宽容的地步。
Ⅲ.It is not, yet.The first reported case of sanctions being enforced/involved theimpounding10of a North Korean cargo ship/at a commercial port in the Philippines/a few hours after the UN voted to impose fresh sanctions/in response to tests/by North Korea earlier this year/of a nuclear device and along-range ballistic missile11(dressed up as a rocket carrying a satellite into space).But there has been no report of trade between North Korea and China being affected.
10.impound:(of the police, courts of law, etc.) to take sth away from sb, so that they cannot use it• 暂时没收；扣押=confiscate
11.ballistic:◙• connected withballistics• 弹道(学)的；发射的
【IDIOMS】◘go ballistic(informal) to become very angry• 大怒；暴怒:
»He went ballistic when I told him.
我告诉他时他勃然大怒
long-range ballistic missile:长距离弹道导弹
Ⅳ.On March 9th yourcorrespondent12saw asporadic13flow of lorries travelling in both directions across the bridge. Locals said the volume looked normal. A foreign observer familiar with the area says it may be that the details of the newenforcement regime14“have not yettrickled down15to the person wearing the hat at the border”. Traders in the city say they have yet to feel the impact of sanctions. At a riverfront shop selling North Korean alcohol, cigarettes andginseng16, the owner shows no concern. He says the goods he sells will not be affected (he is right that they are not banned, unlike watches,snowmobiles17andjet-skis18).
12.Correspondent：a person who reports news from a particular country or on a particular subject for a newspaper or a television or radio station
• 记者；通讯员
语块yourcorrespondent：特派记者（参考译文）
13.spo‧rad‧ic/spəˈrædɪk/：• happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular• 偶尔发生的；间或出现的；阵发性的；断断续续的
= intermittent, irregular, occasional, scattered, spasmodic
14.regimea method or system of organizing or managing sth• 组织方法；管理体制
enforcement regime替代sanction
15.trickle：to flow, or to make sth flow, slowly in a thin stream• (使)滴,淌,小股流淌.//to go, or to make sth go, somewhere slowly or gradually
• (使)慢慢走,缓慢移动:
◘ˌtrickle-down(especially of money 尤指钱)
• to spread from rich to poor people through the economic system of a country• (经国家经济体制)由富人向贫者滴流==》》• 下层受惠论,滴漏理论(富者愈富应能惠及穷人)
16.ginseng:人参，西洋参
17.Snowmobile：机动雪橇；雪地机动车
18.jet-ski:喷气式滑艇；吉斯基水上摩托艇
Ⅴ.It would certainly be a botherfor traders if Chinese customs officials were to inspect everyshipment for items prohibited by the UN, including anything that could be used to help the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. Butit is far from clear that that is what China intends. The latest UN sanctions allow for less rigorous inspections in the case of goods needed forhumanitarian19purposes. China could argue that much of its trade with North Korea falls in that category: it is the main supplier of food and oil. Since the latest sanctions were imposed, Chinese officials have continued to soundlukewarm20about them. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, said this week that“blind faith” in sanctions was not a “responsible” approach.
19.hu-mani-tar-ian[hjuːˌmæniˈteəriən]concerned with reducing suffering and improving the conditions that people live in• 人道主义的(主张减轻人类苦难、改善人类生活)；慈善的
20.Lukewarm:[ˌluːkˈɔːm]slightly warm• 微温的；不冷不热的；温和的
~ (about sb / sth)not interested or enthusiastic• 无兴趣的；不热情的
»She was lukewarm about the plan.
她对这个计划不大感兴趣。
Ⅵ.South Korean press reports have said, however, that China had already begun restricting some North Korean transactions at Chinese banks andbarring21North Koreanvesselsat Chinese ports by late February, before the latest sanctions. China’s agreement to the tougher regime is certainly a sign of its frustration with its dangerouslycapricious22neighbour, whose leader, Kim Jong Un, said this week that North Korea had developedminiaturised23nuclearwarheads24that could bemountedon ballistic missiles. He even threatened a nuclear attack in response to large-scale South Korean and American military exercises now under way. Some observers are sceptical that the North has acquired such technology. Mostdiscount25itsbellicose26bombast.
21.bar:~ sb (from sth / from doing sth)to ban or prevent sb from doing sth• 禁止,阻止(某人做某事)多义词
22.ca-pri-cious：showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour• (态度或行为)反覆无常的；任性的
23.miniaturise：to make something in a very small size
24.warhead:the front part of a bomb ormissilethat contains explosives（炸弹或导弹的）弹头
25.discount:.~ sth (as sth)(formal) to think or say that sth is not important or not true• 认为…不重要；对…不全信；低估
26.bellicose:• (formal)having or showing a desire to argue or fight• 好争辩的；好斗的；好战的
Ⅶ.If he wants tocurry27favour with China, Mr Kim could tryholding up28his end of a deal for building a new bridge in Dandong.Gleaming29but still idle, it was built by China at a cost of more than $325m. China has publicly blamed North Koreanfoot-dragging30:in North Korea, the bridge ends in an empty field, connected to nothing.
27curry:咖喱菜
【IDIOMS】
◘curry'favour (with sb)
•(disapproving) to try to get sb to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot• 讨好；奉承；拍马屁
28.hold up维持;保持良好 If something such as a type of businessholds upin difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state.
E.g:Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession.
童装是经济衰退中仍然保持良好发展的一个领域。
Try doing sth试图/尝试做某事
Try to do sth尽力做某事
29.Gleamingshining brightly• 闪耀的；明亮的
30.foot-dragging:when someone is deliberately being slow to do something
故意拖延;有意放缓;拖拉
二．写作借鉴：
1.ONLY a few hundred metres separate the small but lively Chinese city of Dandong from Sinuiju, its drabNorth Korean counterpart on the opposite bank ofthe Yalu River
Lively有活力的与drab无生气的相对，以及counterpart的用法；
2.with one’s backing：有了某人的支持，插入语/独立主格；
3.It would certainly be a botherfor traders ifChinese customs officials were to inspect everyshipment for items prohibited by the UN, including anything that could be used to help the country’s nuclear and missile programmes.
It would certainly be a bother for sb if虚拟语气的用法 如果....,这样确实会给某人带来麻烦，可以用于评论某项措施实施带来的影响；
4.it is far from clear thatthat is what China intends但是中国到底打算怎么做也依然是未知的
It is far from clear that...
5.“blind faith”in sanctions was not a“responsible”approach
Blind faith in sth was not a responsible approach盲目相信某事并不是一种负责的方法；
6.curry favour with sb讨好；奉承；拍马屁
He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.他总是想方设法拍老板马屁
7.foot-dragging:故意拖延;有意放缓;拖拉
Their bargaining position with America was weakened by their foot-dragging over the Gulf...
他们在同美国交涉时的地位因他们在海湾问题上的迟疑不决而降低。
8.长难句分析
The first reported case of sanctions/being enforced/involved the impounding10of a North Korean cargo ship/at a commercial port in the Philippines/a few hours after the UN voted to impose fresh sanctions/in response to tests/by North Korea earlier this year/of a nuclear device and a long-range ballistic missile11(dressed up as a rocket carrying a satellite into space).
句子主干：The first reported case of sanctions involved the impounding of a North Korean cargo ship
being enforced作定语修饰sanction
at a commercial port in the Philippines作地点状语从句
a few hours after the UN voted to impose fresh sanctions/in response to tests/by North Korea earlier this year/of a nuclear device and a long-range ballistic missile.整体为时间状语从句
in response to tests of a nuclear device and a long-range ballistic missile将时间状语前置/by North Korea earlier this year/
长难句处理多切分句子结构
三．文章脉络：
Ⅰ.以中国的丹东市和朝鲜的新义州为切入点，引出中朝两国的贸易；
Ⅱ.理论上，中朝贸易应该受到联合国对朝鲜全面制裁的影响而停止；
Ⅲ.实际上，中朝的贸易仍然继续开展；
Ⅳ.从特派记者的视角，介绍中朝贸易；
Ⅴ.实施对朝鲜全面制裁的难度；
Ⅵ.中国方面已经对朝鲜作了一些限制；
Ⅶ.中朝双方潜在的矛盾；
8分钟
From the print edition: China
yř���VTrade with North Korea
What sanctions?
On the border between China and North Korea it is business as usual
Mar 12th 2016 | DANDONG | From the print edition
Ⅰ.ONLY a few hundred metres separate the small but lively Chinese city of Dandong from Sinuiju, itsdrab1North Korean counterparton the opposite bank of2the Yalu River. There are twoiron-truss3bridges in the city centre, built by Japanese who were then occupying the area: one in 1911 and the other in 1943. Both were badly damaged by Americanbombers4during the Korean war of the 1950s. A surviving stretch of the older one, renamed “Broken Bridge”, is now a tourist attraction (on the right of the picture). The newer one (on the left) still carries road and rail traffic across the river, a vitalconduit5for North Korea’s trade with China.
一.单词解析：
1.drab:• (drab∙ber,drab∙best) without interest or colour; dull and boring
• 单调乏味的；无光彩的；无生气的与lively相对
2.语块on the opposite of:与...相反的
on the opposite bank ofthe Yalu River鸭绿江的对岸
3.Truss.N.a frame made of pieces of wood or metal used to support a roof, bridge, etc.• (支撑屋顶、桥梁等的)构架,桁架iron-trussbridge铁桁架桥
==》》V.~ sb / sth (up)to tie up sb's arms and legs so that they cannot move• 把(人的双臂和双腿)捆紧,缚牢
4.bomber. a plane that carries and drops bombs• 轰炸机
5.Conduit:(technical 术语)a pipe, channel or tube which liquid, gas or electrical wire can pass through• (液体、气体或电线的)管道,导管
(formal) a person, an organization or a country that is used to pass things or information to other people or places• 中转人；中转机构；中转国
Ⅱ.In theory, that may now be disrupted bysweeping sanctions6imposed by the UN,with China’s backing7, on March 2nd. They ban trade in luxury items and call for (potentially time-consuming and costly) inspections ofcargo8going into, and coming out of, North Korea. China is by far the biggest trading partner of the North; if these sanctions are being appliedrigorously9, it should be evident in Dandong, which handles an estimated 70% of the trade between the two countries.
6.Sweeping:having an important effect on a large part of sth
• 影响广泛的；大范围的；根本性的:
»sweeping reforms / changes全面改革；彻底变化
语块Sweeping sanction 全面制裁
7.语块：withone’s backing：有了某人的支持，插入语/独立主格
8.Cargo:the goods carried in a ship or plane• (船或飞机装载的)货物
Cargo ship:货船
9.Rigorous:2. demanding that particular rules, processes, etc. are strictly followed• 严格的；严厉的=strict
rigid, strict, rigorous
这些形容词均含“刻板的，严格的”之意。
rigid→ 指没有灵活性、机动性。
strict→ 指在行为规则上要求严格。
rigorous→ 侧重指严格到毫不宽容的地步。
Ⅲ.It is not, yet.The first reported case of sanctions being enforced/involved theimpounding10of a North Korean cargo ship/at a commercial port in the Philippines/a few hours after the UN voted to impose fresh sanctions/in response to tests/by North Korea earlier this year/of a nuclear device and along-range ballistic missile11(dressed up as a rocket carrying a satellite into space).But there has been no report of trade between North Korea and China being affected.
10.impound:(of the police, courts of law, etc.) to take sth away from sb, so that they cannot use it• 暂时没收；扣押=confiscate
11.ballistic:◙• connected withballistics• 弹道(学)的；发射的
【IDIOMS】◘go ballistic(informal) to become very angry• 大怒；暴怒:
»He went ballistic when I told him.
我告诉他时他勃然大怒
long-range ballistic missile:长距离弹道导弹
Ⅳ.On March 9th yourcorrespondent12saw asporadic13flow of lorries travelling in both directions across the bridge. Locals said the volume looked normal. A foreign observer familiar with the area says it may be that the details of the newenforcement regime14“have not yettrickled down15to the person wearing the hat at the border”. Traders in the city say they have yet to feel the impact of sanctions. At a riverfront shop selling North Korean alcohol, cigarettes andginseng16, the owner shows no concern. He says the goods he sells will not be affected (he is right that they are not banned, unlike watches,snowmobiles17andjet-skis18).
12.Correspondent：a person who reports news from a particular country or on a particular subject for a newspaper or a television or radio station
• 记者；通讯员
语块yourcorrespondent：特派记者（参考译文）
13.spo‧rad‧ic/spəˈrædɪk/：• happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular• 偶尔发生的；间或出现的；阵发性的；断断续续的
= intermittent, irregular, occasional, scattered, spasmodic
14.regimea method or system of organizing or managing sth• 组织方法；管理体制
enforcement regime替代sanction
15.trickle：to flow, or to make sth flow, slowly in a thin stream• (使)滴,淌,小股流淌.//to go, or to make sth go, somewhere slowly or gradually
• (使)慢慢走,缓慢移动:
◘ˌtrickle-down(especially of money 尤指钱)
• to spread from rich to poor people through the economic system of a country• (经国家经济体制)由富人向贫者滴流==》》• 下层受惠论,滴漏理论(富者愈富应能惠及穷人)
16.ginseng:人参，西洋参
17.Snowmobile：机动雪橇；雪地机动车
18.jet-ski:喷气式滑艇；吉斯基水上摩托艇
Ⅴ.It would certainly be a botherfor traders if Chinese customs officials were to inspect everyshipment for items prohibited by the UN, including anything that could be used to help the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. Butit is far from clear that that is what China intends. The latest UN sanctions allow for less rigorous inspections in the case of goods needed forhumanitarian19purposes. China could argue that much of its trade with North Korea falls in that category: it is the main supplier of food and oil. Since the latest sanctions were imposed, Chinese officials have continued to soundlukewarm20about them. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, said this week that“blind faith” in sanctions was not a “responsible” approach.
19.hu-mani-tar-ian[hjuːˌmæniˈteəriən]concerned with reducing suffering and improving the conditions that people live in• 人道主义的(主张减轻人类苦难、改善人类生活)；慈善的
20.Lukewarm:[ˌluːkˈɔːm]slightly warm• 微温的；不冷不热的；温和的
~ (about sb / sth)not interested or enthusiastic• 无兴趣的；不热情的
»She was lukewarm about the plan.
她对这个计划不大感兴趣。
Ⅵ.South Korean press reports have said, however, that China had already begun restricting some North Korean transactions at Chinese banks andbarring21North Koreanvesselsat Chinese ports by late February, before the latest sanctions. China’s agreement to the tougher regime is certainly a sign of its frustration with its dangerouslycapricious22neighbour, whose leader, Kim Jong Un, said this week that North Korea had developedminiaturised23nuclearwarheads24that could bemountedon ballistic missiles. He even threatened a nuclear attack in response to large-scale South Korean and American military exercises now under way. Some observers are sceptical that the North has acquired such technology. Mostdiscount25itsbellicose26bombast.
21.bar:~ sb (from sth / from doing sth)to ban or prevent sb from doing sth• 禁止,阻止(某人做某事)多义词
22.ca-pri-cious：showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour• (态度或行为)反覆无常的；任性的
23.miniaturise：to make something in a very small size
24.warhead:the front part of a bomb ormissilethat contains explosives（炸弹或导弹的）弹头
25.discount:.~ sth (as sth)(formal) to think or say that sth is not important or not true• 认为…不重要；对…不全信；低估
26.bellicose:• (formal)having or showing a desire to argue or fight• 好争辩的；好斗的；好战的
Ⅶ.If he wants tocurry27favour with China, Mr Kim could tryholding up28his end of a deal for building a new bridge in Dandong.Gleaming29but still idle, it was built by China at a cost of more than $325m. China has publicly blamed North Koreanfoot-dragging30:in North Korea, the bridge ends in an empty field, connected to nothing.
27curry:咖喱菜
【IDIOMS】
◘curry'favour (with sb)
•(disapproving) to try to get sb to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot• 讨好；奉承；拍马屁
28.hold up维持;保持良好 If something such as a type of businessholds upin difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state.
E.g:Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession.
童装是经济衰退中仍然保持良好发展的一个领域。
Try doing sth试图/尝试做某事
Try to do sth尽力做某事
29.Gleamingshining brightly• 闪耀的；明亮的
30.foot-dragging:when someone is deliberately being slow to do something
故意拖延;有意放缓;拖拉
二．写作借鉴：
1.ONLY a few hundred metres separate the small but lively Chinese city of Dandong from Sinuiju, its drabNorth Korean counterpart on the opposite bank ofthe Yalu River
Lively有活力的与drab无生气的相对，以及counterpart的用法；
2.with one’s backing：有了某人的支持，插入语/独立主格；
3.It would certainly be a botherfor traders ifChinese customs officials were to inspect everyshipment for items prohibited by the UN, including anything that could be used to help the country’s nuclear and missile programmes.
It would certainly be a bother for sb if虚拟语气的用法 如果....,这样确实会给某人带来麻烦，可以用于评论某项措施实施带来的影响；
4.it is far from clear thatthat is what China intends但是中国到底打算怎么做也依然是未知的
It is far from clear that...
5.“blind faith”in sanctions was not a“responsible”approach
Blind faith in sth was not a responsible approach盲目相信某事并不是一种负责的方法；
6.curry favour with sb讨好；奉承；拍马屁
He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.他总是想方设法拍老板马屁
7.foot-dragging:故意拖延;有意放缓;拖拉
Their bargaining position with America was weakened by their foot-dragging over the Gulf...
他们在同美国交涉时的地位因他们在海湾问题上的迟疑不决而降低。
8.长难句分析
The first reported case of sanctions/being enforced/involved the impounding10of a North Korean cargo ship/at a commercial port in the Philippines/a few hours after the UN voted to impose fresh sanctions/in response to tests/by North Korea earlier this year/of a nuclear device and a long-range ballistic missile11(dressed up as a rocket carrying a satellite into space).
句子主干：The first reported case of sanctions involved the impounding of a North Korean cargo ship
being enforced作定语修饰sanction
at a commercial port in the Philippines作地点状语从句
a few hours after the UN voted to impose fresh sanctions/in response to tests/by North Korea earlier this year/of a nuclear device and a long-range ballistic missile.整体为时间状语从句
in response to tests of a nuclear device and a long-range ballistic missile将时间状语前置/by North Korea earlier this year/
长难句处理多切分句子结构
三．文章脉络：
Ⅰ.以中国的丹东市和朝鲜的新义州为切入点，引出中朝两国的贸易；
Ⅱ.理论上，中朝贸易应该受到联合国对朝鲜全面制裁的影响而停止；
Ⅲ.实际上，中朝的贸易仍然继续开展；
Ⅳ.从特派记者的视角，介绍中朝贸易；
Ⅴ.实施对朝鲜全面制裁的难度；
Ⅵ.中国方面已经对朝鲜作了一些限制；
Ⅶ.中朝双方潜在的矛盾；
8分钟
From the print edition: China
