Daniel Chen, David Lee
North Korea to Restart Nuclear Arms Plant
北韩将重新启用核武工厂
【新闻关键字】
1. plutonium n. 钚 (化学元素)
2. in response to ph. 做为对…的答复
3. unanimously adv. 全体一致地
4. condemn v. 谴责
5. call for ph. 要求
6. sanctions n. 制裁
7. state n. 国家
North Korea says that talks to end its nuclear weapons program is “useless" and they plan to restart its plant that makes plutonium.
北韩表示终止其核武计划的谈判“无效”，他们计划重新启用提炼钚的工厂。
The comments come in response to the U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously condemning North Korea’s long-range rocket launch nearly two weeks ago. They say the move is against international law and are calling for increased sanctions on the state.
联合国安理会在周一时全体成员国一致谴责北韩在两周前发射的长程火箭，对此北韩做了上述回应。安理会认为该行为违反国际法，并正要求增加对该国的制裁。
【新闻关键字】
8. issue v. 发布
9. dismantle v. 解除
10. restore v. 回复
11. churn out ph. 快速制造
12. atomic adj. 核能的
North Korea’s foreign ministry issued its statement through the state controlled news media.
北韩的外交部透过国家控制的新闻媒体发表这项声明。
“There would be no need to hold six-party talks which the DPRK has attended."
“朝鲜人民民主共和国过去一直参加的六方会谈，没有必要再举行了。”
North Korea began dismantling its Soviet-era nuclear plant more than a year ago as part of a disarmament-for-aid deal it reached with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States.
一年多前，北韩开始拆除其苏联时代的核电厂，作为它执行与中国、日本、俄罗斯、韩国和美国弃核换援的部分协议。
But experts say the North could have its plant running again in as little as three months.
但是专家表示，北韩能在三个月内让核电厂再次运转。
“We will take the measure for restoring to their original state the nuclear facilities which had been disabled under the agreement of the six-party talks. We will be putting their operation back on track and fully reprocess the spent fuel rods churned out from the pilot atomic power plant."
“我们将设法让根据六方会谈协议下摧毁的核设备恢复原状。我们将让它正常运作，并将小规模试验性质的核电厂产生的废燃料杆全部再加工。”
Currently the North has enough plutonium to build six to eight atomic bombs.
目前北韩有足以制造六到八枚原子弹的钚存量。
本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2009-04-14/092621067083.html
【每日一句】
Be mentally prepared. 要有心理准备
【今日谚语】
It’s nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.
做个重要的人很好，但更重要的是做个好人
【看笑话，学英语】
TEACHER: Give me three reasons why the world is round?
Pupil: Well my dad says so, my mum says so and you say so !
老师：给我三个理由─为什么地球是圆的？
学生：嗯，我爸爸这么说，我妈妈这么说，您也这么说。
