标题:《中英对照读新闻》
Moon hopes to declare end to Korean War this year;
experts say not impossible
文在寅盼今年能宣布韩战结束 专家说不是不可能
新闻来源: (须有正确连结)
http://m.ltn.com.tw/news/world/paper/1218549
2018-07-22◎茅毅
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he hopes to declare a formal end to
the Korean War this year,
and discussions are underway among the two Koreas and the US,
but there are stumbling blocks along the way,
according to experts.
韩国总统文在寅此前表示，他希望今年能宣布韩战正式结束，
且两韩和美国间正为此进行讨论。
惟专家认为，过程中会有绊脚石。
Experts say declaring an end to the Korean War this year is not impossible.
"It would be important to do so by the end of September,
because that’s when both Trump and Kim
have to show some political achievements to appeal to a domestic audience,"
said Hong Min, a researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification,
pointing to Oct. 10,
the founding day of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party,
and November, the US midterm elections.
专家指称，今年宣告韩战结束并非不可能。
韩国统一研究院研究员洪珉（译音）提到，
“在9月底前这样做，也许有其重要性。
因届时美国总统川普及北韩领导人金正恩为诉诸国内群众，
必须展现自己达成了若干政治成就”。
洪珉是指10月10日北韩执政的“朝鲜劳动党”创党日及11月美国期中选举。
Still, there are obstacles that could complicate the prospect.
"First, there should be a progress in denuclearization talks
between North Korea and the US.
If there is such a progress,
I think it is possible for a three-way meeting or a four-way meeting
involving China to be held at the UN General Assembly in September,"
said Shin Beom-chul, researcher at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies.
然而，仍有诸多障碍使此一展望变得复杂。
韩国峨山政策研究院研究员申范澈认为，
“首先，北韩与美国间的无核化谈判应该要有进展。
若有所进展，我认为，
有可能在9月联合国大会时进行美、韩、朝三方会谈或包含中国的四方会谈。”
新闻辞典
stumbling block：名词，绊脚石、障碍（物）、困难。
This is the major stumbling block to reaching a settlement.
（这是问题无法解决的主要症结。）
appeal：动词，呼吁、诉诸、上（申）诉、吸引（使……感兴趣）。
The police are appealing to the public for any information about
the missing boy.
（警方正吁请社会大众提供有关这名失踪男童的任何讯息。）
prospect：名词，（成功的）可能（性）、前景、展望、景致。
There seems little prospect of an end to the dispute.
（这场争端似无平息的可能。）
由于1953年仅签署停战协定，故目前在法律上，韩战战争状态仍未结束。
图为6月25日在首尔一座体育馆举行纪念韩战68周年的仪式，
悬挂著联合国和当年派兵援助韩国的国家国旗。（欧新社档案照）
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