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1、《经济学家》读译参考Translated&EditedbyChenJilongTEXT71Pinchedbellies勒紧裤腰带(陈继龙编译)Oct19th2006
2、SEOULFromTheEconomistprintedition(1)ANUCLEARcapabilitymaybethetoastofNorthKorea'sleaders,butitisablight[1]ontheirpoorcountrymen'sbellies.Evenbeforefreshsanctionswereimposedagainsttheroguenationthisweek,blight_____
3、_①responsetoitsnucleartestonOctober9th,NorthKoreacouldnotfeeditself.Thelatestinternationalstrictures[2]arenotsupposedtoinflictfurtherdamageonitsfoodsupply.Butwithfewtrustworthyobserversinthecountry—andthelevelofaiditgetsfromChinahardtoascertain—damagemaybedonenonetheless.核能力也许备受朝鲜领导人的推崇,可它却扼杀了贫困
4、的朝鲜人填饱肚皮的希望。本周,朝鲜刚刚由于其10月9日进行的核试验而受到制裁,而此前这个无赖国家甚至连养活自己都成问题。朝鲜有关人士认为,最新的国际制裁并不会使其粮食供应问题雪上加霜。不过,由于该国观察员所说的话大多不可信——很难弄清它到底从中国获得了多少援助——无论如何,损失都将不可避免。Tofeeditself,NorthKoreaneeds5.5mtonnesofgrainayear.Itcannotproduceanythinglikethis,evenwithabumperharvestlastyear.(2)Thatcropwassufficient,however,toe
5、mboldentheregimeofKimJongIllastDecembertoforcetheUN'sWorldFoodProgramme(WFP)toleavethecountry,becauseitfelthumiliatedbyitsdependenceonemergencyrelief.Tofilltheholedugbythismoronic[3]policy,theregimehadsomesuccessimprovingitsfooddistribution.Itwasalsocountingstricture②gettingfoodaidfromSouthKorea
6、,itsbiggestdonor.ThatchangedaftertheregimetestedmissilesinJuly,andSouthKoreafrozeitshumanitarianaid.Afterthenucleartest,theSouthreaffirmeditsdecision.朝鲜每年大约需要550万吨的粮食供应。虽说去年丰收,但它仍不具备粮食生产能力。可是去年9月,金正日政权竟然因为一时的好收成而冒失地强迫联合国粮食计划署(WFP)离开朝鲜,原因是为自己依靠救援感到羞耻。为了弥补这一弱智政策所造成的损失,金正日政权对粮食配给进行了改进,也取得了一定的成绩。过去它
7、一直依靠其最大的援助国——韩国提供粮食援助,可自从今年7月该政权进行了导弹发射试验之后,情况发生了变化,韩国冻结了其为朝鲜提供的人道主义援助。而在核试验后,韩国重申了这一决定。ForordinaryNorthKoreans,thelossofaidfromtheSouthmaybeadisaster.(3)InMay,ashungerbitinthecountryside,workerswereorderedfromidlefactoriestogoandhelpontheland.Eventhearmedforces,whichMrKimfavoursaboveall,havefel
8、tthepinch.Ageneralisreportedtohaveorderedsoldierstoeatlocally-foundpotatoes,ratherthanexpectgrain.Thispresumablyincreasedpressureonlocalfoodsupplies.NorthKoreanshavetoldaidworkersthattheydreadsendingtheirsonstoarmyunitsthata