South Korea buries marines killed by N Korea attack

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    South Korea has held funerals for the two marines(海军陆战队员) killed when North Korea fired artillery² shells at the South's Yeonpyeong island earlier this week.
    It comes as the US calls on China to do more to increase its pressure on Pyongyang to prevent further incidents.
    At least four South Koreans died in the incident - one of the worst clashes since the end of the Korean War.
    The South, which returned fire, has announced it will begin joint³ military exercises with US forces on Sunday.
    China has said its "top priority" is to keep the situation under control. Beijing has begun a series of talks with Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang in an attempt to ease the tensions.
    The funeral（葬礼） for marines Seo Jeong-woo and Moon Kwang-wook was held at a military hospital in Seongnam, close to the capital, Seoul and broadcast live on national television.
    Continue reading the main story“Start QuoteWe will make sure we take revenge on North Korea”
    End QuoteMaj Gen You Nak-junMarine Corps⁴ Commander Hundreds of government and military officials, politicians, religious leaders, activists⁵ and civilians⁶ attended, said the Yonhap news agency.
    Among them were Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and Maj Gen You Nak-jun, head of the marine¹ corps.
    "We'll certainly repay North Korea a hundred- and thousand-fold for killing⁷ and harming our marines," said Maj Gen You.
    "South Korean active-duty marines and all reserve forces will engrave⁸ this anger and hostility⁹ in our bones and we will make sure we take revenge on North Korea."Officials and relatives placed white flowers on the two coffins¹⁰ draped in the South Korean flag. Marines sang as the coffins were carried out.
    'Uncontrollable'
    The soldiers were killed, along with two civilians, on Tuesday, when the North launched a sudden barrage¹¹ of shells at Yeonpyeong island, close to the maritime¹² border between the two countries.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）