VOA常速英语2017--美国再次制裁朝鲜多个组织与个人（在线收听）

North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile program is today one of the most serious threats not only to the Asia-Pacific region, but to the world as a whole. So far this year, North Korea has test-fired at least nine ballistic missiles. It has threatened its neighbors and flouted United Nations resolutions.

朝鲜的核武器和导弹项目是当今世界最严重的威胁之一，不仅威胁亚太地区，也威胁着全世界。今年到目前为止，朝鲜已经试射了至少9次弹道导弹。朝鲜（这样做）威胁了其邻国，公然蔑视了联合国决议。

In order to thwart North Korea's military, nuclear, and Weapons of Mass Destruction programs, constrain its revenue from labor, coal, and minerals, and stymie its overseas financial operations, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, took action against six entities and three individuals.

为了阻挠朝鲜的军事项目、核项目以及大规模杀伤性武器项目，抑制朝鲜从劳动力、煤、矿物质中获益，也为了阻挠朝鲜在海外运作财务，美国财政部海外资产控制办公室对6个组织和3个个人采取了行动。

They were designated in early June under Executive Orders 13382 and 13722, which allow the Department of the Treasury to freeze their assets within the United States' reach, and to assess civil penalties to American nationals who do business with them.

上述组织和个人于6月初受到13382号总统令和13722号总统令的指定，这两个总统令授权美国财政部冻结他们在美国管辖范围内的资产，并对那些与其有商业往来的美国人进行民事处罚。

Three of the sanctioned entities are Russian companies. The Independent Petroleum Co and its subsidiary, AO NNK-Primornefteproduct were designated for shipping petroleum products to North Korea, and signing a contract to deliver more. Ardis-Bearings Llc is a supplier of the Tangun trading company, which has previously been designated by both the United States and the United Nations for its involvement in North Korea's missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.

受到制裁的其中3个组织是俄罗斯的公司。独立石油有限公司及其附属公司AO NNK-Primornefteproduct被认定将石油产品运往朝鲜，并签订了后续的合作协议。Ardis-Bearings Llc公司是Tangun贸易公司的一个供应商，此前就被美国和联合国认定涉嫌参与朝鲜的导弹项目和大规模杀伤性武器项目。

Also sanctioned were the Korea Zinc Industrial Group, and the Korea Computer Center, an information technology research center that generates foreign currency for the North Korean regime.

受到制裁的还有朝鲜锌工业集团、朝鲜计算机中心，其中，后者是一家信息技术研究中心，为朝鲜政权生产外币。

The Songi Trading Company, which exports North Korean coal, was designated for being a subordinate of the Korean People's Army.

而出口朝鲜煤矿的Songi Trading Company也因隶属于朝鲜人民军队而受到指定。

The United States will continue to target individuals and entities responsible for financing and supporting North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, and will continue to increase pressure on this hostile regime, said Director of OFAC John E. Smith. Treasury is working with our allies to counter networks that enable North Korea's destabilizing activities, and we urge our partners to take parallel steps to cut off their funding sources.

美国将继续以那些为朝鲜核武器和弹道导弹项目提供资金援助和其他支持的个人和组织为目标，也将继续向朝鲜这个邪恶政权施压，美国财政部海外资产控制办公室负责人约翰 史密斯如是说道。美国财政部正在与我们的盟友合作，打击让朝鲜得以从事破坏稳定活动的网络。同时，我们督促合作伙伴也采取相应的措施，切断他们的资金来源。