VOA标准英语2010年-Seoul Broadcaster Smuggles Uncensored

Shortwave radio broadcasting to North Korea is nothing new.  The Voice of America has done it for decades, and many other organizations have sprouted¹ up in recent years.  The content is often a collaborative effort between South Koreans and North Korean escapees who have taken up residence in the South.  But one broadcaster is giving North Korea residents an opportunity to hear from each other.

The broadcaster in Seoul, called Free North Korea Radio, is taking an innovative² and risky³ step:  it records the voices of people living in North Korea, then broadcasts those voices back into the North.

"We have at least one stringer, or reporter, in every North Korean province. We throw them issues to talk about, like 'currency reform', or 'market conditions.' They go out and do interviews, and put together a sort of news report," said Kim Seong Min, the broadcaster's director, who is himself a defector from North Korea.

The result is a program called Voices of the People, an unfiltered sample of what some North Korean citizens have to say about their leadership.

"Kim Jong il is such a hypocrite.  He only cares about himself.  He makes everyone obey him and praise him, as if that is such a good thing to do.  Sometimes he hands out presents.  But those presents all came from the sweat and blood of the people," said one person heard ono the broadcast.

Such criticism of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is a potentially capital offense⁴. 

Free North Korea Radio connects with North Korean citizens via mobile phones.  But conversations have to be brief to avoid tracing.

Longer reports are recorded onto tiny digital devices similar to these.  The devices are passed hand-to-hand in a chain that smuggles⁵ them across North Korea's border with China. 

Director Kim says getting the sound to Seoul is accomplished⁶ in less than a month.  There is risk, and stress, for everyone involved.

Voices are electronically distorted to protect identities.  However, not all reporters are told their recordings⁸ will be broadcast back into North Korea.  Kim downplays concerns about journalistic ethics⁹. "We are doing this for the democratization of North Korea. Since what we are dealing¹⁰ with here is unlike any other ordinary state, and considering how much oppression the North Korean people are suffering from, we cannot condemn¹¹ this as a violation¹² of media ethics," he said.

Kim says all of the contributors to Voices of the People are individuals he and his team have known for at least five years.  The recording⁷ devices, he says, are supplied by American and Japanese activists¹³.

 

1 sprouted   

v.发芽( sprout的过去式和过去分词 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• We can't use these potatoes; they've all sprouted. 这些土豆儿不能吃了，都出芽了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rice seeds have sprouted. 稻种已经出芽了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

4 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

5 smuggles   

v.偷运( smuggle的第三人称单数 )；私运；走私；不按规章地偷带（人或物）

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6 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

7 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

8 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

9 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

10 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

11 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

12 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

13 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》