双语新闻：朝鲜同意重新调查日本被绑架者

2014-07-10 17:53:14来源：可可英语

　　Japan says it is ready to ease sanctions on North Korea, satisfied Pyongyang is following through on a pledge to reinvestigate the abduction of Japanese nationals decades ago.

　　日本表示准备放松对朝鲜的制裁，因为它满意地得知，平壤方面将遵守承诺，重新调查几十年前数名日本人被绑架一事。

　　Shinzo Abe, prime min-ister, said yesterday he was pleased at the “unprecedented” authority granted to a committee set up to examine the disappearance of people seized by North Korean agents in the late 1970s and early 1980s to train spies in Japan’s language and customs.

　　日本首相安倍晋三(Shinzo Abe)称，他对一个新委员会得到的“空前”授权表示满意。成立该委员会是为了追查一些日本人的下落，这些人是在20世纪70年代末和80年代初被朝鲜特工绑架的，目的是强迫他们训练间谍学习日本语言、了解日本习俗。

　　In 2002, five were returned and Pyongyang said that of the remaining 12 identified by Japan, eight had died and four never entered its territory – a claim contested by Tokyo.

　　朝鲜于2002年把其中5人交还给了日本。朝鲜政府表示，在日本提交姓名的其余12人中，8人已经死亡，4人从未踏入朝鲜领土。日本政府对此说法持异议。

　　In exchange for a more thorough probe, Japan said it would lift the entry ban on North Korean-registered ships at Japanese ports and relax some restrictions on money transfers.

　　日本表示，作为更彻底调查的交换条件，它将解除朝鲜注册船舶在日本港口的禁入令，并放宽一些针对资金转账的限制。

　　The announcement follows a meeting between foreign ministry officials from the two sides in Beijing on Tuesday, which had been hailed as the first substantive talks on the matter for more than a decade.

　　声明发布之前，日本和朝鲜两国外交部官员周二在北京会晤。此次会晤被称为是十多年来日朝双方在此问题上的首次实质性会谈。

　　“This is only a start,” Mr Abe said.

　　“这只是个开始，”安倍晋三表示。

　　“We will do our utmost to resolve the issue.”

　　“我们将尽最大努力解决问题。”

　　The fate of the abductees has soured bilateral relations while complicating efforts to deal with the threat of North Korea’s missile launches and nuclear weapons tests. Within the past week, Pyongyang has carried out three rounds of missile firings.

　　被绑架者的命运影响了朝日两国关系，并使应对朝鲜发射导弹和核试验威胁的努力复杂化。朝鲜过去一周发射了三批导弹。

　　The issue has been covered widely by the media in Japan, with document-aries and talk shows regularly broadcasting interviews with relatives.

　　绑架事件得到日本媒体的广泛报道，纪录片和脱口秀经常播出对被绑架者亲属的采访。

　　Any progress on the matter is likely to give a boost to Mr Abe’s popularity.

　　此事如果出现任何进展，都很可能提高安倍晋三的支持率。

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