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New Satellite Images Lead To New Hypotheses About North Korea`s Nuclear Program; New Discovery In Pompeii Suggests The City Might Have Had A Limo Service.

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hi everyone. I`m Carl Azuz. New developments between old rivals highlight today`s edition of CNN 10. Those rivals are

North Korea and the United States. They fought on opposite sides of the Korean War in the early 1950s` and though that fighting stopped in 1953,

the U.S. has remained an ally of South Korea and an enemy of North Korea.

Usually, when the U.S. has a new president like it does now, North Korea tries to test the American administration. It might launch a new missile

into the sea. It might announce new developments in its nuclear weapons program. The communist Asian country sees that program as its right. The

U.S. and several other members of the United Nations see that program as illegal.

They`ve put sanctions, penalties, on North Korea`s economy to pressure it to give up its nuclear program. American presidential administrations have

also spoken out against North Korea. They`ve tried to further isolate the communist country. They`ve tried direct diplomacy with it.

But so far nothing has stopped North Korea`s nuclear program and now new satellite images show the country has been making moves around the facility

that America believe is used to store nuclear weapons. Experts say it looks like a new building has appeared at the facility right at the spot where

two underground tunnels lead to it. Researchers believe North Korea might be trying to hide its growing stockpile of weapons.
 

stockpile [ˋstɑk͵paɪl] n.（应急用的）储备物资（如原料，武器等）

So how does this impact the U.S. government? It hasn`t announced its policy on North Korea yet. Sources say the Biden Administration will do that when

it`s finished a review on what`s going on with the communist country. But like his predecessors, President Joe Biden ultimately wants North Korea to
 

predecessor [ˋprɛdɪ͵sɛsɚ] n. 前任

give up its nuclear program.

He says that program is a serious threat to international peace and critics say that if the president doesn`t announce his policy and strategies soon,

North Korea could start taking actions that make the situation more complicated and disarmament less likely. So there`s some pressure on the
 

disarmament [dɪsˋɑrməmənt] n. 解除武装；缴械；裁军，裁减军备

U.S. government to address North Korea sooner rather than later.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Isolated. Sanctioned and at war. North Korea is one of the world`s few truly pariah states. With it largely cut off from the
 

pariah state 被排斥的国家

pariah [pəˈraɪə] n. 被社会遗弃者; 被轻蔑（或排斥）者

internet and global trade has come a punishing cost for its people. But two things have made the secret states economic survival possible. Its efforts

to be self-sustainable and the support of key allies.

North Korea`s tumultuous relationship with most of its neighbors and the U.S. has seen it bear the brunt of a long list of international sanctions.
 

tumultuous [tjuˋmʌltʃʊəs] adj. 骚乱的，骚动的；混乱的

bear the brunt of 首当其冲

brunt [brʌnt] n. 冲击，撞击；最沉重（或强烈）的部分

Some measures have aimed to cripple parts of the economy supporting the regime`s nuclear missile program wiping hundreds of millions of

dollars from the country`s annual income. Others have targeted regime officials for human rights violations but North Korea has long worked to

produce enough food and goods domestically to supply the country.

Looking at the relatively middle-class lives on display in the showpiece capital Pyongyang, you might think that`s been a success. But the capital
 

showpiece [ˋʃo͵pis] n. 展示品；样品

is only home to around 3 million of the most privileged, most loyal citizens for the other 20 million plus North Koreans living outside this

city, poverty is the most common way of life, especially in the countryside.

North Koreans often go without the basics like clean water, medicine and nutritious food. The country`s economy is largely agrarian and crop
 

agrarian [əˋgrɛrɪən] adj. 土地的，耕地的；农业的

failures have led to mass food shortages and the need for UN emergency food aid. Internationally, North Korea`s recent overtures for peace
 

overture [ˋovɚtʃʊr] n. 主动的表示，提议

attracted attention but it has been the communist regimes more hidden relationships that have reaped benefits for the North Korean elite.
 

reap [rip] v. 收割；收获

China has been North Korea`s main trading partner. Coal, seafood and agricultural products have all flowed from North Korea while China has

pumped Pyongyang with enough oil to fuel its industries. According to the U.S., Beijing`s consistently poor enforcement of international sanctions

have also provided an economic loophole for Pyongyang.
 

loophole [ˋlup͵hol] n.（法律等的）漏洞

Meanwhile, a black market in Korean goods blossom thanks to the secretive nation`s porous border with China with profits believed to go to the North
 

blossom [ˋblɑsəm] v. 兴旺

secretive [sɪˋkritɪv] adj. 秘密的,偷偷摸摸的

porous [ˋporəs] adj. 能渗透的

Korean regime. In 2017 following a string of North Korean nuclear tests, Beijing finally cut off Pyongyang`s access to its financial system.

Nevertheless, China remains a key intermediary between the hermit kingdom and the outside world. Russia also maintains relatively close ties
 

intermediary [͵ɪntɚˋmidɪ͵ɛrɪ] n. 中间人

hermit [ˋhɝmɪt] n. 隐士

with North Korea. It`s rooted in their cold war alliance. Both Russia and China have helped shield North Korea at the UN Security Counsel
 

shield [ˋʃild] v. 保护，防御

repeatedly rebuffing U.S. attempts to impose harsher sanctions.
 

rebuff [rɪˋbʌf] v. 断然拒绝，回绝；冷落；制止，抵制

Both nations have also been home to North Korean companies and labor with some workers in Russia working in conditions that the U.S. State Department

has described as slave-like labor. In 2019, the U.S. believed North Korea has some 100,000 citizens working abroad mostly in Russia and China sending

huge amounts of money back home.

Much of it right into the coffers of the ruling Kim family and until they were banned by new UN sanctions in 2017, foreign labor contracts were
 

coffer [ˋkɔfɚ] n.（储放贵重物品的）箱柜；保险箱；资金；金库

a vital source of foreign currency for the North Korean regime. The Kim family has managed to keep a tight grip on power, for three generations, putting
 

grip [grɪp] n. 掌握；控制

the survival of the regime above all else including the North Korean people.

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AZUZ: 10 Second Trivia. The ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking had what name? Juno, Hephaestus, Mars or Vulcan. Hephaestus was Greek, the ancient Roman`s
 

Hephaestus [hiˋfɛstəs] n.【希神】火神希费斯特斯

Vulcan [ˋvʌlkən] n.【罗神】火和锻冶的神

god of fire was Vulcan.

A lot of the Greco-Roman city of Pompeii is still covered in debris. Almost 2,000 years after Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried it. It`s last breaths

Greco-Roman [͵grikoˋromən] adj. 希腊罗马的, 希腊罗马式的

Pompeii [pɑmˋpei] n. 庞贝（意大利那不勒斯附近一古城）

breath [brɛθ] n. 迹象

from the year 79 A.D. has been incredibly well preserved under a thick layer of ash and dirt. Today, archeologists continue to uncover the remains

of the ancient city.

One of their latest finds is a type of chariot that`s never been discovered in Italy before. It`s a large four-wheeled chariot. It was made out of
 

chariot [ˋtʃærɪət] n.（古代的）双轮战车（或比赛马车）

iron, bronze, tin and wood and some of the wood along with the imprint of ropes still remains. Not only is the thing remarkably intact, it somehow
 

imprint [ˋɪmprɪnt] n. 印痕；痕迹

stayed that way despite the partial collapse of the porch it was housed in.
 

porch [portʃ] n. 门廊；入口处；阳台，走廊

house [haʊs] v. 把……储藏在房内

Researchers say they`ve found vehicles including chariots in Pompeii before but never one like this. A University of Massachusetts professor

interviewed by National Public Radio described the find as a "Lamborghini" of the ancient world. The Archeological Park in Pompeii thinks it was used

for ceremonial purposes like parades, festivals, maybe weddings. It`s been moved to a laboratory to get cleaned up, restored and reconstructed.

Pizza and dessert is a very popular combo unless you`re counting carbs or sticking to a, sort of, paleo-diet. And dessert pizzas are like two high
 

combo [ˋkɑmbo] n.【口】结合（物）

carb 碳水化合物（carbohydrate的非正式說法

paleo-diet 原始人饮食法

calorie meals in one. They come in all kinds of combinations like chocolate chip cookie pizza, cinnamon roll pizza or peanut butter cup pizza. But a

restaurant in the U.S. state of Iowa has stirred curiosity, compliments, controversy and criticism for a concoction with a Cereal that dates back seven decades.
 

compliment [ˋkɑmpləmənt] n. 赞美的话

concoction [kənˋkɑkʃən] n. 混合（物）；捏造；编造出来的东西

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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It starts like any pizza but then things start to get a little lumpy.
 

lumpy [ˋlʌmpɪ] adj. 凹凸不平的

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There`s a fruity delight in every bite of this --
 

delight [dɪˋlaɪt] n. 欣喜，愉快；乐事，乐趣

MOOS: But is it a delight when it`s Froot Loops pizza. Fong’s Pizza in Des Moines, Iowa builds it as a breakfast and dessert pizza.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Froot Loops obviously bring the sweetness and the crunch.

MOOS: But others call it a crime against humanity, an abomination to pizza everywhere. That looks like something you`d see on a New York City sidewalk
 

abomination [ə͵bɑməˋneʃən] n.【旧】厌恶，憎恨[U]；令人厌恶的事情

after the St. Patrick`s Day Parade.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It seemed to really make some people angry.

MOOS: As an Italian, I am formally declaring war on Iowa. Fong’s Pizza actually dreamed up what they call "Loopy Froots" pizza six years ago.
 

dream up 凭空想象, 虚构, 编造

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We`re all sitting at a table and somebody goes, well what about Froot Loops?

MOOS: But it never quite took off, now they`re re-launching it using cream cheese, then the Froot Loops, sprinkled with a bit of mozzarella and drizzled with a sauce
 

sprinkle [ˋsprɪŋk!] v. 洒，喷淋；撒

mozzarella [͵mɑzəˋrɛlə] n. 意大利白干酪

made from yogurt and sweetened condensed milk.
 

sweetened condensed milk 炼乳

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: the color, the taste, the aroma.

MOOS: The infamy. The creators of Froot Loops pizza are basking in the attention. Froot Loops may never replace pepperoni but to its makers --
 

infamy [ˋɪnfəmɪ] n. 恶名；声名狼藉；极度的邪恶

pepperoni [͵pɛpɚˋronɪ] n. 意大利辣味香肠

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It`s quite delicious.

MOOS: To an impartial reporter from axios.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was alright. It -- it definitely reminded me of like when you were a kid and you just put, like, random things together.

MOOS: Like in the princess diaries, when a pizza topped with M&M ... For 19 bucks you can get a large Loopy Froots pizza.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I ate about one slice of it. Yes. I gave it a good try.

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AZUZ: Health nuts won`t go "Grapenuts" for that but it is a "Golden Crisp" idea. Maybe another maker will add a little "Captain Crunch" to their

pizza, thanking their "Lucky Charms" that "Trix" aren`t just for kids.

Maybe "Count Chocula" himself will "Honey Comb" the aisles getting his "Kix" out of a recipe that "Smacks" of "Apple Jacks" and "Snap, Crackle,

Pops" with "Krispies". It`s certainly food for thought. West Memphis, Arkansas is our last stop today. Want to give a shout out to the "Black
 

food for though t引人深思的事情

Knights" or West Memphis Christian School. I`m Carl Azuz for CNN.

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