Riding the Korea Wave 小心，「韩」流来袭
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- 发布于 2011年10月03日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Once best known for political instability, and student riots. South Korea is now beaming with pride at its vibrant economy and popular cultural exports. But that’s not putting a smile on the faces of everyone in the Asian region.
一度因为政治不安和学生暴动而最为人所知的南韩，现在正对其活络的经济及大众文化输出满怀骄傲。但此现象并不是亚洲地区所有人都乐观其成的。
South Korea’s rise was no accident. Following the devastating 1997 Financial Crisis, the country reformed its economic policies, particularly focusing on revitalizing its entertainment industries. This worked better than anyone expected, and soon South Korean actors and singers started enjoying success, not just in South Korea, but across Asia. A phenomenon known as the South Korea wave began and spearheaded an expansion in South Korean electronics, 3G communication devices, and, interestingly, tourism. In 2003, for example, over 200,000 people flew to South Korea, many solely to visit the sets and studios where their favorite South Korean soap operas (such as the immeasurably popular Winter Sonata) were filmed.
南韩的崛起并非偶然。在经历1997年那场重创极深的经济危机之后，南韩进行经济政策的改革，特别注重于娱乐产业的复苏。改革结果比任何人预期的都成功；很快的，南韩的演员及歌手们便开始坐享成功的滋味。这不只是在南韩，而是横跨了亚洲。于是，所谓的韩流现象兴起，带领了南韩电子商品和第三代通讯设备的扩展，有趣的是，也振兴了观光业。例如2003年就有超过二十万人飞到南韩，许多人只是为了参观他们喜爱的韩剧(如超人气的《冬季恋歌》)拍摄的场景及摄影棚。
But not everyone is a fan of the new South Korean dynamism. Here in Taiwan, the government is considering imposing a 20 percent levy on Korean goods to protect local industries. In Japan, where the backlash has been hardest, some Japanese comic book artists have rekindled age-old stereotype of Koreans with openly racist stories and drawings. Still, for now the backlash is relatively small and most people view South Korean’s emergence as a positive development for the region.
然而，不是每个人都乐见新南韩的变化。像台湾政府正在考虑针对韩制品课征百分之二十的税来保护本土产业。而在反弹最激烈的日本，有些日本漫画家则公开以种族主义的故事及图画来重燃以往对南韩的刻板印象。尽管如此，到目前为止反弹还算小，而多数人将南韩的兴起视为亚洲地区一项正面的发展。
－By Amy Lovestrand & Michael Cole
Vocabulary
vibrant [ˋvaɪbrənt] adj. 充满生气的；活跃的
revitalize [riˋvaɪt!͵aɪz] v. 使恢复生气；使复活
spearhead [ˋspɪr͵hɛd] v. 带头; 当……的先锋
solely [ˋsollɪ] adv. 仅仅；完全
emergence [ɪˋmɝdʒəns] n. 出现；浮现；露头
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instability [͵ɪnstəˋbɪlətɪ] n. 不稳定
riot [ˋraɪət] n. 暴乱；骚乱
beam [bim] v. 流露，发出
reform [͵rɪˋfɔrm] v. 改革，革新
immeasurably [ɪˋmɛʒərəblɪ] adv. 不可测量地,无限地,广大无边地
sonata [səˋnɑtə] n. 奏鸣曲
dynamism [ˋdaɪnə͵mɪzəm] n. 精力﹐活力
levy [ˋlɛvɪ] n. 征税，课税
backlash [ˋbæk͵læʃ] n. 强烈反对; 反冲，反撞
rekindle [riˋkɪnd!] v. 重新激起﹐ 重新引起
openly [ˋopənlɪ] adv. 公开地，公然地
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