在接受《纽约时报》采访时，韩国总统提出了一个大胆建议，旨在遏制朝鲜的核计划。一旦一个国家拥有核武器，它突然就有更大潜力成为世界的危险。同时，世界应对该国的选择也少得多。例如，美国和以色列不太可能攻击一个拥核的伊朗。这就是朝鲜成为棘手问题的原因。其核武器使其免受军事打击，成为其他觊觎核武器国家的榜样。
In an interview with The New York Times, South Korea’s president dropped a bold proposal for how to curb North Korea’s nuclear program. Once a country has nuclear weapons, it suddenly has much more potential to be a danger to the world. At the same time, the world has far fewer options for dealing with that country. It’s unlikely the United States and Israel would have attacked a nuclear-armed Iran, for example.
所有胁迫或劝说其放弃核计划的努力实际上都归于失败；相反，它稳步扩充了武库。
That’s why North Korea has become such a headache. Its nuclear weapons have protected it from military strikes, making it an example to other nations eyeing bombs of their own. And all efforts to coerce or persuade it to give up its nuclear program have effectively come to nothing; instead, it has steadily built up its arsenal. Today, my colleague Choe Sang-hun writes about why it might be time to try something new with North Korea.
今天，我的同事崔相勋撰文探讨为何可能是时候尝试对朝鲜采取新策略了。
That’s why North Korea has become such a headache. Its nuclear weapons have protected it from military strikes, making it an example to other nations eyeing bombs of their own. And all efforts to coerce or persuade it to give up its nuclear program have effectively come to nothing; instead, it has steadily built up its arsenal. Today, my colleague Choe Sang-hun writes about why it might be time to try something new with North Korea.
走投无路 文/崔相勋 本月初当我与韩国总统李在明坐下来交谈时，他提出了一个大胆建议，这是除北京和莫斯科外，没有其他主要全球领导人提出过的。
Out of options By Choe Sang-hun When I sat down with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea earlier this month, he dropped a bold suggestion that no other major global leader — outside of Beijing and Moscow — has voiced. The world, he said, should lift or ease harsh economic sanctions on North Korea in exchange for halting its nuclear weapons program.
他说，世界应该解除或缓解对朝鲜的严厉经济制裁，以换取其暂停核武器计划。
Out of options By Choe Sang-hun When I sat down with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea earlier this month, he dropped a bold suggestion that no other major global leader — outside of Beijing and Moscow — has voiced. The world, he said, should lift or ease harsh economic sanctions on North Korea in exchange for halting its nuclear weapons program.
这一想法挑战了美国数十年的官方政策，后者依靠施压平壤直到其放弃核武器。
The idea challenges decades of official U.S. policy, which relies on squeezing Pyongyang until it gives up its nukes. Still, Lee pitched this strategy directly to President Trump, who is looking to restart personal diplomacy with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
尽管如此，李在明仍直接向特朗普总统推销这一策略，后者正寻求重启与朝鲜领导人金正恩的私人外交。
The idea challenges decades of official U.S. policy, which relies on squeezing Pyongyang until it gives up its nukes. Still, Lee pitched this strategy directly to President Trump, who is looking to restart personal diplomacy with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.