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A ROGUE STATE MAKES TEMPORARY PEACE
流氓國家暫時達成和解
North and South Korea are putting their differences aside—don't expect it to last
韓國和朝鮮擱置分歧 - 但不要期待這種局面能持續下去
BY CHARLIE CAMPBELL
文/查理·坎貝爾
FROM THE 9TH CENTURY B.C.,
從公元前9世紀開始，
athletes and spectators traveling to the Olympics were protected by a truce that stilled feuding states during the Games.
奧運會期間，即便是積怨已深的國家也會暫時擱置分歧，保護參賽運動員和觀眾。
The ekecheiria was history's earliest attempt to separate sport from politics.
“停戰”（希臘語）是史上首次將體育與政治分開的嘗試。
Although tarnished by Cold War boycotts in the 1980s, the notion of the Olympics as peacemaker endures.
盡管20世紀80年代冷戰期間頻頻的抵制活動籠罩了當時的奧運會，但奧運會作為和平締造者的理念依然存在。
In PyeongChang, it's the Koreas' turn.
在平昌奧運會上，輪到朝鮮和韓國放下爭議了。
North and South will march under a united flag and field a joint team in women's ice hockey, despite the two nations' officially remaining at war.
盡管兩國官方上仍在對戰，但奧運會期間，朝韓兩國將一同進場，并組建女子冰球聯合隊。
The outreach comes as tensions have spiked following Kim Jong Un's accelerating nuclear and missile tests and his escalating war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump.
隨著金正恩加緊核試驗、導彈試驗及其與美國總統特朗普的口水戰，原本緊張的局勢已經升級，所以雙方才會朝和平主動邁進。
South Korean President Moon Jae-in hopes the show of unity can arrest what many fear is a relentless march toward nuclear catastrophe.
很多人都擔心朝鮮執意引發核災難，韓國總統文在寅希望，兩國表現出的團結能夠消除人們的這種擔憂。
So far, the sides are playing nice.
到目前為止，雙方都表現得很好。
North Korea is sending a 140-member orchestra, a cheering squad of young women,
朝鮮派遣了一支140名成員的管弦樂隊，由一群年輕女性組成的拉拉隊，
and 22 athletes to compete in ice hockey, figure skating, short-track speedskating, cross-country and Alpine skiing.
以及22名運動員，他們將參加冰上曲棍球、花樣滑冰、短道速滑、越野滑雪和高山滑雪等項目。
(None are expected to medal.)
（沒有一個項目有希望獲獎）。
