(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Senior diplomats of South Korea and Japan met on Sunday ahead of talks by their foreign ministers over the issue of 'comfort women', an issue that has plagued ties between the two countries.
韩国和日本高级外交官举行会面，随后其外交部长就困扰两国关系的“慰安妇”问题进行了会谈。
'Comfort women' refer to the Korean women forced into prostitution for Japan's military brothels during World War Two, an obstacle that remains a problem between better ties between the East Asian neighbors.
“慰安妇”是指二战期间被迫为日本军队提供性服务的妇女，该问题是东亚国家之间友好关系的障碍。
The two countries have been pushing to improve relations since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met President Park Geun-hye last month.
自上月日本首相安倍晋三会见韩国总统朴槿惠以来，两国一直在推动改善关系。
Although Japan has said there was no change to its stance of compensation settled by a 1965 bilateral treaty, the Nikkei business daily reported that Japan would propose creating a government-backed fund to help the former comfort women as part of a possible agreement.
尽管日本表示没有改变1965年双边条约的补偿立场，日经新闻报道称日本将提议建立一个政府支持的基金帮助前慰安妇，以此作为可能协议的一部分。
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词汇解析
1、obstacle
障碍物
Most competition cars will only roll over if they hit an obstacle.
大多数赛车只有在撞上障碍物时才会翻车。
He left her to navigate her own way round the trolleys and other obstacles.
他扔下她一个人在一堆手推车和其他障碍物之间绕来绕去。
障碍；困难；阻碍
Overcrowding remains a large obstacle to improving conditions.
过分拥挤仍然是改善环境的一大障碍。
To succeed, you must learn to overcome obstacles.
必须学会克服困难才能成功。
2、settle
解决，结束(争端、纠纷)
They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.
他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。
Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences.
双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。
庭外和解
In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution.
为了争取庭外和解，莫尔肯同意赔款。
She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court.
如果她同意庭外和解的话，得到的肯定会更多。
付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)
I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine.
我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。
They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。
