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中英文本
Kim Jong-il was born in 1941 in the Soviet Union. North Koreas official biographies state his year of birth as 1942 and his birthplace as Korea. He was the leader of North Korea for over a decade. Since Kim was not actually the president, he never had to hold elections to keep power. He died from natural causes in December 2011.
1941年，金正日在苏联出生，但北朝鲜的官方正传显示：1942年，金正日出生在朝鲜。金正日统治北朝鲜十多年。实际上,金正日并不是总统，他从未举行过选举来维护统治。2011年12月，金正日自然死亡。
North Koreans learn that a double rainbow over the mountains and a new star in the heavens announced Kim Jong-ils birth. They are also taught that he was the worlds greatest and kindest ruler. They call him "Dear Leader". It is extremely dangerous for any North Korean to say anything negative about him. He was leader of the worlds fourth largest army.
北朝人民都知道，金正日出生时，群山上面出现双彩虹并有一颗新星升到天上。有人告诉北朝人：金正日是世界上最伟大最仁慈的统治者。人们称金正日为“亲爱的领袖”。对北朝鲜的人来说，讲金正日的任何坏话都是极其危险的事情。金正日是世界上第四大常备军的领导人。
He spent the first three years of his life in the Soviet Union and was known as Yuri. Official records say he was educated in Pyongyang. Foreign reports claim he went to school in China to escape the Korean War. He was involved in political activities throughout his schooling. At university he studied Marxism, philosophy and military science.
金正日以尤里为名在苏联度过了三年，官方记录称他在平壤读书，外媒报道却称他在中国上学，以此来逃避朝鲜战争。金正日在校期间卷入了政治斗争。大学期间他学习马克思主义思想、哲学和军事科学。
Kim left behind a daughter and three sons, but there is no official information about his marital history. His hobbies included collecting cars and watching movies. He had many luxury Mercedes and over 20,000 videos. His favorite films included the James Bond series. He also loved golf. North Koreas government reports that Kim got up to four holes-in-one every time he played.
金正日留有三个儿子和一个女儿，但没有他结婚的官方记录。他有收集汽车和看电影的爱好。他有许多奢侈的奔驰车，20000多部影片。他最爱的电影之一是詹姆斯·邦德系列电影。他也喜欢打高尔夫。北朝政府称金正日每次都能打出4个一杆进球的好成绩。
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重点讲解
1. keep power 掌握权力；保持权利
例句：The question is not whether Mrs Merkel will keep power, but whether she is ready to use it.
当前的问题不在于默克尔能不能继续掌握权力，而在于她是否已经准备好去使用手中的权力。
2. say anything negative about sb/sth 说…的坏话
例句：The program challenges wives not to say anything negative about their husbands or to their husbands.
这个计划要求妻子们在家中不说刻薄消极的话，也停止唠叨他们丈夫。
3. involve in 参与，卷入
例句：How you plan to use it will impact whom you involve in preparing it, and how you determine its scope.
您计划如何运用它将直接影响到您让谁参与准备此工作 并决定它的范围 。
4. holes-in-one 一杆进洞
例句：Club manager Richard Crann said bookmakers William Hill had quoted odds of 1,000,000-1 on consecutive holes-in-one.
球场经理克蓝指出，博彩业者威廉希尔公司开出的连续一杆进洞赔率为一赔一百万。
