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The winter Olympic Games begin February 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Participate.
冬奥会于2月9日在韩国平昌开幕。参与。
Officals from North and South Korea held talks for the first time since 2015 in January.
韩国和朝鲜的官员进行了自2015年1月以来的第一次谈话。
They agreed that 22 North Korean athletes as well as musical and other performers would participate in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
他们同意，来自朝鲜的22位运动员和音乐家以及其他表演者将参加平昌的冬奥会。

Participate means to be involved with others in doing something or to take part in an event with others.
参与指的是和其他人一起做一件事或者和他人一同参加一项活动。
Participate is a verb and is usually followed by the word "in".
它是一个动词，通常后面跟介词"in"连用。
For example, they want to participate in the Olympic Games.
比如，他们想参加奥运会。