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North Korea Returns Remains of Korean War Dead to US
North Korea has returned to the United States more than 55 sets of human remains.
The remains are believed to be of Americans killed during the Korean War in North Korea.
A special ceremony was held at Osan Airbase in South Korea to mark the return.
The 55 boxes fulfill a promise, after some delay, by North Korea's leader to U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting in Singapore on June 12.
Identifying remains will take time
An unidentified U.S. defense official, however, said there was only one set of military identification tags, known as dog tags, with the remains.
The official spoke to the Associated Press on the condition that the person would not be identified. The defense official said, "It could take months, or even years to identify them."
North Korea has provided very little information to help identify the remains, a defense official told VOA.
It could be difficult to find out if the remains are even American military members.
Troops from 16 other United Nations member countries fought with the U.S. during the war. Service members from countries including Australia, Belgium, France and the Philippines also have not been recovered from North Korea.
Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the return of the 55 boxes was a good step but not a guarantee that the bones are American. "We don't know who's in those boxes," Mattis said.
The U.S. Defense Department estimates that about 7,700 American service members were missing during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. About 5,300 were believed to be on North Korean soil. Many were placed in shallow burials on battlefields.
Efforts to recover remains in North Korea have faced political and other barriers. Between 1990 and 1994, North Korea returned 208 containers to the U.S. with remains. But examination showed that the remains were from more than 208 individuals. Of those, 181 have been identified.
Also, between 1996 and 2005, U.S.-North Korea joint efforts resulted in the recovery of 229 containers of remains. The Defense Department said 153 individuals have been identified.
The U.S. official who discussed the recently returned bones said the U.S. is considering including South Korea in future searches for remains in North Korea.
Richard Downes' father is one of the Korean War missing. He said that hopefully the most recent set of remains will lead to more information about those who are missing.
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重点解析
1.the Korean War 朝鲜战争
The Korean War lasted three years.
朝鲜战争持续了3年的时间。
2.human remains 人体遗骸
Human remains are still occasionally found.
人体残骸仍偶尔被发现。
3.lead to 导致
A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.
不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
4.take time 花费时间...
They are bound to take time to readjust after a holiday.
他们肯定需要时间重新适应假期结束后的生活。
5.It could be difficult to find out if the remains are even American military members.
find out 找出；查明
I need to find out who tried to frame me.
我得找出是谁企图诬陷我。
I hope we can find out about it.
我希望我们能查清此事。
6.It could be difficult to find out if the remains are even American military members.
It could be difficult to 做...有难度
More than that, it could be difficult to keep up with them.
不过，要坚持下来还是蛮难的。
It could be difficult for you to consider anyone else's viewpoint.
因此你很难考虑别人的观点。
参考译文
朝鲜归还55具美军士兵遗骸
朝鲜已向美国归还了55具遗骸。
据信，这些遗骸属于在朝鲜战争期间牺牲的美国人。
韩国乌山空军基地举行了一场特殊仪式迎接这些遗骸归国。
这55盒遗骸兑现了朝鲜领导人于6月12日新加坡会晤期间对美国总统特朗普做出的承诺。
鉴定遗骸身份需要时日
然而，一位身份不明的美国国防官员表示，这些遗骸中只有一个被称为“狗牌”的美军身份识别牌。
这位官员向美联社提及遗骸身份无法识别的情况。这位国防官员表示：“鉴定这些遗骸的身份可能需要数月、甚至数年时间。”
一位国防官员告诉美国之音，朝鲜几乎没有提供可帮助鉴定遗骸身份的信息。
甚至可能很难确认这些遗骸是否为美国士兵。
在朝鲜战争期间，来自其它16个联合国成员国的士兵与美国军人并肩作战。其中包括澳大利亚、比利时、法国和菲律宾等国的军人也未能从朝鲜回来。
上周，美国国防部长马蒂斯表示，归还这55盒遗骸是良好的一步，但不能确保这些遗骸都属于美国人。马蒂斯表示：“我们不知道盒子里是谁的遗骸。”
美国国防部估计，在1950年至1953年的朝鲜战争期间，约有7700名美国士兵失踪。据信，约有5300人在朝鲜阵亡，许多士兵被随意安葬在战场上。
归还遗骸的努力在朝鲜面临了政治和其它障碍。在1990年到1994年期间，朝鲜向美国归还了208盒遗骸。但是，检查结果显示，这些遗骸来自208多人。其中181人已被鉴明身份。
此外，在1996年到2005年期间，美国和朝鲜合作促成了229盒遗骸的回归。国防部表示已经确认了153人的身份。
这位讨论了最近返还遗骸的美国官员表示，美国正考虑未来将韩国纳入对朝鲜遗骸进行搜寻的范围。
理查德·唐斯（Richard Downes）的父亲是朝鲜战争的失踪士兵之一。他说，希望最新归还的这批遗骸能够提供更多有关失踪人员的信息。
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