韩国和朝鲜

The two Koreas´ situation is often compared to that of West and East Germany in the 1980s, but it´s more extreme in several ways.

韩国和朝鲜通常会被拿来与20世纪80年代的西德和东德作比较，但是朝鲜半岛的情况在很多方面都更为极端。

The two Koreas have been separated by one of the world´s most heavily armed borders since a three-year war ended in a truce in 1953.

自从一场持续3年的战争于1953年停火以来，韩国和朝鲜一直被世界上戒备最森严的边界之一所分隔。

Japan, South Korea and North Korea claim sovereignty over the islands, which are controlled by South Korea.

日本、韩国和朝鲜都声称对争议岛屿拥有主权。目前这些岛屿在韩国控制之下。

China now finds itself in the awkward position of having to pick sides between the Koreas, which it is loth to do.

而现在中国发现自己处于一个尴尬的位置，不得不在韩国和朝鲜两方选择其立场，这样的选择对其而言非常为难。

This episode is called The 38th Parallel, a reference to the border between North and South Korea.

这一集叫做三八线，就是韩国和朝鲜的边界线。