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1月 玩弹少年金正恩再次惹怒中国亲爹America flew a B-52 bomber—capable of carrying nuclear weapons—over South Korea in a show of support following North Korea’s test of a purported hydrogen bomb. The Pyongyang regime responded to a similar move after a nuclear test in 2013 by threatening to attack the United States. South Korean media also said an American aircraft-carrier would shortly take part in a joint naval exercise.Purported: 据称的Hydrogen bomb：氢弹Regime：政权Joint naval exercise：联合海军演习厄尔尼诺现象究竟是什么Satellite mapping of sea-surface heights suggests that the strong El Ni?o weather phenomenon resembles that of 1997-98, one of the strongest on record, according to America’s space agency, NASA. The current El Ni?o has been blamed for droughts and flooding around the world, and unusually warm weather in the northern hemisphere.Satellite mapping: 卫星地图Resemble：与……相似Drought: 干旱Hemisphere：半球夏老师代表所有晨读同学问候安倍晋三全家Japan and South Korea reached an agreement to resolve their long-running dispute over “comfort women”—Koreans forced into sexual slavery by Japan during the second world war. Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, made a “heartfelt apology” and Japan will pay ￥1 billion to a South Korean-administered fund for the surviving women.Long-running dispute：旷日持久的争端Comfort women：慰安妇Heartfelt：衷心的伊朗玩火在美军航母边上放火箭America said that the Iranian navy carried out “highly provocative” rocket tests near American warships in the Strait of Hormuz last Saturday. The waterway is a vital sea route for oil tankers, which Iran has threatened to blockade in the past. The incident comes despite a recent improvement in relations, following this year’s nuclear deal between Iran and America and other powers.Provocative：挑衅的Waterway：航道Route：路线Oil tanker：油轮Blockade：封锁德意志银行在华撤资，经济寒冬要来了么？Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest lender, agreed to sell its 20% stake in Hua Xia, a Chinese bank, to PICC Property and Casualty, an insurer, for 23 billion yuan. The sale will bolster Deutsche’s capital ratio. John Cryan, its newish chief execu