美國向朝鮮提供人道援助
The United States has provided $1 million in humanitarian aid to North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday.
Despite growing tensions between North Korea and Washington, the U.S. sent the assistance last week on the day before President Donald Trump was sworn in and took over the U.S. government.
儘管朝鮮和美國間關係日漸緊張，但是美國上星期還是在川普宣誓就職前一天向朝鮮提供了這筆援助。It marks the first time that the U.S. provided humanitarian assistance to the North since 2011, when it provided relief items worth $900,000 including medical supplies to North Korean flood victims.
這是美國自2011年以來首次向朝鮮提供援助。2011年美國向朝鮮水災災民提供了價值90萬美元的醫藥設備等救援物資。
Outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry awarded $1 million for North Korea to UNICEF, a U.N. agency, the day before President Donald Trump took office last week.
即將卸任的美國國務卿克里上星期在川普就職前一天批准把這筆給朝鮮的人道救援資金撥給聯合國兒童基金會。The State Department confirmed the assistance in an email to VOA and said the funding was destined only for humanitarian assistance. However, a spokesman added that U.S. officials are “currently reviewing last-minute spending approved by the previous administration.”
國務院通過電郵向美國之音證實了這個消息，並且說，這筆資金只能用於人道救援。不過國務院一位發言人說，政府官員“正在審覈前任政府在卸任前的最後一些花費”。News of U.S. assistance to North Korea came as a surprise to some officials in Washington and Seoul, since both countries have been increasing pressure on Pyongyang since the communist country conducted multiple nuclear tests last year.
美國向朝鮮提供援助的消息令華盛頓和首爾的一些政府官員感到意外，因爲自朝鮮去年多次進行核試驗以來，兩國最近一直在向朝鮮施加壓力。
