Seoul 6A vocabulary · Lesson 7 · Part 2

nam-buk-han-eun bun-dan i-hu pyeong-hwa jeong-chak-eul non-ui-ha-gi wi-hae yeok-sa-jeok-in jeong-sang hoe-dam-eul gae-choe-haet-da.

North and South Korea held a historic summit to discuss establishing peace after division.

naeng-jeon si-dae han-ban-do-neun ja-bon-ju-ui-wa gong-san-ju-ui-ra-neun geo-dae-han i-nyeom dae-rip-ui choe-jeon-seon-i-eot-da.

During the Cold War, the Korean Peninsula was the forefront of the great ideological conflict between capitalism and communism.

guk-ga-bo-an-beop-eun guk-ga-ui an-bo yu-ji-wa sa-sang mit phyo-hyeon-ui ja-yu sa-i-e-seo o-raet-dong-an gyeok-han non-jaeng-eul bul-reo-wat-da.

The National Security Act has long been a source of intense debate between maintaining national security and freedom of thought and expression.

je-i-cha se-gye-dae-jeon i-hu jeon se-gye-neun mi-guk-gwa so-ryeon-eul jung-sim-eu-ro han naeng-jeon che-je-e dol-ip-haet-da.

After World War II, the world entered a Cold War system centered on the United States and the Soviet Union.

hon-ran-seu-reo-un i-nyeom gal-deung-ui so-yong-do-ri sok-e-seo mu-go-han min-gan-in-deul-i gan-cheop-i-ra-neun nu-myeong-eul sseu-go go-cho-reul gyeokk-eot-da.

In a whirlwind of confusing ideological conflict, innocent civilians suffered hardships after being falsely accused of being spies.

gwang-bok i-hu han-ban-do-neun jwa-u-ik se-ryeok-i cheom-ye-ha-ge dae-rip-ha-myeo geuk-sim-han sa-hoe-jeok hon-ran-eul bij-eot-da.

After liberation, the Korean Peninsula was in sharp conflict between left and right wing forces, causing extreme social chaos.

dok-jae jeong-gwon-eun an-bo-wa guk-ga bal-jeon-i-ra-neun myeong-mok-eu-ro guk-min-deul-ui gi-bon-jeok in-gwon-eul than-ap-ha-gi-do haet-da.

The dictatorship also suppressed the basic human rights of its citizens in the name of security and national development.

su-man-heun si-min-deul-ui phi-wa hui-saeng-eul ba-thang-eu-ro o-neul-nal-ui seong-suk-han han-guk min-ju-ju-ui-ga kkot-phi-eot-da.

Today's mature Korean democracy has blossomed based on the blood and sacrifice of countless citizens.

i-de-ol-ro-gi-ui cha-i-ga bij-eo-naen min-jok bun-dan-ui bi-geuk-eun ban-se-gi-ga neom-do-rok i-eo-ji-go it-da.

The tragedy of national division caused by ideological differences has continued for more than half a century.

bun-dan sang-hwang-ui ji-sok-eun han-guk sa-hoe jeon-ban-e an-bo-reul jung-si-ha-neun bo-su-jeok-in ga-chi-gwan-eul gip-ge ppu-ri-nae-ri-ge haet-da.

The continuation of the division situation has deeply rooted conservative values that emphasize security throughout Korean society.

oe-se-ui gae-ip-eu-ro in-hae ha-na-ui min-jok-i nam-gwa buk-eu-ro bun-dan-doe-neun ppyeo-a-phun yeok-sa-reul ma-jat-da.

We faced a painful history of division of a nation into South and North due to the intervention of foreign powers.

nam-buk go-wi-geup hoe-dam-i seong-sa-doe-ja han-ban-do jeon-che-e hwa-hae-wa pyeong-hwa-ui bun-wi-gi-ga go-jo-doe-eot-da.

As the high-level inter-Korean talks took place, an atmosphere of reconciliation and peace heightened throughout the Korean Peninsula.

gwa-geo gun-sa-jeong-gwon si-jeol-e-neun che-je-e bi-phan-jeok-in ji-sik-in-gwa hak-saeng-deul-eul sa-sang-beom-eu-ro mol-a gu-sok-haet-da.

In the past, during the military regime, intellectuals and students who were critical of the regime were considered thought criminals and arrested.

so-ryeon-ui bung-goe i-hu dong-yu-reop-ui yeo-reo guk-ga-deul-eun sa-hoe-ju-ui che-je-e-seo si-jang-gyeong-je-ro jeon-hwan-haet-da.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many countries in Eastern Europe transitioned from a socialist system to a market economy.

han-guk-eun cheon-gu-baek-gu-sip-nyeon-dae cho thal-naeng-jeon heu-reum-eul tha-go reo-si-a mit jung-guk-gwa gong-sik su-gyo-reul maej-at-da.

Korea established official diplomatic relations with Russia and China in the early 1990s, taking advantage of the post-Cold War trend.

ban-bok-doe-neun gun-sa-jeok do-bal-gwa mi-sa-il bal-sa-neun han-ban-do-wa dong-buk-a-si-a-ui pyeong-hwa-wa an-bo-reul wi-hyeop-han-da.

Repeated military provocations and missile launches threaten peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia.

gwa-geo cho-deung-hak-gyo si-jeol-e-neun ban-gong ui-sik-eul go-chwi-ha-gi wi-han jeon-guk ung-byeon-dae-hoe-ga jeong-gi-jeok-eu-ro yeol-ryeot-da.

In the past, during elementary school, national speech contests were held regularly to promote anti-communist awareness.

wi-do buk-wi sam-sip-phal-do-seon-eun han-ban-do-reul dul-ro ga-reun bun-dan-ui sang-jing-jeok-in gyeong-gye-seon-i doe-eot-da.

The 38th parallel north latitude became a symbolic boundary line for the division of the Korean Peninsula.

eo-tteo-han jeong-chi-jeok i-nyeom-do mu-go-han si-min-ui mok-sum-eul as-a-ga-neun bi-geuk-jeok-in yu-hyeol sa-thae-reul jeong-dang-hwa-hal su eop-da.

No political ideology can justify the tragic bloodshed that takes the lives of innocent citizens.

seo-ro da-reun i-nyeom-gwa sa-sang-eul ga-jyeot-da-neun i-yu-ro han-min-jok hyeong-je-ga chong-bu-ri-reul gyeo-nun geos-eun kheo-da-ran bi-geuk-i-da.

It is a great tragedy that Korean brothers point guns at each other because they have different ideologies and thoughts.

ban-se-gi man-e geum-gang-san-e-seo jae-hoe-han i-san-ga-jok-deul-eun seo-ro-reul bu-dung-khyeo-an-go o-yeol-haet-da.

Separated families reunited at Mt. Geumgang after half a century, hugging each other and sobbing.

ja-bon-ju-ui si-jang-gyeong-je-neun nun-bu-sin mul-jil-jeok phung-yo-reul ga-jyeo-wat-ji-man bin-bu-gyeok-cha-ra-neun suk-je-reul nam-gyeot-da.

The capitalist market economy brought about remarkable material abundance, but left behind the problem of the gap between the rich and the poor.

cheon-gu-baek-sa-sip-phal-nyeon phal-wol sip-o-il nam-han-e-seo-neun ja-yu-min-ju-ju-ui-reul heon-beop-jeok ga-chi-ro sam-eun dae-han-min-guk jeong-bu-reul su-rip-haet-da.

On August 15, 1948, South Korea established the government of the Republic of Korea with liberal democracy as its constitutional value.

yeok-sa-jeok-in nam-buk jeong-sang hoe-dam-eul thong-hae bun-dan geuk-bok-gwa han-ban-do bi-haek-hwa-reul wi-han seon-eon-mun-i chae-thaek-doe-eot-da.

Through the historic inter-Korean summit, a declaration was adopted to overcome division and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

hae-bang jik-hu sa-hoe jil-seo-reul hwak-rip-ha-go heon-jeong che-je-reul su-ho-ha-gi wi-han da-yang-han beop-ryul-deul-i je-jeong-doe-eot-da.

Immediately after liberation, various laws were enacted to establish social order and protect the constitutional system.

se-gye-neun naeng-jeon-ui wan-jeon-han jong-sik-gwa in-ryu gong-dong-ui hang-gu-jeok pyeong-hwa-reul gan-jeol-hi yeom-won-ha-go it-da.

The world desperately hopes for a complete end to the Cold War and permanent peace for all mankind.

sa-hoe-jeok bul-phyeong-deung-eul hae-so-ha-go bok-ji-reul hwak-dae-hae-ya han-da-neun jin-bo-jeok-in jeong-chaek-deul-i him-eul eot-go it-da.

Progressive policies to resolve social inequality and expand welfare are gaining momentum.

naeng-jeon si-jeol jeon se-gye-neun ja-bon-ju-ui jin-yeong-gwa sa-hoe-ju-ui jin-yeong-eu-ro yang-bun-doe-eo geuk-sim-ha-ge dae-rip-haet-da.

During the Cold War, the world was divided into two camps: the capitalist camp and the socialist camp, and there was extreme conflict.

han-guk-jeon-jaeng bal-bal dang-si yu-en sip-yuk-gae-guk gun-in-deul-i ja-yu-reul su-ho-ha-gi wi-hae cham-jeon-haet-da.

When the Korean War broke out, soldiers from 16 UN countries participated in the war to protect freedom.

cheon-gu-baek-o-sip-nyeon yu-wol i-sip-o-il buk-han-gun-i sam-sip-phal-do-seon-eul neom-eo gi-seup-jeok-eu-ro nam-han-eul bul-beop chim-ryak-haet-da.

On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel and illegally invaded South Korea.

thal-naeng-jeon si-dae-reul ma-ja se-gye gak-guk-eun i-nyeom dae-rip-eul neom-eo sil-ri jung-sim-ui gyeong-je oe-gyo-reul pyeol-chi-go it-da.

In the post-Cold War era, countries around the world are pursuing economic diplomacy centered on practicality, going beyond ideological conflict.

dong-jok-sang-jan-ui bi-geuk-jeok-in jeon-jaeng-eun guk-tho jeon-che-reul jaet-deo-mi-ro man-deul-go su-man-heun salm-eul pha-goe-haet-da.

The tragic fratricidal war reduced the entire country to ashes and destroyed countless lives.

jeon-jaeng-e-seo seung-ri-ran eop-eu-myeo mo-deun dang-sa-ja-ga gip-eun sang-cheo-man-eul nam-gi-go phae-bae-hal ppun-i-da.

There is no victory in war, only defeat leaves all parties with deep wounds.

seon-geo guk-myeon-e-seo yeo-ya jeong-dang-ui ji-ji-ryul-i phaeng-phaeng-hi mat-seo-myeo han chi ap-eul nae-da-bo-gi him-deun jeop-jeon-i i-eo-jyeot-da.

In the election phase, the approval ratings of the ruling and opposition parties were tightly contested, resulting in a close race that made it difficult to predict the future.

im-jin-gak pyeong-hwa-nu-ri-gong-won-e-neun bun-dan-ui a-pheum-eul dit-go han-ban-do-ui hang-gu-jeok pyeong-hwa-reul yeom-won-ha-neun bal-gil-i kkeun-i-ji anh-neun-da.

At Imjingak Peace Nuri Park, there is a constant stream of visitors wishing for permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula, overcoming the pain of division.

gim-dae-jung jeong-bu-ui haet-byeot-jeong-chaek-eun dae-gyeol dae-sin hwa-hae-wa hyeop-ryeok-eul thong-hae nam-buk gyo-ryu-ui mul-kko-reul theot-da.

The Kim Dae-jung administration's Sunshine Policy opened the way for inter-Korean exchanges through reconciliation and cooperation instead of confrontation.

cheon-gu-baek-o-sip-sam-nyeon chil-wol i-sip-chil-il che-gyeol-doen phan-mun-jeom hyu-jeon hyeop-jeong-eu-ro sam-nyeon-gan-ui chi-yeol-haet-deon yuk-i-o jeon-jaeng-ui pho-seong-i meom-chu-eot-da.

The Panmunjom Armistice Agreement signed on July 27, 1953 ended the fierce three-year-long Korean War.