Moving to the Korean Peninsula, where officials are examining satellite images of a potential volleyball game. It’s a popular sport in the communist nation of North Korea, and according to 38 North, a service that monitors the secretive country, these pictures appear to show volleyball games taking place at a North Korean nuclear test site. People who work there might be having some down time. They might be standing by for orders from their nation’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The U.S. military says North Korea is able to carry out a nuclear weapons test at anytime and it’s not likely to announce it first.

下一个话题,朝鲜半岛. 最新卫星图显示：朝鲜核试验场正在举行排球赛.排球赛在朝鲜是一项非常受欢迎的运动, 根据朝鲜事物网站 “38North”,图片显示,朝鲜核试验场正在举行排球比赛. 在那里工作的人，可能会有空闲的时间。他们可能随着在等待朝鲜领导人金正恩的命令。美国军方表示，朝鲜随时还会进行核试验，但是它可能不会提前进行宣布。

Its neighbor to the north, China, is reportedly making preparations for trouble in North Korea. A U.S. defense official says Chinese bombers were put on high alert this week and that an extraordinary number of Chinese warplanes are being prepped for possible service.

据报道，中国已经为朝鲜的问题做好的准备 。一位美国国防官员表示，本周中国轰炸机高度警惕，一些额外的中国战机也已经做好准备。

Why is China concerned?

为什么这和中国有关?

For one thing, it’s North Korea’s closest ally. North Korea depends on China for 80 percent of its international trade. For another, if war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula and the North Korean government collapses, refugees may try to flood over the country’s border with China.

一方面，中国是朝鲜最密切的贸易合作伙伴。朝鲜80%的国际贸易依赖于中国。另一方面，如果朝鲜半岛爆发战争，朝鲜政府垮台，那么朝鲜的难民将会涌向朝鲜的邻国中国。

It also doesn’t like the possibility of a reunified Korea under a South Korean government. South Korea is an ally of the U.S.

统一的朝鲜半岛也不能受控于韩国政府，韩国是美国的盟友。

Moving to the Korean Peninsula, where officials are examining satellite images of a potential volleyball game. It’s a popular sport in the communist nation of North Korea, and according to 38 North, a service that monitors the secretive country, these pictures appear to show volleyball games taking place at a North Korean nuclear test site. People who work there might be having some down time. They might be standing by for orders from their nation’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The U.S. military says North Korea is able to carry out a nuclear weapons test at anytime and it’s not likely to announce it first.

Its neighbor to the north, China, is reportedly making preparations for trouble in North Korea. A U.S. defense official says Chinese bombers were put on high alert this week and that an extraordinary number of Chinese warplanes are being prepped for possible service.

Why is China concerned?

For one thing, it’s North Korea’s closest ally. North Korea depends on China for 80 percent of its international trade. For another, if war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula and the North Korean government collapses, refugees may try to flood over the country’s border with China.

It also doesn’t like the possibility of a reunified Korea under a South Korean government. South Korea is an ally of the U.S.