美国曝朝鲜经济为何没了中国不行 美网友炸锅
Why North Korea's economy can't live without China
为什么朝鲜经济没了中国就不行
The United States believes North Korea is behind the devastating Sony hack. But options for an adequate response seem limited and complex.
美国相信朝鲜是索尼摧毁性黑客事件的幕后黑手，但想要得到适当的大幅，能做的似乎很有限并且很复杂。
Not only is North Korea an isolated country, but the key factor complicating a response is its deep economic and diplomatic ties with China, the world's second-largest economy.
这不仅仅因为朝鲜是个孤立的国家，让得到答复的过程如此复杂还有一个关键原因，就是朝鲜与中国这个全球第二大经济体有很深的经济与外交联系。
朝鲜大街上的朝鲜人
In fact, North Korea's economy is almost completely dependent on China.
实际上，朝鲜的经济几乎是完全依赖中国的。
鸭绿江上的中朝大桥
The two Asian nations have been allies since the Korean War in the 1950s. And as North Korea has become increasingly cut off from the rest of the world, China has become its biggest trading partner.
自从上世纪50年代的朝鲜战争以来，这两个亚洲国家就一直是盟友。随着朝鲜越来越与其他国家割裂，中国成为了朝鲜最大的贸易伙伴。
Food and energy: China provides North Korea with most of its food and energy supplies, and accounts for 60% of the reclusive nation's total trade.食物和能源：中国供应了朝鲜大部分的食物和能源，占了这个离群的国家总贸易量的60%。
