A four-star general in North Korea who was thought to have been executed [?neks?kju:t]earlier this year has apparently resurfaced. In February South Korea reported that General Ri Yong-gil had been executed in a purge by the regime, but pictures from the North's state media this week showed him in uniform with three stars, suggesting the lucky general had instead been demoted.
executed [?eks?kju:t] 執(zhí)行 處理
resurfaced [?ri:?s?:f?s] 復(fù)出 重新出現(xiàn)
purge [p?:d?] 凈化;整肅;瀉藥
regime [re???i:m] 政治制度,政權(quán),政體;
demoted [?di:?m??t] 降職 降級(jí)