The oldest son was dismissed as "too much of a playboy," the middle son as "more interested in video games" than governing. Kim Jong-un, they said, was too young and inexperienced.

他们认为，金的长子“更像个花花公子”，次子“对电子游戏的兴趣多过治理国家”，而三儿子，他们认为，还太年轻，也缺乏经验。

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The oldest son was dismissed as “too much of a playboy, ” the middle son as “more interested in video games” than governing. Kim Jong-un, they said, was too young and inexperienced.

他们认为，金的长子"更像个花花公子"，次子"对电子游戏的兴趣多过治理国家"，而三儿子，他们认为，还太年轻，也缺乏经验。

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Japan has viewed a thawing of relations between Kim Jong-il and the US with some concern and is determined the abduction issue will not be sidelined.

日本关注到朝美关系在某些方面趋于缓和，但并没有决定将绑架事件搁置一旁。

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This week,Kim Jong Un and his aunt, the sister of Kim Jong Il, became four-star generals with little military experience.

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Another theory is that Kim Jong Un might try to build power by dismissing opponents and inciting South Korea.

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Kim Jong Il gave Laura Ling and Euna Lee what North Korean media called a special pardon.

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The Jongs in Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Pil, for example, are two distinct characters in Korean.

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Protesters in South Korea's capital, Seoul, burned portraits of Kim Jong-un, his father Kim Jong-il, and grandfather Kim Il-sung on Monday.

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Like Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il was a figure of mystery and sometimes derision among outside observers, many of whom predicted he would not last long after his father's death in 1994.

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