Which one of these nations is often referred to as a " hermit kingdom? "

下列哪一个国家经常被称为“隐士王国”？

For a hermit kingdom whose rulers resent their subjects keeping closely in touch with each other, this is a remarkable development.

幽闭王国--朝鲜--的统治阶层极不愿意看到他脚下的人民彼此之间可以保持密切的联系，所以对于他们来说，开放手机网络之举已实属难能可贵的进步。

All the while the hermit kingdom has stumbled on, stockpiling uranium, and occasionally testing bombs and lobbing missiles into the Pacific Ocean.

朝鲜这个遁世国度，一直以来跌撞前行，存储铀原料，还不时的进行导弹测验，向太平洋发射导弹活动。

But North Korea offered a rare opportunity for about 100 Russian nationals to visit what is called the hermit kingdom.

但朝鲜为大约100名俄罗斯国民提供了一个罕见的机会，让他们访问所谓的隐士王国。

That of course was just before the COVID-19 pandemic ground the world to a halt and left to hermetically sealed hermit kingdom more isolated than ever.

当然，那是在疫情爆发并使世界陷入停顿之前，使得这个封闭的国度比以往任何时候都更加孤立。

If they can work together, then perhaps they can find a way to deal with the hermit kingdom and its weapons of mass destruction.

如果他们能够合作，那么也许他们可以找到对付隐士王国及其大规模杀伤性武器的方法。

Now, imagine how interesting it would be if you got a rare window into that secretive hermit kingdom of around 25 million people that sits across the northern border of South Korea.

现在想象一下，如果你能通过一个罕见的窗口了解这个坐落在韩国北部边境、拥有约2500万人口的神秘隐士王国，那将是多么有趣的一件事。