The most important message Mr Roh can take to Pyongyang is that those cracks have narrowed, and no amount of wheedling or bluster from Mr Kim will allow them to widen.

卢先生能带给平壤的最重要的消息是，这些缝隙已经缩小了，并且不管金先生连哄带骗还是虚张声势，都不能让这些缝隙再扩大了。