Indeed, disaster has stalked South Korea this year, beginning in April with the sinking of the ferry Sewol, which claimed some 300 lives, most of them high school students. The trial of the Sewol’s captain, the apparent suicide of its owner, and a series of scandals involving beatings and bullying leading to death and suicide among army conscripts have cost Park key ministerial resignations, and have created a pervasive sense of unease about how the country is governed.
事实上，今年韩国饱受灾难困扰，一开始是4月的岁月号（Sewol）客轮沉没，导致300人死亡，其中大部分是高中生。岁月号船长的被捕、岁月号船东的死亡（显然是自杀）、以及一系列导致士兵死亡和自杀的虐待和殴打丑闻导致朴槿惠政府重要部长辞职，也造成了普遍的对其治国水平担忧。