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听力文本
A North Korean court has sentenced a Korean-American man to 10 years of hard labor.
Kim Dong Chul was given the sentence on Friday after the court found him guilty on subversion charges.
Kim is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He admitted last month that he had attempted to steal North Korean military secrets. His confession took place in front of
reporters in Pyongyang. He was arrested in October 2015.
His confession came a week after a North Korean court sentenced Otto Warmbier, an American college student, to 15 years of hard labor. The court acted after Warmbier said he had
attempted to steal a propaganda banner.
Observers note that North Korean officials likely pressured the confessions of both men.
Tensions between the United States and North Korea have risen in recent months because of the North's nuclear weapons and long-range rocket tests.
The U.S., South Korea and Japan have increased their defense readiness in response to the tests.
U.S. and South Korean forces held their yearly joint military exercises in March. Those exercises were described as the largest ever.
Also in March, the United Nations Security Council approved the strongest sanctions yet on North Korea for its nuclear and missile activities.
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词汇学习
1.sentence v.宣判；判决
A military court sentenced him to death in his absence...
一所军事法庭在他缺席的情况下判处他死刑。
2.guilty adj.内疚的; 有罪的
Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。
3.subversion n.颠覆活动;破坏; 覆灭
He was arrested in parliament on charges of subversion for organizing the demonstration.
他因组织示威活动在议会上被以颠覆破坏罪名逮捕。
4.confession n.承认，自首; 忏悔
The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation...
这些日记既有自白，也有评论。
5.propaganda n.宣传，宣传运动
They even set up their own news agency to peddle anti-isolationist propaganda.
他们甚至设立了自己的通讯社来宣扬反孤立主义。
6.joint adj.共同的，联合的
She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account.
她和弗兰克还没有抽出时间去开联名账户。
7.approve vt.& vi.赞成，同意
The council is considering whether to approve of the use of firearms.
政务委员会正在考虑是否要批准动用武器。
内容解析
1.He admitted last month that he had attempted to steal North Korean military secrets.
attempt to尝试，企图
The action seemed a clumsy attempt to topple the Janata Dal government.
这一试图推翻人民党政府的行动似乎缺乏策略。
2.The U.S., South Korea and Japan have increased their defense readiness in response to the tests.
in response to对…做出反应
Sudan even threat-ened to mobilize in response to the ultima-tums.
作为对最后通牒的回应，苏丹甚至威胁说要动员军队。
参考译文
朝鲜一法庭判处一名韩裔美国男子十年的苦役。
法庭发现Kim Dong Chul颠覆活动罪名成立，于周五宣布了判决结果。
Kim是美国一名入籍公民。他上月承认曾试图窃取朝鲜军事机密。他在平壤诸多记者面前承认了自己的罪行。他在2015年10月被捕。
一周之前，朝鲜法庭判处美国大学生Otto Warmbier15年的苦役。Warmbier承认自己试图窃取一条宣传横幅之后，法庭采取了行动。
观察员指出，朝鲜官员可能向两名男子施压，要求他们认罪。
近几个月，由于朝鲜核武器和远程导弹测试活动，美国和朝鲜之间的紧张关系升级。
为了应对朝鲜的测试活动，美国，韩国和日本加强了防御工作。
三月份，美国和韩国军队举行了年度联合军事演习。这次的演习被描述为有史以来最大规模的。
同样是在三月份，美国安全委员会批准对朝鲜实行最严厉的制裁措施，惩罚其核武器和导弹活动。
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