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AS IT IS 2016-03-18 N Korea Gives US Student 15 Years Hard Labor1 美国学生被朝鲜当局判处15年劳改

North Korea has sentenced an American college student to 15 years hard labor for trying to steal a political banner.

Otto Warmbier of Ohio was arrested in January at the airport as he was leaving the country after a budget youth tour.

Last month, the 21-year-old student at the University of Virginia appeared before journalists in Pyongyang. He admitted to removing a political banner from the hotel where the tour group was staying.

The North Korean court convicted Warmbier of a crime "to impair2 the unity3 of (North Korean) people after entering it as a tourist." He received the sentence in a one-hour trial.

Statements of Westerners arrested by North Korea are widely considered to be false. When released, detainees usually say their confessions5 were made at the urging of North Korean officials.

During Warmbier’s confession4, he said the mother of a friend offered him a used car worth $10,000 in exchange for the banner. She wanted to display it as a "trophy6" in her church.

The woman said if he was caught, Warmbier's mother would get $200,000, he said.

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detainees -- n. people who are held against their will 

confession -- n. statements made to be responsible for an act


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1 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
2 impair Ia4x2     
v.损害，损伤；削弱，减少
参考例句：
  • Loud noise can impair your hearing.巨大的噪音有损听觉。
  • It can not impair the intellectual vigor of the young.这不能磨灭青年人思想活力。
3 unity 4kQwT     
n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调
参考例句：
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
4 confession 8Ygye     
n.自白，供认，承认
参考例句：
  • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
5 confessions 4fa8f33e06cadcb434c85fa26d61bf95     
n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔
参考例句：
  • It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 trophy 8UFzI     
n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品
参考例句：
  • The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
  • He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

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