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六月份 第 18 課

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  • North Korea Threatens Harsher Punishment For US Prisoner
  • 北韓威脅要嚴厲處罰美國在押犯
  •   North Korea has threatened harsher punishment for a U.S. citizen sentenced to eight years of hard labor on charges of entering the country illegally.
  • 北韓威脅要對一名被指控非法入境而判處 8 年勞教的美國公民處以更嚴厲的刑罰。

  •   Aijalon Mahli Gomes, a former English teacher in South Korea, was arrested in North Korea in January.
  • 戈梅斯曾在南韓擔任英語教師,今年 1 月 2 在北韓被捕。

  •   He was sentenced in April to eight years in prison and a fine of about $700,000.
  • 今年 4 月他被判 8 年監禁,罰款約 70 萬美元。

  •   The official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday that U.S. calls for Gomes' release will not be considered because of Washington's actions following the March 26 sinking of the South Korean warship, which killed 46 sailors.
  • 官方的北韓中央通訊社星期四報道,美國方面要求北韓釋放戈麥斯的呼籲,北韓不會考慮,原因是在 3 月 26 日南韓軍艦被擊沉並造成 46 人死亡之後,華盛頓所採取的有關行動。

  •   An international investigation concluded that the South Korean frigate Cheonan was attacked by a North Korean torpedo.
  • 一項國際調查認定,南韓天安艦是被北韓魚雷攻擊後沉沒的。

  •   Pyongyang rejected the claim as a "fabrication" and threatened war if international sanctions were imposed.
  • 平壤駁斥這種指稱,說這純屬“捏造”,並揚言如果國際制裁將不惜開戰。

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  • Pakistani Court: Americans Guilty on Terror Charges
  • 巴基斯坦法庭:美國恐怖分子罪名成立
  •   A Pakistani court has sentenced five Americans to 10 years each in prison after finding them guilty of terror offenses.
  • 一家巴基斯坦法庭判定 5 名美國人的恐怖主義行為罪名成立,判處每人 10 年徒刑。

  •   Pakistani officials announced the verdict Thursday in the eastern city of Sargodha.
  • 巴基斯坦官員星期四在東部城市薩果達宣佈了法庭的這一判決。

  •   They said the anti-terrorism court convicted the Americans, all Muslims in their early 20s, on criminal conspiracy to commit terrorism and raising funds for banned organizations.
  • 據相關官員稱,反恐法庭裁定,這五名美國人從事恐怖活動,並為被禁的機構籌集資金的陰謀罪名成立;這五人都是 20 多歲的美國回教徒。

  •   Pakistan accused the Americans, all from the Washington area, of plotting attacks in the country, and of seeking to join Islamist militants fighting in Afghanistan.
  • 巴基斯坦指控這五名來自美國首都華盛頓地區的嫌疑人陰謀襲擊巴基斯坦,並試圖加入在阿富汗作戰的伊斯蘭激進分子組織。

  •   The Americans claim they are innocent, and that they were looking to do humanitarian work in Afghanistan.
  • 這些美國人宣稱,他們是無罪的,他們只是想去阿富汗從事人道救援工作。

  •   The men also say they were tortured by U.S. and Pakistani authorities while in jail, an allegation denied by officials in both countries.
  • 他們還稱,在監獄裏遭到美國和巴基斯坦當局的酷刑;美國和巴基斯坦均否認這一指控。

  •   Prosecutors had been asking for life in prison, and say they will appeal for a longer sentence.
  • 檢察官已要求對幾名美國人判處終身監禁,並表示,他們已提出上訴,要求判他們更長的刑期。

  •   Defense attorneys also say they will appeal the verdict.
  • 被告的辯護律師也說要上訴。

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