英语新闻听写 美国国务院敦促朝鲜释放其公民

The United States is urging North Korea to release an American held prisoner.

美国敦促朝鲜释放一名关押的美国囚犯。

The State Department also asked that his 15-year sentence of hard labor¹ be pardoned and released as humanitarian² gesture.

美国国务院还要求赦免他15年的劳役，并以人道主义姿态将其释放。

State Department spokesman John Kirby called for Otto Warmbier's release during a daily news briefing on August 31st.

美国国务院发言人约翰·柯比在8月31日举行的例行记者会上呼吁释放奥托·瓦姆比尔。

The American student received a 15-year sentence in March for trying to steal an item with a propaganda slogan.

这名美国学生因试图窃取带有宣传口号的横幅被判15年监禁。

He was initially³ detained in early January.

他最初在一月初被关押。

1 labor   

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 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。