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01

North Korea remained silent on Thursday about a U.S. soldier who split from a tour group and made a dash across the heavily fortified border two days earlier, landing Washington in a new diplomatic quandary amid an already tense military standoff.

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make a dash
빠르게 움직이다
fortify
보호하다
quandary
어려운 상황
standoff
대치

U.S. officials said Pyongyang has not responded to communication from the American military about the soldier, Private Travis T. King.

North Korea's state media, which in the past reported on the detention of U.S. nationals, have also not commented on the incident so far.

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detention
구속
nationals
국민
incident
사건

02

Speaking in Japan, U.S. special envoy for North Korea Sung Kim said the United States was "working very hard" to determine King's status and well-being and is actively engaged in ensuring his safety and return.
Kim did not provide any details.

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envoy
사절
determine
파악하다
engage
관여하다
ensure
보장하다

Earlier, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a briefing the Pentagon had "reached out" to counterparts in North Korea's Korean People's Army about King.

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spokesperson
대변인
reach out
연락을 취하다
counterpart
비슷한 직책이나 역할을 가진 상대편

03

King, 23, was on a civilian tour of the Panmunjom truce village on Tuesday when he suddenly dashed across the Military Demarcation Line that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War ended in 1953 with an armistice.

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demarcation
분리
armistice
휴전

King had been fined for assault while stationed in South Korea, and served detention before he was being escorted to the airport on Monday to board an American Airlines flight to Dallas, Texas, according to a media report and an airport official.

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fine
벌금을 내다
station
주둔하다
detention
체포

04

In chaotic scenes, King made a dash between the iconic blue buildings that straddle the border and ran over the line, a witness who was on the same tour said.

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In chaotic scenes
혼란스러운 상황에서
straddle
양쪽에 걸치다
witness
목격자

"Someone ran close to me very fast and I thought, 'What is going on?'," Sarah Leslie from New Zealand told Reuters. "I don't think anyone who was sane would want to go to North Korea, so I assumed it was some kind of stunt."

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sane
제정신
stunt
이목을 끌기 위한 행위

05

The U.S. government appeared to make little headway in determining the fate of the soldier.

"We are still trying to gather information here about the whereabouts of Private King."

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headway
진척
whereabouts
소재, 행방

North Korea has previously detained Americans who entered the country and put them on trial but eventually released them, often following high-level diplomatic intervention. But incidents involving U.S. servicemen have been rare.

A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea said King may be used as a propaganda tool, but it was not clear how long North Korea would want to exploit his presence.

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detain
압수하다
trial
재판
intervention
중재
serviceman
군인
exploit
이용하다

Q1

빈 칸에 알맞은 단어를 맞춰보세요.

North Korea's state media, which in the past reported on the __________ of U.S. nationals, have also not commented on the incident so far.

과거 미국인 억류에 대해 보도했던 북한 관영 매체들도 지금까지 이 사건에 대해 언급하지 않고 있습니다.
education
detention
promotion
recognition

Q2

굵은 글씨에 대한 알맞은 설명을 맞춰보세요.

"We are still trying to gather information here about the whereabouts of Private King."

The relationships or connections of a person
The historical background or origin of a person
The military rank or position of a person
The location or place where a person is currently

Q3

빈 칸에 알맞은 단어를 맞춰보세요.

A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea said King may be used as a propaganda tool, but it was not clear how long North Korea would want to __________ his presence.

저는 보통 '새로운 정상'이라는 용어를 피하려고 하는데, 이는 기후 변화와 관련이 없기 때문이 아니라 우리가 어느 정도 안정기에 도달했음을 암시하기 때문입니다.
exploit
minimize
praise
evaluate