CCTV9英语新闻：丹尼斯访问朝鲜

US retired¹ basketball star Dennis Rodman will return to the DPRK for a third time on Thursday, for the first time since the execution of leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle Jang Song Thaek.

The trip organizers said that there’s a need for more cultural and sporting exchanges. Rodman has visited Pyongyang on two other occasions, during which he spent time dining as a guest of Kim Jong Un.

A US State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity², said that they have not been contacted by Rodman about his trip to the DPRK.

 

US retired basketball star Dennis Rodman will return to the DPRK for a third time on Thursday, for the first time since the execution of leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle Jang Song Thaek.

 

 

US retired basketball star Dennis Rodman will return to the DPRK for a third time on Thursday, for the first time since the execution of leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle Jang Song Thaek.

 

 

US retired basketball star Dennis Rodman will return to the DPRK for a third time on Thursday, for the first time since the execution of leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle Jang Song Thaek.

 

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 anonymity   

n.the condition of being anonymous

参考例句：

• Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
• Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。