Flamboyant former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman will travel to Pyongyang in North Korea for a five-day visit, his second trip this year to the reclusive Asian country. Rodman last traveled to Pyongyang in March to meet with leader North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. Kim is a basketball fan and appeared to get along well with Rodman on the earlier visit, with the two of them pictured laughing, eating and drinking together and watching an all-star basketball game. Some had speculated that Rodman was returning to North Korea to help secure the release of Kenneth Bae, an American missionary who was recently sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for plotting to overthrow the state. However, Rodman said his trip was just "another basketball diplomacy tour."
The Telegraph
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Kata-kata penting:
flamboyant = flamboyant (cara berpakaian/ perilaku flamboyan)
reclusive = khususnya
get along with = mudah bergaul
all-star game = permainan olahraga dimana semua pemainnya adalah bintang.
missionary = misionaris (dalam agama Kristen)
Former basketball star on return trip to North Korea
Mantan pebasket NBA Dennis Rodman kembali berkunjung ke Korea Utara
Flamboyant former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman will travel to Pyongyang in North Korea for a five-day visit, his second trip this year to the reclusive Asian country.
Mantan pebasket dari Amerika yang bergaya flamboyant Dennis Rodman ini akan kembali berkunjung ke Korea Utara selama 5 hari, ini adalah kunjungannya yang kedua kalinya di khususnya wilayah Asia.
Rodman last traveled to Pyongyang in March to meet with leader North Korea leader Kim Jong-un.
Pada kunjungannya yang lalu pada bulan Maret ke Pyong yang, Rodman bertemu dengan pemimpin Korea Utara Kim Jong-un
Kim is a basketball fan and appeared to get along well with Rodman on the earlier visit, with the two of them pictured laughing, eating and drinking together and watching an all-star basketball game.
Kim adalah penggemar olahraga basket dan terlihat sangan akrab dengan Rodman sewaktu kunjugan sebelumnya, keduanya tertangkap di foto sedang tertawa, makan, minum bersama dan menonton pertandingan basket para bintang.
Some had speculated that Rodman was returning to North Korea to help secure the release of Kenneth Bae, an American missionary who was recently sentenced to 15 years of hardlabour for plotting to overthrow the state.
Beberapa orang menduga bahwa Rodman kembali ke Korea Utara untuk membebaskan Kenneth Bae, seorang misionaris Amerika yang baru saja dikenakan hukuman 15 tahun kerja buruh karena usahanya untuk menggulingkan pemerintahan.
However, Rodman said his trip was just "another basketball diplomacy tour."
Akan tetapi, Rodman membantahnya dan mengatakan bahwa kunjungan itu hanyalah 'sebuah kunjungan diplomasi basket'