Euna Lee: What I learned as a prisoner in North Korea
Euna Lee: 我在朝鮮作為一個囚犯學到了什麼
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what the young generation of workers want
想要什麼的文章。
was: don't just talk about impact,
不要僅僅去空談影響,
that I had when I was in college.
大學時定下的目標。
for those who live under injustice;
不公正的環境下的人們;
a documentary journalist,
140 天的原因。
that turned my life upside down.
about North Korean refugees
of North Korean defectors use
of the frozen river,
the condition of the cold weather
of my team members shouted,
in green uniforms with rifles,
並且背著步槍的小士兵,
don't let them shoot my head.
Laura Ling fall on her knees.
Laura Ling 摔倒了。
at that short moment,
leave her alone there
我的腿失去知覺了。」,
"Euna, I can't feel my legs."
by these two Korean soldiers.
這兩名朝鮮士兵包圍了。
to take us to their army base.
去他們的軍事基地。
would show up from China.
槍支、受過訓練的士兵。
he raised his rifle to hit me,
with these worst-case scenarios,
我感到天旋地轉,
statement wasn't helping.
給我一件他的大衣
與其中一名士兵爭執時,
by these odd experiences.
我會說明我想表達的意思。
under armistice for 63 years,
in the '80s and '90s,
about North Korea.
being brutally killed
just because he said,
defeating these fat, big, red pig,
這些膘肥體壯的紅色的豬,
first leader at the time.
these horrible stories over and over
恐怖的故事所帶來的影響,
灌入小孩子的腦袋中:
I dehumanized them,
把他們等同於衣冠禽獸,
became equated
since I was out at the border.
strength to keep going."
「這將會給你帶來前行的力量。」
得到一份小小的仁慈,
in the enemy's hand?
I thought the worst case
暴風雨將會猛烈降臨。
we were all these red pigs?"
都是那些紅色的豬嗎?」
that I just showed you.
一場心理上的鬥爭。
讓我坐在一個桌子前,
about my journey, my work,
the confession that they wanted to hear.
他們想要聽到的供詞。
to be transferred.
我的房間裡等待移送。
nothing else to do,
沒有其他事情可以做了,
to these two female guards
they were talking about.
from an affluent family.
with these colorful dresses,
"My Heart Will Go On" --
to torture me without knowing.
折磨,而她渾然不覺。
in the morning to put on makeup,
this Chinese drama,
after watching this."
便看不下我們的電視節目了。」
電視節目而受到了責駡。
produced TV shows.
of a free mind than Guard A,
whenever she expressed herself.
經常會被看守 A 責駡。
all these female colleagues --
really happen in the US.
young couples are not even allowed
情侶們甚至都不被允許
had gotten this information,
哪兒獲取到這個資訊的,
even before I said anything.
就開始很害羞地傻笑。
that I was their prisoner,
to my high school classroom again.
相似的卡通成長起來的,
grew up watching a similar cartoon,
South Korea and the US.
these people's anger was coming from.
憤怒是來自於哪裡了。
learning that we are enemies,
認為我們是敵人,
that they would hate us
at Current TV at the time
領導分享了那時的經歷。
of Stockholm Syndrome?"
斯德哥爾摩綜合徵嗎?」
between me and the interrogator
that we couldn't climb over.
我們不能跨越的牆。
each other as human beings
我們能夠去理解對方,
for our children.
the detention center.
about dating life in the US --
that I remember of North Korea:
ambassadors of our countries,
各自國家的代表,
has blurred as time has passed.
時光消逝而模糊不清。
讀到朝鮮挑釁著美國的說法,
about North Korea provoking the US.
that when I was over there,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Euna Lee - JournalistEuna Lee strives to be a voice for the voiceless and a window for those with no access to outside information.
Why you should listen
A seasoned journalist with more than years of experience, Euna Lee is a television executive producer for Voice of America's Korean Service (VOA). Prior to VOA, she worked for Fusion media, AJ+ and Al Jazeera TV networks.
Lee’s name became widely known after she was captured by the North Korean regime while covering a human trafficking story for Current TV, a cable network co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore. She wrote a memoir, The World is Bigger Now, about her experience while detained in North Korea for 140 days.
Lee has received various awards for her fearless work, including McGill Medal by University of Georgia and Glamour magazine's Women of the Year Award in 2009. At VOA, she strives to be a voice for the voiceless and a window for those with no access to outside information. Born and raised in South Korea, Lee holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
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