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North Korean defectors are the most shocked by the revolution in the peninsula's youth, frequently warning that the soft-bellied Athens that is Seoul will be steamrollered by the Spartans sweeping down from the North.

对朝鲜半岛上年轻人的变化最为震惊的是来自朝鲜的叛逃者。他们经常警告称，首尔就像绵软无力的雅典，会被来自朝鲜的斯巴达人碾得粉碎。

They had already interviewed North Korean defectors living in China illicitly and said they wanted to document the smuggling route across the Tumen River which divides China and North Korea.

她们当时正在进行非法入境的采访报道，当时已经采访了一些非法居住在中国的北朝鲜难民，随后打算完成从朝鲜到中国的偷渡路线：中朝边境只有图门江一江之隔。

But even such defectors do not dispute that one-way bonus deals, which rewarded good performance but failed to punish poor performance, were wrong-headed.

但即便是这样的背叛者也不会对单向奖金协议是错误的这种看法提出质疑这种协议奖励优秀的表现，但却未能惩罚糟糕的表现。

A recent study by Seoul National University's Institute for Peace and Unification of 149 recent defectors showed that more than eight in 10 had been exposed to South Korean movies or songs before fleeing the North.

首尔大学统一和平研究所（Institute for Peace and Unification）近期以149名脱北者为对象开展的一项研究显示，逾80%的人在逃离朝鲜之前接触过韩国的电影或歌曲。

We met with defectors away from actual places of work or residence.

我们采访了从工作地或者是居住地逃跑的人们.

The Agence France-Presse reported harsher punishments, including collective punishment for families of defectors.

法新社报道了对叛逃者的严酷惩罚，包括对其家人的株连。

The troubles faced by North Korean defectors are an ominous sign of the challenge that Seoul will face in dealing with a greater influx, should Korea reunify.

脱北者面临的麻烦预示着首尔可能面临的挑战，如果朝鲜半岛真的统一，那么韩国将迎来更庞大的移民潮。

Rights groups have accused the Foreign Ministry of failing to protect potential North Korean defectors.

人权组织指责韩国外交通商部没能保护这些也许可以逃离的北韩人.