韩国男子因增重逃避兵役被判有罪
📖 逐句对照翻译
A South Korean court has found a man guilty of purposefully gaining weight to avoid completing required service in the country’s military.
韩国一家法院裁定一名男子有罪，该男子为逃避服兵役故意增重。
Seoul’s Eastern District Court sentenced the 26-year-old man to one year in prison for violating the country’s military service act.
首尔东部地方法院以违反该国兵役法为由，判处这名26岁男子一年监禁。
The Associated Press reports that the court suspended the sentence for two years.
美联社报道称，法院将判决缓期两年执行。
The court said the man did not appeal the November 13 ruling against him.
法院表示，该男子未对11月13日对其作出的不利裁决提出上诉。
The court said the man had gained more than 20 kilograms in an effort to get released from a government requirement to serve in the military.
法院表示，这名男子体重增加了20多公斤，目的是为了免除政府规定的服兵役义务。
South Korea requires all able-bodied men to serve in the military for 18-21 months.
韩国要求所有身体健全的男性服兵役18至21个月。
However, some individuals with health issues can instead perform service in non-military positions.
然而，一些有健康问题的人可以在非军事岗位上服役。
Such service can be carried out at welfare centers or at other approved places within communities.
此类服务可在福利中心或社区内其他经批准的地点开展。
People with serious health problems are not required to serve in the military at all.
有严重健康问题的人完全不需要服兵役。
A health examination in 2017 found the man was physically able to become an active-duty soldier while weighing 83 kilograms.
2017年的一次健康检查发现，这名男子体重83公斤，身体状况符合成为现役士兵的条件。
But the court said the man received advice that he could get permission to serve a non-military, social service position if he was overweight.
但法院表示，该男子曾得到建议，如果超重，他可以获得许可，担任非军事的社会服务职位。
This led him to start gaining weight.
这导致他开始体重增加。
The court said that in three physical exams carried out in 2022 and 2023, the man weighed 102-105 kilograms, a weight that made him fit for social service.
法院表示，在2022年和2023年进行的三次体检中，该男子体重为102至105公斤，这一体重使他适合从事社会服务。
The AP reported it was not clear how the crime was discovered nor if the man began his military duty before he was tried.
美联社报道称，目前尚不清楚该罪行是如何被发现的，也不清楚该男子是否在受审前就开始服兵役。
The court said only that he had promised to meet his military service requirement.
法院只说他已经承诺履行服兵役义务。
South Korea operates a compulsory military service system to deal with possible military threats from North Korea.
韩国实行义务兵役制，以应对来自朝鲜可能的军事威胁。
But the policy is widely debated in the country.
但这项政策在该国引发了广泛争议。
Some critics of the system point to the fact that requiring military service forces young men to suspend their studies or professional careers.
一些批评该制度的人指出，要求服兵役迫使年轻男性暂停学业或职业生涯。
South Korea’s Military Manpower Administration is responsible for operating the country’s compulsory military service system.
韩国兵务厅负责运营该国的义务兵役制度。
It says that each year, about 50-60 cases of dodging military duties have been reported.
报告称，每年约有50至60起逃避兵役的案件被上报。
The organization notes the most common ways to avoid military duties are to gain or lose large amounts of weight or to not complete necessary medical treatments before physical exams.
该组织指出，逃避兵役最常见的方式是大幅增重或减重，或者在体检前不完成必要的治疗。
I’m Bryan Lynn.
我是布莱恩·林恩。
The Associated Press reported this story.
美联社报道了这一事件。
Bryan Lynn adapted the report for VOA Learning English.
布莱恩·林恩为VOA英语学习频道改编了这份报告。
