万花筒 2013-03-03&03-05 罗德曼：金正恩

 Retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman arrived in Beijing Friday after four days in North Korea, where he met with the reclusive country’s leader Kim Jong-un.

“What did Kim say to you?”

Rodman was tight-lipped with reporters on his arrival, but earlier when leaving Pyongyang, the flamboyant¹ basketball player famed for his tattoos² had good things to say about Kim.

“He’s an awesome³ kid, he’s an awesome guy.”

Rodman was in North Korea to tape a television documentary, he was seen on North Korean media enjoying a basketball game with Kim, reportedly an avid⁴ NBA fan.

“I'm going back to the America. I'm going to see my kids first, hug them, and tell them one thing, 'Don't hate people'. That's first thing I want to say. Guess what, life is not about that.”

Rodman’s visit comes two weeks after North Korea conducted a nuclear test, in defiance of UN resolutions

1 flamboyant   

adj.火焰般的，华丽的，炫耀的

参考例句：

• His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.他的衣着在这种严肃场合太浮夸了。
• The King's flamboyant lifestyle is well known.国王的奢华生活方式是人尽皆知的。

2 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

4 avid   

adj.热心的；贪婪的；渴望的；劲头十足的

参考例句：

• He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
• She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。