VOA慢速英语:US Student on 'Budget' Tour Held in N. Korea

bargaining chips -- n. chips or tokens or markets used in games of chance and gambling; chips used in exchange for something else

economics -- n. the study of how a society or government earns and spends its money

hostile -- v. showing anger or aggression

manipulated -- v. controlled or influenced

sensitivities -- n. feelings that might be easily offended or hurt ​

geo-politics -- n. relations between countries or governments

detained -- v. held someone or something back, usually without consent

defiance -- n. push back boldly, open resistance, bold disobedience

Christian Evangelical -- n. a religious group that spreads the word, or gospel, of Jesus Christ