大量資金製造核武
North Koreans are currently living through a horrible situation: people are starving due to lack of food.
目前，北韓人民正經歷一個可怕的困境：由於糧食短缺，人們正飢餓難耐。
live through 經歷（困難的情形或事件）
Several ordinary North Korean citizens recently told the BBC News in secret interviews that people around them are dying every day because there is not enough food to eat.
幾位北韓平民最近在秘密訪談中向BBC新聞透露，他們周遭每天都有人因糧食短缺而死亡。
ordinary (adj.)常見的、普通的、平凡的citizen (n.)市民、公民
There are two main reasons for this growing problem in North Korea.
導致北韓這個問題日益嚴重的主因有兩個。
main (adj.)主要的
First, the government stopped importing grain and items needed for farming from China in 2020 due to COVID-19.
首先，由於新冠肺炎疫情，北韓政府於2020年停止從中國進口穀物和農耕所需用品。
import (v.)進口export (v.)出口grain (n.)穀物wheat (n.)小麥corn (n.)玉米rice (n.)稻米farming (n.)農業organic farming 有機農業sustainable farming 永續農業
Since North Korea cannot produce enough food for its 26 million citizens, people are now starving.
由於北韓無法為其2600萬公民生產足夠的糧食，人們現在正在挨餓。
produce (v.)生產、製造 (n.)農產品fresh produce 新鮮農產品organic produce 有機農產品
Additionally, the North Korean government is spending a lot of money to make nuclear weapons.
此外，北韓政府正花費大量資金製造核武。
nuclear (adj.)核武的nuclear power 核能nuclear power plant 核電廠
If this money — around $500 million last year — were used for food, it could have helped to feed the nation.
如果這筆錢──去年約5億美元──被用於糧食，本可以幫助解決該國的飢荒問題。
With people unable to find food, some are dying and some are even killing themselves.
由於人們無法找到糧食，有些人已經奄奄一息，甚至還有些人選擇了自殺。
commit suicide 自殺
To make things worse, North Koreans are also facing much less freedom than usual.
更糟糕的是，北韓人現在擁有的自由比以往更少。
to make things worse 更糟糕的是……freedom (n.)自由freedom of speech 言論自由freedom of religion 宗教自由
Now, people do not trust each other because the government is watching everything they do.
如今，由於政府正監控著他們的一舉一動，人與人之間互不信任。
In addition, those who try to escape North Korea are being punished by being put to death.
此外，試圖逃離北韓的人會遭處死。
escape (v.)逃離、逃脫be put to death 被處以死刑
Combined with the lack of food, these things are making it harder for North Koreans to continue living each day.
這些加上糧食短缺的因素，讓北韓人日常生活變得更加艱難。