阅读难度：

The Somali pirate chief has taken a fancy to his 13-year-old Danish hostage, and he is so besotted with her he's willing to let the rest of her family go free and forget the $5 million ransom his pirate colleagues demanded, the Daily Mail reports.

A Danish reporter, who visited the African nation to track down the Johansen family, was not allowed to speak to the family, but he spoke to the chief pirate who apparently revealed his plans for a bride.

The terrifying proposal puts more pressure on the authorities and hostage negotiators to free the family. The reporter assumed the offer would not be accepted.

Henrik Ljung, a senior Danish psychologist, said: "The offer of marriage was simply a way of applying psychological pressure, a show of force. It's an extremely effective tool if you want to raise money." （点击《每日邮报》查看原文）

索马里海盗要娶13岁人质

       据英国《每日邮报》报道，一名索马里海盗头目竟爱上被劫持的丹麦家庭的13岁女儿。为了她，他甚至愿意释放其他家庭成员，并且放弃同伙索要的500万美元的赎金。

       一名丹麦记者奉命来到索马里追访约翰森一家，他没有获得许可和被劫持的家庭讲话，但是海盗头目亲自接受了他的采访，透露打算娶老婆的计划。

       这个可怕的建议将使丹麦政府和人质谈判专家面临更大的压力。记者估计这种要求不可能被接受。

       丹麦心理学家亨里克·荣表示，求婚只是海盗对人质和施救者施加心理压力的一种手段，是他们炫耀武力的一种方式。如果海盗想拿到钱，这是一个非常有效的办法。