最新一次朝鲜导弹发射失败

 　　U.S. and South Korean military officials say they have detected a failed ballistic missile launch in North Korea near the northwestern city of Kusong.

　　美国与韩国军方官员说，他们探测到朝鲜在西北部龟城进行了一次失败的弹道导弹发射。

　　In a statement, The North American Aerospace¹ Defense² Command (NORAD) said North Korea likely launched a Musudan intermediate-range missile early Thursday. U.S. and South Korean monitors say the missile appeared to have exploded shortly after take-off and thus posed no threat.

　　北美防空司令部在声明中说，朝鲜星期四早晨可能发射了一枚舞水端中程导弹。美韩监测人员说，导弹显然在发射后不久爆炸，没有构成威胁。

　　"We strongly condemn³ the North's continued illegal acts of provocation⁴ and are fully⁵ prepared to counter any further provocations," the South Korean Joint⁶ Chiefs of Staff said in a statement Thursday.

　　韩国参谋长联席会议星期四发表声明说，“我们对朝鲜持续的非法挑衅行动提出强烈谴责，全面准备对抗任何进一步挑衅。”

　　Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference Thursday Japan was aware of the missile launch and expects more missiles out of North Korea as the country expands its development program.

　　日本内阁官房长官菅义伟星期四在新闻发布会上说，日本已经知悉朝鲜导弹试射的消息，并预计，随着朝鲜武器发展项目的扩大，朝鲜还会试射更多导弹。

1 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

4 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。