美国有线新闻 CNN 2016-2-7

 Tonight intelligence agencies from Washington to Soule are closely watching this facility,North Korea's top secret satellite launching station at Tongchangwi.A US official tells CNN that in recent days satellite images has revealed personel, equipment for the rockets and fuel being moved into the  compound. The place is so secret. Parts are delivered by a underground rail line. 

They understand they are being watched twenty-four seven by satellites from many countries so they have invested in underground facilities to conceal¹ their missile. 

A lounch could be imminent². North Korea will likely say it's lauching a satellite into space. But the US officials and analysts³ believe the regime has a ulterior motive⁴.

What could the more dangerous possibility be?

  When North Korea says it's launching a satellite, it's important and significant in the potentially dangerous capability,but even more dangerous,North Korea is testing a missile,perfecting a missile likely to launch a warhead against the United States and other countries.

Analysts say Kim's missile testing is a major threat because his regime is thought to have made progress towards minimumneutralizing nuclear warheads to fit on missiles that could strike targets in Asia,possibly even Hawaii or Seatle.It's not clear if those missiles have been sufficiently⁵ tested to be effective, but the fact that Kim and his scientists are working feverishly⁶ towards that even has Kim's troubled ally in Beijing worry tonight.

China is closely watching the current situation and it's seriously concerned about this development.

The Chinese are already furious with Kim for conducting North Korea's fourth nuclear bomb test earlier this month.It's part of a deep down swing in its relationship since the young dictator took power. Experts say Chinese president Xi and his aids have never liked Kim.

Cold personality around this family, dynasty in North Korea was utter delusion⁷. So they don't like the North Koreans.ONe of the prime inner locketers between China and North Korea was Zhang, Kim's uncle, who he had publically executed, which also caused illwill among Chinese.

But analysts says as angry as Chinese is with Kim,they say what China fears most is a collapse⁸ of Kim's regime that will lead to the instability at China's border and possibly millions of North Korean refugees streaming into China. They are constantly worried about that.

The group thirty-eight North which monitors satellite images from North Korea says the pictures indicate the North Korea may, they may be getting ready to test what's called a ? intermediate ballistic missile or they may be testing the engines for one of those missiles. If that's the case,it is worrysome because the ? could be made into a mobile ballistic missile system and the US and its allies would have difficulty tracking

1 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

2 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

5 sufficiently   

adv.足够地，充分地

参考例句：

• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
• The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。

6 feverishly   

adv. 兴奋地

参考例句：

• Feverishly he collected his data. 他拼命收集资料。
• The company is having to cast around feverishly for ways to cut its costs. 公司迫切须要想出各种降低成本的办法。

7 delusion   

n.谬见，欺骗，幻觉，迷惑

参考例句：

• He is under the delusion that he is Napoleon.他患了妄想症，认为自己是拿破仑。
• I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.我误认为他要娶我。

8 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。