VOA慢速英语2016 美国失踪的"地狱之火"导弹出现在古巴（在线收听）

AS IT IS 2016-01-11 Missing US Hellfire Missile Turns Up in Cuba 美国失踪的"地狱之火"导弹出现在古巴

U.S. officials are asking how a Hellfire missile used in a training mission in Europe has ended up in Cuba.

美国官员质询，在欧洲训练任务中使用的一枚“地狱火”导弹怎么会最终出现在古巴。

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that U.S. officials have asked the Cuban government to return the Hellfire missile. The report says it marks one of the most bizarre disappearances of sensitive U.S. military technology.

《华尔街日报》周四报道，美国官员希望古巴政府归还那枚导弹。报道称，这次可以说是美军敏感技术最离奇的失窃事件之一。

U.S. officials say the dummy missile was mistakenly shipped from Europe to Cuba in 2014. They say developer Lockheed Martin sent the missile to Spain. The NATO military used it in a training exercise. The missile was then to be returned to Florida. But, it disappeared after it was sent on a long journey through Europe.

美国官员称，这枚模型导弹于2014年被错误地装船运到了古巴。他们说，开发者洛克希德·马丁把这枚导弹送到了西班牙。北约军队在一次训练演习中使用了它。导弹本应该送还到佛罗里达州。但是，在欧洲的长途旅行之后，这枚导弹却消失了。

By the time officials noticed the missile was missing, it was already traveling from Paris to Havana on an Air France flight.

等到官员们注意到导弹失踪时，这枚导弹已经由一架法航班机从巴黎送到了哈瓦那。

The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. officials are investigating whether the disappearance resulted from mistakes or whether spies or criminals were involved.

《华尔街日报》报道，美国官员正在调查导弹失踪是否由失误引起，以及是否有间谍或罪犯牵涉其中。

One U.S. official told the Associated Press that Lockheed Martin’s shippers made an error. The official said the United States is working with the company to return the missile.

一位美国官员在接受美联社采访时说，洛克希德·马丁的承运商犯出现错误。这位官员说美国政府正与公司合作找回导弹。

The Hellfire missile did not contain explosives. But it did have sensors and targeting technology. U.S. officials say they fear the technology could be reconstructed. Officials are also concerned that Cuba could share the technology with other governments, such as North Korea.

这枚“地狱火”导弹里没有火药。但是却有传感器和瞄准技术。美国官员称他们担心技术被重造。官员们还担心古巴会跟其他国家共享这项技术，比如朝鲜。

The United States and Cuba ended diplomatic relations in 1961, but reopened relations on July 15, 2015. However, distrust remains between the two governments.

美国和古巴于1961年断交，但又于2015年7 月15重新日建交。但是，两国政府之间还是存在不信任。

Words in This Story

dummy - adj. looking real but not functioning or able to be used

reconstruct - v. to build something again