VOA慢速英语2016 朝鲜再次发射短程导弹

AS IT IS 2016-03-31 North Korea Fires Another Short-Range Missile 朝鲜再次发射短程导弹

South Korea says North Korea fired a short-range missile off its east coast late Tuesday near the North Korean port city of Wonsan.

韩国表示，朝鲜在其东部海域发射了一枚短程导弹。此次导弹发射是朝鲜对受到的新一轮国际制裁和正在进行的美韩联合军事演习做出的最新回应。

South Korea's Joint¹ Chiefs of Staff said the missile was fired late Tuesday near the North Korean port city of Wonan and flew about 200 kilometers before hitting a target on land.

韩国联合参谋本部表示，朝鲜是周二下午在其港口城市元山附近发射这枚导弹的。导弹飞行了约200公里之后击中陆地上一处目标。

Pyongyang fired five short-range missiles last Monday (March 21) into the East Sea from the eastern city of Hamhung.The week before it fired medium range missiles into the sea in defiance² of United Nations sanctions imposed over the North's fourth nuclear test in January, followed a month later by a test of a long-range rocket.

平壤上周一（3月21日）在东部城市咸兴市发射了五枚短程导弹。一周前，朝鲜无视联合国针对朝鲜今年一月第四次核试验所做出的制裁，向其海域发射了多枚中程导弹，朝鲜二月份又进行了远程火箭的测试。

North Korea has been threatening for weeks to initiate³ preemptive nuclear strikes against Washington and Seoul to protest South Korea - U.S. military drills.The North sees the drills as a rehearsal⁴ for a military invasion.

朝鲜最近几周一直在威胁要对华盛顿和首尔进行先发制人的核打击，以抗议韩美军事演习。朝鲜将韩美军演视为两国军事入侵朝鲜的预演。

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short-range - adj. a missile with the ability to travel a distance of up to 500 kilometers in the air

sanction – n. threatened action for disobeying a rule or law

1 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。

2 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

3 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

4 rehearsal   

n.排练，排演；练习

参考例句：

• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
• You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。