VOA慢速英语2016--朝鲜干扰GPS并发射导弹

AS IT IS 2016-04-02 North Korea Jams GPS, Launches Missile 朝鲜干扰GPS并发射导弹

North Korea has jammed GPS signals in South Korea and launched another missile into the Sea of Japan.

The action came a day after U.S. President Barack Obama met with leaders of South Korea, Japan and China to discuss North Korean nuclear threat and its sanctions.

Jamming GPS signals in South Korea

The South Korean Defense¹ Ministry² said it has detected radio waves transmitted from the city of Haeju and Mount Kumgang. The radio waves are on the same frequencies used by the global positioning satellites, or GPS.

The jamming activity affected³ more than 50 airliners⁴ and hundreds of South Korean fishing boats.

South Korean officials called the North’s action "dangerous and reckless.”  But they said the jamming did not affect the U.S.-South Korean joint⁵ military exercises, which North Korea has denounced.

Separately, North Korea announced officially Friday that it is blocking web pages from YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, the Voice of America and a number of South Korean media sites. It also said gambling⁶ and "sex and adult websites" have been blocked.

Very few North Koreans have Internet access, but foreign residents and visitors have been able to access web pages previously⁷.

North Korea added that anyone who tries to access the blocked websites will be punished under North Korean law. It did not say what the punishment would be.

Another missile launch

South Korean military officials said the North also launched another missile into the Sea of Japan on Friday. The launch is the latest in a series of threatening actions to protest the U.S.-South Korean exercises.

In early March, the Kim Jong Un government responded to the U.N. sanctions by launching several missiles into the sea and threatening nuclear strikes against South Korea and the United States.

Words in This Story

jam – v. to block a radio or broadcast signal

frequencies – n. the number times that sound wave or radio wave is repeated

access – n. a way of getting something

1 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。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 airliners   

n.客机，班机( airliner的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The fog grounded the airliners. 大雾迫使班机停飞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They placed very stable and accurate atomic clocks on regularly scheduled jet airliners. 他们将非常稳定、准确的原子钟装在定期飞行的喷气式班机上。 来自辞典例句

5 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。

6 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。