CNN News: 美國(guó)又警告“徹底摧毀”朝鮮

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday. And the American leader said that more sanctions, penalties on North Korea were on the way. China factors in because it`s North Korea`s only major ally.

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普昨日和習(xí)近平主席對(duì)話。特朗普表示，會(huì)對(duì)朝鮮實(shí)施更多的制裁和懲戒。中國(guó)的地位舉足輕重因?yàn)橹袊?guó)是朝鮮唯一的盟友。

What triggered this?

到底是怎么回事呢?

North Korea test-fired an ICBM, an intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday morning. It was the first time in two months that the communist country had tested a major weapon. But it`s done this several times before. Despite international sanctions and the fact that the United Nations says its weapons programs are illegal.

周三早上，朝鮮發(fā)射了洲際彈道導(dǎo)彈。這是最近兩個(gè)月以來，朝鮮首次測(cè)試大規(guī)模的武器。但是之前，盡管國(guó)際社會(huì)的制裁以及聯(lián)合國(guó)表示，核武器項(xiàng)目是違法的。

Something was different this time around, though. The ICBM reached an altitude as high as 2,800 miles. That`s higher than any other weapon North Korea has ever launched. And though it`s splashed on off the Japanese coast, North Korea said it was capable of hitting the entire U.S. mainland.

不過，這次的情況有所不同。這次洲際彈道的高度高達(dá)2800英里。其發(fā)射高度高于朝鮮之前發(fā)射的任何武器。盡管這個(gè)彈道在美國(guó)海岸上只是水花飛濺，但是朝鮮表示，這個(gè)彈道足以摧毀整個(gè)美洲大陸。

Some scientists agree, but one analyst said it probably wouldn`t have gone as far with the heavy nuclear warhead on it.

一些科學(xué)家表示同意，但是一位分析人士表示，有那么沉重的核彈頭，它不會(huì)飛那么遠(yuǎn)。

North Korea said the missile did have a, quote, super large heavy warhead attached. Either way, the U.S. is pushing China to do everything it can to convince North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programs. American officials say these programs endanger world peace, peace in the region and the U.S., and that America has a long list of additional economic sanctions it can place on North Korea.

朝鮮表示，這枚導(dǎo)彈有一枚“超級(jí)大”的重型彈頭。美國(guó)正敦促中國(guó)盡其所能說服朝鮮停止其核計(jì)劃和導(dǎo)彈計(jì)劃。美國(guó)官員表示這些項(xiàng)目威脅了世界和平，地區(qū)和平和美國(guó)和平，美國(guó)對(duì)朝鮮也將實(shí)施長(zhǎng)期的經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁。

The Asian country sees its weapons as a deterrent, a strength that would discourage other countries from attacking and it says that no force on earth can stop North Korea`s advance.

這個(gè)亞洲國(guó)家把它的武器視為一種威懾力量，它的力量會(huì)阻止其他國(guó)家的進(jìn)攻。朝鮮表示，地球上沒有任何力量可以阻止朝鮮的前進(jìn)。