VOA慢速英語：朝鮮聲稱第一枚氫彈試爆成功

周三，朝鮮聲稱第一枚氫彈試爆成功。

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 5.1 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday (UTC) near the site of previous North Korean nuclear tests.

周三早間，據美國地質調查局報告稱，在之前朝鮮核試驗場地附近發(fā)生5.1級地震。

People watch a TV news program showing North Korea's announcement, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

The test site is in the mountainous northeastern part of the country, near the border with China.

該試驗基地位于該國東北部山區(qū)，中國邊境附近。

North Korea announced the test on its state-run broadcast. The announcer said the test was "a self-defensive measure to thoroughly protect our nation's autonomy."

朝鮮在其中央電視臺進行報道。播音員聲稱該次試爆是保護國家的自主權的一種正當防衛(wèi)措施。

A spokesman from the National Security Council in the United States says it is too soon to confirm North Korea's claim.

美國國家安全委員會的一位發(fā)言人表示證實朝鮮的說法尚為時過早。

But if the claim is true, he says the U.S. "will respond appropriately to any and all North Korean provocations."

但他表示如果該說法屬實，美國將對朝鮮的任何挑釁行為作出恰當的回應。

The last confirmed nuclear test by North Korea came in 2013.

朝鮮上次被證實進行核試驗是在2013年。

If it was a nuclear test, an analyst from Korea Defense Network says, it was more powerful than previous tests based on the seismic activity it produced.visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

韓國國防部網絡的分析師表示，如果此次試驗為核試驗，基于它所造成的地震活動，它比之前的核試驗威力更強大。

"North Korea's nuclear test could have been 2.5 times more powerful than Hiroshima," he said.

他說：“朝鮮的核試驗其威力是廣島的2.5倍以上。”

But intelligence officials from South Korea say they think the blast was not that powerful. They think the test produced an explosion less than half as strong as the one in Hiroshima during World War II.

但是，韓國情報官員表示，爆炸的威力不夠強大。他們認為該次核試驗造成的爆炸其威力不足二戰(zhàn)期間在廣島的核試驗威力。

Both South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the test.

但是韓國總統(tǒng)樸槿惠和日本首相安倍晉三都強烈譴責了這次核試驗。

Abe says, "North Korea's nuclear test is a serious threat to our nation's security and absolutely cannot be tolerated."

安倍表示：“朝鮮核試驗嚴重威脅到我國國家安全，絕對不能被容忍。”

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss North Korea's claim of a test.

周三，聯合國安理會將召開緊急會議，討論朝鮮針對核試驗的說法。

Last year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country had developed a hydrogen bomb. If North Korea's claim turns out to be true, it will have been the second nuclear test under Kim's leadership.

去年，朝鮮最高領導人金正恩表示，該國已經研制出氫彈。如果朝鮮的說法被證實，這將是金正恩領導下的第二次核試驗。

I'm Mario Ritter.

我是馬里奧·理特。

Brian Padden wrote this story for VOANews. Dan Friedell adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story

collision – n. a crash in which two or more things or people hit each other

condemn – v. to say in a strong and definite way that someone or something is bad or wrong

fission – n. a process in which the nucleus of a heavy atom is split apart

fusion – n. a process in which the nuclei of atoms are joined

nucleus – n. the central part of an atom that is made up of protons and neutrons

provoke – v. to cause (a person or animal) to become angry, violent, etc.

tolerate – v. to allow (something that is bad, unpleasant, etc.) to exist, happen, or be done