2022年11月08日 VOA慢速英语：朝鲜：导弹试验是为攻击做准备

 

North Korea's military said Monday that missile tests last week were preparation for striking South Korean and U.S. military targets. The military also said the tests were an answer to large U.S. and South Korean air force drills.
朝鲜军方周一表示，上周的导弹试验是为打击韩国和美国的军事目标做准备。军方还表示，这些测试是对美国和韩国空军大型演习的回应。
 
This year's drills involving the U.S. and South Korea were the largest ever for their annual fall exercises. The drills involved 240 warplanes including high-technology F-35 fighter jets. The allies had planned to carry out drills for five days ending on Friday. But South Korea and the U.S. held an additional day of training in reaction to the North's missile tests.
今年的演习涉及美国和韩国，是它们年度秋季演习中规模最大的一次。演习涉及 240 架战机，包括高科技 F-35 战斗机。盟国原计划在周五结束时进行为期五天的演习。但韩国和美国为了应对朝鲜的导弹试验，又举行了一天的训练。
 
The General Staff of North Korea's military said in a statement that the North will answer U.S. and South Korean military exercises with more of its own exercises.
朝鲜军方总参谋部在一份声明中表示，朝鲜将用更多自己的演习来回应美国和韩国的军事演习。
 
North Korea launched more than 20 missiles and flew warplanes towards its sea border last week. Those actions caused evacuation warnings in some areas of South Korea and Japan.
朝鲜上周发射了 20 多枚导弹，并将战机飞向其海上边界。这些行动在韩国和日本的一些地区引发了疏散警告。
 
North Korea said some cruise missiles fell in international waters about 80 kilometers from South Korea's southeastern coastal city of Ulsan.
朝鲜表示，一些巡航导弹落入距离韩国东南沿海城市蔚山约80公里的国际水域。
 
The North's military said it also tested a ballistic missile with a special warhead with the goal of "paralyzing the operation command system of the enemy." Some observers suggest the statement could describe an attack using electromagnetic energy. But it is unclear whether North Korea has developed such technology or can use it.
朝鲜军方表示，它还测试了一枚带有特殊弹头的弹道导弹，目标是“瘫痪敌人的作战指挥系统”。一些观察家认为，该声明可以描述使用电磁能的攻击。但尚不清楚朝鲜是否已经开发出或可以使用这种技术。
 
U.S. and South Korea warn North Korea
美国和韩国警告朝鲜
 
On Saturday, the final day of the air force exercises, the United States flew two B-1B bombers over South Korea for the first time since December 2017.
周六，也就是空军演习的最后一天，美国自 2017 年 12 月以来首次在韩国上空飞行两架 B-1B 轰炸机。
 
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the B-1Bs showed the allies are ready to answer North Korea's provocations. They also said it showed the U.S. will defend its ally with all its forces, including nuclear weapons.
韩国参谋长联席会议表示，B-1B 表明盟国已准备好应对朝鲜的挑衅。他们还表示，这表明美国将用其所有力量保卫其盟友，包括核武器。
 
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Thursday that any nuclear attacks against the United States or its allies and partners "is unacceptable and will result in the end of the Kim regime." South Korea's military warned earlier that using nuclear weapons would put the North on a "path of self-destruction."
美国国防部长劳埃德奥斯汀周四警告说，任何针对美国或其盟国和伙伴的核攻击“都是不可接受的，将导致金氏政权的终结”。韩国军方早些时候警告说，使用核武器将使朝鲜走上“自我毁灭的道路”。
 
Some experts said the missiles launched last week were short-distance missiles that could carry nuclear warheads. The missiles could threaten important military bases including U.S. bases.
一些专家说，上周发射的导弹是可以携带核弹头的短程导弹。这些导弹可能威胁到包括美国基地在内的重要军事基地。
 
South Korean and U.S. officials have continued to say their drills are defensive and that they are not planning to invade the North.
韩国和美国官员继续表示，他们的演习是防御性的，他们不打算入侵朝鲜。
 
U.S. and South Korean militaries have been expanding their regular drills since May when South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol took office. Yoon has promised to take a stronger position against North Korea.
自5月韩国总统尹锡烈上任以来，美国和韩国军队一直在扩大定期演习。尹已承诺对朝鲜采取更强硬的立场。
 
In recent years, some of the exercises were reduced or canceled. The reduction was meant to support diplomatic efforts aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program or to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
近年来，一些演习减少或取消。削减的目的是支持旨在结束朝鲜核计划或应对 COVID-19 大流行的外交努力。