CNN News: 韩美联合军演 朝鲜警告将进行核打击

韩美联合军演 朝鲜警告将进行核打击

South Korea and the United States have been allies since the Korean War in the early 1950s. The North Korea has remained their rival. Every year, the U.S. and South Korean join forces in military drills. They`re exercises to practice defensive moves against North Korea in case war on the peninsula ever breaks out again.

自20世纪50年代朝鲜战争以来，韩国和美国一直是盟友，而朝鲜一直是两国敌人。韩国和朝鲜每年都会进行军演，目的是为了防止朝鲜战争再次爆发。

But the drills anger North Korea, and every year, while they`re going on, the country makes threatening statements against South Korea and the U.S. This year, North Korea`s military is threatening a preemptive nuclear strike.

但是，两国的军演行为激怒了朝鲜，每年在美韩进行演习时，朝鲜就会对美韩发表威胁言论。而今年，朝鲜军方威胁将会先发制人，进行核打击。

Tensions in the region are higher than usual, and the military exercises are the largest ones ever.

该地区局势继续升级，军演达到有史以来最大规模。

Three hundred thousand South Korean troops, 17,000 Americans, all involved in eight weeks of drills, which will take place on land, sea and air.

三十万韩国士兵、17,000名美国士兵将参加这次长达8周的海、陆、空军事演习。

Now, South Korea`s defense ministry says that they have increased their surveillance on the North, trying to see if there are any signs of an imminent attack. They say at this point that there is no movement.

日前，韩国国防部称已加强对朝鲜监视，以防朝鲜会发动突然袭击。但是，现在，朝鲜没有采取任何行动。

Now, tensions are always higher at this time of year because of these drills between the U.S. and South Korea. Pyongyang sees them as a dress rehearsal for an invasion. Washington and Seoul say they are defensive in nature.

由于美韩联合军演，紧张局势再次升级。平壤将这次军演视为侵袭彩排。但美韩称这本质只是防御行为。

But this year is even more tense than normal. Consider the year we`ve had so far. In January, North Korea carried out a nuclear test. In February, North Korea carried out a satellite launch, which most country saw as a missile test. And then just last week, the U.N. passed unprecedented sanctions against North Korea. On Friday, Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, said he wants his nuclear weapons at the ready should he want to use them at a moment`s notice.

但是，今年局势比往年更加严峻。考虑今年发生的事情。今年1月，朝鲜进行核炸弹试验。2月份，朝鲜进行卫星发射，但多数国家认为这朝鲜进行的是导弹发射实验。周五，朝鲜最高领导人，金正恩命令朝鲜核武器要随时准备好，随时待命、

And don`t expect things to come down anytime soon. These military drills go on until the end of April.

不要期待事情会有进一步发展，因为这次美韩联合军演将会持续到4月底。