CNN News: 美國又警告“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.

美國總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普昨日和習近平主席對話。特朗普表示，會對朝鮮實施更多的制裁和懲戒。中國的地位舉足輕重因為中國是朝鮮唯一的盟友。

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)射了洲際彈道導彈。這是最近兩個月以來，朝鮮首次測試大規(guī)模的武器。但是之前，盡管國際社會的制裁以及聯(lián)合國表示，核武器項目是違法的。

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。盡管這個彈道在美國海岸上只是水花飛濺，但是朝鮮表示，這個彈道足以摧毀整個美洲大陸。

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，它不會飛那么遠。

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，這枚導彈有一枚“超級大”的重型彈頭。美國正敦促中國盡其所能說服朝鮮停止其核計劃和導彈計劃。美國官員表示這些項目威脅了世界和平，地區(qū)和平和美國和平，美國對朝鮮也將實施長期的經(jīng)濟制裁。

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.

這個亞洲國家把它的武器視為一種威懾力量，它的力量會阻止其他國家的進攻。朝鮮表示，地球上沒有任何力量可以阻止朝鮮的前進。