辣椒手榴彈不遜于催淚瓦斯

       The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world's hottest chili.

　　現(xiàn)在印度軍方有了一種新型的對抗恐怖主義的武器：世界上最辣的辣椒。

　　After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized "bhut jolokia," or "ghost chili," to make tear gas-like hand grenadesto immobilize suspects, defense officials said Tuesday.

　　印度防務官員于本周二稱，在經(jīng)過多番測試后，印度軍方?jīng)Q定使用這種拇指大小的“鬼椒”來制造具有催淚瓦斯功效的手榴彈，以制服恐怖主義嫌疑分子。

　　The bhut jolokia was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world's spiciest chili. It is grown and eaten in India's northeast for its taste, as a cure for stomach troubles and a way to fight the cripplingsummer heat.

　　2007年，鬼椒被《吉尼斯世界紀錄》認定為世界最辣的辣椒。這種辣椒生長在印度東北部地區(qū)，該地區(qū)的人們食用它來治療胃病和抵御酷暑。