朝鲜又发射一枚短程导弹

South Korea says North Korea fired a short-range missile off its east coast late Tuesday near the North Korean port city of Wonsan.

韩国表示朝鲜于周二晚些时候在其东部海岸发射了一枚短程导弹，该地位于港口城市元山附近。

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile flew about 200 kilometers before hitting a target on land.

韩国参谋长联席会议表示，该导弹飞行约200千米后集中陆上目标。

The missile launch is the latest reaction by North Korea to new international economic restrictions and to joint U.S.-South Korean military operations.

朝鲜用发射导弹来回应最新的国际经济制约和美韩联合军事活动。

On March 21, North Korea fired five short-range missiles into the East Sea from the eastern city of Hamhung. The week before, it fired medium-range missiles into the sea.

3月21日，朝鲜从东部城市咸兴向东海发射了5枚短程导弹。在此之前，朝鲜还发射过中程导弹。

Those launches came after the United Nations placed sanctions on North Korea after its fourth nuclear test, which took place in January. A month later,North Korea tested a long-range rocket.

朝前于1月份进行第四次核试验后，联合国对朝鲜发出制裁。此后，朝鲜便发射导弹作为回应。一个月之后，朝鲜发射了一个远程火箭。

North Korea has been threatening for weeks to launch nuclear strikes against Washington and Seoul to protest the joint military operations. The country says it believes they are preparing a military invasion.

数周以来，朝鲜威胁要向华盛顿和首尔发射核武器，以抗议美韩联合军事活动。朝鲜确信美韩正在准备对其进行军事制裁。

I’m Jonathan Evans.

我是乔纳森·埃文斯。

North Korea Fires Another Short-Range Missile

South Korea says North Korea fired a short-range missile off its east coast late Tuesday near the North Korean port city of Wonsan.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile flew about 200 kilometers before hitting a target on land.

The missile launch is the latest reaction by North Korea to new international economic restrictions and to joint U.S.-South Korean military operations.

On March 21, North Korea fired five short-range missiles into the East Seafrom the eastern city of Hamhung. The week before, it fired medium-range missiles into the sea.

Those launches came after the United Nations placed sanctions on North Korea after its fourth nuclear test, which took place in January. A month later,North Korea tested a long-range rocket.

North Korea has been threatening for weeks to launch nuclear strikes against Washington and Seoul to protest the joint military operations. The country says it believes they are preparing a military invasion.

I’m Jonathan Evans.

Words in This Story

short-range - adj. a missile with the ability to travel a distance of up to 500kilometers in the air

sanction – n. threatened action for disobeying a rule or law