(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
On Wednesday, an unarmed missile capable of sending a nuclear bomb across the world, was launched from a coastal California military base.
周三，一枚能够向全球发送核弹的非武装导弹从加利福尼亚沿海军事基地发射。
The unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base and delivered a single re-entry vehicle to a target about 4,200 miles away in the Pacific Ocean.
这枚非武装洲际弹道导弹从范登堡空军基地发射升空，运载单再入飞行器击中太平洋约4,200英里外的目标。
The test which took 10 months to plan, was aimed at checking the readiness and accuracy of a weapon system that forms part of the U.S. nuclear force.
这项历时10个月的试验，目的是为了检查武器系统的就绪情况和精确性，这是美国核力量的一部分。
The launch comes amid U.S. expressions of concern about North Korea's nuclear capability.
此次发射之际，美国正对朝鲜的核能力表示担忧。
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词汇解析
1、launch
发射（火箭、导弹或卫星）
NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.
美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星上天，对宇宙射线进行研究。
A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.
今天一早，一枚“德尔塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射升空。
开展（重大活动）；发起，发动（军事袭击等）
Heavy fighting has been going on after the guerrillas had launched their offensive.
游击队发起攻击后，激烈的战斗一直持续不断。
The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
警方已对该事件展开调查。
（在江河、湖泊和港口载人的）大型汽艇
The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot.
船长站在汽艇甲板上为领航员保向。
We'll make a trip by launch to White Island.
我们将乘汽艇到怀特岛。
2、concern
忧虑;担心
The group has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa.
该团体对有关非洲政治暴力的报道表示关切。
The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease.
针对公众对该疾病的不断蔓延日益担忧，从而出台了这一举措。
令人担忧的事实(或情况)
His concern was that people would know that he was responsible.
他担心大家会知道是他的责任。
Unemployment was the electorate's main concern.
选民关心的主要是失业问题。
