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North Korea says it's almost ready to test its first intercontinental ballistic missile.
朝鲜表示准备测试第一枚洲际弹道导弹。
North Korea gaining the technology to fire a long-range missile means a nuclear bomb could reach the continental U.S.
朝鲜获得发射远程导弹的技术意味着核弹可以打到达美国大陆。
The isolated nation has been threatening the U.S. for years, but North Korea leader Kim Jong-un's latest speech comes as Donald Trump prepares to take office on Jan 20.
这个孤立的国家已经威胁美国很多年了，朝鲜领导人金正恩最新讲话之际，唐纳德·特朗普正准备于1月20日就职。
And the North's other top adversary South Korea is dealing with political turmoil, as President Park Geun-hye was recently impeached.
朝鲜的另一对手韩国正在处理政治动荡，朴槿惠总统最近被弹劾。
Experts say Kim is taking advantage of this political unrest, trying to assert North Korea as a nuclear power.
专家表示，金正恩正利用这一政治动荡，试图声称朝鲜是一个核大国。
National Intelligence Director James Clapper called nuclear capability "a ticket to survival" for North Korea and the Kim dynasty.
国家情报总监詹姆斯·克拉珀称核能力是朝鲜和金氏王朝的“生存之票”。
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词汇解析
1、assert
坚称;断言;坚决表明
Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。
The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal.
各被告仍然坚称无辜，预计会提起上诉。
维护，坚持（权威）
After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country.
战后，军队试图在该国的南部地区维护其统治地位。
The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
人民已经维护了其当家作主的权力，这将难以改变。
坚持（自己）的主张;表现坚定
He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently.
他明确表态，信心十足地阐述自己的观点。
2、capability
能力;素质
People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day.
在一天当中的不同时间,人的体力和脑力也会有所差异。
The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities now.
4年前在首尔制定的标准将远远低于目前运动员的水平。
(国家的)军事力量
Their military capability has been reduced because their air force has proved not to be effective.
由于空军战斗力不够强大，他们的军事实力有所下降。
They have the capability to destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks.
他们有能力在几天内,而不是几个星期内消灭敌人。
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