(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Japan is lending a hand to the U.S. Navy as it tries to pressure North Korea.
日本向美国海军伸手，试图向朝鲜施压。
The Japanese navy is sending its largest warship, the Izumo, to escort a U.S. supply ship heading toward the Korean Peninsula. That U.S. ship is refueling a fleet in the area.
日本海军派出其最大的军舰Izumo护送美国补给船前往朝鲜半岛。该美国船只正为该地区舰队增加燃料。
The Izumo is only protecting the American ship within Japanese waters, but it's still a big break from tradition for the nation's military.
Izumo仅在日本海域保护美国船只，但它仍然是日本军事传统的一大突破。
Since the end of WWII, Japan has only been able to act in self-defense. This is the first military movement under a new Japanese law that allows its ships to come to the defense of an ally that's protecting Japan.
二战结束以来，日本只能自卫。这是日本新法律下首次军事运动，允许其船只防御保护日本的盟友。
American ships were sent to the Korean Peninsula to act as a deterrent. But the North launched another failed ballistic missile test on Saturday,its fourth since March.
美国船只被派往朝鲜半岛充当威慑力量。但朝鲜周六发射了另一枚失败的弹道导弹试验，这是自3月以来的第四次。
Japan's prime minister called the latest missile launch a "grave threat" to his country.
日本总理称最新导弹发射对他的国家构成“严重威胁”。
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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、protect
保护；防护
So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease?
那么，女性怎样做才能使自己不得心脏病呢？
A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind.
一件薄薄的羊毛长外套和一条紫色的头巾为她挡了风。
（保险单）为…提供保险
Many manufacturers have policies to protect themselves against blackmailers.
许多厂家都购买了保险，以防遭到敲诈。
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