双语新闻：朝鲜威胁进行第三次核试

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　　North Korea threatens third nuclear test
        　　North Korea has threatened to carry out a third nuclear test, without specifying when, in an angry response to fresh UN sanctions imposed after Pyongyang’s recent missile launch.
        　　朝鲜威胁将进行第三次核试验，但没有说明具体时间。此举是联合国针对朝鲜最近导弹试射实施新一轮制裁后，朝方作出的愤怒回应。
        　　On Tuesday the UN Security Council unanimously passed a resolution condemning Pyongyang’s first successful satellite launch, on December 12, and extending asset freezes on North Korean companies and individuals.
        　　周二，联合国安理会(UN Security Council)一致通过一项决议，谴责朝鲜在12月12日发射卫星(这是该国火箭首次成功将搭载物送入轨道)，并扩大对朝鲜企业和个人的资产冻结范围。
        　　In a statement yesterday, North Korea’s top military body rejected criticism of the launch, which showed progress towards intercontinental ballistic missile capability.
        　　朝鲜最高军事指挥机构昨日在一份声明中拒绝接受针对上述发射的批评，此次发射显示朝方的洲际弹道导弹技术能力有所提高。
        　　The National Defence Commission promised to launch more long-range rockets – “one after another” – and “a nuclear test of higher level”. These acts would be targeted “against the US, the sworn enemy of the Korean people”, it added.
        　　朝鲜国防委员会(National Defence Commission)承诺将发射“一枚又一枚”远程火箭，并进行“一次更高水平的核试验”。该委员会继续称，这些试验将针对“美国这个朝鲜人民的死敌”进行。
        　　Pyongyang has frequently made violent threats against the US, which it accuses of plotting to overthrow the regime.
        　　朝鲜经常发出针对美国的暴力威胁，指控美国策划推翻朝鲜政权。
        　　But an explicit vow to carry out a third nuclear test will cause alarm, particularly in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo.
        　　但是，公开宣称进行第三次核试验将拉响警报，尤其是在华盛顿、首尔和东京。