英语听力视频：日本部署“爱国者”防备朝鲜火箭

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　　【Japan prepares for North Korean rocket】 日本爱国者-3导弹向冲绳集结 应对朝鲜卫星发射
Japanese Defence Force soldiers load Patriot missiles onto a ship setting sail to the southern Okinawa islands ahead of a North Korean rocket launch. The isolated and impoverished country announced on Saturday that it planned to launch a rocket some time in the next three weeks, despite a U.N. ban on such activities.
     日本自卫队士兵将爱国者导弹装载到一船上，前往冲绳群岛南部地区应对朝鲜即将的发射火箭。周六，这个孤立和贫困的国家不顾联合国对此类活动的禁止，宣布计划在接下来的三周发射一枚火箭。
        　　North Korea says the rocket is boosting a satellite into orbit, but Washington and Seoul believe it is testing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Japan believes the rocket will pass over Japanese territory above the Okinawa islands and is preparing to intercept it, should the missile stray off its path. In an effort to ease tensions, South Korea hosted a meeting on Monday with representatives from the U.S., Japan, China and Russia.
      朝鲜表示，火箭是为了推进卫星进入轨道，但华盛顿和首尔相信朝鲜此举是在测试能够携带核弹头的洲际弹道导弹。日本表示，火箭将穿过日本冲绳群岛上空领土，并准备对它进行拦截，使其偏离它的途径。为了缓和紧张局势，韩国于周一举办会议，来自美国、日本、中国和俄罗斯的代表参加了此次会议。
        　　Earlier South Korea's unification ministry called on North Korean officials to halt the rocket launch. China, a long-time ally of North Korea, echoed the South's statement and asked regional neighbours to prevent the situation from worsening. North Korea failed to launch a similar rocket in April on the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder.
     早些时候，韩国联合部门呼吁朝鲜官员停止火箭发射。中国长期以来是朝鲜的盟友，对朝鲜的声明做出呼应，要求邻国地区防止形式恶化。在今年四月纪念国家创始人100周年诞辰之际朝鲜发射过类似火箭，但未能成功。