万花筒 2012-04-16&04-18 朝鲜卫星发射失败

 The latest on that failed missile test by North Korea and a surprise the government was forced to admit the setback¹ on state TV. ABC's Martha Raddatz is tracking from Washington. Martha, and Pentagon and all of Asia on high alert for this test, but it turned out to be another dud. A total dud. It was all over so quickly, George, that rocket was only airborne for 81 seconds. The missile lifted off with no sign of trouble but right after the first stage booster rocket, which pushes the rocket higher and faster. The missile just broke apart in flight. The debris² fell into waters about 100 miles west of Soul, South Korea. It was over.

It sure was, Martha. And there's a lot of concern now though that to make up for the embarrassment³, North Korea is gonna plow⁴ ahead and actually try to test a nuclear bomb.

That is a concern. It's the first time ever that the North Koreas have acknowledged the failure of the rocket,so that was a big surprise to the administration, but there were already fears that the North Koreans would try to test another nuclear device, this time a uranium device, so everyone is bracing⁵ themselves for that development, George. They do not think this is over yet.

And the administration was hoping to have a new era with North Korea now that they have a new leader. They were offering food aid if North Korea didn't test this missile. Now, that's completely off.

Yes. They basically completely reneged on this deal, so this is an embarrassment for the administration as well, but everyone is moving onward⁶ and looking to that nuclear device test which they think will come in the next few weeks.

Ok. Martha Raddatz. Thanks very much.

1 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

2 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

4 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

5 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

6 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。