福克斯新闻 朝鲜因核试验被谴责

Japan and South Korea joined the U.S. in condemning¹ North Korea’s recent nuclear test and called for tough new measures to further isolate² the communist-ruled county.

日本和韩国加入美国的行列，谴责朝鲜最近的核试验，呼吁采取更严厉的措施进一步孤立这个共产主义国家。

The test was North Korea’s fifth and, along with recent ballistic missile launches, has been widely criticized as destabilizing to regional and international security.

这是朝鲜第五次进行核试验，连同最近的弹道导弹发射受到广泛批评，被视为危害区域和国际社会安全的行为。

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. remains³ deeply committed to its mutual⁴ defense⁵ obligations with Japan and South Korea and said that the North Korean test earlier this month would not go unanswered.

美国国务卿约翰·克里表示，美国仍然坚持与日本和韩国的共同防御义务，不会对朝鲜本月早些时候的核试验置之不理。

At the White House, Jon Decker, FOX News.

白宫，福克斯新闻，Jon Decker报道。

1 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。