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North Korea did something unusual earlier this week. They fired a missile that flew over Japan, a test launch that entered Japanese airspace. The missile which was like this one did not hit anything. But at 6:00 on Tuesday morning, it was a troubling wakeup call for the Japanese who heard warning sirens broadcast and text alerts telling them to take cover.

North Korea has repeatedly launched missiles and conducted nuclear tests to provoke other countries, which considered its weapons programs illegal.

The North Korea's missiles usually fall into the sea, between it in Japan. So, this was seen by Japan and the U.S. as a threat. Those two countries are allies and U.S. President Donald Trump¹ said all options are on the table for dealing² with North Korea.

ANDREW STEVENS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It left people on the northern island of Hokkaido shaken and the prime minister in Tokyo angry.

SHINZO ABE, JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER (through translator): The missile which passed over our nation represents the greatest and gravest threat to our nation ever. It also is an egregious³ threat to the peace and stability of the U.S. Pacific Region.

STEVENS: Abe spoke⁴ to the media three times in as many hours. He also had a 40-minute telephone conversation with Donald Trump. The president, Abe said, had told him the U.S. was 100 percent with Japan. They also discussed tough new action against Kim Jong-un's regime, starting with an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

It's almost 20 years since North Korea successful fired a missile over Japanese soil without any warning. Previously⁵, missiles have been fired from North Korea on a state trajectory⁶ to crash back into the sea before crossing into Japanese airspace. With this provocative⁷ new move, that strategy may have changed.

On the streets of Tokyo, this latest launch has come as a shock.

We cannot control North Korea, but as a neighboring country, this feels scary, says this man. I was really surprised by the evacuation warning. I thought this must be a real emergency. I feel really scared. We cannot stop North Korea.

The launch came on a very day Japan was showing off its air defense⁸ hardware, the Patriot⁹ missile system, or PAC-3. Japan has conducted drills like this before, but this is the first time Japan's military has placed a system like this inside a U.S. base.

The symbolism could not have been plainer. Yokota airbase is the home of the American forces in Japan and having the Japanese defense forcers in here underlines just how close they are becoming on security matters facing a common enemy.

Japan has PAC-3 batteries in several locations across the country, and as tensions rise, these types of drills are likely to become more and more common.

Andrew Stevens, CNN, Tokyo.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 egregious   

adj.非常的，过分的

参考例句：

• When it comes to blatant lies,there are none more egregious than budget figures.谈到公众谎言，没有比预算数字更令人震惊的。
• What an egregious example was here!现摆着一个多么触目惊心的例子啊。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

6 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。

7 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

8 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。

9 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。