朴槿惠總統:朝鮮正在準備進行第5次核試驗
South Korea's president said last Monday that there are signs that North Korea is preparing for a fifth nuclear bomb test amid reports of increased activity at the country's main nuclear test site.
韓國總統上週一聲稱，近日朝鮮主要的核試驗基地現場活動頻繁，種種情報表明，朝鮮正準備進行第五次核試驗。In a regular meeting with her top adviser, President Park Geun-hye said that North Korea could carry out such a test to try to bolster morale as the country deals with tough international sanctions imposed after it conducted a fourth nuclear test and a long-range rocket launch earlier this year.
在與她的高級顧問進行的常規會議上，韓國總統朴槿惠表示，今年年初朝鮮就曾進行過第四次核試驗以及發射火箭等軍事行動，隨後被施行國際制裁。此次核試驗或許旨在鼓舞士氣。Park didn't elaborate on what signs pointed to another nuclear test, but ordered the military to be ready to deal with any provocation by Pyongyang, according to media pool reports on the first part of the meeting posted on the website of her office.
據總統辦公室官方網站上關於會議前半部分的報道顯示，朴槿惠並未詳細說明究竟是何種跡象指向朝鮮將要進行第五次核試驗，但是卻下令軍隊做好準備，應對來自平壤方面的任何挑釁。
Speculation about a fifth nuclear test increased last month when the North's state media cited leader Kim Jong Un as ordering a test of a nuclear warhead and ballistic missiles capable of carrying warheads.
自從上個月朝鮮媒體引用領導人金正恩的話稱，不久後將進行核彈頭爆炸試驗以及能夠裝載核彈頭的各類彈道火箭發射試驗，關於朝鮮近期進行第五次核試驗的言論就迅速增加。Analysts say an atomic test could happen before North Korea holds a landmark ruling Workers' Party congress in early May so that Kim can burnish his image as a powerful leader at home and further cement his grip on power.
分析人士認爲，朝鮮最有可能在5月初朝鮮勞動黨第七次全國代表大會召開前進行核試驗，這樣一來，金正恩便可以趁此機會再次彰顯自己強有力的領導形象，從而進一步鞏固勢力。South Korea's Yonhap news agency said last Monday that South Korean and U.S. authorities detected two to three times more vehicle and personnel activities than normal this month at the North's northeast Punggye-ri nuclear test site — where all previous four bomb tests took place.
韓聯社在上週一聲稱，美韓兩國當局已經偵查到本月朝鮮東北部豐溪里核試驗場的車輛、人員和設備數量比3月份增加了兩三倍。先前四次核試驗正是在該地點進行的。Foreign experts said that a fifth test could put North Korean scientists and engineers a step closer toward a goal of manufacturing a warhead small enough to place on a long-range missile that could reach the U.S. Mainland.
外國專家紛紛表示，第五次核試驗很可能會促使朝鮮科學家和工程師製造出一種足夠小的核彈頭，使其能夠應用於洲際導彈，一舉將射程延伸到美國境內。
