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The 1) Launch of Agni V, India’s 2) Long Range 3)Missile

-Courtesy of The New York Times  April 19, 2012, 1:08 am

 India said Thursday it had launched a missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads and reaching more than 3,000 miles, joining a small group of countries with such long-range destructive powers.

大意：印度發射了可以攜帶核彈彈頭(warhead)，射程超過3000英里[意味著可以設到北京了，注意這裡的單位是miles,英里，不是公里kilometer]，晉身長程導彈強國。

1) Launch                v        發射

2) Long Range       Adj    長程的

3)Missile

                                   n.       飛彈 ；上課同學可複習小本單字武器的章節，之前有上過。

之前的Time Magazine 消息

India Gets Ready to Test Long-Range 4) Ballistic Missile-Courtesy of Time Magazine

Indiais scheduled to test a 5) domestically developed long-range intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday that, if successful, will be among the 6) most advanced weapons in its artillery. The Agni V missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, is expected to be launched this evening fromWheelerIsland, off the coast of the state of Orissa.

4) Ballistic               Adj.    彈道的，這個字很常考。像陳水扁的兩顆子彈，就要查彈道。

5) domestically developed       國內自製的。Domestic, 國內的，在經濟領域常見，比如 GDP ( gross domestic product）

6) most advanced           最先進的，有時會有另一種說法 State-of-the-art technology 最尖端的科技