美韩举行联合反潜演习.

　　· The United States and South Korea have kicked off a major anti-submarine drill, weeks after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

　　· 美国和韩国开始进行一次大规模反潜演习。几星期前，朝鲜宣称成功地完成了潜射弹道导弹试验。

　　· The South's Dense Ministry released a statement Monday, calling the drill "the largest joint anti-submarine exercise the allies have ever staged, in terms of its scale and number of vessels involved."

　　· 韩国国防部星期一发表声明说，就演练内容以及参与舰只数量而言，此次演习都是韩美迄今最大规模的反潜演习。

　　· The exercise, which will run through Wednesday in waters off the southern resort island of Jeju, involves more than 10 vessels, including a South Korean Aegis destroyer, as well as submarines surveillance planes and helicopters.

　　· 演习将进行到星期三，地点是韩国南部济州岛附近海域，10多艘舰船参加演习，包括一艘韩国宙斯盾级驱逐舰以及反潜侦察机和直升机。

　　· The drills come amid growing concern about the expansion of the North's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

　　· 在美韩举行军演之际，朝鲜核武器及弹道导弹项目的扩大引起越来越多的关注。