印度：“鬼椒”催泪手榴弹 对抗恐怖主义的新型武器

时间：2010-03-27 05:37:44

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The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world's hottest chili1.

现在印度军方有了一种新型的对抗恐怖主义的武器：世界上最辣的辣椒。

In this July 4, 2007 file photo, farmer Digonta Saikia shows a
In this July 4, 2007 file photo, farmer Digonta Saikia shows a 'Bhut jolokia' or 'ghost chili' pepper plucked from his field in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.

After conducting tests, the military has decided2 to use the thumb-sized "bhut jolokia（印度鬼椒） ," or "ghost chili," to make tear gas-like hand grenades（手榴弹） to immobilize（使不动，使固定） suspects, defense3 officials said Tuesday.

The bhut jolokia was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world's spiciest4 chili. It is grown and eaten in India's northeast for its taste, as a cure for stomach troubles and a way to fight the crippling（造成严重后果的） summer heat.

It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili's spiciness5（香馥，辛辣） . Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno（墨西哥胡椒） peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.

"The chili grenade has been found fit for use after trials in Indian defense laboratories, a fact confirmed by scientists at the Defense Research and Development Organization," Col. R. Kalia, a defense spokesman in the northeastern state of Assam, told reporters.

"This is definitely going to be an effective nontoxic（无毒的） weapon because its pungent6（刺激性的，辛辣 ） smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hide-outs," R. B. Srivastava, the director of the Life Sciences Department at the New Delhi headquarters of the DRDO said.

Srivastava, who led a defense research laboratory in Assam, said trials are also on to produce bhut jolokia-based aerosol7 sprays（气雾喷雾器） to be used by women against attackers and for the police to control and disperse8（驱散，分散） mobs.


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1 chili JOlzm     
n.辣椒
参考例句：
  • He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
  • It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。
2 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
3 defense AxbxB     
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。
4 spiciest 9c7edbae0aa2195e6950343bf81e4ae7     
adj.用香料调味的( spicy的最高级 )；有香料味的；有刺激性的；（故事、新闻等） 刺激的
参考例句：
5 spiciness 5cf89aada610cc2284b271b94db3c95d     
n.香馥，富于香料；香味
参考例句：
  • For that extra spiciness, add powdered nutmeg to taste. 至于要得到那种额外的香味，酌量加入肉豆蔻粉。 来自互联网
  • Aside from a graph a thermometer will be used to show spiciness. 除了文字标记以外，还将用温度表图像形象地表达辣度。 来自互联网
6 pungent ot6y7     
adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的
参考例句：
  • The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
  • Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。
7 aerosol WfAyF     
n.悬浮尘粒，气溶胶，烟雾剂，喷雾器
参考例句：
  • They sprayed aerosol insect repellent into the faces of police.他们将喷雾驱虫剂喷在了警察的脸上。
  • Aerosol particles affect visibility,climate,and our health and quality of life.气溶胶对大气能见度、气候变化以及人类健康等有重要影响。
8 disperse ulxzL     
vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散
参考例句：
  • The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
  • The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

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