辣椒手榴弹不逊于催泪瓦斯

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

　　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。

　　After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized "bhut jolokia," or "ghost chili," to make tear gas-like hand grenadesto immobilize suspects, defense officials said Tuesday.

　　印度防务官员于本周二称，在经过多番测试后，印度军方决定使用这种拇指大小的“鬼椒”来制造具有催泪瓦斯功效的手榴弹，以制服恐怖主义嫌疑分子。

　　The bhut jolokia was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world's spiciest 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 cripplingsummer heat.

　　2007年，鬼椒被《吉尼斯世界纪录》认定为世界最辣的辣椒。这种辣椒生长在印度东北部地区，该地区的人们食用它来治疗胃病和抵御酷暑。