时代周刊 美国“浮城”对越南进行历史性访问(2)

An international tribunal ruled in 2016 that some of China’s territorial¹ claims had "no legal basis,"

2016年，国际法庭裁定，中国提出的部分领土要求是“没有法律依据”的，

but there’s only so much pressure Washington can apply, as it seeks Beijing’s help in countering the threat of a nuclear-capable North Korea.

但华盛顿也只能对北京方面施施压，毕竟，要应对来自拥有核武的朝鲜的威胁，华盛顿还需要北京的支持。

Unable to deter² China’s illicit³ expansion, the Navy is intent on proving it can still travel, communicate and rehearse for war wherever law allows.

无力阻止中国进行非法扩张，美国海军便决意证明，他们仍旧能够在法律允许的任何地方出入、沟通甚至军演。

So in late February, the Vinson, a 1,092-ft. nuclear-powered warship⁴ sailing with a strike group including a guided-missile cruiser, two destroyers and eight aircraft squadrons,

因此，2月下旬，全长330米，携一艘导弹巡洋舰，两艘驱逐舰和八架飞机中队的核动力航母编队文森号

floated peacefully past the Paracel Islands, claimed by China, Vietnam and Taiwan.

和平地经过了中越台三方均声称对其拥有主权的西沙群岛。

"We know where international law says we can operate, and I know where international law says we can’t,"

"我们清楚国际法准许我们出入何地，禁止我们出入何地，"

says Rear Admiral John Fuller, the group’s commander.

编队指挥约翰·富勒少将说。

"And we’re gonna do what international law says we can do."

“我们也将严格按照国际法行事。”

Onboard the ship, sailors practiced yoga, sang karaoke and prayed in a multifaith chapel⁵.

在船上，水手们会练习瑜伽，唱卡拉OK，在多信仰小教堂祈祷。

Machinists crafted rare airplane parts, while a dentist readied to remove enlistees’ wisdom teeth.

机械师们负责制作罕见的飞机部件，牙医则准备着帮士兵们拔掉智齿。

Lieutenant⁶ Abigail Khushf, a 26-year-old helicopter pilot from Houston, says she takes to the air three to five times a week in her MH-60S Seahawk.

来自休斯顿，年方26岁的直升机飞行员阿比盖尔·库什夫中尉说，她每周都要驾着她的MH-60S“海鹰”直升机执行三到五次飞行任务。

She flies over the contested Spratly Islands or near the Malacca Strait, which links the Pacific and Indian oceans—wherever the flagship takes her.

她去过颇有争议的南沙群岛，也去过连接太平洋和印度洋的马六甲海峡附近 - 航母走到哪儿，她就在哪儿执行任务。

It’s different when you’re above the islands and you get the bird’s-eye view, she says.

“飞到岛屿的上空看到的景象是不一样的，”她说。

All the pieces of the picture start coming together.

“在上面，你看到的是整体，而不再是局部。”

1 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

2 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

3 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

4 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

5 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

6 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。