每日一句口语 214

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

As a territorial¹ dispute strains bilateral² relations

between Japan and China, Tokyo Tuesday criticized

Beijing's expansionary maritime³ strategies, and called

for beefed up surveillance and defense⁴ capabilities⁵

around remote islands in contested waters.

在中日领土争端导致双边关系紧张局势加剧之际，日本政府周二

抨击了中国扩张性的海上战略，并呼吁增强日本在争议水域内偏

远岛屿周围的侦察和防卫能力。

【Vocabulary】

1. strain:拉紧；紧张

Example:All her senses were on the strain when the test was going on.

测试时，她所有的感官都处于紧张状态。

2. bilateral:双边的

Example:They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。

3. criticize:批评

Example:You should not criticize him so harshly in his face.你不应该当面这么严厉地批评他。

4. expansionary:扩张性的

Example:Yet monetary⁶ policies are still highly expansionary.但当下的货币政策依然是高度扩张性的。

5. maritime:海的；海上的；海事的

Example:England was a great maritime power.英国曾是海上的强国。

6. beef up:加强；增援；充实

Example:The new evidence beefed up their case.有了新的证据，他们的理由更充足了。

7. surveillance:监视；监督

Example:We must keep these people under close surveillance.对这些人我们要严密监视。

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 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

4 defense   

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。

5 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。