VOA慢速英語(yǔ):中國(guó)在南海海域?qū)γ绹?guó)偵察機(jī)發(fā)出嚴(yán)重警告

China's navy is reported to have issued eight warning messages to a U.S. military spy plane. The plane flew over several man-made islands that China is using to secure its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.

據(jù)報(bào)道中國(guó)海軍八次向美國(guó)軍事偵察機(jī)喊話發(fā)出警告消息。該飛機(jī)低空飛過(guò)中國(guó)南海爭(zhēng)議地區(qū)中國(guó)用來(lái)保護(hù)其領(lǐng)土安全的人造島嶼。

An official from China's foreign ministry said he was not aware of the event, but said he hopes the "relevant country" can respect China's "indisputable sovereignty" over the area.

中國(guó)外交部一位官員稱他對(duì)此事件不是很了解，但是他說(shuō)希望相關(guān)國(guó)家能夠尊重中國(guó)在該地區(qū)不可爭(zhēng)論的領(lǐng)土主權(quán)。

U.S. officials have expressed concern about China's land-reclamation efforts at seven sites in the Spratly Islands, parts of which are also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

美國(guó)方面稱對(duì)中國(guó)在南沙群島七個(gè)地方土地復(fù)墾行為表示擔(dān)心，其中部分地區(qū)同樣也被菲律賓，越南，馬來(lái)西亞，文萊和臺(tái)灣宣稱為領(lǐng)土范圍。

Rohingya migrant boat accepted in Indonesian waters

More than 400 Rohingya migrants who were pushed back to sea in southern Thailand last week have arrived in Indonesia.

上周時(shí)候被海浪沖到了泰國(guó)南部的400多名羅興亞移民現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)抵達(dá)印度尼西亞。

Local fishermen rescued the migrants, many of whom were weak and starving. They took them to the eastern province of Aceh.

當(dāng)?shù)貪O民幫助救助了這些移民，這些人中大多身體虛弱且非常饑餓。當(dāng)?shù)貪O民把移民帶到了亞齊省的東部。

Most of those rescued are Rohingya, a mainly Muslim ethnic community from Myanmar, which the government considers stateless, or are Bangladeshis fleeing poverty at home.

其中大多數(shù)被救移民是羅興亞人，這是緬甸一個(gè)穆斯林種族社區(qū)，其政府認(rèn)為這些人沒(méi)有國(guó)籍，或者是逃離貧困的孟加拉人。

US, Cuba continue talks

The United States and Cuba began a fourth round of talks on Thursday aimed at overcoming obstacles to opening embassies in each other's capitals and re-establishing diplomatic ties.

美國(guó)和古巴在周四的時(shí)候就突破困難重新開放駐地使館和重建外交關(guān)系展開第四輪談話。

The meetings at the State Department are being led by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson and Josefina Vidal, director of U.S. affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

在國(guó)務(wù)院召開的會(huì)議由美國(guó)助理國(guó)務(wù)卿Roberta Jacobson和古巴外交部美國(guó)事物主管Josefina Vidal共同主持。

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Words in the News

relevant – adj. relating to a subject in an appropriate way

indisputable – adj. impossible to question or doubt : not disputable

obstacle – n. something that makes it difficult to do something