每日一句口语 214

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As a territorial dispute strains bilateral relations

between Japan and China, Tokyo Tuesday criticized

Beijing's expansionary maritime strategies, and called

for beefed up surveillance and defense capabilities

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 monetary 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。