中国将在南海建立首座水下平台

 　　BEIJING: China will build its first long-term underwater observation platform in resource-rich South China Sea where it has territorial¹ disputes with many south-east Asian countries including Malaysia the Philippines and Vietnam.

　　北京：中国将在和马来西亚，菲律宾，越南等一众东南亚国家存在争议的海区——富饶的中国南海，建立自己的首个长期水下观测平台。

　　The platform aims to observe underwater conditions in real time.

　　这个平台旨在实现对南海水下环境的实时观测。

　　"Construction work on the long-term observation platform covering key areas in the South China and East China seas will be done with the help of Shanghai's Tongji University and the Institute of Acoustics²" Wang Pinxian an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said.

　　”覆盖南海和东海关键海区的长期观测平台的建设工作将得到上海同济大学和中科院声学研究所的协力。”中科院的汪品先院士如是说。

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　　Building the observation network showcases that China is actively³ joining in the international competition Wang told scientific forum⁴ in Shanghai last Saturday state-run Global Times reported.

　　根据国有媒体环球时报的报道，上周六在上海举行的科学论坛上，汪品先院士声称，中国水下观测网络的建立标志着中国正在积极参与到这一领域的国际竞争中。

　　Institute of Acoustics refused to reveal the exact location and further details of the researches on the platform due to its sensitive nature it said.

　　中科院声学研究所以存在敏感信息为由拒绝透露海洋平台的确切位置及更多细节。

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 acoustics   

n.声学，(复)音响效果，音响装置

参考例句：

• The acoustics of the new concert hall are excellent.这座新音乐厅的音响效果极好。
• The auditorium has comfortable seating and modern acoustics.礼堂里有舒适的座椅和现代化的音响设备。

3 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

4 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。