2015年CRI 美国总统奥巴马对中国南海局势做出评论

 

"Maybe some of their claims are legitimate¹. But they shouldn't just try to establish that based on throwing elbows and pushing people out of the way."

US President Barack Obama making comments about the situation in the South China Sea earlier this week.

In response, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, has sat down for a one-on-one interview with cable news channel CNN.

As part of the interview, Cui Tiankai says Chinese activities in the South China Sea are fully² within the scope of the country's sovereignty, saying the projects are mainly for civilian³ purposes.

"I think the status quo has been changed by others for a long, long time, so what we are doing is to sort of restore the status quo as it should be."

One of the other queries⁴ addressed by Cui Tiankai is the suggestion of China establishing an Air Defense⁵ Identification Zone over the South China Sea.

He notes the US government was one of the first in the world to create an ADIZ.

"China certainly has the right to do the same. But whether we will do it or not will be based on our assessment⁶ on the situation and we'll certainly do it with caution."

Cui Tiankai does say he doesn't think the current situation in the South China Sea will end up in a military conflict, as some have suggested.

He says the common interests of both China and the U.S. far outweigh⁷ their differences, noting the two sides have been working closely on a number of major issues together, including climate change.

For CRI, I'm Zhao Jianfu.

1 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

4 queries   

n.问题( query的名词复数 )；疑问；询问；问号v.质疑，对…表示疑问( query的第三人称单数 )；询问

参考例句：

• Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries. 我们的助理很乐意回答诸位的问题。
• Her queries were rhetorical,and best ignored. 她的质问只不过是说说而已，最好不予理睬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

7 outweigh   

vt.比...更重，...更重要

参考例句：

• The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
• One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。