英国新闻听力 中俄签署议定书 全线勘定两国边界

 

Russia and China have signed an agreement, ending a territorial¹ dispute on their long border that's lasted decades. The pact² signed in Beijing by the two countries' foreign ministers finally settles the demarcation of the border. Our China editor Shirong Chen reports.

"The border between China and Russia runs 4,300 kilometers long. The latest treaty resolves the dispute over the eastern part of the border. According to Chinese reports, Russia returns to China all of Yinlong island, known in Russian as Tarabarov and half of Heixiazi island, or Bolshoi Ussuriyasky in Amur River. China and Soviet³ Union fought border wars over this part of the territory nearly 40 years ago."

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 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

3 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。