2015年CRI 孙建国在香格里拉对话会上就南海问题做出回应 13名MERS密切接触者仍失联

 

A senior Chinese military official has again defended China's land reclamation¹ work in the South China Sea.

Speaking at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, Admiral Sun Jianguo says China's actions are legitimate² and they do not threaten another country or affect freedom of navigation.

He has also pledged that China will properly handle the disputes in the South China Sea.

Sun's speech comes after US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter spoke³ at the forum⁴, criticizing China's island-building activities.

Issues in the South China Sea have been a major focus of the three-day security forum in Singapore.

Authorities in Guangdong are still trying to reach 13 people who had close contact with the first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome⁵ patient in China.

None of the people quarantined has shown any symptoms of the disease.

The condition of China's first MERS patient, a South Korean national, has worsened.

Authorities says they believe 77 people in the southern Chinese province came into close contact with the man.

In South Korea, the total number of confirmed cases diagnosed with MERS has increased to 15.

1 reclamation   

n.开垦；改造；（废料等的）回收

参考例句：

• We should encourage reclamation and recycling.我们应当鼓励废物的回收和利用。
• The area is needed for a land reclamation project.一个土地开垦项目要在这一地区进行。

2 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。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

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。

5 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。