中日关系越发紧张 日本将部署导弹

 　　Japan will develop a new land-to-sea missile as part of plans to beef up itsdefence of remote southern islands, as tensions with China increase over the disputed territory, a report said Sunday.

　　周日有报道称由于中日关系因为争议岛屿变得越发紧张，日本将部署陆对海导弹以加强对南部偏远岛屿的防卫，The two countries are locked in a long-running dispute over the uninhabited islets known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.

　　两国长久以来都因为东海争议岛屿而关系紧张。

　　The report comes after repeated protests by Japanese foreign ministry¹ officials over what Tokyo calls “intrusions” by Chinese ships in the territorial² and contiguous waters of the rocky islands.

　　此前，日本外交部官员多次抗议中国船只“入侵”争议岛屿海域。

　　Tokyo plans to deploy³ the weapon, which reportedly will have a range of 300km (190 miles) on islands such as Miyako in Okinawa prefecture, the top-selling Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said, without citing sources.

　　日本计划在冲绳地区的宫古岛等岛屿上部署这些航程达300公里的导弹，读卖新闻报道，但没有援引消息来源。

　　The range will cover the disputed island chain, the Yomiuri said, adding that the deployment⁴ is expected by 2023.

　　读卖新闻报道称这一射程将覆盖争议岛链，预计在2023年部署。

　　Officials at the Defence Ministry could not be reached for comment.

　　未能联系到国防部官员就此事发表看法。

 

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 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。

3 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

4 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。