美航母部署有争议南海测试中国决心

 　　The US has deployed¹ an aircraft carrier strike group to patrol the South China Sea days after Beijing told Washington not to challenge its supposed ownership of the waterway.

　　在北京告诉华盛顿不要挑战它对南海水道的主权后，美国开始派遣航母战斗群前往南海巡航。

　　China says the sea which is resource-rich and a $5 trillion shipping² lane for Asia is almost entirely³ under its control and has been militarizing islands there in an effort to bolster⁴ its claim over a host of other countries.

　　中国称这条资源丰富每年有5万亿美元货物经过的水道都在自己控制之下，并且为了镇住该地区声称主权的其他国家，中国还对某些岛屿进行了军事化。

　　Trump⁵ is now continuing Obama's practice of sending US carriers through to assert that the sea is international waters and has sent in the USS Carl Vinison.

　　特朗普在正在延续奥巴马的政策，那就是派遣航母卡尔-文森号来支撑南海是国际水域的论调。

1 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

2 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。