2014年CRI 中国正建造新破冰船 美防长哈格尔促日改善邻国关系

 

China plans to build a new icebreaker for polar expeditions

as its veteran Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, remains¹ stuck in Antarctica after rescuing passengers from a Russian vessel².

Qu Tanzhou, director of the State Oceanic Administration's Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, says

designs for the vessel were in the process after gaining official approval.

He says the new icebreaker will be shorter

and be equipped with blades both at the bow and the stern,

which will be able to open ice 1.5 meters thick.

China has sent a team to rescue Xuelong.

There is no immediate³ danger to personnel aboard Xuelong, which is well stocked with food supplies and has enough fuel.

U.S. Defense⁴ Secretary Chuck Hagel has urged Japan to improve relations with its neighboring countries

after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a controversial war shrine⁵ in late December fueled tensions with China and South Korea.

U.S. Defense Department says in a statement that

Hagel also called on Japan to promote cooperation in advancing the goal of regional peace and stability.

China plans to build a new icebreaker for polar expeditions as its veteran Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, remains stuck in Antarctica after rescuing passengers from a Russian vessel.

Qu Tanzhou, director of the State Oceanic Administration's Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, says designs for the vessel were in the process after gaining official approval.

He says the new icebreaker will be shorter and be equipped with blades both at the bow and the stern, which will be able to open ice 1.5 meters thick.

China has sent a team to rescue Xuelong. There is no immediate danger to personnel aboard Xuelong, which is well stocked with food supplies and has enough fuel.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has urged Japan to improve relations with its neighboring countries after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a controversial war shrine in late December fueled tensions with China and South Korea.

U.S. Defense Department says in a statement that Hagel also called on Japan to promote cooperation in advancing the goal of regional peace and stability.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 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。

5 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。