学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3238 bilateral

 今天我们要学的词是 bilateral¹.

 

bilateral 是指两国间的，双边的、双向的。China denounced the United States for passing the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act and warned that the new law threatens to worsen bilateral ties already strained by trade tension and other issues. 中国谴责美国通过的“西藏旅行对等法”，并警告说，这一新法律会导致已经因贸易紧张局势和其他问题而冷淡的双边关系更为恶化。

 

An Afghan Taliban delegation² visited Iran recently and held bilateral talks on promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan. 一个阿富汗塔利班代表团最近访问伊朗，并就促进阿富汗的和平与稳定举行了双边会谈。

1 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

2 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。