中国宣布首艘国产航母正在大连建造

 　　Defence Ministry¹ spokesman Yang Yujun told a news briefing yesterday that the 50,000-ton vessel² is being built in the north-eastern port city of Dalian. He stressed that China remains³ committed to peaceful development and to a defence policy that is defensive⁴ in nature.

　　国防部发言人杨宇军在昨天的新闻发布会上证实，一艘排水量5万吨的航母正在东北部港口城市大连建造。同时他强调中国始终坚持和平发展道路和防御性的国防政策。

　　"China has a long coastline and a vast maritime⁵ area under its jurisdiction⁶. To safeguard our maritime sovereignty, interests and rights is the sacred mission of the Chinese armed forces," he said.

　　杨宇军表示：“中国有着漫长的海岸线和广阔的管辖海域，维护国家领海主权和海洋权益，是中国武装力量的神圣职责。”

　　China has ramped⁷ up its naval⁸ modernisation efforts since 2012 as it seeks to become a maritime power to protect its growing interests. In recent years, it has been embroiled⁹ in territorial¹⁰ disputes with regional nations in the East China Sea and South China Sea.

　　自2012年以来，为保障不断增加的海上利益，中国加大了海军现代化的步伐。近几年来，中国卷入到了同东海和南海地区国家的领土争端。

　　Until now, the Chinese government had neither denied nor confirmed its carrier-building programme - partly to allay¹¹ concerns over its growing naval might, especially amid tensions with neighbours - though there had been leaks in recent years.

　　此前，尽管有建造航母的消息流出，但中国政府一直对航母建造计划不置可否，这在一定程度上减轻了对其海军实力增长的担忧，特别是在与邻国关系紧张的时候。

　　In January 2014, Liaoning provincial¹² party chief Wang Min was quoted in the Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao newspaper as saying that construction of a second carrier had begun and would be completed in six years, and that China planned to build four carriers in total.

　　2014年1月，香港《大公报》援引辽宁省委书记王珉的话称，第二艘航母已经开始建造，并于六年后完工，中国共计划建造四艘航母。

　　Experts say it is no surprise China is building its own carrier. Its sole carrier, the 60,000-ton Liaoning, bought from Ukraine in 1998 and commissioned in late 2012 after undergoing refitting, is over 25 years old and prone¹³ to mechanical problems. It is thus deemed more of a test model for building future carriers.

　　专家表示，中国建造国产航母不足为奇。中国目前唯一的航母是排水量6万吨的辽宁号，该航母在1998年从乌克兰手中购得，经过改装后于2012年末服役，已经超过25年的寿命了，容易出现机械故障，因此被认为更多的是作为以后建造航母的试验模型。

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 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 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。

4 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

5 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

6 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

7 ramped   

土堤斜坡( ramp的过去式和过去分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯

参考例句：

• With the arrival of George Lucas, the pace has ramped up. 随着乔治·卢卡斯的到来，速度大大加快。
• They also sold corporate bonds as the global financial crisis ramped up. 在全球金融危机加剧之际，他们还抛售了公司债券。

8 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

9 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 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。

11 allay   

v.消除，减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)

参考例句：

• The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。
• They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。

12 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

13 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。