CCTV9英语新闻12月：签名过程反映了盟国的政治意愿

The Cairo Declaration issued by China, the US and the UK expressed the political will of the allies and opened a new chapter for the establishment of the post-war international order. 

In 1943, the US proposed a policy to make China a major power in Asia Pacific Region. The Cairo Coference was part of this policy. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek met on November 21th. The US and the UK had previously¹ discussed the issues, so the focus was getting China and the US to agree. After the summit, the US drafted the Cairo Declaration for review. The UK objected to Northeastern China, Taiwan and the Pescadores being returned to China. The UK wanted all territories occupied by Japan to be given up, but not to any specific country.

China countered that Japan was the invader² and the declaration must say clearly that China’s territories must be returned. The US agreed and the clause was included. On December the first, the three countries signed the Cairo Declaration simultaneously³ in Chongqing, Washington and London.

 

 

1 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 invader   

n.侵略者，侵犯者，入侵者

参考例句：

• They suffered a lot under the invader's heel.在侵略者的铁蹄下，他们受尽了奴役。
• A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。

3 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。