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英语新闻∣“台湾省地图”上山西刀削面店老板发声：大陆同胞来吃能打折

Mainland netizens are expressing deep affection for Taiwan and a strong desire for national reunification after they found streets and even snack bars on the island could be searched using online maps.

大陆网友发现能在手机地图软件中搜索到台湾的街道和小吃店，大家按捺不住的激动心情与热切期待，对台湾的深厚感情和统一祖国的强烈愿望一齐迸发出来。

Through some Chinese navigation apps, such as Baidu Map and Gaode Map, internet users can easily learn of detailed location information about streets, buildings and small food shops in Taiwan, with some named after mainland cities, including Chongqing, Nanjing and Changsha.

手机地图软件搜索“台湾省”，可以显示台湾地图细节，精确到街道、建筑，甚至各类餐饮店铺。其中一些地方以大陆城市命名，比如重庆、南京和长沙。

Users can also search bus routes, whether there are traffic jams and what foods are available around popular scenic spots in Taiwan using Baidu Map.

网友还可以用百度地图搜到台湾公交线路、实时交通状况、景区附近的美食。

On Friday, mapping services like these began receiving significant attention on mainland social media platforms. As of 8 pm on Friday, a hashtag called "Maps have already shown every street in Taiwan" has been viewed more than 1.3 billion times on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo. Discussion on the topic could be heard in coffee shops, restaurants and on subways.

8月5日，地图上的这些变化开始引起人们的关注。当日晚八点，一个叫“地图可显示台湾省每个街道”的话题冲上微博热搜，阅读量超10.3亿。甚至在咖啡馆、餐厅和地铁上都能听到讨论这个话题的声音。

Although the service has been in place for quite a long time, the enhanced public attention came after United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to the island. Weibo user Hia-Taurus said: "I could feel older generations'homesicknesswhen I saw many streets on the island named after mainland cities. Come back, Taiwan!"

虽然很久之前也能在手机地图软件上搜索到相关信息，但佩洛西窜访台湾一事再次引起人们对台湾地图的关注。一位微博网友说：“当我看到岛上许多以大陆城市命名的街道时，我能感受到老一辈人的乡愁。回到祖国大陆的怀抱吧，台湾!”

After discovering via Gaode Map that a few Taiwan food shops were also called Shanxi knife-cut noodles, a traditional food from the Northern Chinese province, another Weibo user Zhangbeibeina, whose IP address is in Shanxi, said: "I would like to know if the noodles in Taiwan are as delicious as ours."

另一位IP地址在山西的网友通过高德地图发现台湾有许多山西刀削面馆，他说：“我想知道台湾的面是不是和我们这的一样好吃”。

Baidu Map said that so many searches such as "knife-cut noodle shops in Taiwan" had been made in the app, leading to complaints about delays or the failure of results to appear on Friday.

8月5日，百度地图发布公告，“由于大家今天对于台湾省‘山西刀削面’的热情空前高涨，导致百度地图搜索该词条时出现卡顿。”

Apart from these friendly comments, many netizens have also expressed support and understanding for how the mainland has been responding to Pelosi's recent visit.

除了这些友好的评论外，网友也对中方就佩洛西窜访台湾一事做出的回应表示理解和支持。

Zheng Ning, an associate professor at Beijing-based Communication University of China, has been following online opinions. Zheng said she could feel mainland netizens' deep feelings for Taiwan.

中国传媒大学副教授郑宁一直关注着网友的评论。郑宁表示她能感受到大陆网友对台湾的深厚感情。

"Many posts are full of emotion, and have become more sensible compared with theinfuriationseen a few days earlier. Some of my friends on WeChat, especially young students, for example, were angry on Tuesday while seeing Pelosi's flight land in Taiwan without receiving drastic military countermeasures from the mainland.

“许多帖子充满了情感，几天前网友都还很愤怒，现在已经变得理智了。我微信上的一些朋友，尤其是年轻的学生，周二看到佩洛西的飞机在台湾降落，没有受到大陆严厉的军事反制措施，他们都很愤怒。”

"Such anger or disappointment was their purepatrioticfeeling, and it could be understood. But when they calmed down and saw the countermeasures gradually unfolding, they've been aware of what kind of response is more beneficial to China," she said.

“这种愤怒和失望是纯粹的爱国主义感情，可以理解。但是他们冷静下来之后，看到大陆逐步开展反制措施的时候，才意识到到底该怎么回应才能对我们最有利。”

Zheng said that such emotional shifts have also happened to many of her students. "More netizens, I believe, will be more sensible while talking about the Taiwan question with more information and countermeasures provided by the country."

郑宁说她的很多学生都有这种态度转变。“我觉得，随着网友得到的信息和国家采取的反制措施越来越多，他们在讨论台湾问题时会更加理性。”

Huang Min, a Fujian province native who experienced the 1996 Taiwan Straits confrontation, said the Chinese military conducting drills all around Taiwan is a "noticeableprogress of military capability".

福建人黄敏（音）经历过1996年台海危机，他说解放军围绕台岛举行大规模军演表明中国的“军事实力有了显著进步”。

However, Huang said he and his friends still wish to see a peaceful reunification, given how Fujian and Taiwan share many similarities in culture, language and customs, and also have close ties in terms of history, family ties, economy and other aspects.

但是黄敏和他的朋友还是希望看到和平解放台湾，因为福建省和台湾省在文化、语言和风俗上等方面具有绵密深厚的联结，经济往来密切。两岸同胞同根同源、同文同宗，心之相系、情之相融。

homesickness

英['həʊmsɪknəs]美['hoʊmsɪknəs]

n. 乡愁

infuriation

英[ɪnˌfjʊərɪ'eɪʃən]美[ɪnˌfjʊrɪ'eɪʃən]

n. 激昂，激怒

patriotic

英[ˌpætriˈɒtɪk]美[ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk]

adj. 爱国的，有爱国心的

noticeable  

英[ˈnəʊtɪsəbl]美[ˈnoʊtɪsəbl]

adj. 显而易见的，明显的

英语新闻︱海南加强滞留旅客服务保障

The authorities in Hainan province are working hard to assist tourists who have been stranded amid a new outbreak of COVID-19 that has so far affected 13 cities and counties across the island.

海南省正全力开展工作，帮助滞留旅客。目前，本轮疫情已扩散到海南省13个市县。

The latest steps unveiled by the provincial government on Monday, which are part of Hainan's liaison mechanism to serve stranded tourists in the island province, include the opening of an official WeChat account and a special 24-hour hotline service.

为建立健全省市联络机制以妥善统筹滞留旅客的诉求，海南省政府于8月8日公布最新举措，开通官方微信公众号和旅游涉疫专席24小时热线电话。

A special group headed by Shen Danyang, executive vice-governor of Hainan, has been working since Friday to ensure emergency support, provide considerate and warm services and deal with the various needs of tourists who have been stranded in Sanya, where the first confirmed new case of COVID-19 was detected on Aug 1.

8月1日，三亚发现了首例新冠肺炎确诊病例。之后，以海南省常务副省长沈丹阳为组长的游客服务工作专班自8月5日便展开各项工作，确保应急保障到位，为三亚滞留游客提供暖心周到的服务，满足游客的各类需求。

The popular resort city imposed a citywide lockdown starting from 6 am on Saturday that has also seen the suspension of all public transportation services in the city.

8月6日凌晨6时起，三亚全市实行临时性全域静态管理，暂停城市公共交通。

From Aug 1 to noon on Monday, a total of 824 confirmed locally transmitted cases and 419 asymptomatic carriers had been reported in Sanya, according to the local COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control headquarters.

据三亚市新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控工作指挥部通报，本轮疫情以来，全市累计报告本土确诊病例824例，无症状感染者419例。

More than 80,000 tourists are currently stranded in the city, which is in its peak tourism season, said He Shigang, vice-mayor of Sanya.

三亚副市长何世刚表示，目前正值旅游旺季，估算大概有8万名游客滞留在三亚。

Travelers who are in Sanya, or have a travel history that includes visiting Sanya since July 23, will have to stay in Hainan for another seven days starting from Saturday, and have five nucleic acid tests before leaving the island province, local officials said.

据海南省新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控工作指挥部消息，自8月6日18时起目前在三亚，或7月23日以来有三亚旅行史的旅客，暂不离岛，完成七天风险排查后，即7天内第1、2、3、5、7天核酸检测阴性，经评估后方可离岛。

The local government in Sanya has asked hotels in the city to offer half-price discounts to tourists having to extend their stays.

三亚政府要求该市酒店对滞留游客提供半价优惠的续住服务。

Liu Cheng, an official with the provincial tourism authority, said that personnel have been sent to deal with complaints by tourists that some hotels have failed to follow the relevant measures and overcharged tourists.

海南省旅游和文化广电体育厅副厅长刘成表示，针对游客反映三亚个别酒店不按相关措施执行，变相提高房价的情况，相关部门已派出专人赴现场处置。

He said that special work groups have also been established to assist tourists seeking to cancel hotel reservations and requesting refunds, and to help safeguard their legal rights and interests.

刘成介绍说，全省各市县旅文部门已启动退订专班，启动退订专线电话，协助滞留旅客退订，维护广大游客权益。

"Despite the sudden outbreak, our stay in Lingshui and Sanya in the past week has been unforgettable. Its tropical attractions and tourism facilities are fabulous," said He Chenyang, a diving coach from Chengdu, Sichuan province, who is now stranded with her family at a homestay in Bohou village, Sanya.

来自四川成都的跳水教练何晨阳（音译）说：“虽然遭遇了突如其来的疫情，但我们在陵水和三亚度过了非常难忘的一周。这里的热带风光和旅游度假设施都非常棒。”目前，她和家人滞留在三亚博后村的一家民宿里。

Support teams with the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism, backed by more than 8,500 medical workers from 18 provinces and regions, have been organized to help the island cope with the developing situation, local officials said at a news conference on Monday afternoon.

8月8日，海南省疫情发布会通报，根据国务院联防联控机制综合组海南工作组支援计划，全国18个省市8586名医务人员驰援海南，帮助海南应对本轮疫情。

As of noon on Monday, the province had registered 1,042 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 465 asymptomatic infections since the first case was reported in Sanya on Aug 1, according to the Hainan Provincial Health Commission.

海南省卫生健康委员会发布的数据显示，本轮疫情以来，截至8月8日12时，海南省累计报告新冠肺炎确诊病例1042例，无症状感染者465例。

Mass nucleic acid testing is being conducted for all people on the tropical island to cut off the chains of transmission and get the outbreak under control as quickly as possible.

为尽快阻断传播链，早日打赢疫情防控攻坚战，海南省正有序开展全省全民核酸检测工作。

Meanwhile, Haikou, the provincial capital, began to implement citywide temporary "static management"－whichbarred residents from leaving their homes unless necessary from 6 am to 7 pm on Monday to help stop the outbreak. Similar practices have also been imposed in other cities and counties across the island, including Danzhou, Lingshui, Wanning and Dongfang.

为尽快阻断疫情蔓延，自2022年8月8日6时起至19时，省会海口市实行临时性全域静态管理，全体市民非必要一律不外出。海南多个市县也实施了全域静态管理，例如儋州、陵水、万宁、东方等。

记者：马智平

strand

英[strænd]；美[strænd]

vt. 使滞留，使搁浅;使陷于困境

vi. 搁浅;陷入困境

n. （绳子的）股，绞;海滨，河岸;（思想等的）一个组成部分

tropical

英[ˈtrɒpɪkl]；美[ˈtrɑːpɪkl]

adj. 热带的;来自热带的;典型热带气候的

bar

英[bɑː(r)]；美[bɑːr]

v. 阻拦，禁止;（用铁条或木条）封，堵

n. 条，块，棒，带;酒吧，柜台;小吃店;栏杆;电热棒;（球门）横梁;障碍;（乐谱）小节;出庭律师;（气压单位）巴;功能条

prep. 除了…以外

英语新闻∣海南将开展全省核酸检测，三亚临时全域静态管理

Hainan will conduct nucleic acid tests for all people in the island province tocurbthe new COVID-19 outbreak, which hasspilled over into 10 cities and counties across the island, according to a news conference held in Haikou on Saturday afternoon by the localauthority.

8月6日，三亚市召开新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控工作指挥部第二十一场新闻发布会。据悉，海南省本轮本土新冠肺炎聚集性疫情已蔓延至本省10个市县，并外溢到其他省市，为充分发挥核酸筛查在遏制疫情蔓延的重要作用，早日打赢疫情防控攻坚战，海南省将开展全域核酸检测。

Supporting teams with the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism have arrived in Hainan to help cope with the fast changing situation, said Du Jianwei, an official with the Hainan Provincial Health Commission, at the meeting.

海南省卫生健康委员会二级巡视员杜建伟表示，为尽快阻断疫情扩散蔓延，国务院联防联控机制综合组派出的工作组已抵达海南。

With the first confirmed case of COVID-19 detected on Monday in Sanya, the new outbreak has spilled over across Hainan island, with the total confirmed locally transmitted cases and asymptomatic carriers having reached 525 and 121, respectively, as of 12 am on Saturday, said local officials.

据悉，自8月1日三亚在动车站例行落地检时，发现1例新冠病毒确诊病例之后，此轮疫情已蔓延至这个海南岛。8月1日0时至8月6日12时，海南已累计发现确诊病例525例、无症状感染者121例。

Sanya, at the southern-tip of Hainan island, has reported 455 confirmed locally transmitted cases and 103 asymptomatic carriers from Monday to 12 am on Saturday, according to the local COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control headquarters.

据海南三亚市新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控工作指挥部表示，8月1日0时至8月6日12时，三亚市累计报告本地确诊病例455例，无症状感染者103例。

It said that Sanya has imposed a city-widelockdownstarting from 6 am on Saturday. While services for basic social operations, epidemic prevention and control and emergencies are fully guaranteed, public movement is now under control and all public transportation services have been suspended.

三亚市疫情防控工作指挥部决定，自2022年8月6日凌晨6时起，三亚实行临时性全域静态管理，全市范围内限制人员流动，暂停城市公共交通，保障社会基本运行服务、疫情防控和紧急特殊情况的人员有序流动。

The virus is the Omicron BA.5.1.3 variant. This is the first time it has been detected in China. Experts believe the origin of the virus wascontaminatedimported seafood at the Yazhou fishing port in Sanya or Hainan dealers who were most likely infected during transactions with overseas dealers, local officials said.

海南省疾控中心首席专家金玉明表示，经流行病学调查和病毒基因测序分析，发现引起三亚“0801”疫情的是新冠病毒奥密克戎变异株BA.5.1.3。据报道，BA.5.1.3是我国首次检出。金玉明说，初步研判，此轮疫情为境外输入引起，进入三亚市崖州中心渔港渔船与境外渔民交易鱼货通过渔民隐匿感染或鱼货被病毒污染输入的可能性大，且后续在崖州中心渔港隐匿传播了一段时间。

Travelers who are currently in Sanya, or who have a travel history based in Sanya since July 23, will have to stay in Hainan temporarily. Nucleic acid tests will be conducted according to the requirements of local epidemic prevention and control authority. Future arrangements will be made according to the situation of epidemic prevention and control in Sanya, said officials at the news conference in Haikou.

海南省新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控工作指挥部表示，目前在三亚，或7月23日以来有三亚旅行史的，暂不离岛，按地区疫情防控要求进行核酸检测，后续安排视三亚疫情防控情况确定。

The Sanya tourism authority said they have been doing their best to ensure good and comfortable services for tourists who are spending their summer holidays in the coastal city. The tourist destination attracted about 1.35 million visitors in July, according to figures from an airlines data provider.

三亚旅游局表示，他们致力于为来三亚过暑假的游客提供良好舒适的服务。据某航空公司数据显示，7月份三亚已接待约135万名游客。

curb

英[kɜːb]美[kɜːrb]

v. 控制，抑制; 约束，限定

spill over

英[spilˈəuvə]美[spɪlˈovɚ]

v. 溢出

lockdown

英[lɔk daun]美[lɑk daʊn]

n.封锁

contaminate

英[kən'tæmɪneɪtɪd]美[kən'tæməneɪtɪd]

v. 把…弄脏，污染

英语新闻∣佩洛西窜访台湾是“鲁莽、不负责任”的行为

United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi'sprovocativevisit to Taiwan last week has undoubtedly heightened tensions in the China-US ties and cross-Straits relations, as Beijing hit back with strong countermeasures in response to her "reckless and irresponsible" move.

美国国会众议长佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区，这一恶劣行径严重冲击中美关系政治基础，加剧台海紧张局势。中方针对佩洛西“鲁莽、不负责任”的行为坚决采取反制措施。

However, analysts said that China's responses, including militarydrillsand sanctions are not just for the purpose of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory. More important, they help to uphold international law and the basic norms governing international relations, which are challenged by US hegemony.

分析人士表示，台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分，中方的回应，包括军事演习和制裁，并不仅仅是为了维护国家主权和领土完整，更重要的是有助于维护受到美国霸权挑战的国际法和国际关系基本准则。

Speaking to international media on Friday, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China's position is "legitimate, reasonable and lawful" and its measures are "resolute, strong and proportionate".

8月5日下午，国务委员兼外长王毅面向中外媒体举行记者会。王毅表示，中方的立场“正当、合理、合法”，中方的举措“坚定、有力、适度”。

"We will firmly safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, resolutely deter the US from using Taiwan to contain China, and resolutely shatter the Taiwan authorities' illusion of seeking independence by relying on US support," he said.

"Meanwhile, we are also upholding international law and the basic norms governing international relations, especially the norm of noninterference, the most important international norm, as stipulated in the United Nations Charter."

Wang stressed that if the principle of noninterference in the internal affairs of sovereign states is ignored or abandoned, the world will be dragged back to the law of the jungle, and the United States will become even moreunscrupulousin bullying other countries, particularly small and medium-sized countries, from its so-called "position of strength."

"We must not allow such things to happen, and all other countries should stand in unity to stop such things from happening and not allow human civilization to regress," he said.

“我们将坚定维护中国的主权和领土完整，坚决遏阻美国‘以台制华’的图谋，坚决粉碎台湾当局‘倚美谋独’的幻想，同时，我们也是在维护国际法和国际关系基本准则，尤其是联合国宪章中规定的不干涉内政这一最为重要的国际法则。如果不干涉内政原则被无视、被抛弃，这个世界将重回丛林法则，美国将更加肆无忌惮地以所谓实力地位对待欺负其它国家，尤其是广大中小国家。我们不能允许这种事情发生，各国也应团结起来，不允许这种事情发生，不允许人类文明进程倒退。”

That is why more than 100 countries have publicly stood up and reaffirmed their firm adherence to the one-China principle and their understanding of and support for China's legitimate position, Wang added.

王毅说，正因为如此，已经有100多个国家公开站出来，重申坚定奉行一个中国政策，理解和支持中方的正当立场。

Historically, Taiwan is part of China. It was separated from the mainland due to the civil war in the 1940s. UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, adopted in October 1971, recognized the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representative of China in the United Nations.

自古以来，台湾就是中国的一部分。1971年10月25日，联合国大会全体会议高票通过《恢复中华人民共和国在联合国的合法权利》的决议，即第2758号决议。该决议以联合国名义确认了一个中国原则，即世界上只有一个中国，台湾是中国的一部分，中华人民共和国政府是代表整个中国的唯一合法政府。

In response to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated the UN's support for the one-China principle on Wednesday. "Weabide byGeneral Assembly resolutions, by the one-China policy, and that is the orientation that we have in everything we do," he said.

8月3日，联合国秘书长古特雷斯在被问及佩洛西窜访台湾一事时明确强调，联合国将继续坚持联大第2758号决议。“我们的立场十分明确。我们遵守联合国大会决议，遵守一个中国原则。我们所有的行动都以此为依据。”

China maintains that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair, which allows no foreign interference. The one-China principle is the most important political foundation for all countries that would have diplomatic relations with China, including the United States.

台湾问题纯属中国内政，不容外国干涉。一个中国原则是包括美国在内的所有同中国建交的国家最重要的政治基础。

In the past four decades and more since China and the US established diplomatic ties, their relations have generally maintained stable development based on the three Sino-US joint communiques, in which the US committed to the principles that "there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China" and it will not develop official ties with the Taiwan region. The one-China principle and the three joint communiques constitute the political foundation of the bilateral ties.

中美建交40多年来，两国关系在中美三个联合公报的基础上总体保持稳定发展。1979年，美方在中美建交公报中明确承诺，“美利坚合众国承认中华人民共和国政府是中国的唯一合法政府。在此范围内，美国人民将同台湾人民保持文化、商务和其他非官方关系。”美国国会作为美国政府的组成部分，理应严格遵守美国政府的一个中国政策，不与中国台湾地区进行任何官方往来。坚持一个中国政策和中美三个联合公报的原则是中美关系健康发展的政治基础。

However, in recent years, the US has been distorting, altering, obscuring and hollowing out the one-China principle, has used all means of playing the "Taiwan card" to contain China, and has sought to upgrade exchanges with the island, intensify arms sales to Taiwan and embolden "Taiwan independence"separatistactivities.

然而，近年来，美国歪曲、篡改、模糊、掏空一个中国原则，千方百计打“台湾牌”遏制中国，升级对台交往，加大对台军售力度，助长“台独”分裂活动。

Mou Lin, a core member of the Cyberspace Strategy Think Tank, said Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was a blatant violation of Resolution 2758—one of many cases in which the US has trampled on international law in pursuit of its bullying and hegemony.

“秦安战略智库”核心成员牟林表示，佩洛西的台湾之行是对2758号决议的公然违反——这是美国为追求霸凌和霸权而践踏国际法的众多案例之一。

The US has been advocating "rules-based international order", but what it did has told the world the so-called "rules" are that it can arbitrarily interfere in other countries' internal affairs, topple other countries' governments, impose sanctions on others and plunder other countries' resources, yet during the process it may not be resisted, Mou said.

牟林表示，美国一直倡导“以规则为基础的国际秩序”，但它的所作所为告诉世界，所谓的“规则”是，它可以任意干涉别国内政，推翻别国政府，对别国实施制裁，掠夺别国资源，而在这个过程中不会遭到抵制。

He called on countries around the world to be fully aware of the nature of UShegemonyand work in unity to struggle against it in order to promote world peace and development.

他呼吁世界各国认清美国霸权的本质，团结起来同美国霸权作斗争，共同促进世界和平与发展。

China has criticized the "rules-based international order" claimed by the US and its allies as "house rules" for the purpose of maintaining the so-called "order" led by the US, and it has said that the US always puts its domestic law above international law and pragmaticallycherry-picks international rules as it sees fit.

中国批评美国及其盟友所谓的“以规则为基础的国际秩序”是“内规”，目的是维护美国主导的所谓“秩序”，称美国一贯将国内法置于国际法之上，只挑选自己认为合适的国际规则。

Andrew Korybko, a US political analyst based in Moscow, said that the overarching trend in international relations is that the US-led West has gone rogue and is openly violating principles that have ensured peace and stability for decades.

美国政治分析人士安德鲁·科里布科表示，国际关系的总体趋势是以美国为首的西方国家已经变得不守规矩，公然违反几十年来确保和平与稳定的原则。

"This is being done out of desperation to delay America's fading unipolar hegemony, but it carries with it the dangerous consequence of destabilizing the world," Korybko said in an opinion piece published on website of the China Global Television Network.

科里布科在中国全球电视网网站（CGTN）上发表的一篇评论文章中说：“美国这样做是为了拖延衰落的单极霸权，但这也破坏了世界的稳定。”

In a meeting with State Councilor Wang in Cambodia on Friday, on the sidelines of the ASEAN-plus Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said US hegemonic policies run counter to the international consensus and will have no future.

8月5日，在柬埔寨金边举行的东盟外长会议期间，俄罗斯外长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫在与王毅国务委员的会晤中表示，美国的霸权政策与国际共识背道而驰，不会有未来。

Russia is ready to work with China to uphold international law and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, Lavrov said.

拉夫罗夫表示，俄方愿与中方共同维护国际法以及《联合国宪章》的宗旨和原则。

provocative

英[prəˈvɒkətɪv]美[prəˈvɑːkətɪv]

adj. 挑衅的; 刺激性的

drill

英[drɪl]美[drɪl]

v. 钻孔，钻探; 培训; 操练

unscrupulous

英[ʌnˈskru:pjələs]美[ʌnˈskrupjələs]

adj. 肆无忌惮的，不择手段的，无道德原则的

abide by

英[əˈbaɪd baɪ]美[əˈbaɪd baɪ]

v. 遵守; 信守; 忠于（某人）; 接受

separatist

英[ˈseprətɪst]美[ˈsɛpərətɪst,ˈsɛprə-,ˈsɛpəˌre-]

 n. 分离主义者; 独立派

hegemony

英[hɪˈdʒeməni]美[hɪˈdʒemoʊni]

n. 霸权; 霸权主义; 领导权

cherry-pick

英[ˈtʃeri: pik]美[ˈtʃɛri pɪk]

vi. 最佳选择; 优选

英语新闻|北极已经热到穿短袖了？科学家冰天雪地穿短裤打排球…

According to Sky News, A heatwave swept across Europe this summer, with unprecedented 32.5C in the Arctic Circle. Climate change projections say that global warming will make these events more likely, with heatwaves growing more intense, more frequent and longer-lasting.

据英国天空新闻网报道，今年夏天，热浪席卷欧洲，就连北极圈的温度也一度飙升至32.5摄氏度。气候变化预测表明，全球变暖将使热浪变得更强烈、更频繁、更持久。

On July 19, CNN reporter René Marsh appeared on the Greenland News in short sleeves, saying in the video: “It's warm enough to wear short sleeves, near 60 degrees in Greenland.”

7月19日，美国有线电视新闻网记者勒内·玛什穿着短袖出现在格陵兰岛新闻中，她在视频中说：格陵兰岛温度接近60华氏度（约15.5摄氏度），像今天这样温暖的天气足以穿短袖了。

The ice sheet covering Greenland, the world's largest island, is also melting at an accelerating rate, according to CNN. Scientists in the Arctic can walk around in short sleeves and even play ice volleyball.

据CNN报道，覆盖世界第一大岛格陵兰岛的冰盖也在加速融化。北极地区的科学家们可以穿着短袖到处逛，甚至打起了冰上排球。

Several days of unusually warm weather in northern Greenland have triggered rapid melting, made visible by the rivers of meltwater rushing into the ocean.

连日来异乎寻常的温暖天气，导致格陵兰岛北部的冰盖加速融化，人们可以看到冰融成水后汇成溪流涌入海洋。

"Yesterday we could wander around in our t-shirts — that was not really expected," said Kutalmis Saylam, a research scientist with the University of Texas who is currently stationed in Greenland.

目前驻扎在格陵兰岛的得克萨斯大学科学家库塔米斯·赛勒姆说，“昨天我们甚至可以穿着T恤到处走动——这真的出乎意料。”

The amount of ice that melted in Greenland between July 15 and 17 alone — 6 billion tons of water per day — would be enough to fill 7.2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools, according to data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center.

根据美国国家冰雪数据中心的数据，仅7月15日至17日格陵兰岛每天流失的冰量多达约60亿吨，足以填满720万个奥运会规模的游泳池。

Each summer, scientists worry that they will see a repeat of the record melting that occurred in 2019, when 532 billion tons of ice flowed out into the sea. An unexpectedly hot spring and a July heat wave that year caused almost the entire ice sheet's surface to melt. Global sea level rose permanently by 1.5 millimeters as a result.

每年夏季，科学家们都非常担心2019年创纪录融化的重演，当年格陵兰岛冰盖融化了约5320亿吨冰，温泉和7月的热浪直接导致全球海平面永久上升达1.5毫米。

"Unprecedented" rates of melting have been observed at the bottom of the Greenland ice sheet, a study published in February found, caused by huge quantities of meltwater trickling down from the surface.

2月份发表的一项研究发现，格陵兰冰盖底部出现了“前所未有的”融化速度，这是由大量融水从地表滴落造成的。

"The temperatures we are seeing right now are simply too hot for the ski-equipped planes to land," Grinsted said. "So we store the ice cores in large artificial caves we have made into the snow to protect it from the heat of the summer."

在格陵兰岛西北部的东格陵兰冰核项目研究营地的科学家格林斯特德表示，我们一直在试图让飞机飞到营地，这样他们就可以把最近收集到的冰芯运出营地。但因为温度异常、冰层松软导致飞机无法正常起落。

Scientists take advantage of the abnormal warmth while they wait, playing volleyball in their shorts on an ice sheet at the top of the world.

而科学家们在等待时，竟趁着异常的温暖天气，穿着短裤在世界之巅的冰原上打起了排球。

accelerating

英[æk'sæləreɪtɪŋ]；美[æk'sæləreɪtɪŋ]

n. 加速

adj. 加速的，促进的，催化的

v. （使）加快，（使）增速( accelerate的现在分词); 促使…早日发生，促进; [教育学]使（学生）跳级; 提早学完（课程等）

permanently

英[ˈpɜːmənəntli]；美['pɜːmənəntli]

adv. 永久地，长期不变地

trickling down

英[ˈtrikl daun]；美[ˈtrɪkəl daʊn]

向下滴流

英语新闻︱中方反制措施得到各方支持

China's countermeasures in response to United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan are necessary and legitimate, as they are taken to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as the principles governing international relations, officials and experts said.

中国政府和有关专家表示，针对美国国会众议长佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区，中方采取必要措施反制是维护主权和领土完整、维护国际关系基本准则的应有之义、正当之举。

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that if China does not resolutely resist the "manic, irresponsible and highly irrational" act of the US side, the principle of international relations on respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity will become empty words, separatists and extremists will become more rampant, and the region's hard-won peace and stability will be seriously jeopardized.

8月4日，国务委员兼外长王毅表示，如果中方不坚决抵制美方“狂躁、不负责任、极不理性”的行径，尊重主权和领土完整的国际关系基本准则将成为一纸空文，分裂分子和极端势力将会变本加厉，中国台湾地区得来不易的和平稳定局面将受到严重损害。

What China has done and will do are necessary and timely countermeasures that aim to warn against provocateurs and also protect regional stability and peace across the Taiwan Straits, he said.

王毅强调，中方当前和今后采取的综合措施，是必要、及时的防守反制，是对挑衅者的警示，也是对地区稳定和台海和平的维护。

China's countermeasures include staging military drills near Taiwan, conducting large-scale air and naval activities, punishing organizations related to die-hard "Taiwan independence" elements, and suspending natural sand exports to Taiwan, as well as the imports of some farm produce from the island.

中方的反制措施包括在台岛周边开展一系列联合军事行动，开展联合海空演训，惩戒与“台独”分子有关的机构，暂停天然砂对台湾地区出口，暂停进口部分农产品。

Wang, who is attending the "ASEAN-plus" foreign ministers' meetings in Cambodia, canceled a scheduled meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa after Yoshimasa, with other foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations and the high representative of the European Union, issued a joint statement about Taiwan.

在金边出席东亚合作系列外长会期间，王毅取消了原定与日本外相林芳正的会晤。此前，林芳正与七国集团其他外交部长以及欧盟外交与安全政策高级代表发表了一份涉台消极声明。

The statement groundlessly accused China of escalating tensions across the Taiwan Straits.

该声明毫无根据地指责中方加剧了台海的紧张局势。

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular news conference on Thursday that tensions across the Taiwan Straits are fundamentally caused by the US' connivance on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan by taking a military plane, disregarding China's strong opposition.

8月4日，外交部发言人华春莹在例行记者会上表示，台海局势紧张的根本原因是美方不顾中方强烈反对和严正交涉，纵容政府三号人物乘坐军机窜访中国台湾地区。

The Chinese government is justified and has the right to do whatever is necessary to respond to such a major incident, which substantially upgraded relations between the US and the Taiwan region in violation of the one-China principle, she said.

华春莹强调，美方恶意挑衅在先，中方正当防卫在后。中国政府有权采取一切必要正当行动。佩洛西冒天下之大不韪窜访台湾，造成美台实质关系严重升级。

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the EU also refuted the joint statement, saying the smearing of China by foreign hostile forces and separatists in Taiwan cannot hide their sinister intention of separating Taiwan from the motherland.

8月3日，中国驻欧盟代表团发言人严厉驳斥七国集团和欧盟外长涉台声明。发言人强调，境外敌对势力和台岛内分裂势力对中国的栽赃抹黑，掩盖不了他们将台湾从中国分裂出去的险恶用心。

The measures adopted by the Chinese government to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity are absolutely necessary and very appropriate, and they reflect the common aspirations of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, the spokesperson said.

发言人指出，中国政府捍卫主权和领土完整的举措完全必要，十分恰当。这是14亿中国人民的共同愿望。

Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Thursday that the measures China has taken to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests in accordance with international law and basic norms governing international relations are justified, legitimate and reasonable.

8月4日，国务院台湾事务办公室发言人马晓光表示，中方采取的反制措施，以国际法和国际关系基本准则为依据，旨在维护主权、安全、发展利益，合情、合法、合理。

The international community has also voiced its support for the one-China principle following Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and for China to take all necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

针对佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区，多国政府重申坚持一个中国原则，支持中国采取一切必要措施维护国家主权和领土完整。

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated the UN's support for the one-China principle on Wednesday. "We abide by General Assembly resolutions, by the one-China policy, and that is the orientation that we have in everything we do," he said.

8月3日，联合国秘书长古特雷斯重申奉行一个中国政策。古特雷斯说：“我们以联合国大会决议和一个中国政策为指导，我们所做的一切都以此为方针。”

In a joint statement published on Thursday, foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations who are meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, also reiterated ASEAN member states' support for the one-China principle.

8月4日，正在柬埔寨金边参加会议的东南亚国家联盟外长发布联合声明，重申东盟成员国坚持一个中国原则。

George Muntu, an analyst on international politics and foreign affairs based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, said that the US and the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan have employed a salami-slicing tactic of pressing step by step in seeking the island's independence.

坦桑尼亚国际政治和外交事务分析家乔治·蒙图表示，美方和民进党当局采取了“切香肠”的策略，一步步施压以“谋独”。

"It should be understood that China, as a sovereign state, has every reason to defend itself and protect its territories by any means. The international community should criticize Pelosi's provocative visit to Taiwan and urge the US to respect the one-China principle and stop interfering in China's internal affairs," he said.

蒙图说：“中国作为主权国家，有权采取任何方式捍卫国家主权和领土完整。国际社会应该谴责佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区的挑衅行为，敦促美国尊重一个中国原则，停止干涉中国内政。”

Xu Bu, president of the China Institute of International Studies, said the US is seriously misleading the international community by falsely blaming China for changing the status quo across the Taiwan Straits.

中国国际问题研究院院长徐步表示，美方多次称台海局势紧张是中国造成的，这完全不是事实，而是对国际社会的严重误导。

The truth is that the DPP authority is trying to violate the one-China principle by soliciting US support, he said.

徐步指出，当前台海局势的症结，就是台湾当局在美方的纵容支持下屡屡试图突破一中框架。

"The US should realize the severe harm of 'Taiwan independence', stop interfering in China's internal affairs and not go further on the wrong path," Xu said.

徐步强调：“美方应清醒意识到‘台独’的严重危害，停止纵容支持‘台独’行径，停止干涉中国内政，不要在错误的道路上越走越远。”

记者：莫竞西

jeopardize

英[ˈdʒepədaɪz]；美[ˈdʒepərdaɪz]

vt. 危及，损害;使陷入险境或受伤;使…遇险

connivance

英[kəˈnaɪvəns]；美[kəˈnaɪvəns]

n. 默许，纵容

refute

英[rɪˈfjuːt]；美[rɪˈfjuːt]

v. 驳斥，驳倒;否认真实性

solicit

英[səˈlɪsɪt]；美[səˈlɪsɪt]

v. 请求给予(金钱、帮助、支持等);征求(意见)

英语新闻︱中方强力反制美方挑衅行为

China has unveiled a number of countermeasures in response to United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative Taiwan visit, which analysts said will heighten tensions across the Taiwan Straits and further worsen the deteriorated China-US ties.

针对美国国会众议长佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区这一挑衅性行为，中方公布了一系列反制措施。分析人士称，佩洛西的窜访将加剧台海局势，进一步恶化中美关系。

The measures include staging military drills near Taiwan, conducting large-scale air and naval activities, punishing organizations related to die-hard "Taiwan independence" elements, and suspending natural sand exports to Taiwan as well as the imports of some farm produce from the island.

中方的反制措施包括在台岛周边开展一系列联合军事行动，开展联合海空演训，惩戒与“台独”分子有关的机构，暂停天然砂对台湾地区出口，暂停进口部分农产品。

Speaking at a regular news conference on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that all of the countermeasures will be "forceful, effective and resolute" and both the US and "Taiwan independence" forces will feel them gradually and in a sustained way.

8月3日，外交部发言人华春莹在例行记者会上表示，反制措施将是“坚决有力和有效的”，美方和“台独”势力会持续感受到这些措施。

Shortly after Pelosi's arrival in Taipei on Tuesday night, Vice-Foreign Minister Xie Feng summoned US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns to protest the US House speaker's visit to the island, stressing that the nature of Pelosi's visit is vicious and the consequences are very grave.

8月2日晚，佩洛西抵台后不久，中国外交部副部长谢锋紧急召见美国驻华大使尼古拉斯·伯恩斯，就美国国会众议长佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区提出强烈抗议，强调佩洛西此行性质恶劣，后果十分严重。

Qin Gang, Chinese ambassador to the US, lodged stern representations with and strongly protested to the US on Tuesday over Pelosi's visit, which he blasted as "reckless and provocative".

8月2日，中国驻美大使秦刚就佩洛西窜访台湾向美方提出严正交涉和强烈抗议，称此行“是鲁莽的挑衅行为”。

China firmly urges the US to stop playing the "Taiwan card" and using Taiwan to contain China, immediately correct its mistake, manage and eliminate the pernicious impact of Pelosi's visit, and refrain from further dangerous and provocative moves infringing on China's sovereignty and security, Qin said.

秦刚强调，中方严正敦促美方停止打“台湾牌”，搞“以台制华”，立即纠正错误做法，管控和消除佩洛西窜访台湾地区的恶劣影响，不得进一步采取危险、挑衅举动侵犯中国主权和安全。

Pelosi, the second in line to the US presidency, concluded the highest-level visit in 25 years by a US government official to Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon. During her stay in Taipei, she visited the legislature of the island, and met with Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen, as well as some "human rights activists".

8月3日下午，美国总统第二顺位继承人佩洛西结束了美国政府官员25年来对中国台湾地区进行的最高级别访问。佩洛西窜台期间先后与台“立法院”一些成员、民进党当局领导人蔡英文及一些所谓“人权领袖”会面。

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was "a sheer farce" and that it would not alter the international consensus on the one-China principle, nor the historical trend that Taiwan will return to the motherland.

国务委员兼外长王毅指出，佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区是一场“彻头彻尾的闹剧”，根本改变不了一个中国的国际共识，也根本改变不了台湾必将回归祖国的历史大势。

In a statement on Wednesday, Wang said the visit proves once again that some US politicians have become "troublemakers" in China-US relations, and that the US has become the "biggest destroyer" of peace across the Taiwan Straits and of regional stability.

8月3日，王毅就美方侵犯中国主权发表谈话表示，佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区再次证明一些美国政客已经沦为中美关系的“麻烦制造者”，美国已经成为台海和平和地区稳定的“最大破坏者”。

"I want to stress that the one-China principle is the key stabilizing force for peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, and the three China-US joint communiques are the real 'guardrails' for peaceful coexistence between China and the United States," Wang said.

王毅说：“我要强调，台海和平稳定的定海神针是一个中国原则，中美和平共处的真正‘护栏’是三个联合公报。”

Clinging to the US to seek "independence" is a dead end, and attempts to use the Taiwan question to contain China are doomed to failure, he added.

王毅强调，“倚美谋独”死路一条，“以台制华”注定失败。

Experts said that the huge uncertainty surrounding Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has summed up the intensely volatile nature and unpredictability of China-US relations. It will also contribute to the instability of the Asia-Pacific region, as Taiwan has become by far the most dangerous source of tension and conflict.

专家表示，就佩洛西窜访台湾地区带来的巨大不确定性来看，中美之间存在着强烈的不稳定性和不可预测性。由于中国台湾地区已经成为迄今为止最为危险的地方，是紧张和动荡的根源，此次窜访还威胁了亚太地区的和平发展。

Chen Bing, a Chinese media commentator, said that Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was a serious political incident that has harmed China-US relations and might also lead to military confrontation between the two major countries.

深圳卫视《直播港澳台》特约评论员陈冰表示，佩洛西窜访台湾地区是严重的政治事件，不仅危害中美关系，而且会引发中美军事对抗。

China will undoubtedly step up reunification efforts, and respond to external interference on the Taiwan question with more effective means in order to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said.

陈冰说，毫无疑问，中国会加快国家统一步伐，加强军事现代化，用更有效的手段应对外国势力干涉，维护国家主权和领土完整。

William Jones, a former White House correspondent for Executive Intelligence Review and a non-resident fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, said that the Asia-Pacific situation has changed radically due to the shortsighted zeal of an overly ambitious politician.

曾任美国《行政情报评论》驻国会记者、中国人民大学重阳金融研究院外籍高级研究员的威廉·琼斯表示，虎视眈眈的政治家过于短视，导致亚太地区的局势发生了巨变。

"One can only hope that wiser heads in the American political establishment can bring to bear their influence on a situation that is in danger of spinning out of control," Jones said.

琼斯说：“我们只能寄希望于美国政治体系中的贤能之士能够悬崖勒马，挽救失控的局面。”

Leaving Taiwan, Pelosi flew to South Korea, part of her Asian tour which has taken her to Singapore, Malaysia and will also see her visit Japan.

当前，佩洛西已搭乘专机启程前往下一站韩国，佩洛西此次亚洲之行还包括新加坡、马来西亚和日本。

Before Pelosi's trip to Japan, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Japan on Tuesday condemned her visit to Taiwan, saying the Taiwan question concerns China's core interests and is also related to the political foundation of Sino-Japanese ties.

中国驻日本大使馆发言人于2日谴责了佩洛西的窜台之行，称台湾问题涉及中国核心利益，事关中日关系政治根基。

The spokesperson urged Japan to abide by its commitment to China on the Taiwan question as well as the principles of the four political documents between China and Japan and properly handle the Taiwan question and avoid sending the wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" forces.

中国驻日本大使馆发言人敦促日方恪守中日四个政治文件原则和在台湾问题上所作的郑重承诺，慎重妥善处理有关问题，坚决杜绝发生类似事件，防止向“台独”势力发出错误信号。

Also on Tuesday, Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Zheng Zeguang condemned Pelosi's visit, and urged the UK "not to dance to the tune of the US and follow in the wrong footsteps of the US". Both China and the UK can see the benefits of having a productive and constructive relationship, he added.

8月2日，中国驻英国大使郑泽光就佩洛西窜访台湾地区表示谴责，并敦促英国“不要附和、效仿美国的错误行径”。郑泽光强调，中英两国都能看到保持有成效和建设性的关系带来的好处。

记者：曹德胜

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n. 对策，反措施

stage

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v. 上演;举办;组织;使发生

n. 阶段;舞台

refrain

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vt.抑制，克制

n. 叠句，副歌;经常重复的评价（或抱怨）

vi.忍耐，节制

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“台湾问题”为什么翻成“Taiwan question”而不是“Taiwan issue”？

近日，台海局势再度成为舆论焦点，国内英文媒体在相关报道中提到“台湾问题”时，都表述为“Taiwan question”。

有不少读者向双语君提问，为什么“台湾问题”翻译成“Taiwan question”而不是“Taiwan issue”？

要回答这个问题，我们要先搞清楚question和issue的区别。

Question和issue的区别

▌Question

Question通常指对某件事有疑问，从而提出问题以寻求解答。

A question is something that you say or write in order to ask a person about something.

例如一些机构网站上会有FAQ（“常见问题”）的页面，英文就是frequently asked questions，或“一问一答”栏目，Q&A（questions and answers）。

Question对应的是answer，一个question总是有一个答案，或者期待能获得解答。

▌Issue

Issue通常指值得探讨的复杂问题，它总是伴随着争议（controversy）和艰难的决定（difficult decisions）： 

Issue an important topic that people are discussing or arguing about

重要议题；争论的问题

尤其多指人们谈论或者争论的一个议题或话题，例如，社会问题（social issues）、环境问题（environmental issues）和政治问题（political issues）。例句：

Global warming is a serious issue that must be addressed sooner rather than later.

全球变暖是一个严肃议题，必须尽早处理。

在日常使用当中，issue也可以用来谈论工作中的问题（problems at work）。例如

This issue keeps coming up again and again.

这个问题一直反复出现。

这个词的常用搭配是“have issues”，通常指一个人精神上或者情感上不健康（mentally or emotionally unhealthy），可能需要心理医生的帮助。

Trust issues are one of the leading causes of breakups.

信任危机是人们分手的最主要的原因之一。

此外，表达你不喜欢或不同意某事，可以用词组“have an issue with ___”

I'm having an issue with John's refusing to do the dishes. 

约翰不 肯洗碗，我对此很不满。

那么“台湾问题”怎么翻译？

关于台湾问题，我们都很清楚，世界上只有一个中国，台湾自古以来就是中国领土神圣不可分割的一部分。（There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.）

台湾问题属于中国内政，不属于有争议的国际问题。台湾问题要得到解决，海峡两岸必须统一，这一点是明确的，不具有商量余地、更不存在巨大争议，故而不能使用“issue”。

（例如，外交部发言人汪文斌在5月23日的记者会上说：

台湾问题纯属中国内政，不容任何外来干涉。在涉及中国主权和领土完整等核心利益问题上，中方没有任何妥协退让余地。

The Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair that brooks no foreign interference. On issues concerning China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and other core interests, China has no room for compromise.）删？

曾担任中央编译局译审的徐梅江发表过一篇《翻译创新与规范译法——十六大文件翻译札记》的文章，其中提到：

“台湾问题”应译为the question of Taiwan或the Taiwan question，绝对不可译为the issue of Taiwan或the Taiwan issue。解决台湾问题、实现祖国的完全统一是不容讨论的，不容任何国家和外来势力的干涉......当翻译涉及敏感的政治问题时，我们必须慎之又慎。

据美国韦氏词典，issue的相关含义恰恰是a point, matter, or question to be disputed or decided。毫无疑问，此处不能使用issue这个词。“台湾问题”译为the question of Taiwan或the Taiwan question是规范的译法。

所以，将“台湾问题”翻成“Taiwan question”是符合我国原则立场的表述。

民族复兴、国家统一，是解决台湾问题的答案，也是人心所向、大势所趋。

英语新闻︱佩洛西窜访台湾遭到强烈谴责

Beijing on Tuesday voiced strong condemnation over and firm opposition to United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, a provocative move that China criticized as a gross violation of the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

8月2日，美国国会众议长佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区，严重侵犯中国主权和领土完整，中方对此坚决反对，严厉谴责。

China firmly opposes and sternly condemns Pelosi's visit, and has made serious diplomatic representations and strong protests to the US, the Foreign Ministry said a statement issued shortly after Pelosi's arrival in Taipei.

中华人民共和国外交部就佩洛西窜访台湾地区发表声明，外交部对此坚决反对，强烈谴责，已向美方提出严正交涉和强烈抗议。

The statement said that since Pelosi is a leader in the US Congress, her visit to and activities in Taiwan, in whatever form and for whatever reason, are a major political provocation in order to upgrade US official exchanges with Taiwan.

声明表示，佩洛西众议长是现任美国国会领导人，佩洛西以任何形式任何理由赴台活动，都是升级美台官方交往的重大政治挑衅。

"This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques. It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-US relations, and seriously infringes upon China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces for 'Taiwan independence'."

“严重违反一个中国原则和中美三个联合公报规定，严重冲击中美关系政治基础，严重侵犯中国主权和领土完整，严重破坏台海和平稳定，向‘台独’分裂势力发出严重错误信号。”

China absolutely does not accept this, and the Chinese people absolutely reject this, the statement said.

声明强调，中方绝不接受，中国人民绝不答应。

Noting that the Taiwan question is the most important and sensitive issue at the very heart of China-US relations, the statement said the fundamental cause of the new round of tension and the grave challenge confronting the Taiwan Straits are the repeated moves by the Taiwan authorities and the United States to change the status quo.

声明指出，台湾问题是中美关系中最重要、最核心、最敏感的问题。当前，台海局势面临新一轮紧张和严峻挑战，根本原因是台湾当局和美方不断改变现状。

China will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the statement said, and Washington and "Taiwan independence" forces will be responsible for all of the consequences.

中方必将采取一切必要措施，坚决捍卫国家主权和领土完整，由此产生的一切后果必须由美方和“台独”分裂势力负责。

Pelosi, who is second in line to the US presidency, made the highest-level visit in 25 years by a US government official to Taiwan, an inalienable part of Chinese territory. Her provocative trip came amid rising tensions between China and the US as bilateral ties have deteriorated in recent years.

中美关系日益紧张、双边关系恶化之际，美国总统第二顺位继承人佩洛西公然进行政治挑衅。佩洛西此次窜访是美国政府官员25年来对中国台湾地区进行的最高级别访问。

China had issued stern warnings against her visit to the island. During a phone conversation with US President Joe Biden last week, President Xi Jinping said that China firmly opposes separatist moves toward "Taiwan independence" and interference by external forces, and never allows any room for "Taiwan independence" forces in whatever form. "Those who play with fire will perish by it," Xi said.

中方对佩洛西窜访中国台湾发出了严厉警告。7月28日晚，国家主席习近平应约同美国总统拜登通电话。习近平强调，中方坚决反对“台独”分裂和外部势力干涉，绝不为任何形式的“台独”势力留下任何空间。习近平强调，“玩火必自焚。”

In the China-US Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations in 1979, the US government made a clear commitment to the one-China principle as well as not developing official relations with Taiwan.

1979年，美方在《中美建交公报》中明确承诺坚持一个中国原则，不与中国台湾地区发展任何形式的官方关系。

"The United States of America recognizes the government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China. Within this context, the people of the United States will maintain cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan," the joint communique said.

美国政府在《中美建交公报》中明确承诺，“美利坚合众国认可中华人民共和国是中国的唯一合法政府。在此范围内，美国人民将同台湾人民保持文化、商务和其余非官方关系。”

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that the one-China principle is the consensus of the international community, the political foundation for China's ties with other countries, the core of China's key interests, and a red line and bottom line that cannot be crossed.

8月2日，国务委员兼外长王毅强调，一个中国原则是国际社会普遍共识，是中国同各国交往的政治基础，是中国核心利益中的核心，是不可逾越的红线和底线。

Some people in the US are constantly challenging China's sovereignty and deliberately stirring up trouble across the Taiwan Straits, Wang said during an interview after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers' Meeting. China will never accept such moves, he said.

出席上海合作组织外长会后，王毅接受记者采访表示，美国一些人在台湾问题上不断挑战中国主权，掏空一个中国政策，甚至蓄意在台海制造事端。中国人民对此绝不会接受。

He warned that some US politicians "play with fire" on the Taiwan question and there will never be a good ending for them. Washington is behaving like a bully, which makes the international community realize that the US is the biggest peace breaker in the world, he added.

王毅指出，美国一些政客公然在台湾问题上“玩火”，决不会有好下场。美方的霸凌嘴脸暴露于世，只能让各国人民愈发看清，美国才是当今和平的最大破坏者。

A spokesperson for the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, condemned Pelosi's visit on Tuesday, saying that any attempt to disrupt China's complete reunification and national rejuvenation is doomed to fail.

8月2日，全国人大常委会发言人就佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区表示强烈谴责，并表示任何阻挠中国完全统一和民族伟大复兴的企图注定失败。

The nation's Anti-Secession Law has clear stipulations about the major questions with regard to upholding the one-China principle, containing "Taiwan independence" secessionist activities and opposing external forces interfering in the Taiwan question, the spokesperson said.

全国人大常委会发言人指出，《反分裂国家法》对坚持一个中国原则、遏制“台独”分裂、反对外部势力干涉台湾问题等重大问题作出明确规定。

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference said in a statement that Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is a major political provocation toward China. China must be and will be reunified and reunification is an irresistible historical trend, it said.

全国政协外事委员会发表声明说，佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区是对中方的重大政治挑衅。中国必须统一，也必然统一，这是不可阻挡的历史大势。

The Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee said in a statement that the secessionist activities of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party and its collusion with the US to sell out national interests will only push the island into an abyss of disaster and bring great harm to Taiwan compatriots.

中共中央台湾工作办公室发表声明称，民进党当局的谋“独”行径和出卖民族利益的与美勾连活动，只会将台湾推向灾难深渊，给广大台湾同胞带来深重祸害。

Whatever Pelosi and her peers do in supporting "Taiwan independence" and containing China, they will by no means stop the historical process of China's reunification, the statement said.

中共中央台湾工作办公室强调，佩洛西之流无论以什么方式“挺台遏华”，都无法阻挡中国统一的历史进程。

In a Washington Post opinion piece published on Tuesday after she arrived in Taiwan, Pelosi said that the US must remember its vow "to support the defense of Taiwan".

佩洛西抵达台湾地区后，在《华盛顿邮报》8月2日发表的一篇社论中，佩洛西表示美国必须铭记“助台防卫”的誓言。

Speaking at a regular news conference on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, in whatever pretext, is foolish, dangerous and unnecessary. She said that the US must accept all responsibility for this provocation, which will lead to the escalation of tensions across the Taiwan Straits.

8月2日，外交部发言人华春莹在例行记者会上指出，佩洛西无论以何理由赴台都将是愚蠢、危险和不必要的。佩洛西此行是美国采取挑衅行动，导致台海局势紧张升级，美国应该也必须为此负全部责任。

Calling Pelosi's visit a dangerous gamble, Hua said it is hard to imagine anything more reckless and provocative.

华春莹表示，佩洛西窜访中国台湾地区是危险的赌博，很难想像会有比这更鲁莽和挑衅的行动。

"The misjudgment or mishandling of the cross-Straits situation by the US side will lead to disastrous consequences for not only the Taiwan region, but also the security, prosperity and order of the entire world," Hua said.

华春莹说：“如果美方对两岸形势判断错误或处理不当，将给台湾地区乃至世界的安全、繁荣和秩序造成灾难性后果。”

Any countermeasure adopted by China will be justified and necessary given Washington's unscrupulous behavior and its ignoring of China's repeated opposition, Hua said, adding that China is only exercising the right to which any independent sovereign country is entitled.

华春莹强调，面对美方罔顾中方反复严正交涉，恣意妄为，中方采取任何反制措施都将是正当的和必要的。这也是任何一个独立主权国家应有的权利。

Chinese stocks tumbled on Tuesday ahead of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite index down 2.26 percent at 3,186.37 points, as investors fretted over the tensions between Beijing and Washington surrounding her trip.

8月2日，由于投资者担心中美关系受到佩洛西窜访台湾地区的影响，中国A股暴跌，上证指数跌幅2.26%，报3186.37点。

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell more than 3 percent, while Taiwan's Taiex index was down 1.9 percent in early trading before recouping some losses.

香港恒生指数跌幅超过3%，台湾加权指数早盘下跌1.9%之后有所回稳。

Also on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the European Union said that 181 countries in the world, including the US, have established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle.

8月2日，中国驻欧盟使团发言人表示，包括美国在内，世界上已有181个国家在一个中国原则基础上同中国建立外交关系。

The spokesperson urged other countries to respect China's core interest and major concerns, abide by the one-China principle, be prudent on the Taiwan question in both words and deeds, and not support the wrong strategy of a certain country in trying to contain China with the Taiwan question.

发言人敦促其他各方切实尊重中国核心利益和重大关切，恪守一个中国原则，在涉台问题上谨言慎行，不附和、不配合个别国家“以台遏华”的错误战略。

In response to a comparison of Pelosi's visit with the one by then-US House Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997, Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said on Monday that "a previous mistake does not make the following mistake legitimate".

8月1日，针对有记者将1997年时任美国众议长访台同佩洛西拟访台相提并论，中国常驻联合国代表张军大使指出，美方曾经犯过的错误不能成为另一个错误的借口。

"In recent years, due to the influence of some external forces, the situation in Taiwan has changed for the worse, and the 'Taiwan independence' elements are moving along on the wrong path. Without prompt containment measures against them, the situation may risk losing control," Zhang said at a news conference in New York.

张军大使说：“近年来，受外部势力影响，台湾岛内形势发生消极变化，‘台独’势力在错误的方向上越走越远。如果不对‘台独’势力及时遏阻，局势很可能走向失控。”

Martin Jacques, a former senior fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies at Cambridge University, said a visit by Pelosi to Taiwan would raise the bar of provocation toward China. "It will serve only to raise tensions, increase suspicions and heighten the danger of a military conflict," Jacques wrote in an opinion piece published by Global Times.

剑桥大学政治与国际研究系前高级研究员马丁·雅克说，佩洛西窜访台湾地区将提高对华挑衅的门槛。雅克在《环球时报》刊发的文章中写道：“这只会加剧紧张局势，增加猜疑，增加军事冲突风险。”

As the relationship between China and the US becomes increasingly unpredictable, Taiwan has become by far the most dangerous source of tension and conflict, Jacques wrote, adding that the two countries need to reaffirm the basic principles of their long-held and shared understanding over Taiwan.

雅克在文章中写道，由于中美关系越来越变化莫测，中国台湾地区已经成为迄今为止最为危险的地方，是紧张和动荡的根源，中美两国需要重申长期以来的对台基本原则和共识。

记者：曹德胜

sovereignty

英[ˈsɒvrənti]；美[ˈsɑːvrənti]

n. 国家的主权;君权，最高统治权;独立自主;主权国家

provocation

英[ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn]；美[ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃn]

n. 挑衅，挑拨;激怒，刺激;愤怒;愤怒的原因

contain 

英[kənˈteɪn]；美[kənˈteɪn]

v. 装有;包含;遏制;控制;克制

secessionist

英[sɪˈseʃənɪst]；美[sɪˈseʃənɪst]

n. 脱离论者;分离论者;独立主义者