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英闻天下——120 China to Survey Diaoyu Islands: Spokesman

时间：2013-02-28 05:40:33

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 　　Chinese authorities are planning to survey the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea as part of a program to map its territorial1 islands and reefs.

 
　　A Chinese Foreign Ministry2 spokesperson said the move is aimed to "safeguard China's marine3 rights".
 
　　The first stage of the island surveying and mapping was launched in 2009.
 
　　Work to monitor islands located within 100 km of the coastline has been completed, according to a document from the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.
 
　　The second stage will cover islands including the Diaoyu Islands.
 
　　Relations between the two East Asian neighbors have plunged4 since the Japanese government purchased some of the Diaoyu Islands from their private owner last September.
 
　　China has issued several statements, reiterating5 its sovereignty over the islands and adjacent waters.
 
　　Japan has scrambled6 fighter jets several times to follow China's surveillance ships and flights flying over the region.
 
　　Earlier, Chinese Vice7 Foreign Minister Fu Ying has met with Kenji Kosaka, a member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
 
　　China's Foreign Ministry said that China and Japan have maintained communication on how to settle current disputes at various diplomatic levels.

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1 territorial LImz4     
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。
2 ministry kD5x2     
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。
3 marine 77Izo     
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
  • Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
4 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
5 reiterating d2c3dca8267f52f2f1d18c6bc45ddc7b     
反复地说，重申( reiterate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • He keeps reiterating his innocence. 他一再申明他无罪。
  • The Chinese government also sent a note to the British government, reiterating its position. 中国政府同时将此立场照会英国政府。
6 scrambled 2e4a1c533c25a82f8e80e696225a73f2     
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞
参考例句：
  • Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

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