China's navy is reported to have issued eight warning messages to a U.S. military spy plane. The plane flew over several man-made islands that China is using to secure its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.

据报道中国海军八次向美国军事侦察机喊话发出警告消息。该飞机低空飞过中国南海争议地区中国用来保护其领土安全的人造岛屿。

An official from China's foreign ministry said he was not aware of the event, but said he hopes the "relevant country" can respect China's "indisputable sovereignty" over the area.

中国外交部一位官员称他对此事件不是很了解，但是他说希望相关国家能够尊重中国在该地区不可争论的领土主权。

U.S. officials have expressed concern about China's land-reclamation efforts at seven sites in the Spratly Islands, parts of which are also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

美国方面称对中国在南沙群岛七个地方土地复垦行为表示担心，其中部分地区同样也被菲律宾，越南，马来西亚，文莱和台湾宣称为领土范围。

Rohingya migrant boat accepted in Indonesian waters

More than 400 Rohingya migrants who were pushed back to sea in southern Thailand last week have arrived in Indonesia.

上周时候被海浪冲到了泰国南部的400多名罗兴亚移民现在已经抵达印度尼西亚。

Local fishermen rescued the migrants, many of whom were weak and starving. They took them to the eastern province of Aceh.

当地渔民帮助救助了这些移民，这些人中大多身体虚弱且非常饥饿。当地渔民把移民带到了亚齐省的东部。

Most of those rescued are Rohingya, a mainly Muslim ethnic community from Myanmar, which the government considers stateless, or are Bangladeshis fleeing poverty at home.

其中大多数被救移民是罗兴亚人，这是缅甸一个穆斯林种族社区，其政府认为这些人没有国籍，或者是逃离贫困的孟加拉人。

US, Cuba continue talks

The United States and Cuba began a fourth round of talks on Thursday aimed at overcoming obstacles to opening embassies in each other's capitals and re-establishing diplomatic ties.

美国和古巴在周四的时候就突破困难重新开放驻地使馆和重建外交关系展开第四轮谈话。

The meetings at the State Department are being led by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson and Josefina Vidal, director of U.S. affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

在国务院召开的会议由美国助理国务卿Roberta Jacobson和古巴外交部美国事物主管Josefina Vidal共同主持。

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Words in the News

relevant – adj. relating to a subject in an appropriate way

indisputable – adj. impossible to question or doubt : not disputable

obstacle – n. something that makes it difficult to do something

China's navy is reported to have issued eight warning messages to a U.S. military spy plane. The plane flew over several man-made islands that China is using to secure its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.

An official from China's foreign ministry said he was not aware of the event, but said he hopes the "relevant country" can respect China's "indisputable sovereignty" over the area.

U.S. officials have expressed concern about China's land-reclamation efforts at seven sites in the Spratly Islands, parts of which are also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

Rohingya migrant boat accepted in Indonesian waters

More than 400 Rohingya migrants who were pushed back to sea in southern Thailand last week have arrived in Indonesia.

Local fishermen rescued the migrants, many of whom were weak and starving. They took them to the eastern province of Aceh.

Most of those rescued are Rohingya, a mainly Muslim ethnic community from Myanmar, which the government considers stateless, or are Bangladeshis fleeing poverty at home.

US, Cuba continue talks

The United States and Cuba began a fourth round of talks on Thursday aimed at overcoming obstacles to opening embassies in each other's capitals and re-establishing diplomatic ties.

The meetings at the State Department are being led by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson and Josefina Vidal, director of U.S.affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

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Words in the News

relevant – adj. relating to a subject in an appropriate way

indisputable – adj. impossible to question or doubt : not disputable

obstacle – n. something that makes it difficult to do something