英闻天下——492 Australia to Improve Energy, Defense Ties with China
英语课
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is putting out a new call for stronger energy cooperation and defense 1 ties with China.
Among her proposals are potential three-way military exercises among China, Australia and the United States.
"We share interests in aid and development in the Pacific, growing naval 2 cooperation, and skills and experience in disaster relief and recovery. These will be a major asset to our region. In the coming decade our cooperation will continue to grow. Over time we would like to see this extend to trilateral exercises including the United States."
Gillard is also calling for a more broad-based economic relationship and more diversified 3 investment.
"Our work together in clean energy will also expand. Our cooperation in designing emissions 4 trading is already invaluable 5. Our trade in gas is of huge long-term significance. This is a clean energy trade which is literally 6 fueling growth."
The comments from Australia's prime minister have been made during a stop in Shanghai.
As part of the stop, Gillard has confirmed the Chinese government has authorized 7 the Australia and New Zealand Banking 8 Group and the Westpac Banking Corporation will be among operations allowed to be involved in the direct trading of the Chinese yuan and the Australian dollar.
1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 naval
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
- 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。
3 diversified
adj.多样化的，多种经营的v.使多样化，多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 )；进入新的商业领域
- The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology. 该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development. 以粮为纲，多种经营，全面发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 emissions
排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）
- Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
- Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
5 invaluable
adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的
- A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
- This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。
6 literally
adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。
7 authorized
a.委任的，许可的
- An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。