经济学家》读译参考之十一精准的挑衅－阿扁秀逗自不量力

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1、《经济学家》读译参考Translated&EditedbyChenJilongTEXT11AcalibratedprovocationMar2nd2006

2、BEIJINGFromTheEconomistprinteditionButChinahasnotfallenintothetrap.　　（1）INTHEelaborate★fiction[1]thatgovernsrelationsacrosstheTaiwanStrait,thereexistsinTaiwanabodycalledtheNationalUnificationCouncil,whosenot

3、ionalaimistoadvisethepresidentonhowtheislandandthemainlandaretou_______①,anaimwhichChinaandTaiwannotionallyshare.Thebodyhasbeeninactiveforsixyears.ButwhenPresidentChenShui-bianappearedtoscrapitthisweek,hecausedangerinChina,andworryinAmerica.　　MrChenhasbeenweakenedbyscandalsinhispartyb

4、uthastwoyearsl______②inoffice.AppealingtoTaiwanesenationalismisonewaytorallysupport.Hencetheappealofscrappingabodythatissupposedtoadvisehimonunification.ButMrChendoesnotwanttoprovokeChinaintoamilitaryresponse.So（2）hisdecisionwasjudiciouslyworded.Thecouncil,hesaid,had“ceasedtof________

5、③”anditsguidelineshad“ceasedtoapply”.Thisphrasingsuggeststhepossibilityofafuturerevival.　　ThecarefulwordingwasalsopartlyintendedtopacifyAmerica,whichhasbeentryingtopersuadeMrChennotto★rocktheboat[1]sincelateJanuary,whenhesignalledhisintentiontotakethisstep.AspokesmanfortheStateDepartm

6、entsaidAmericawould“continuetoholdPresidentChenbyhiscommitmentsnottotakeunilateralmoves”.HealsosaiditwasAmerica'sunderstandingthatMrChenhadnotformallya_________④thecouncil.　　（3）Forallitsfulminations,however,Chinadoesnotseemkeentoescalatethisparticulardispute.PresidentHuJintaoaccusedMr

7、Chenoftakinga“dangerousstep”towardsi__________⑤.Butofficialshavenotthreatenedto★invoke[3]ananti-s________⑥lawpassedbyChina'slegislatureayearago.ThatauthorisedmilitaryactionagainstTaiwanintheeventof（4）undefined“majorincidents”★entailing[4]theisland'sindependencefromChina.Thelawhasbeend

8、escribedbyTaiwaneseofficialsasathreattothes________⑦quoand,indeed,aprimaryjustificationforMrChen'sdecision.　　AbiggerworryforChineseleadersisthatMrChenmight★renegeon[5]otherpledgesnottoamendtheisland'sconstitution.HemaysuggestthatChinaisaseparatecountry.W______⑧,hemaychangeTaiwan'soffi

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