【CASK EFFECT】1006G阅读全方位锻炼--越障【Economist】 2-18

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【CASK EFFECT】1006G阅读全方位锻炼--越障【Economist】 2-18  

继草木也知愁【SCI】系列特推出【Economist】，旨在培养阅读的习惯。
阅读不是实力的较量，是习惯的比拼
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我每天贴出1000字左右的一篇文字
没有别的要求，只要大家坚持读完就可以如果你能坚持一个月，你会发现自己的阅读进化了 [注]
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直接在电脑屏幕面前做，虽然GRE阅读是在纸上考，但是这个过程会遏制你做笔记，同时给你的阅读造成视觉障碍，也就是把难度训练和抗干扰训练同步结合，增加效率（初期会很累，但是既然大家想要成为高手，那么就别对自己太温柔）
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所采用文章部分来自寄托天下版油发贴，在此谢谢所有的版油”


China's navy off Somalia
Cash and carry
Oct 29th 2009 | BEIJING
From The Economist print edition
A hijack dilemma for China

UNACCUSTOMED to operating far from its own shores, China’s navy is even less used to actual fighting. So news on October 19th that Somali pirates had hijacked a Chinese commercial vessel in the Indian Ocean caused a stir at home. With three of its naval ships taking part in anti-piracy operations off Somalia, China for the first time would be in a position to use force to rescue a China-registered boat and its captured Chinese crew.
The deployment of the Chinese navy in the Gulf of Aden in January was the fleet’s first operational venture beyond the Pacific region. Coming after several years of rapid growth in the Chinese naval armoury, including the acquisition of new frigates, destroyers and submarines, the foray raised questions about whether China’s armed forces were beginning to go global. The pirate-plagued Gulf of Aden, through which shipments to China of oil and other vital commodities pass, would be an obvious place to become more used to distant security tasks. Several Chinese vessels had already been attacked there.

But China’s state-owned press has taken care not to let the hijacking of the De Xin Hai, a bulk carrier, and its 25 crew whip up expectations in China of imminent military action. A foreign-ministry official said China would make an “all-out effort” to rescue them. Global Times, an English-language newspaper in Beijing, said that China was in “a dilemma of choosing a military rescue or paying the ransom”. But Chinese-language media carried little news. They stressed that China’s navy could not have prevented the incident, which took place far from the area it patrols in the gulf. The De Xin Hai was 700 nautical miles (1,300km) from the coast.
The pirates have taken the vessel, which was carrying coal from South Africa to India, to the Somali port of Hobyo. This gives the hijackers more shelter and backup and further complicates any military action. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported on October 28th that China had begun talks with the pirates. Officials have not confirmed this, but it would follow a wearily familiar pattern for shipowners using the waterway. Hijacks often end with sackloads of cash being exchanged for the captured vessel and crew.
China is probably extremely wary of resorting to force. A botched operation would be an embarrassment for a navy that earlier this year celebrated its 60th anniversary with much hoopla. For China, the deployment in the Gulf of Aden is as much about flying the flag and showing solidarity with a multinational effort as it is about making a real difference to the security of Chinese shipping in the region. After all, it can seek protection from more than 20 other navies, including America’s, involved in anti-piracy operations there.
The American army has viewed China’s deployment in the Gulf of Aden, initially involving two destroyers and a supply ship, as a useful way of getting to know more about a secretive force. Admiral Timothy Keating, who retired this month as America’s Pacific commander, has said that the deployment could be a springboard for a resumed dialogue between the two countries’ forces. They last broke off in 2008, when China was sulking about American arms sales to Taiwan.
Co-ordinating American and Chinese efforts in the Gulf of Aden has certainly done no harm to ties. On October 27th America’s defence secretary, Robert Gates, received General Xu Caihou, the most senior Chinese military visitor in three years. A spokesman said America wanted to end the “on again, off again” pattern of Sino-American military relations. But with more arms sales to Taiwan awaiting approval, this does not look likely.

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1)Fleet n. 舰队，船队，机群
2)Deployment n. 部署，展开
  The deployment of the Chinese navy in the Gulf of Aden in January was the fleet’s first operational venture beyond the Pacific region.
3)Foray v. 侵略，劫掠
Coming after several years of rapid growth in the Chinese naval armoury, including the acquisition of new frigates, destroyers and submarines, the foray raised questions about whether China’s armed forces were beginning to go global.
4）Whip up激起，增强，促进(激情、兴趣等), 催促
But China’s state-owned press has taken care not to let the hijacking of the De Xin Hai, a bulk carrier, and its 25 crew whip up expectations in China of imminent military action
5）wearily adv. 疲倦地，厌烦地
Officials have not confirmed this, but it would follow a wearily familiar pattern for shipowners using the waterway.
6）Botched v. 拙笨地修补，糟蹋
7）Hoopla n. 喧闹
  A botched operation would be an embarrassment for a navy that earlier this year celebrated its 60th anniversary with much hoopla.
8)Springboard　跳板
9)Sulk ｖi. 不高兴，愠怒，生气
They last broke off in 2008, when China was sulking about American arms sales to Taiwan.