川普訪華後 中美關係剖析
On the day before American President Trump’s visit to China, the US Navy had three aircraft carriers perform a four-day drill in the Western Pacific.
就在美國總統川普訪華前一天，美國軍方宣布海軍三艘航空母艦戰鬥群將在西太平洋海域進行為期四天的作戰演習。
drill(n.)(軍事)訓練、演習
Chinese President Xi Jinping responded “The Pacific Ocean is big enough to accommodate both China and the US.”
而中國國家主席習近平則回應道「太平洋足夠大，容得下中美兩國」。
In contrast to Trump’s “America First” policy, China’s “The Belt and Road” initiative to connect and expand takes a drastically different direction.
對比於川普「美國優先」的政策，中國「一帶一路」的積極外擴，正好形成兩國此消彼長的態勢。
in contrast to~和…相對比之下initiative(n.)倡議;新措施drastically(adv.) 徹底地、完全地
With his business background, Trump often only evaluates the economic benefits when it comes to diplomatic policies.
商人出身的川普常以經濟上是否有利的角度來衡量外交決策。
evaluate(v.)評估、衡量=assess
Less than half a year into his inauguration, he has already withdrawn from Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and even from the Paris Climate Accord.
就職不到半年就退出了《跨太平洋夥伴協議》，甚至還退出《巴黎協議》。
inauguration(n.)就職withdraw from~退出=pull out of~withdraw-withdrew-withdrawn撤出
Trump and Xi’s thoughts of taking over North Korea together, as well as the G7 talks with the EU, has shown the United States is slowly losing its role of being the world’s watchdog.
川習會展現與中國聯手共治北韓，乃至於在G7高峰會上與歐盟的談話，都可看以出美國逐漸淡出繼續扮演世界警察的角色。
watchdog(n.) 看門狗、監察人、監督機構
Although the recent drill with three aircraft carriers was linked to the problem with North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, it also serves as a reminder of the competition building up between China and the USA.
雖說三大航空母艦戰鬥群的演習是針對北朝鮮核武問題，但這也暗示中美之間的競爭越來越激烈。
be linked to~和…有關=be related to~serve as~當作是…build up擴大;增強