【学习笔记】外交部例行记者会3

1.the Arak reactor conversion 阿拉克重水堆改造

2.wind down = to end gradually

3.the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 伊朗核问题全面协议

4.the international non-proliferation regime 国际核不扩散体系

5.the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 《不扩散核武器条约》

6.ratchet up efforts to thwart other parties' implementation of the deal  变本加厉阻挠其他方执行协议

ratchet up:(朗文)to increase something by a small amount, especially after a series of increases, or to increase in this way

thwart: 使受挫；阻碍；阻挠

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.with respect 恕我直言，恕我冒昧(用于礼貌地表示不同意见或批评)

with respect to = in respect of 关于，至于

Parents often have little choice with respect to the way their child is medically treated.  关于孩子的治疗方法，父母通常没有什么选择的余地。

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.Since its return to the motherland more than 20 years ago, Hong Kong has 

given full play to

 its important advantages of drawing support from the mainland and facing the world.  香港回归祖国20多年来，充分发挥依托大陆、面向全球的重要优势。

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.regional headquarter 地区总部

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.The US trade surplus with Hong Kong has reached $297 billion in total in the past 10 years.美国对香港贸易顺差在过去10年间累计达2970亿美元。

trade surplus  贸易顺差（贸易出超）出口额>进口额

trade deficits 贸易逆差（贸易入超）出口额<进口额