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New Type of 'Pirates' at Sea
本站:原文:
yǐ qián以前dà hǎi大海shìmào yì贸易hé zuò合作dedì fāng地方xiàn zài现在yī xiē一些guó jiā国家yòngzì jǐ自己delì liàng力量zàihǎi shàng海上qiǎng duó抢夺bié rén别人dedōng xī东西

In the past, the sea was a place for trade and cooperation, but now some countries use their power to seize others' belongings at sea.

tā men他们bù zài不再yònghēi qí黑旗ér shì而是yòngfǎ lǜ法律guó jiā国家demíng yì名义láizuòzhè xiē这些shì

They no longer use black flags, but act in the name of law and the state to do these things.

yǐ qián以前dehǎi dào海盗huìzhí jiē直接qiǎngchuánxiàn zài现在dexīnhǎi dào海盗yòngfǎ lǜ法律jūn duì军队jì shù技术láiqiǎngshí yóu石油tiān rán qì天然气zhòng yào重要dezī yuán资源

Old pirates would directly rob ships, but the 'new pirates' use laws, military, and technology to seize oil, natural gas, and important resources.

rú guǒ如果yǒulì liàng力量deguó jiā国家kě yǐ可以suí yì随意qiǎngdōng xī东西qí tā其他guó jiā国家huìxuézhezuòzhè yàng这样shì jiè世界jiùhuìbiàn dé变得gèngwēi xiǎn危险

If powerful countries can take things at will, other countries will learn to do the same, making the world more dangerous.

mào yì贸易huìbiànguìpǔ tōng rén普通人huìshòu dào受到yǐng xiǎng影响

Trade will become more expensive, and ordinary people will be affected.

lì shǐ历史shàngwǒ men我们jiànguòzhè yàng这样deqíng kuàng情况xiàn zài现在zhǐ shì只是yòngxīndefāng fǎ方法chū xiàn出现le

We have seen such situations in history; now it just appears in new ways.

wǒ men我们yàomíng bái明白zhēn zhèng真正deguī zé规则yīng gāi应该bǎo hù保护měi gè rén每个人érbú shì不是zhǐbǎo hù保护qiáng guó强国

We must understand that true rules should protect everyone, not just strong countries.

By Claudia Aranda / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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