měi guó
美国
yì yuán
议员
tí yì
提议
huá shèng dùn
华盛顿
tíng zhǐ
停止
yǔ
与
běi jīng
北京
de
的
jiě mèi
姐妹
chéng shì
城市
guān xì
关系
US Lawmakers Propose Washington End Sister City Relationship with Beijing
zuì jìn最近 ,měi guó美国yī xiē一些guó huì国会chéng yuán成员tí chū提出yí gè一个xīn新fǎ àn法案 ,yāo qiú要求měi guó美国shǒu dū首都huá shèng dùn华盛顿tíng zhǐ停止hé和zhōng guó中国shǒu dū首都běi jīng北京de的jiě mèi姐妹chéng shì城市guān xì关系 。
Recently, some members of the US Congress proposed a new bill requiring the US capital, Washington, to end its sister city relationship with Beijing, the capital of China.
tā men他们rèn wéi认为 ,zhè yàng这样kě yǐ可以bǎo hù保护měi guó美国bù不shòu受wài guó外国yǐng xiǎng影响 。
They believe this can protect the US from foreign influence.
gēn jù根据zhè gè这个fǎ àn法案 ,huá shèng dùn华盛顿xū yào需要zài在 180tiān天nèi内jié shù结束hé和bèi被rèn wéi认为shì是 “dí duì敌对guó jiā国家 ”de的chéng shì城市de的jiě mèi chéng shì姐妹城市guān xì关系 。
According to this bill, Washington must end sister city relationships with cities considered to be from 'hostile countries' within 180 days.
rú guǒ如果bù不zhè yàng这样zuò做 ,huá shèng dùn华盛顿jiù就bù néng不能yòng用lián bāng联邦zī jīn资金jìn xíng进行guó jì国际jiāo liú交流huó dòng活动 。
If this is not done, Washington will not be able to use federal funds for international exchange activities.
yì yuán议员men们shuō说 ,zài在měi guó美国 ,dà jiā大家yǒu有yán lùn言论hé和jí huì集会de的zì yóu自由 ,dàn但zài在zhōng guó中国 ,zhè xiē这些zì yóu自由hěn很shǎo少 。
The lawmakers said that in the US, people have freedom of speech and assembly, but in China, these freedoms are limited.
tā men他们jué de觉得hé和zhōng guó中国de的jiě mèi姐妹chéng shì城市guān xì关系bù不hé shì合适 。
They feel that having a sister city relationship with China is inappropriate.
jiě mèi姐妹chéng shì城市shì是liǎng两gè个chéng shì城市zhī jiān之间de的hé zuò合作guān xì关系 ,mù dì目的shì是jiā qiáng加强wén huà文化hé和shāng wù商务jiāo liú交流 。
Sister cities are cooperative relationships between two cities aimed at strengthening cultural and business exchanges.
huá shèng dùn华盛顿hé和běi jīng北京zì自 1984nián年kāi shǐ开始jiù shì就是jiě mèi姐妹chéng shì城市 。
Washington and Beijing have been sister cities since 1984.
xiàn zài现在 ,yǒu xiē有些měi guó美国yì yuán议员xī wàng希望jié shù结束zhè zhǒng这种guān xì关系 。
Now, some US lawmakers want to end this relationship.
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