Iron fist, iron glove: Chinese defence

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Iron fist, iron glove: Chinese defence

• iron n. 铁; adj. 坚强的
• 【这里应该是指中国的国防力量内外都非常厉害】

1. Deng Xiaoping advised his countrymen to “hide your strength and bide your time”.

• countrymen 同胞,骨肉同胞
• hide your strength and bide your time 韬光养晦

2. His successors take a different view, flaunting China’s flashiest warplanes over the skies of Zhuhai at a six-day airshow beginning today.

• successor 接班人, 继任者
• flaunt 炫耀；夸耀；夸示；卖弄
• flashy 闪光的
• warplane 军用飞机

3. The highlight will be the stealthy J-20 fighter, which made a brief debut in 2016 but is expected to wow crowds with an aerobatic performance this year.

• stealthy 隐秘的
• debut 初次登场；首次上场；出道
• aerobatic performance 飞行性能

4. China will also show off new drones, including one that transforms mid-air from helicopter to fixed-wing aircraft.

• show off 卖弄， 炫耀
• drone 无人机
• fixed-wing 固定机翼的

5. The show is partly to impress potential buyers.

• impress 给…留下深刻的好印象
• potential buyer 潜在的购买者

6. China is becoming one of the world’s major arms exporters; deals worth $40bn were reportedly signed at the last show.

• arms exporter arms exporter
• deals worth 交易金额

7. But it is also a message to neighbors.

8. The J-20 may not be as proficient at slipping under radars as its American counterparts.

• proficient 熟练的；精通的
• counterpart 同行，对手

9. But it will be produced in bigger numbers, and beats anything in the arsenals of Japan, India or Australia.

• beat 比…更好；赛过；胜过
• arsenal 武器库，军械库

10. China’s rivals will have their binoculars ready.

• rival 竞争对手；对手
• binocular 双筒望远镜

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