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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】
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
But it is also a message to neighbors.
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
- 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
- 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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