日本突然声称多出7000余小岛

近日，日本地理空间信息管理局重新清点了岛屿，发现比上一次清点时多了7000多个。官方称，这个统计结果对日本的领土面积没有影响。

🤔️小作业：

1. digital mapping、surveying technology什么意思？

2.「周长」怎么表达？「半径，直径」呢？

3. lay claim to sth是什么意思？

无注释原文：

Japan just found 7,000 islands it didn’t know it had

From: CNN

Japan has recounted its islands – and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought.

Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be 14,125 islands in Japanese territory, more than double the figure of 6,852 that has been in official use since a 1987 report by Japan’s Coast Guard.

However, the GSI this week stressed that the new figure reflected advances in surveying technology and the detail of the maps used for the count – it did not change the overall area of land in Japan’s possession.

It said that while there is no international agreement on how to count islands, it had used the same size criterion as the previous survey 35 years ago.

That entailed counting all naturally occurring land areas with a circumference of at least 100 meters (330 feet).

The new number does not include any artificially reclaimed land.

The islands surrounding Japan have been at the heart of several territorial disputes.

Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands, which Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a dispute that dates to the end of World War II, when Soviet troops seized them from Japan.

Meanwhile, Japan and South Korea remain locked in a more than 70-year dispute over the sovereignty of a group of islets known as Dokdo by Seoul and Takeshima by Tokyo in the Sea of Japan, which Korea calls the East Sea.

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注：中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Japan just found 7,000 islands it didn’t know it had

From: CNN

Japan has recounted its islands – and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought.

日本重新清点了自己的岛屿，发现岛屿数量比之前估计的要多7000个。

Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be 14,125 islands in Japanese territory, more than double the figure of 6,852 that has been in official use since a 1987 report by Japan’s Coast Guard.

日本地理空间信息管理局（GSI）的数字测绘最近发现，日本领土上有14125个岛屿，是日本海岸警卫队1987年发布报告以来官方数据6852个岛屿的两倍多。

geo-spatial 表示“地理空间的”，英文解释为“relating to information that identifies where particular features are on the earth's surface, such as oceans and mountains”

spatial /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/ 本身表示“空间的”，英文解释为“relating to the position, area, and size of things”

However, the GSI this week stressed that the new figure reflected advances in surveying technology and the detail of the maps used for the count – it did not change the overall area of land in Japan’s possession.

然而，日本地理空间信息管理局本周强调，新数据反映了测绘技术的进步，也反映了计数所用地图的细节——但并未改变日本的土地总面积。

possession /pəˈzeʃ.ən/ 表示“拥有，占有；具有”，英文解释为“the fact that you have or own something”举个🌰：

The possession of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness. 拥有大量金钱并不能保证一定会幸福。

也可以表示“殖民地，托管地；属地”，英文解释为“a country that is ruled by another country”如：a former overseas possession 前海外领地。

It said that while there is no international agreement on how to count islands, it had used the same size criterion as the previous survey 35 years ago.

该机构表示，虽然国际上没有就如何计算岛屿数量达成一致，但其使用了与35年前上一次调查相同的尺寸标准。

criterion /kraɪˈtɪərɪən/ 表示“（判断的）标准，准则，原则”，复数形式为criteria，英文解释为“A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.”举个🌰：

The most important criterion for entry is that applicants must design and make their own work. 参加的最重要标准就是申请人必须设计并制作自己的作品。

That entailed counting all naturally occurring land areas with a circumference of at least 100 meters (330 feet).

这需要计算周长至少100米（330英尺）的所有自然发生的陆地面积。

entail /ɪnˈteɪl/ 表示“使必要；牵涉”，英文解释为“to make something necessary, or to involve something”举个🌰：

Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk. 这样的巨额投资必然会有一定的风险。

circumference /səˈkʌmfərəns/ | 表示“圆周；圆周长”，英文解释为“a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape; the length of this line”举个🌰：

The earth is almost 25 000 miles in circumference. 地球的周长大约为25000英里。

The new number does not include any artificially reclaimed land.

新数字不包括任何人工开垦的土地。

reclaim /rɪˈkleɪm/ 1）表示“取回；拿回；收回”，英文解释为“to take back something that was yours”举个🌰：

I reclaimed my suitcase from the lost luggage office. 我从行李寄存处领回了我的手提箱。

2）表示“（对土地等）开垦，开拓，改造”，英文解释为“to make land, such as desert or areas covered by water, suitable for farming or building”

The islands surrounding Japan have been at the heart of several territorial disputes.

日本周围的岛屿一直是多起领土争端的核心。

可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“对…提出质询；对…表示异议（或怀疑）”，英文解释为“to question whether sth is true and valid”举个🌰：

These figures have been disputed. 有人对这些数字提出了质疑。

2）表示“争论；辩论；争执”，英文解释为“to argue or disagree strongly with sb about sth, especially about who owns sth”举个🌰：

The issue remains hotly disputed. 这个问题至今仍在激烈地辩论中。

3）表示“争夺；竞争”，英文解释为“to fight to get control of sth or to win sth”。

🎬电影《地狱男爵2：黄金军团》（Hellboy II: The Golden Army）中的台词提到：Is there anyone here who would dispute my right? 有人想和我争权吗？

🎬电影《拜见岳父大人3》（Little Fockers）中的台词提到：While I dispute the findings, I appreciate the gesture. 虽然我对结果有质疑 我谢谢你们的好意。

Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands, which Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a dispute that dates to the end of World War II, when Soviet troops seized them from Japan.

日本声称对俄罗斯控制的南千岛群岛拥有主权，日本方面称之为北方四岛，这一争端可以追溯到第二次世界大战结束时，苏联军队从日本手中夺取了这些岛屿。

lay claim to sth 表示“声称…归其所有”，英文解释为“to say that you own something”举个🌰：

Two companies have laid claim to the design. 两家公司都声称自己拥有此项设计的所有权。

1）表示“没收；查获”，英文解释为“If the police or other officials seize something, they take possession of it with legal authority.”举个🌰：

Customs officers have seized 10 kilos of heroin. 海关官员查获了10公斤海洛因。

2）表示“抓住；夺过；夺取；攫取；抓获”，英文解释为“to take something quickly and keep or hold it”举个🌰：

I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me. 我抓住他的胳膊，让他转身看着我。

Meanwhile, Japan and South Korea remain locked in a more than 70-year dispute over the sovereignty of a group of islets known as Dokdo by Seoul and Takeshima by Tokyo in the Sea of Japan, which Korea calls the East Sea.

与此同时，日本和韩国仍在围绕日本海（韩国称为东海）一组小岛的主权争端中纠缠了70多年。

remain locked in / be locked in 1）表示“被…困住，受到…阻碍”，英文解释为“to be prevented from moving by something”举个🌰：

We were locked in traffic for over two hours on the way home. 回家的路上我们因堵车被困了两个多小时。

2）表示“陷入…而停滞不前”，英文解释为“If you are locked in a situation or process, it is impossible for you to escape or make progress from it.”举个🌰：

Both parties wish to avoid being locked in discussions that will resolve nothing. 双方都希望能避免陷入毫无意义的讨论而停滞不前。

sovereignty /ˈsɒvrəntɪ/ 表示“主权，统治权”，英文解释为“the power of a country to control its own government”

islet /ˈaɪ.lət/ 表示“（小）岛”，英文解释为“a small island”

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