5/08/2024

Chunking-18_defend (防卫/防衛); defend (为...辩护/為...辯護)

  1. 防卫国家安全,以及区域安全
    防衛國家安全,以及區域安全
    Fángwèi guójiā ānquán, yǐjí qūyù ānquán 
    Defend national security, as well as regional security

  2. 美国协助台湾,加强自我防卫能力
    美國協助台灣,加強自我防衛能力
    Měiguó xiézhù Táiwān, jiāqiáng zìwǒ fángwèi nénglì.
    The United States assists Taiwan in strengthening its self-defense capabilities.

  3. 美国根据“台湾关系法”,提供台湾防卫性武器
    美國根據“台灣關係法”,提供台灣防衛性武器
    Měiguó gēnjù “Táiwān Guānxi Fǎ”, tígōng Táiwān fángwèixìng wǔqì.
    The United States provides Taiwan with defensive weapons under the "Taiwan Relations Act".

  4. 美菲兩國的海岸防卫队,参加联合军事演习。
    美菲兩國的海岸防衛隊,參加聯合軍事演習。
    Měi-Fēi liǎngguó de Hǎi'àn Fángwèiduì, cānjiā liánhé jūnshì yǎnxí.
    The coast guards of the United States and the Philippines participate in joint military exercises.

  5. 我们必须加强网络安全措施,来防卫黑客攻击
    我們必須加強網絡安全措施,來防衛黑客攻擊
    Wǒmen bìxū, jiāqiáng wǎngluò ānquán cuòshī, lái fángwèi hēikè gōngjī.
    We must strengthen cybersecurity measures to defend against hacker attacks.

  6. 律师在法庭上为“被告”辩护
    律師在法庭上為“被告”辯護
    Lǜshī zài fǎtíng shàng wèi “bèigào”biànhù.
    The lawyer defends the "defendant" in court.
    (N.B. In English, "defend" is transitive, which can directly take an object.  But in Chinese, "辩护/辯護" is intransitiveThe sentence structure should be "为...辩护/為...辯護".)

  7. 作为一名律师,我必须为当事人辩护
    作為一名律師,我必須為當事人辯護
    Zuòwéi yī míng lǜshī, wǒ bìxū wèi dāngshìrén biànhù.  
    As a lawyer, I must defend the client.
    (The "client" in a legal case is neither 客人,顾客/顧客, nor客户, but 当事人/當事人.)

  8. 他在会议上为自己的观点辩护
    他在會議上為自己的觀點辯護
    Tā zài huìyì shàng wèi zìjǐ de guāndiǎn biànhù.
    He defends his views at the meeting.

  9. 政府发言人在记者会上为政策辩护
    政府發言人在記者會上為政策辯護
    Zhèngfǔ fāyánrén zài jìzhěhuì shàng wèi zhèngcè biànhù.
    The government spokesperson defends the policy at the press conference.

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