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China And Vietnam Risk All-Out War Over Sea Dispute
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姚易辰 posted on 2014/05/14Ever wondered about the tensions brewing in the South China Sea? This video dives deep into the recent China-Vietnam dispute, showing you real footage of oil rig standoffs and protests in Hanoi. You'll pick up useful vocabulary for discussing complex international relations and practice understanding intricate sentence structures!
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territory
US /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori/
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UK /'terətrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of land defended by an animal
- Area of particular knowledge or experience
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US /ˈɡʌvənmənt/
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UK /ˈgʌvənmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
- The system by which a state or community is governed.
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US /ˈfɔ:rən/
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UK /ˈfɒrən/
- Adjective
- Being of a different place or country
- Strange; different from ones found at home
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US /dɪˈspjut/
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UK /dɪ'spju:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To argue with someone about something
- To disagree about who owns or controls something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument with someone about something
- A question or doubt about something
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