英语新闻丨中国福建舰将接受全面检验

The most important task for the crew of the CNS Fujian — China's third aircraft carrier and the world's largest conventionally powered warship — is to conduct in-depth testing and additional trial runs of its equipment, according to the ship's captain.

中国第三艘航空母舰、全球最大常规动力战舰——福建舰的舰长表示，该舰全体船员当前的核心任务是对装备进行深入测试和补充试航。

Senior Captain Chen Zhi guo told State broadcaster China Central Television on Saturday that he will lead the crew to further test the vessel's capabilities. At the same time, they will make all-out efforts to prepare for the full-scale deployment of aircraft squadrons and to build joint combat capacity with other assets in the carrier strike group, he said.

上周六，陈志国大校在接受中央广播电视总台采访时称，他将带领船员进一步检验舰艇性能。同时，全体船员将全力推进舰载机中队全面部署准备工作，构建航母打击群与其他作战力量的联合作战能力。

"I'm convinced that, following the development path guided by President Xi Jin ping, we, the crew of the Fujian, will 'cleave through the waves' to complete our missions set by the Party and the people," Chen said.

“我坚信，在习近平主席指引的发展道路上，我们福建舰全体官兵将劈波斩浪，完成党和人民赋予的各项任务。”陈志国说。

The Fujian is the first aircraft carrier in the People's Liberation Army Navy equipped with a cutting-edge electromagnetic catapult system. It is also the largest, heaviest and most powerful naval vessel ever built in the Eastern Hemisphere.

福建舰是中国人民解放军海军首艘配备尖端电磁弹射系统的航母，也是东半球有史以来建造的吨位最大、体量最重、战力最强的海军舰艇。

The gigantic ship, which displaces more than 80,000 metric tons of water, entered service on Wednesday at a naval base in Sanya, Hainan province.

这艘排水量超过8万吨的巨舰于周三在海南三亚某海军基地正式入列服役。

Senior Captain Leng Guo wei, a spokesman for the Navy, said on Saturday that Sanya will be the supercarrier's home base due to factors including strategic demand, port conditions, support capacity and mission requirements.

海军发言人冷国伟大校上周六表示，综合战略需求、港口条件、保障能力和任务需要等因素，三亚将成为这艘超级航母的母港。

He said the Fujian will be sent to oceans far from China on a regular basis and added that it will not be long before the full-scale deployment of aircraft squadrons begins on the supercarrier.

他透露，福建舰将定期前出远海执行任务，且舰载机中队全面部署已为期不远。

Leng said the development and improvement of China's weaponry do not target any country or specific objective, nor will they pose a threat to any country or region. The efforts are solely aimed at safeguarding China's sovereignty, security and development interests.

冷国伟强调，中国武器装备的发展不针对任何国家或特定目标，也不会对任何国家或地区构成威胁，完全是为了维护中国的主权、安全和发展利益。

"Regarding China's follow-up development plans for aircraft carriers, they will be comprehensively considered based on national defense needs," Leng said. "It is important to emphasize that our country's nature as a socialist country, its strategic choice of taking the path of peaceful development, and its independent, peaceful foreign policy determine that we will never abandon our defensive national defense policy."

“关于中国后续航母发展计划，将根据国防需求统筹考虑。”冷国伟说，“需要着重指出的是，中国社会主义国家的性质、走和平发展道路的战略抉择以及独立自主的和平外交政策，决定了我们永远不会放弃防御性国防政策。”

An industry insider in China's shipbuilding sector, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Fujian's commissioning "means the PLA Navy has entered the three-carrier club and is theoretically capable of deploying a carrier strike group anytime it wants. That also means the Navy's long-range operational capability is far stronger than before."

一位不愿具名的中国造船业业内人士表示，福建舰的入列“标志着中国海军正式跻身‘三航母俱乐部’，理论上具备随时部署航母打击群的能力，这也意味着海军的远程作战能力较以往有了质的飞跃”。

conventionally

adv.常规地；按惯例地

/kənˈvenʃənəli/

catapult

n.（航空母舰的）弹射器

/ˈkætəpʌlt/

deployment

n.部署；调度

/dɪˈplɔɪmənt/