16. Momentous 看著很面熟，但是意思是“重大的”

　　If you refer to a decision, event, or change as momentous, you mean that it is very important, often because of the effects that it will have in the future.

　　堅持國際法治是中國基于自身經(jīng)歷做出的鄭重選擇。

　　Upholding international rule of law is a momentous choice China has made based on its own experience.

　　2014 年 5 月 CATTI 英語三級筆譯實務(wù)也考到了這個詞：

　　This could be momentous for Greenland, which has long relied on half a billion dollars a year in welfare payments from Denmark, its parent state.

　　17. Uphold 維護，常用來表示“堅持”

　　我們要繼續(xù)堅持對臺工作大政方針，堅持“九二共識”政治基礎(chǔ)，堅決反對“臺獨”分裂活動

　　We will remain committed to our major policies on Taiwan, uphold the 1992 Consensus as the political foundation, resolutely oppose separatist activities for the independence of Taiwan

　　必須全面深化改革，堅持和完善基本經(jīng)濟制度

　　We must deepen reform across the board, uphold and improve the basic economic system

　　18. Encroach on 侵犯

　　If one thing encroaches on another, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of the second thing.

　　The new institutions do not encroach on political power.

　　這些新機構(gòu)沒有侵犯到政治權(quán)力。

　　更不能罔顧客觀公正，借“法治”之名，行侵害他國權(quán)益之實。

　　Still less should they encroach on the rights and interests of other countries under the pretext of “the rule of law” in total disregard of objectivity and fairness.

　　這些問題中，有的牽涉復(fù)雜的部門利益，有的在思想認識上難以統(tǒng)一，有的要觸動一些人的奶酪

　　Some of these problems involve an array of departmental interests, for some it will be difficult to reach consensus, and some will encroach on certain people’s interests.