NEWS WORDS: Unilateral
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Listen to see whether you can hear the word that means “one side.”
The possibility and the risk of some shots being fired, or some aircraft or ship being shot at, has increased markedly because of Chinese unilateral changes to the status quo.
“Unilateral” means involving one group or country.
It is when a country or a group takes an action or makes a decision alone.
This can happen without the agreement of others.
And of the, a unilateral action is good only for the side that acts.
ທ່ານນັກຮຽນນັກສຶກສາທັງຫຼາຍ ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບເຂົ້າສູ່ລາຍການຮຽນຄຳສັບພາສາອັງກິດໃນຂ່າວຂອງ ວິທະຍຸສຽງອາເມຣິກາ, ເຊິ່ງພວກເຮົາຈະສອນທ່ານ ກ່ຽວກັບ ຄຳສັບທີ່ໃຊ້ໃນຂ່າວ.
Listen to see whether you can hear the word that means “one side.”
ຢາກໃຫ້ທ່ານຟັງຂ່າວຕໍ່ໄປນີ້ວ່າທ່ານຈະໄດ້ຍິນຄຳສັບທີ່ໝາຍເຖິງ “ຝ່າຍດຽວ” ຫຼືບໍ່.
The possibility and the risk of some shots being fired, or some aircraft or ship being shot at, has increased markedly because of Chinese unilateral changes to the status quo.
ຄວາມເປັນໄປໄດ້ ແລະ ຄວາມສ່ຽງຂອງການຖືກຍິງໃສ່, ຫຼື ເຮືອບິນ ຫຼື ກຳປັ່ນບາງລຳຖືກຍິງໃສ່, ໄດ້ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍ ຍ້ອນການປ່ຽນແປງສະຖານະພາບໃນປັດຈຸບັນໂດຍຝ່າຍດຽວຂອງ ຈີນ.
“Unilateral” means involving one group or country.
ອ່ານ “Unilateral” ໝາຍເຖິງການປະກອບມີນຶ່ງກຸ່ມ ຫຼື ປະເທດ.
It is when a country or a group takes an action or makes a decision alone.
ມັນແມ່ນເວລາທີ່ປະເທດນຶ່ງ ຫຼື ກຸ່ມນຶ່ງທຳການດຳເນີນການ ຫຼື ທຳການຕັດສິນໃຈດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ.
This can happen without the agreement of others.
ສິ່ງນີ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນໂດຍປາສະຈາກການຕົກລົງກັບຄົນອື່ນ.
And often, a unilateral action is good only for the side that acts.
ແລະ ຫຼາຍຄັ້ງ, ການດຳເນີນການຝ່າຍດຽວ ແມ່ນດີສຳລັບຝ່າຍທີ່ດຳເນີນການພຽງເທົ່ານັ້ນ.
Now when you hear the word “Unilateral
,” your English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.
ບັດນີ້, ເວລາທີ່ທ່ານໄດ້ຍິນຄຳວ່າ “Unilateral,” ພາສາອັງກິດຂອງທ່ານກໍຈະດີພໍທີ່ຈະຮູ້ວ່າຄຳສັບໃນຂ່າວນີ້ໝາຍຄວາມວ່າຫຍັງ.