2. Spratly islands /sprtli /alndz/: Trng Sa 3. Oil rig / l r / : Dn khoan du 4. Sovereignty / svrnti /: Ch quyn 5. Vessel / vesl / Thuyn 6. Clash / kl / : Va chm 7. Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) / ksklusv iknmk zn /: Vng c quyn kinh t 8. Nautical miles / ntkl l malz /: Hi l 9. Continental shelf / kntnentl l elf /: Thm lc a 10.Maritime disputes / mrtam dspjuts / :Vng bin tranh chp 11.Tensions / tennl z /: Cng thng 12.Riot / rat /: No lon 13.Provocative / prvktv / : Khiu khch 14.Island: / alnd / : o 15.Shoal : /oul/ Bi ct 16.Naval guard: / nevl l d /: Cnh st bin 17.Water cannon / wt knn /: Vi rng 18.Invasion /in'vein/: S xm lc 19.Extortion /iks't:n/ S tng (tin ca...) 20.Stubbornness /'stbnis/ Tnh ngoan c 21.Greedy /'gri:di/ Tham lam 22.Scout /skaut/ Do thm 23.Arsenal /':sinl/ Kho cha v kh 24.Warmonger /'w:,mg/ K hiu chin 25.9 dashes boundary / nan dz bandri /: ng li b 26.United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Cng c Lin Hip Quc v Lut bin 27.Convention /kn'venn/ Hip nh 28.Treaty /'tri:ti/ Hip c 29.Ally /'li/ Bn ng minh 30. National sovereignty: /nnl svrnti/ Ch quyn quc gia 31. Terrorism: /terrzm/ Him ha khng b 32. Sea: bin 33. Beach: bin 34. Boat: thuyn (nh) 35. Coast: b (bin, i dng) 36. Fisherman: ngi nh c 37. Harbor, Port: cng bin 38. Island: hn o 39. Lighthouse: Hi ng (n gip tu thuyn nh hng) 40. Ocean: i dng 41. Seashore: b bin (seaside) 42. Ship: tu 43. Submarine: tu ngm 44. Coral reef: rn san h (tc l mt vng nhiu san h) 45. create/form/be the leader of a political party to/lp/tr thnh lnh o ca mt t chc chnh tr 46. gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress c/ly/thng c/mt/ginh li quyn kim sot Quc hi 47. start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution bt u/chm ngi/lnh o/trn b vc ca mt cuc cch mng 48. be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle tham gia/kt trong mt cuc u tranh quyn lc ni b 49. lead/form a rival/breakaway faction dn dt/to phe i u/phe ly khai 50. seize/take control of the government/power ginh c/kim sot chnh quyn/quyn lc 51. bring down/overthrow the government/president/regime h b/lt chnh quyn/tng thng/ch
52. abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy
bi b/lt /kh phc ch qun ch
53. establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government
thnh lp/thit lp mt ch c ti qun s/mt chnh ph n nh
54. be removed from office/power
b cch chc/quyn
55. resign/step down as party leader/president/prime minister
t chc lnh o ng/tng thng/th tng
56. enter/retire from/return to political life
bc vo/ngh hu t/quay li cuc i chnh tr
57. spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate
chm ngi/kch ng mt cuc tranh lun ny la/nng bng/d di/sinh ng
58. participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over something)
tham gia vo/ng gp cho cuc tranh lun chnh tr/cng khai (v g )
59. launch/start/lead a campaign/movement
khi ng/bt u/dn dt mt chin dch/phong tro
60. join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement
tham gia/gn lin vi phong tro ha bnh/bi chin tranh/n quyn/quyn cng dn
61. criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government
ph phn, ln ting chng li/thch thc/h tr chnh ph
62. put pressure on the government (to do something)
gy p lc ln chnh ph ( lm g )
63. come under fire/pressure from opposition parties