五、Translate the underlined word or words in the news story into Chinese:(每小題 2 分,共 20 分) Over the decades, Cuba’s authoritarian government has relied on that convenient
argument to ⑴ exert pervasive control over the lives of its citizens and keep opposition
movements from ⑵ gaining enough traction to threaten the state. The message was
⑶ unmistakable: As long as the United States was intent on toppling the island’s leaders
and meddling in the country’s affairs, Cubans, ⑷ as a matter of national sovereignty, had
to ⑸ close ranks. The era that began in December 2014 when President Obama and
President Raúl Castro of Cuba announced an end to more than 50 years of enmity between
their governments is (6) a watershed moment for Cuba’s diverse and courageous
opposition movement.
Under Communist Party rule, Cubans endure the austerity of living under a
stagnant, centrally planned economy. Their (7) access to the Internet is severely limited
and censored. The island’s official press is (8) wholly subservient to the state. Outside
(9)the rigid mechanisms of the party, Cubans have (10) few substantive vehicles to
challenge their leaders.