Japanese Shut Down Chinese Plants

Japanese Shut Down Chinese Plants
日本人關閉中國工廠

Japanese workers at factories in China have been encouraged to stay home Monday after a territorial dispute between the two countries led to violent demonstrations over the weekend. Firms shut down many plants in preparation for prolonged outrage sparked by a territorial dispute over a set of islands in the East China Sea claimed by both countries. The Japanese government moved to purchase the uninhabited islands last week, a decision that inspired talk of damaged trade relations in Chinese media. Many Japanese laborers in China said they would stay off the streets Monday and hope that tensions relax before going back to work.

shut down  關閉
territorial  adj. 領土的／區域的／地方的
                n.地方自衛隊的士兵
dispute   n. 爭端／爭論／爭吵
              v. 爭論／辯駁／爭議／質疑／對...提出質疑 ／爭執／
              vt. 表示異議
              vi.  爭論 爭吵
let to 導致 
violent  adj.暴力的／由暴力引起的
demonstrations  n.示威
preparation n.準備
prolonged  adj.延長的／拖延的／長時間的   prolong  prolonged的過去式跟過去分詞   vt.延長／拖長
outrage n.暴行
sparked vt.引發
claim  vt.聲稱
uninhabited  adj.無人居住的
decision n.決定
inspired adj.有靈感的／受啟示的     inspire(v) 的過去式跟過去分詞
damaged adj.被損壞的  damage(v)過去式跟過去分詞
media n.媒體／新聞媒介／傳播媒介
laborer n.勞工／工人
stay off 　離開／避開
tension  n.緊張狀態