特朗普的西半球霸权棋局：古巴会是下一个目标吗？
Trump's Western Hemisphere Hegemony Chess Game: Will Cuba Be the Next Target?
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原文Key Vocabulary
词汇Often used in political or strategic contexts to indicate a shift in policy or focus.
Refers to violent shaking or severe fluctuations, commonly used to describe markets or political landscapes.
To step into a situation to affect the outcome, typically used for government or military involvement.
To reach an agreement by making mutual concessions.
Describes something easily broken, damaged, or harmed, whether physical or abstract (like an economy).
Used frequently in political contexts meaning to overthrow a state or regime.
Grammar Points
语法不仅……更是……
Used to emphasize a progression or a deeper level of meaning, translating to 'not only... but even more so...'. It stresses that the latter part is of greater importance or severity.
这扇刚刚开启的对话之门不仅被重重关上，更是被彻底焊死了。
拔除这些“眼中钉”，不仅是为了清理后院，更是为了在全球霸权争夺战中巩固基本盘。
从……到……再到……
Used to list a sequence of events, places, or situations, emphasizing a wide range, a long process, or extreme examples, translating to 'from... to... and then to...'.
从猪湾事件的惨痛教训，到古巴导弹危机的千钧一发，再到长达半个多世纪的严酷经济封锁，这座加勒比海最大的岛屿始终是华盛顿眼中难以拔除的肉中刺。
并非/不是……而是……
Used to negate one statement and affirm another, correcting a misconception. It translates to 'not... but rather...'.
这绝对不是什么一时兴起的政治作秀，而是一场蓄谋已久的、旨在彻底重塑西半球权力格局的大棋局。
这并非单纯的意识形态狂热，而是服务于一个更为宏大的地缘政治愿景——确立并彻底巩固美国在西半球的绝对霸权。
随着……
A preposition indicating that an event happens in conjunction with another changing situation, translating to 'along with...' or 'as...'.
随着保守派政权的强势回归，这扇刚刚开启的对话之门不仅被重重关上，更是被彻底焊死了。
近年来，随着其他新兴大国在拉美地区经济合作的不断深化，美国感到了前所未有的战略焦虑。