Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”。
Listen to see whether you can hear the word that means “one side.”
请听这则新闻，看看你是否能听到意思是“一边”的词。
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.
由于中国单方面改变现状，开枪，射击飞机和船的风险可能性大大增加。
“Unilateral” means involving one group or country.
“单边的”意味着涉及一个组织或国家。
It is when a country or a group takes an action or makes a decision alone.
这发生在一个国家或组织单独采取行动或者做决定的时候。

This can happen without the agreement of others.
在没有其他人的同意的时候也可以发生。
And often, a unilateral action is good only for the side that acts.
通常，单边行动仅仅对采取行动的一方有好处。
Now, when you hear the word “unilateral,” your American English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.
现在，当你听到“单边的”这个词的时候，你的美语就足够听懂这个新闻词汇了。