Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This word has to do with international relations: sovereign.
这个词与国际关系有关：主权。
Listen to U.S.General, and NATO Commander, Phillip Breedlove.
请听美国上将，北约组织指挥官菲利浦·布里德洛夫的讲话。
We've seen a nation cross an internationally-recognized sovereign border, and annex by force a portion of a sovereign nation.
我们看到一个国家越过一条国际公认的主权边界，用武力吞并了一部分主权国家的领土。
That changes the way we do business.
这种做法改变了我们做事的方式。

Sovereign means the right of a country to govern itself. A sovereign nation is independent from other countries.
主权的意思是一个国家掌握自治的权力。主权国家独立于其他国家。
General Breedlove complains that Russia took over part of Ukraine.
布里德洛夫上将在抗议俄罗斯占领了乌克兰部分领土。
Now, when you hear the word sovereign, your American English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.
现在，当你听到主权这个词的时候，你的美语就足以听懂这个新闻词汇的意思了。