However as westerners dealing with China know the supertanker that is the Chinese economy can only change direction slowly – and will do so largely in response to domestic not foreign pressures .

不过，与中国打交道的西方人明白，中国经济这 艘 巨型 油轮只能缓慢改变航向，并且基本上只会在国内压力（而非国外压力）的作用下转向。

South Korean warship is pursuing a supertanker which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean .

韩国军舰正在寻求 解救在印度洋被索马里海盗劫持的一 艘 句型 油轮。

An oil slick caused by a spill from a supertanker has hit several beaches .

一 艘 超级 油轮的石油泄漏形成的浮油膜已经影响了好几个海滩。

Demography is like a supertanker ; it takes decades to turn around .

人口问题就像一个 超级 油轮，要转向 得花好几十年的时间 按。

A supertanker continues to gush oil off the coast of Spain .

西班牙海岸附近的一 艘 超级 油轮仍在 大量漏油。

For Brazil the message from the metaphor is clear . China is at the helm of the global economic supertanker of the future . It is up to Brazil to decide what role it will play in the voyage and how it wants to pay for the ride .

对巴西来说，这一比喻传递出的信息十分明显：未来全球经济的 超级 油轮将由中国掌舵，巴西想在航程中充当什么角色、愿意如何支付船 资，将由自己决定。