Moreover, China's bid to become a global semiconductor powerhouse is propitiously timed.

此外，中国成为全球半导体强国的努力可谓恰逢其时。

By 1916 most of the world's great powers were locked together in seemingly interminable combat.

1916年，在似乎漫无止境的战争中，大多数强国都团结在一起。

Cuba, they say, has the potential to be a basketball powerhouse.

球员们表示古巴有着成为篮球强国的潜力。

And strongmen consolidating powering countries like Turkey and Hungary.

强人们正在巩固像土耳其和匈牙利这样的强国。

Once the region's economic powerhouse, today, the Japanese economy is struggling.

作为该地区曾的强国，日本现如今正处于挣扎之中。

It's an insanely large web of track that's helped ignite an economic powerhouse.

这是一张巨大的铁路网络，它助推了一个强国的腾飞。

He added that through the test, India had registered its name as a space power.

他还说，通过这次试射，印度已跻身太空强国行列。

Then that was factories and production, and America rose to dominance.

后来，美国依靠工厂和工业产品上升为世界头号强国。

Throughout history, power passes from one nation to another.

纵观历史，强国换了一个又一个。

It is seeking to become a world space power.

它正在努力成为世界空间强国。

That meeting highlighted the divisions among world powers over how to deal with Iran.

这场会议突出了世界强国在如何处理伊朗问题上的分歧。

It was a great world power, with colonies all over the world.

荷兰是当时的世界强国，殖民地遍布全球。

We should actively take part in making international standards, to improve our ability.

我们要制定国际标准，这样我们才能成为高铁的大国或者是强国。”

The goal has been to change the mainly agricultural nation into a manufacturing power.

目标是将这个以农业为主的国家转变为制造业强国。

Banks in strong countries are lending less across borders.

强国的银行向国外贷款的数目减少了。

Lenders in weak countries pay more to borrow than banks in strong ones.

在弱国贷款要给的利率比在强国的银行贷款更高。

So, a military buildup in the Black Sea is like an international show of power.

因此黑海的军事力量建设就像展现国际强国角力的舞台一样。

At the time, they were one of the ancient world's great powers.

当时，他们是古代世界的强国之一。

China and India have shaken off foreign predators and become global powers.

中国和印度都摆脱了外国列强的统治，并位于世界强国之列。

But, in fact, he has been steadily building alliances in areas where Western powers struggled.

但是，实际上，他一直稳步地在西方强国争取的地区建立联盟。