The move came after the U. S. demanded China to shutter its consulate general in Houston.

此前，美要求中中方驻休斯敦总领事馆。

China has strongly condemned the United States for asking China to close its Consulate General in Houston.

中强烈谴责美要求中驻休斯敦总领事馆。

America closed its consulate-general in Jerusalem, which had acted as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians.

美了驻耶路撒冷的总领事馆，该领事馆实际上是巴勒斯坦的大使馆。

Because getting what you want always comes with strings attached.

因为得偿所愿时往往有相应条件附带之比利时总领事馆。

The United States will on Monday merge the activities of its consulate in Israel with those of its embassy in a move that's angered Palestinians.

美周一合并以色列总领事馆和大使馆，此举激怒了巴勒斯坦。

The merger will make the consulate subordinate to the US ambassador to Israel David Freeman, considered a supporter of the Israeli settlement program in the West Bank.

此次合并会让总领事馆从属美驻以色列大使大卫·弗里曼，他被认为是西岸以色列定居点计划的支持者。

U.S. Consul General John Bray said in his opening remarks that for Nigeria to overcome its current economic challenges, it must find ways to diversify its economy while improving firm-level productivity.

美总领事馆的约翰在开幕致辞中说，尼日利亚要克服当前的多重经济挑战，就必须寻找途径让经济多样化，同时提高公司层面的生产力。

The consulate in Jerusalem has until now operated as a semi-independent diplomatic mission serving Palestinians in the disputed city and acting as a direct channel of communication between Washington and the Palestinian authority.

耶路撒冷总领事馆直到现在都是一个半独立的外交机构在这个颇具争议的城市中为巴勒斯坦提供服务，也是华盛顿和巴勒斯坦当局直接沟通的渠道。