China asked a German official who claimed China is one of the main countries conducting spying activities in Germany to “stop bad practices and blemished China‘s image over and over again。“
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao said China was strongly dissatisfied with certain German official‘s “irresponsible criticism。“
外交部发言人刘建超表示,中方对德国个别官员指责中方在德从事间谍活动表示强烈不满,要求德相关官员停止一而再、再而三地损害中国形象的恶劣做法。
这里,“blemish image”表示“损害形象”。blemish 表示“弄脏, 玷污, 损害”;作名词时表示“瑕疵,缺点或污点”。
相关外交词汇:
严正交涉 serious representations to
无端指责 groundless accusations