But in recent months , chinese leaders have apparently been happy to let the issue quiet down , perhaps for the sake of smoothing over relations with the obama administration .
但或许是为了缓和与奥巴马政府的关系，在最近的几个月，中国领导人似乎乐于搁置这个问题。
This smoothing changes the way the ocean reflects sunlight ; in a sense , it makes the water a better mirror .
这种平滑改变了海面反射日光的方式；在某种意义上说，它让水面更接近于一面镜子。
Why would the chinese politburo be better at smoothing out economic cycles ?
中国政治局为何会更好地引导中国顺利度过经济周期？
U.s. defense secretary robert gates arrived here sunday for three days of talks aimed at smoothing out the turbulent relationship between the u.s. and china .
