You know, overhanging the whole piece is the fact that our navy is plateauing, or some would even argue that it is declining in relative strength, in terms of the number of warships we put to sea.

之所以着重突出这篇文章正是由于我们的海军力量处于停滞不前的状态，或者有人会反驳说，就我们所投入的战舰而言，那只是相对实力下降而已。

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At that time, the Navy was thinking only in terms of restoring the fleet.

当时海军仅在重建其舰队方面着想。

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