— Not bad, thanks.
As we ____ (have) dinner, I heard someone knocking on the door.
曾饱受西方列强侵略的日本却在明治维新期间就开始了对外侵略扩张的步伐,原因有①军国主义传统的影响②经济、军事实力有所增长③国内市场狭小④解决国内资金不足的问题