They lodged a formal protest against their government. 他们向政府提出正式抗议。
Seoul says the book glosses over Japan's colonial and war-time past.The South Korean government had already lodged a formal protest over the book. 韩国政府认为日本的教科书美化了日本的殖民统治和战争历史,并已对此做出正式抗议。