美国仅要求俄归还斯诺登 并非引渡

 　　MOSCOW, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States does not ask Russia to extradite Edward Snowden but just wants him returned, U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said Thursday.

　　"The U.S. doesn't ask to 'extradite' but simply to return Mr. Snowden," he wrote in his Twitter account.

　　The diplomat¹ pointed² out that his country sent back to Russia many people wanted by Russian authorities despite the fact that there is no re-admission agreement between the two countries.

　　The White House said Wednesday that the United States was seeking an explanation from the Russian authorities on the status of Snowden, who has stayed in the transit³ zone of Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow for a month.

　　White House press secretary Jay Carney repeated Washington's position that there is "ample precedent⁴ and legal justification⁵" for Moscow to hand over Snowden to face charges in the United States for "unauthorized leaking of highly classified information."

　　On the same day, speculation⁶ that Snowden had been granted approval to leave the airport was quashed by his lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena.

　　Snowden is still waiting on his temporary asylum⁷ request in Russia, Kucherena told reporters after meeting Snowden in Terminal E of the airport.

　　According to Kucherena, the Federal Migration⁸ Service (FMS) had not yet granted the necessary certificate.

　　If the service rejected the application, Snowden could appeal, the lawyer added.

　　Eugeny Varshavsky, a former head of the FMS' Department for Legal Support, told Xinhua that the delay of the certificate did not necessarily mean that his application had been rejected.

　　As it is a high-profile case, the FMS needs to receive orders from upper authorities, Varshavsky said.

　　"If the political will is manifested clearly, the FMS will make a swift decision," he added.

　　Kucherena said his next meeting with Snowden would depend on "when he asks me to come."

　　He has given Snowden some clothes and several books for him to learn Russian. The lawyer said Snowden plans to find a job in Moscow if asylum is granted.

1 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

4 precedent   

n.先例，前例；惯例；adj.在前的，在先的

参考例句：

• Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?你要我做的事有前例可援吗？
• This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。

5 justification   

n.正当的理由；辩解的理由

参考例句：

• There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
• In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。

6 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

7 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

8 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。