美国称军事途径不能解决乌克兰危机

 　　WASHINGTON, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Monday that it saw no military solution to the Ukrainian crisis, even as tensions were running high in the eastern part of the country.

　　State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki rejected suggestion of arms aid by the agency's counselor² Thomas Shannon, saying Washington was focusing on its "economic and diplomatic efforts."

　　"We don't see a military solution to this crisis, and that hasn 't changed," Psaki told reporters at a regular news briefing. "Our focus is not on military assistance or a military solution."

　　White House spokesman Jay Carney also said the administration was not "actively³ considering lethal⁴ aid."

　　Shannon said in Berlin earlier in the day that the Obama administration was looking at arms supply to Ukraine "as an option " though he was not sure of the outcome.

　　Pro-Russia protesters, riding on a new wave of unrest that erupted in eastern Ukraine on April 6, took control of several government buildings in eastern Ukraine over the weekend and refused to heed⁵ Kiev's ultimatum⁶ to leave by Monday morning.

　　Ukraine's acting⁷ President Oleksandr Turchynov has vowed⁸ to launch a "large-scale anti-terrorist operation" against the armed militants⁹, while Russia, which has massed troops on the border, has repeatedly warned Kiev against using force to restore order.

　　Both Psaki and Carney confirmed that John Brennan, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, was in Kiev over the weekend.

　　"There were some claims that Director Brennan encouraged Ukrainian authorities to conduct tactical operations inside Ukraine," Psaki said. "Those are completely false."

　　Earlier in the day, U.S. President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande spoke¹ over the phone of the " worsening situation" in eastern Ukraine, "where pro-Russian separatists, seemingly with support and coordination¹⁰ from Moscow, have intensified¹¹ their campaign to undermine and destabilize the Ukrainian government," the White House said.

　　"The leaders underscored that Russia will face significant additional costs if it continues this behavior," the White House said in a readout of the phone talks.

　　Washington has threatened to target Russia's key sectors¹² of economy like energy, banking¹³ and mining in response to its further moves against Ukraine.

　　It has suspended military cooperation and trade and investment talks with Russia, and slapped sanctions on a number of key Russian and Crimean officials as well as a Russian bank, in response to Russia's annexation¹⁴ of Crimea from Ukraine last month.

　　The U.S. on Monday signed a one-billion-dollar loan guarantee for Ukraine, part of an aid package in support of the country's economic recovery.

　　U.S. Vice¹⁵ President Joseph Biden will travel to Kiev on April 22.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

3 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

4 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

5 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

6 ultimatum   

n.最后通牒

参考例句：

• This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
• The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

9 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

10 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

11 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

14 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

15 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。