In Poland, Biden will be a short drive from the Ukrainian border

In Poland, Biden will be a short drive from the Ukrainian border

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　　President Biden is spending time in Poland to show support for allies on NATO's eastern flank nervous about Russia's invasion of Ukraine — and grappling with an influx² of refugees from the war.

　　STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

　　Having met with leaders of NATO allies, President Biden is visiting one in particular. He's in Poland, which borders Ukraine and which has received more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees, the most of any country. A lot of Western weapons and supplies are passing the other way through Poland to Ukraine, and the president will be just a short drive from the Ukrainian border. NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith is covering the story. She's in Warsaw. Hey there, Tam.

　　TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE³: Hi.

　　INSKEEP: What's the president doing?

　　KEITH: He's getting a firsthand look at how this country is dealing⁴ with Europe's most significant refugee crisis since World War II. He's landing in Rzeszow. This is a small city that's a first stop for many people leaving Ukraine. And yesterday, he said seeing this disruption caused by the war will drive home why the U.S. needs to take in thousands of refugees, which it plans to do.

　　(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

　　PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: It will reinforce my commitment to have the United States make sure we are a major piece of dealing with the relocation of all those folks, as well as humanitarian⁵ assistance needed both inside Ukraine and outside Ukraine. For example, this is not something that Poland or Romania or Germany should carry on their own.

　　KEITH: The U.S. is also committing at least $1 billion in new humanitarian aid.

　　INSKEEP: And the president now is - his visit is in a city about 60 miles from the Ukrainian border. He's getting pretty close to the situation here.

　　KEITH: Yeah, there is a significance to this stop because he is going into the heart of the humanitarian crisis. And it's truly not that far from where a missile strike hit last week. Yesterday at NATO, he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Article 5. That's the idea that if one NATO member is attacked, the entire alliance treats it as if they were all attacked. While in Rzeszow, Biden is checking in with U.S. troops with the U.S. Airborne Division who are staged there, and that's a visible display of the Article 5 commitment, a signal to Putin that Poland is a member of NATO and is off-limits.

　　INSKEEP: Although I guess we should note once again, the 82nd Airborne may be in Poland; there's no plan to put them across the border into Ukraine. The U.S. and NATO response here, in terms of pushing back, has mainly been weapons and economic sanctions. Are the sanctions working?

　　KEITH: President Biden was pressed on this yesterday because many members of his administration had said that the threat of massive sanctions might serve as a deterrent⁶ for Putin. That obviously didn't happen. But Biden insisted that sanctions require time to get results.

　　(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

　　BIDEN: The maintenance of sanctions, the - increasing the pain and the demonstration⁷, why I asked for this NATO meeting today, is to be sure that after a month, we will sustain what we're doing, not just next month, the following month, but for the remainder of this entire year. That's what will stop him.

　　KEITH: Of course, there's a big carve-out in the sanctions thus far, and that's energy. Europeans and other partners need Russian oil and gas, and that means Russia is still getting money, and that money can help offset⁸ some of the other hits to its economy. Today Biden announced a new task force with Europe to look for ways to move more liquefied natural gas to Europe and diversify⁹ away from Russian supplies. The amount that they're talking about is relatively¹⁰ modest, and there's a lot of wiggle room in there, and that just highlights that this is something easier said than done and that the government doesn't necessarily have a lot of control here.

　　INSKEEP: Yeah, Europe depends on a lot of that energy. Tam, thanks so much.

　　KEITH: You're welcome.

　　INSKEEP: NPR's Tamara Keith is in Warsaw.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

6 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。

7 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

8 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

9 diversify   

v.（使）不同，（使）变得多样化

参考例句：

• Our company is trying to diversify.我们公司正力图往多样化方面发展。
• Hills and woods diversify the landscape.山陵和树木点缀景色。

10 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。