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美国国家公共电台 NPR--Ukrainian Parliament member on how her country has changed since the war

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Ukrainian Parliament member on how her country has changed since the war

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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Ukrainian lawmaker Lesia Vasylenko about a year at war and her requests of the international community.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

We turn now to Lesia Vasylenko. She's a member of the Ukrainian parliament. She joins us from Kyiv. When all of this began a year ago, where did you think or hope Ukraine would be a year later?

LESIA VASYLENKO: Honestly, I was hoping that a year in, we would be already celebrating victory. Actually, I was hoping that this would happen in less than a year, in six months. I guess it was very naive3, wishful thinking.

MART?NEZ: Do you think the West could have been more helpful earlier on in this process?

VASYLENKO: Oh, absolutely. Definitely. We had prevention signals coming to us from all over the world - the U.S., the U.K., Canada, France - well, you name it. Every single country thought their duty to warn us that Russia was amassing5 troops on the Ukraine-Russian borders, waiting for - to escalate6 the aggression7, waiting for a mass attack. But every time, we were asking, OK, so you're giving us this information. Are you going to give us the weapons to go with it to defend ourselves? Maybe you're going to send in the troops that can be stationed in Ukraine to prevent Russia even thinking these kind of thoughts, let alone to amass4 the troops. But every time, the eyes were averted9. And the conversation sort of went offline. And it was as if the whole world presumed that Ukraine would just fold within those first hours of Russian attacks, which was, to be frankly10 speaking, very, very unpleasant in the months and the weeks and the days coming up to the war. It was almost as if we were absolutely hopeless, although we weren't. And it was quite depressing having those conversations, knowing that Russia might attack, as Russia did attack, and that, essentially11, we will be left to our own resources, which we were for a while.

MART?NEZ: So is it fair to say that if this help had arrived sooner, you think that all of this might have been avoided, or at least a big part of it?

VASYLENKO: Well, I'm sure if the world had shown the same kind of bravery that the Ukrainian people showed in those first hours of the 24 of February, and the same kind of unity2, that a lot of the deaths, a lot of the casualties and the destruction could have been prevented, if not all of it.

MART?NEZ: You're a mom. You have three small children. How do you think that your kids will carry the memories of this past year as they grow up?

VASYLENKO: Oh, my. That's the most difficult question for a mother to answer. Again, a lot of wishful thinking here - I hope that I have managed to give them a childhood despite the war. I hope that I am managing to give them the best education they can get. I have evacuated13 them on the 1 of March for that reason. And they are staying abroad while I share my life between not two countries, but the whole world, trying to fit time with them in between. But at the same time, I don't know how they will turn out. I don't know what they will be telling me or their therapists in the years to come. I know surely that the war has left a mark on them. They long for Ukraine. They want to go back to Ukraine. They don't understand why I keep coming back so often and they can only come visit during holidays.

MART?NEZ: I mean, you're probably not unlike many Ukrainian parents that maybe have not spent hardly any time with their kids over the past year.

VASYLENKO: Well, I'm lucky. I keep saying that every single time, that I'm actually very much blessed, very much lucky that I get to see them on a regular basis, even if it's for a couple of days, for a week, maybe a couple of weeks at best. But many Ukrainian parents are separated from their kids because fathers are fighting on the front line. Mothers are fighting at the front line. You know, fathers are not seeing their kids because they remain in Ukraine. Men aged12 18 to 60 are not allowed to leave the country because they are subject to military service. But the women and the children have left and have not had the opportunity to return. So in this respect, of course, I'm much more better off than most.

MART?NEZ: What worries you the most about Ukraine now that we're entering the second year?

VASYLENKO: I hope that the support is there for the days to come, for every single day that it is necessary for us to fight to bring victory closer and to bring a final victory for Ukraine and for the world. I hope that there's no fatigue14, there's no tiredness. And I hope that there's actually a stronger mobilization effort in the weeks to come that will mean that Ukraine gets all the weapons it needs in the time that it needs to fend8 off, to fight off and to counterattack the Russians and to de-occupy the Ukrainian territories.

MART?NEZ: You said and used the word victory there. Earlier today, you tweeted, the longest day started a year ago. It still goes in Ukraine and will go on until the end, until our victory. Lesia, what does victory for Ukraine look like for you? What must it include?

VASYLENKO: Finally, an easy question. So victory - victory is all of Ukrainian territories de-occupied, brought back under the Ukrainian flag - Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk - all the regions that have been under occupation since 2014 when it all first started nine years ago. For me, it's not enough just to kick the Russians out from Ukraine. There must be responsibility. There must be justice. The leadership of the Russian Federation15 must be brought to justice. But also, there must be reparations paid. There must be amendments16 made. There must be words of apologies said not just by the Russian leadership but by the Russian people, who have endorsed17, supported or stayed quiet through this time of pain for Ukraine.

MART?NEZ: That's Ukrainian lawmaker Lesia Vasylenko. Thank you very much.

VASYLENKO: Thank you.

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1 transcript JgpzUp     
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 unity 4kQwT     
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
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  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
3 naive yFVxO     
adj.幼稚的,轻信的;天真的
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  • It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致,你未免太单纯了。
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4 amass tL5ya     
vt.积累,积聚
参考例句:
  • How had he amassed his fortune?他是如何积累财富的呢?
  • The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。
5 amassing hzmzBn     
v.积累,积聚( amass的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The study of taxonomy must necessarily involve the amassing of an encyclopaedic knowledge of plants. 分类学研究一定要积累广博的植物知识。 来自辞典例句
  • Build your trophy room while amassing awards and accolades. 建立您的奖杯积累奖项和荣誉。 来自互联网
6 escalate biszi     
v.(使)逐步增长(或发展),(使)逐步升级
参考例句:
  • It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
  • Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。
7 aggression WKjyF     
n.进攻,侵略,侵犯,侵害
参考例句:
  • So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结,就不必惧怕外来侵略。
  • Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
8 fend N78yA     
v.照料(自己),(自己)谋生,挡开,避开
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  • I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
  • He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。
9 averted 35a87fab0bbc43636fcac41969ed458a     
防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移
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  • Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙,才避免了麻烦。
10 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
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  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
11 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
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  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
12 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
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  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
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13 evacuated b2adcc11308c78e262805bbcd7da1669     
撤退者的
参考例句:
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
14 fatigue PhVzV     
n.疲劳,劳累
参考例句:
  • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
  • I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
15 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟,联合会
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  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
16 amendments 39576081718792f25ceae20f3bb99b43     
(法律、文件的)改动( amendment的名词复数 ); 修正案; 修改; (美国宪法的)修正案
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  • The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
  • Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
17 endorsed a604e73131bb1a34283a5ebcd349def4     
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
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  • The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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