PBS高端访谈:乌克兰外长:若俄罗斯采取进一步军事行动,我们将为国而战

 　　GWEN IFILL: The escalating¹ crisis between Russia and Ukraine was a key topic as world leaders met today in Amsterdam.

　　Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner has been traveling in Ukraine for the past week and has this report.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Rembrandt’s 17th century masterpiece “The Night Watch,” depicting² Dutch militia³ of that time, served as the backdrop as President Obama warned of an unfolding 21st century threat.

　　PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Europe and America are united in our support of the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian people. And we are united in imposing⁴ a cost on Russia for its actions so far.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Mr. Obama and other G7 leaders met at The Hague to discuss nuclear security, but Russia’s seizure⁵ of Crimea from Ukraine overshadowed the talks.

　　Ukrainian marines in Crimea were blocked by Russian forces today and forced to abandon their ship in Donuzlav Bay. Russians also stormed three bases in recent days.

　　In response, Ukrainian forces started packing up and leaving Crimea, on orders from Kiev.

　　OLEKSANDR TURCHYNOV, Acting⁶ President, Ukraine (through interpreter): The National Security and Defense⁷ Council has made the decision to instruct the Ministry⁸ of Defense to conduct the redeployment of military units located in the autonomous¹⁰ Republic of Crimea.

　　MARGARET WARNER: NATO’s top commander, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, also voiced concerns about Russian troops near Eastern Ukraine, and what they mean for allied¹¹ deployment⁹ in Europe.

　　GEN. PHILIP BREEDLOVE, Supreme¹² Allied Commander, Europe, NATO: The force that is at the Ukrainian border now to the east is very, very sizable and very, very ready. You cannot defend against that if you are not there to defend against it.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Ukraine’s new foreign minister insisted the country’s troops are prepared to fight if Russia makes any new military moves.

　　ANDRIY DESHCHYTSYA, Foreign Minister, Ukraine: We are very much worried about this concentration of troops on our eastern borders, but at same time, we are ready to defend our homeland.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Meanwhile, Russia’s annexation¹³ of Crimea continued apace. At a Moscow ceremony, the flags of Crimea and Sevastopol’s navy base were installed in line with other Russian regional flags.

　　Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chaired a meeting on providing economic help to Crimea.

　　DMITRY MEDVEDEV, Prime Minister, Russia (through interpreter): The top priority task is to set up a system of governing the new territories. In Crimea, they have their own bodies of government and it is necessary to reformat them to match Russian standards within the shortest possible time.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Back in Crimea, schoolchildren returned from spring break to salute¹⁴ a new flag and anthem¹⁵. And people started counting their money in Russian rubles.

1 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

2 depicting   

描绘，描画( depict的现在分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
• The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。

3 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

4 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

5 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

6 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。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

10 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

11 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

12 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

13 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。

14 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

15 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。