PBS高端访谈:普京对美国的制裁做出回应

 　　Yesterday brought another low point between the United States and Russia, as Vladimir Putin elaborated on his demand that the U.S. reduce its staff in Russia by hundreds of personnel.

　　It's the latest diplomatic flash point in a tense relationship that President Trump¹ and Putin had sought to improve. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin reports.

　　This weekend on the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia celebrated² its global naval³ ambitions. President Putin hailed thousands of Russian sailors lined up on ships and submarines.

　　He said his hopes for a revamped, reenergized navy had been realized. And he admitted his hopes for a better relationship with the United States had been dashed.

　　We had waited quite a long time and thought something might change for the better. We had hoped that the situation will somehow change, but apparently⁴, if it changes, it won't be soon.

　　On Friday, the Russian government ordered the closure of this U.S. Embassy Moscow storage facility. Today, American workers packed it up.

　　The Russian government also ordered the closure of this country home used by U.S. diplomats⁵, and an unprecedented⁶, even stunning⁷ reduction in us staff, from more than 1,300 to 455.

　　On state TV, Putin said he hoped he wouldn't have to deliver further punishment.

　　We certainly have something to respond with and restrict those areas of joint⁸ cooperation that will be painful for the American side, but I don't think we need to do it.

　　Dmitri Trenin runs the Carnegie Center in Moscow.

　　He cares about the relationship. he is not going to burn his bridge, although it may be a very rickety bridge, that he has established with President Trump.

　　Just 300 miles away from St. Petersburg, Vice⁹ President Pence visited NATO and E.U. member Estonia.

　　He praised Estonia's commitment to NATO and called the Russian government's cap on staff drastic. And, like Putin, he said he hoped things didn't get even worse.

　　A better relationship and the lifting of sanctions will require Russia to reverse the actions that caused the sanctions to be imposed in the first place.

　　Those actions include destabilizing Ukraine and hacking¹⁰ during the 2016 election.

　　Most U.S. officials tell me they want to see a robust¹¹ response to Putin's moves, and acknowledge these days are echoing the Cold War diplomatic tit-for-tats of the 1980s.

　　He wants to have a Cold War-type relationship? Let's remind him how this ended up.

　　Ambassador Dan Fried led the Obama administration's efforts last year to sanction Russia.

　　Fried urges the administration to exploit the nearly unanimously passed congressional sanctions bill.

　　If the Russians are messing with us and trying a playbook from the Cold War,

　　then, in general and without prejudice, let's implement¹² those new sanctions with vigor¹³. Let's lean forward and let's mean it.

　　But that is exactly the kind of response that Russians fear will exacerbate¹⁴ a conflict that's increasingly dangerous and increasingly poisoned by the U.S.-Russia investigation¹⁵.

　　Try to distinguish, or differentiate¹⁶ between the Russia story in the United States and the Russia policy of the United States,

　　to make sure that the United States and Russia, who are adversaries¹⁷ at this point, do not become true enemies.

　　And that is something that neither side wanted, but looks increasingly inevitable¹⁸.

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Nick Schifrin. undefined

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

7 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

8 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

9 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。

10 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

11 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

12 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

13 vigor   

n.活力，精力，元气

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。

14 exacerbate   

v.恶化，增剧，激怒，使加剧

参考例句：

• WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.世界气象组织说，气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
• In fact efforts will merely exacerbate the current problem.实际上努力只会加剧当前的问题。

15 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

16 differentiate   

vi.(between)区分；vt.区别；使不同

参考例句：

• You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
• He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。

17 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句

18 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。