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Russian's ambassador to the UK is suggesting the international community is not willing to associate itself with the UK and the US over the poisoning of Sergei Skripal.The comments came after Russia's proposal for a joint¹ inquiry² into the case has been voted down at a meeting of Organization for the Prohibition³ of Chemical Weapons.The Russian ambassador says it is now the UK's responsibility to show the results of its investigation⁴ to the rest of the world.At a UN Security Council meeting, Moscow's UN ambassador says Britain's main goal is "to discredit⁵ and even delegitimize" Russia with unsupported accusations⁶.In response, Britain's UN representative likened Moscow's requests to take part in the investigation to an arsonist⁷ investigating his own fire.Meantime, Yulia Skripal, daughter of the poisoned spy, has issued a statement saying the "entire episode is somewhat disorientating".The 33-year-old said in a statement issued on her behalf by London metropolitan⁸ police that she woke up over a week ago.Relations between Russia and the West have been strained after former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench outside a shopping center in Britain's Salisbury early March.The British Government blamed Russia for the use of military-grade novichok in the attempted murder. Moscow has denied the accusations.Several US officials say the U.S. is set to impose its most aggressive sanctions yet on Russian oligarchs later on this Friday.

For more on this, CRI's Suyi joined on the line by Prof Zhao Huaipu, Director of the Center for European Studies at China Foreign Affairs University；Dr. Ivaylo Gatev, University of Nottingham Ningbo China；Konstantin Von Eggert, member of the British Royal Institute on International Relations

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1 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。

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

4 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。

5 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。

6 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

7 arsonist   

n.纵火犯

参考例句：

• You're pretty sure you can identify a single arsonist?你确信你能鉴别出一个特定的纵火者？
• The arsonist confessed that he set fire to six businesses.那纵火犯承认他给6家商场纵过火。

8 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。