VOA常速英语2019--对抗克里姆林宫的不良影响（在线收听）

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago, many Central and Eastern European and Eurasian countries have overcome significant social, economic, and political challenges on the path towards democracy and economic prosperity. Nevertheless, according to U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator Brock Bierman, many of these countries remain vulnerable to the Kremlin’s malign influence.

自30年前柏林墙倒塌以来，许多中欧、东欧和欧亚国家在走向民主和经济繁荣的道路上克服了重大的社会、经济和政治挑战。然而，据美国国际开发署助理署长布鲁克·比尔曼称，这些国家中有许多仍然容易受到克里姆林宫的不良影响。

Kremlin “interference in the development trajectory and aspirations of these countries,” said Assistant Administrator Bierman,“amounts to a direct challenge to their self-determination, to their stability, and the well-being of their citizens.” The government of Russian President Vladimir Putin and its proxies interfere in elections, wage information warfare, encourage corruption, seek to marginalize and repress civil society, and undermine the rule of law.

俄罗斯政府“干涉这些国家的发展轨迹和愿望，”助理署长比尔曼称，“对别国自决、稳定和公民的福利构成直接的挑战。”俄罗斯总统普京及其代理人干涉选举，发动信息战，鼓励腐败，试图边缘化和压制公民社会，破坏法治。

USAID is not standing by “as the Kremlin seeks to undermine what these nations have fought so hard for,” declared Assistant Administrator Bierman. Indeed, in July 2019, USAID launched a Countering Malign Kremlin Influence development program.

美国国际开发署助理署长比尔曼宣称，“当克里姆林宫试图破坏这些国家为之努力奋斗的目标时”，美国国际开发署不会袖手旁观。事实上，在2019年7月，美国国际开发署启动了一个“反制克里姆林宫影响”的发展项目。

As part of this new program, USAID is helping to train and equip independent journalists in the Balkans and Moldova with the skills they need to recognize and counter disinformation.

作为这个新项目的一部分，美国国际开发署正在帮助培训和装备巴尔干半岛和摩尔多瓦的独立记者，使他们具备识别和反击虚假信息所需的技能。

Moreover, USAID is helping to diversify European energy supply and networks available to countries affected by the Kremlin’s malign activity. Through the U.S.-Europe Energy Bridge Program, USAID is offering an alternative to Kremlin energy sources by promoting the development of energy infrastructure in the region via partnerships with U.S. equipment manufacturers and international institutions.

此外，美国国际开发署正在帮助受克里姆林宫恶意活动影响的国家实现欧洲能源供应和网络的多样化。通过美国美国国际开发署正在通过与美国设备制造商和国际机构建立伙伴关系，促进该地区能源基础设施的发展，从而为克里姆林宫提供替代能源。

USAID’s Countering Malign Kremlin Influence program is also heavily focused on safeguarding judicial and democratic institutions. From Ukraine to Armenia, USAID is helping governments and civil society organizations combat corruption, improve cyber security, and enact judicial reform.

美国国际开发署的“打击克林姆林宫恶意影响”项目也着重于维护司法和民主制度。从乌克兰到亚美尼亚，美国国际开发署正在帮助各国政府和民间社会组织打击腐败，改善网络安全，并实施司法改革。

Mr. Bierman emphasized that this program should not be construed as working against the interests of the Russian people. “The Russian people still want the same basic rights and opportunities that we all want. They want to leave behind a better future for the next generation,” he underscored.

比尔曼强调，这个项目不应该被理解为损害俄罗斯人民的利益。“俄罗斯人民仍然想要我们所有人都想要的基本权利和机会。他们想为下一代留下一个更好的未来，”他强调。

“Strong democracies and prosperous economies in Europe and Eurasia can light the way for them.”

“欧洲和欧亚大陆强大的民主和繁荣的经济可以为它们照亮道路。”

“America’s interests,” said Mr. Bierman, “are best served by partnerships with free and independent people who can join us as equals to promote the wealth and security of one another.” Strong democracies and prosperous economies are an example to autocratic governments everywhere that freedom works.

“美国的利益，”比尔曼说，“最好是与自由和独立的人结成伙伴关系，他们可以平等地加入我们，促进彼此的财富和安全。”强大的民主和繁荣的经济是自由发挥作用的专制政府的榜样。