VOA标准英语2014--New G-7 Sanctions Against Russia Expected
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2014年(五月)
New G-7 Sanctions Against Russia Expected
WASHINGTON — The United States and its G-7 partners are imposing 1 new sanctions against Russia. Existing sanctions have not altered Moscow’s posture 2 towards Ukraine, with Russian forces still massed along its borders and a promised truce 3 in eastern Ukraine yet to materialize.
Tensions in Ukraine’s eastern territories continue to mount. Pro-Russian militias 4 have detained European observers and seized Ukrainian security officers. Government buildings remain barricaded 5, and some residents continue to agitate 6 for local autonomy from Kyiv.
Visiting Malaysia, U.S. President Barack Obama said volatility 7 in eastern Ukraine is growing, not receding 8, and pinned the blame on Moscow.
“Russia has not lifted a finger to help. In fact, there is strong evidence that they have been encouraging the kinds of activities that have been taking place in eastern and southern Ukraine,” said Obama.
Administration officials say sanctions targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle will be expanded.
“We are going to keep on raising the consequences of Russia rejecting that path towards diplomacy,” said Obama.
Some U.S. lawmakers are pressing for even tougher sanctions targeting entire sectors 9 of the Russian economy. But Obama appeared to rule out unilateral measures to punish Moscow.
“We are going to be in a stronger position to deter 10 Mr. Putin when he sees that the world is unified 11 and the United States and Europe are unified, rather than [that] this is just a U.S.-Russian conflict,” said Obama.
Russia says it is acting 12 to protect ethnic 13 Russians in Ukraine from a new government in Kyiv Moscow considers illegitimate and a threat to Russian interests.
In Kyiv, Ukrainian former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko applauded tougher sanctions against Russia.
“I believe they will be effective. I would like the strength of these sanctions to be so intensive that [President] Putin will stop the aggression 14, return to the territory of his own country, and stop destabilizing the world,” said Tymoshenko.
Meanwhile, more U.S. soldiers are arriving in Eastern European NATO states for military exercises designed to send a message to Moscow. A U.S. commander said, “Should Lithuania need NATO, I guarantee NATO will be there.
- 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。
- The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
- He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
- The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
- The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。
- They sent agents to agitate the local people.他们派遣情报人员煽动当地的民众。
- All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush.你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻地搅动水。
- That was one reason why volatility was so low last year.这也是去年波动性如此低的原因之一。
- Yet because volatility remained low for so long,disaster myopia prevailed.然而，由于相当长的时间里波动性小，灾难短视就获胜了。
- Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远，他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
- Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句
- Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
- Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。
- The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
- The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
- 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。
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- 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。