2007年VOA标准英语-Russia Suspends Participation in European Arms
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
Moscow
14 July 2007
Russia has suspended its participation 1 in a European arms control treaty, because of what the Kremlin has described as "extraordinary circumstances." From Moscow, Bill Gasperini has more for VOA on what is being viewed as another sign of the strained relations between and the west.
Russian President Vladimir Putin
President Putin signed a decree Saturday suspending Russia's participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. In a statement, the Kremlin said it was taking that step because of "extraordinary circumstances that affect the security of the Russian Federation 2 and require immediate 3 measures."
The suspension was not unexpected, as Mr. Putin has previously 4 said he might freeze compliance 5 with the document due to what the Kremlin views as NATO intransigence 6 on key aspects of the agreement.
The CFE treaty regulates the deployment 8 of troops and military equipment on the continent, and was originally signed by Russia and NATO members in 1990. It was amended 9 in 1999 to reflect changes since the collapse 10 of the Soviet 11 Union, such as requiring Moscow to withdraw all of its forces from former Soviet republics including Moldova and Georgia.
Russia has ratified 12 the later version of the CFE and has pulled some of its forces out of those states. However, NATO members have refused to ratify 13 the amended version until Moscow fully 14 withdraws all its forces.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia can no longer tolerate a situation where it is complying with the treaty while its partners were not.
Russia also accuses the United States and NATO of "undermining stability" in Europe with plans to deploy 7 a missile defense 15 system in Poland and the Czech republic.
As a result of its suspension, the Russian Foreign Ministry 16 says Moscow will halt all inspections 17 of military sites by NATO countries and will not limit the number of its conventional weapons, such as tanks, artillery 18 and combat vehicles in Europe.
However, Foreign Ministry spokesman Sergei Kislyak left open the door to a negotiated solution to the impasse 19.
Kislyak says that Russia is not against dialogue aimed at resolving the problem, and that Moscow invites its Western partners to engage in dialogue to find a way out of the situation.
In Brussels, NATO spokesman James Appathurai condemned 20 the Russian move, saying the alliance "regrets this decision as a step in the wrong direction."
Some military analysts 21 say the suspension is aimed mostly at the missile defense shield standoff, and is not likely to result in a build-up of Russian military forces near its borders.
- Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
- The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
- It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
- Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
- I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
- She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。
- He often appeared angry and frustrated by the intransigence of both sides.他似乎常常为双方各不相让而生气沮丧。
- Yet for North Korea,intransigence is the norm.不过对朝鲜来说，决不妥协是其一贯作风。
- The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
- The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
- 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。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
- The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
- The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。
- The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
- The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- 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。
- 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。
- Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
- Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
- Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。