时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年11月


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The first story on our last show of the week plays out between Northern and Eastern Europe. In a part of Russia called Kaliningrad, satellite imagery, shared exclusively with CNN, indicates that Russia is on the move, appearing to upgrade four of its military installations in Kaliningrad. This is significant because this Russian region is said to be on the doorstep of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. And that's why NATO members are concerned about Russia's action there.


UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What is NATO? Why is it important? And what's its future? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a political and military alliance, established in 1949, that seeks to promote to stability in the North Atlantic area.


UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It is a will of the people of the world for our freedom and for our peace.


UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Led by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, there are 29 member countries, and it's HQ is in Brussels. NATO doesn't have its own troops, but relies on contributions of forces from its member countries. At NATO's core is Article 5, which states, an attack on one member is an attack on all NATO allies.


The collective defense 1 principle was to protect Western European nations against the Soviet 2 Union, but when the Soviet Union collapsed 3, NATO's new tasks ranged from being a bulwark 4 against Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan to fighting human trafficking, and intercepting 5 refuges in the Mediterranean 6.


NATO is still extremely active, with some 4,000 U.S. troops in Poland and the Baltic states, and tens of thousands on 48-hour standby, bolstering 7 NATO's allies and sending a clear message to Russia.


AZUZ: Now we said Kaliningrad was on the doorstep of NATO. This Russia region is actually separated from mainland Russia. That what makes it an exclave, a territory surrounded by other countries, and in this case, those nations include Lithuania and Poland.


Both of them are members of NATO. So if Russia appears to be fortifying 8 its military in Kaliningrad, which the country has pointed 9 out it has the right to do, you can see why it would raise concerns among NATO allies.


They're currently conducting military exercises in their own show of strength.



1 defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • 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。
2 Soviet
adj.苏联的,苏维埃的;n.苏维埃
  • 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。
3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 bulwark
n.堡垒,保障,防御
  • That country is a bulwark of freedom.那个国家是自由的堡垒。
  • Law and morality are the bulwark of society.法律和道德是社会的防御工具。
5 intercepting
截取(技术),截接
  • The police had been intercepting my mail, ie reading it before it was delivered. 警方一直截查我的邮件。
  • We've been intercepting radio transmissions from Moscow. 我们已从莫斯科拦截到无线电信号。
6 Mediterranean
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
7 bolstering
v.支持( bolster的现在分词 );支撑;给予必要的支持;援助
  • Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image? 唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象? 来自辞典例句
  • He needed bolstering and support. 他需要别人助他一臂之力。 来自辞典例句
8 fortifying
筑防御工事于( fortify的现在分词 ); 筑堡于; 增强; 强化(食品)
  • Fortifying executive function and restraining impulsivity are possible with active interventions. 积极干预可能有助加强执行功能和抑制冲动性。
  • Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, fortifying himself against still another disappointment. 文戈不再张望,他绷紧脸,仿佛正在鼓足勇气准备迎接另一次失望似的。
9 pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
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