The Putin Pub in Jerusalem is looking for a new name

The Putin Pub in Jerusalem is looking for a new name

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The Putin Pub, a 22-year-old mainstay of Jerusalem's Russian-speaking immigrant community, can no longer tolerate the joke of being named after President Putin.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

It would be hard to count how many thousands of people protested over the weekend against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. People flowed around the landmarks² in Berlin and in London.

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UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Chanting) Stop Putin. Stop the war. Stop Putin. Stop the war. Stop Putin. Stop the war.

MARTINEZ: Protesters held rallies in the U.S., Japan and Australia. Thousands also marched in protest in Iran. And within Russia itself, protests broke out in multiple cities, even though police frequently shoved people into vans and then drove away. A human rights group says at least 3,000 people have been arrested since Thursday.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Here in the United States, actors acknowledged the conflict at the Screen Actors Guild³ Awards ceremony, including the lead of the HBO drama "Succession," Brian Cox.

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BRIAN COX: For those people, the people in Russia who don't like what's going on and particularly the artists. And I think we should really join in celebrating them and hoping that they can actually make a shift, as I believe they can.

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INSKEEP: A lot of Russian artists have spoken out, but New York's Metropolitan⁵ Opera is suspending ties to Russian artists and institutions who are allied⁶ with President Vladimir Putin. Facebook's parent company, Meta, says it's removed Russian accounts that were working to spread disinformation about the war and even some bots that were trying to hack⁷ Ukrainian military officials and journalists.

MARTINEZ: In Jerusalem, where owners of the Putin Pub are now waging their own protest. That's the bar popular with Russian-speaking immigrants. They're changing their name, NPR's Daniel Estrin reports.

DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE⁸: The Putin Pub has been around for about 22 years. The Russian-speaking owners named it after Putin as a gimmick⁹ when he first ran for president. But last week, on the first day of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian-born owner Leon Teterin yanked off the sign.

LEON TETERIN: (Through interpreter) We think we did the right thing. We're getting away from politics. This is supposed to be a happy place, not to make people feel they're somewhere aggressive or some dictator.

ESTRIN: He kisses a customer whose mom's in a shelter in Ukraine. He's texting with a pub regular who's sheltering with her parents in Kyiv. And behind the bar is 25-year-old bartender Sima Kogan, a refugee from Russia's 2014 war with eastern Ukraine. Her dad was killed in Donetsk. Her mom is now sheltering in a Kyiv metro⁴ station. And she lights up about one thing - the pub's name change.

SIMA KOGAN: How I was happy today (laughter).

ESTRIN: Israel has one of the world's biggest Russian-speaking diasporas, a million immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and other Soviet¹⁰ states. Many have close family now under bombardment, while Israel's leaders are walking a tightrope¹¹.

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PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT: (Speaking Hebrew).

ESTRIN: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said, "We are conducting a measured and responsible policy," which is keeping good relations with Ukraine's Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, welcoming new Ukrainian Jewish war refugees and also staying friends with Putin. He lets Israel bomb targets in Syria. Zelenskyy asked Israel to mediate¹² a cease fire, and Bennett suggested it to Putin.

SHLOMI AZRAN: (Speaking Hebrew).

ESTRIN: At the bar, 40-year-old Israeli Shlomi Azran agrees with Russia's claim that Ukraine hasn't done enough to go after Nazi¹³ sympathizers and hopes Putin topples the Kyiv government with minimal¹⁴ civilian¹⁵ harm. The bar owner reaches for the box where he's storing the P, U, T, I and N from the sign outside. He's soliciting¹⁶ ideas for a new name.

TETERIN: (Speaking Hebrew).

ESTRIN: But he doesn't want to ever touch those five wooden letters again. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, the pub formerly¹⁷ known as Putin in Jerusalem.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

3 guild   

n.行会，同业公会，协会

参考例句：

• He used to be a member of the Writers' Guild of America.他曾是美国作家协会的一员。
• You had better incorporate the firm into your guild.你最好把这个公司并入你的行业协会。

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

5 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。

6 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

7 hack   

n.劈，砍，出租马车；v.劈，砍，干咳

参考例句：

• He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
• Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。

8 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

9 gimmick   

n.(为引人注意而搞的)小革新，小发明

参考例句：

• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
• It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。

10 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• 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。

11 tightrope   

n.绷紧的绳索或钢丝

参考例句：

• The audience held their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.杂技演员走钢丝时，观众都屏住了呼吸。
• The tightrope walker kept her balance by holding up an umbrella.走钢丝的演员举着一把伞，保持身体的均衡。

12 mediate   

vi.调解，斡旋；vt.经调解解决；经斡旋促成

参考例句：

• The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
• They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。

13 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

14 minimal   

adj.尽可能少的，最小的

参考例句：

• They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

15 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

16 soliciting   

v.恳求( solicit的现在分词 )；（指娼妇）拉客；索求；征求

参考例句：

• A prostitute was soliciting on the street. 一名妓女正在街上拉客。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• China Daily is soliciting subscriptions. 《中国日报》正在征求订户。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

17 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。