VOA常速英语2022--俄罗斯和欧洲安全组织的会谈没有取得任何突破

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Negotiators say talks between Russia and the European security organization over Russian troops massed at the border with Ukraine ended on Thursday with no breakthrough.

谈判人员表示，俄罗斯和欧洲安全组织就俄罗斯军队在乌克兰边境集结一事的会谈于周四结束，没有取得任何突破。

The talks with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe were the third diplomatic effort this week to resolve the impasse¹, all of which have ended without any resolution(s).

与欧洲安全与合作组织的会谈是本周为解决这一僵局所做的第三次外交努力，所有会谈都没能得出任何解决方案。

After the talks, Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE said the talks were a disappointment and he expected more substantial discussions.

会谈结束后，俄罗斯常驻欧安组织代表表示，会谈令人失望，他期望能进行更实质性的讨论。

Western diplomats² have been urging Russia to de-escalate the situation at the border, where it has amassed³ equipment and an estimated 100,000 troops, seemingly poised⁴ to invade Ukraine.

西方外交官一直在敦促俄罗斯缓和边境局势。俄罗斯在那里集结了装备和大约10万名士兵，似乎准备入侵乌克兰。

Russia insists the troops are there for its own defense⁵.

俄罗斯坚称，驻军是为了自卫。

A Russia-led military bloc⁶ began pulling its troops out of Kazakhstan on Thursday after a week-long deployment⁷ during the worst bout⁸ of unrest in the Central Asian nation's post-Soviet history.

周四，俄罗斯领导的一个军事集团开始从哈萨克斯坦撤军。此前，在这个中亚国家发生后苏联时代最严重的动荡期间，该集团在哈萨克斯坦进行了为期一周的军事部署。

The Kazakh president asked for assistance from the Collective Security Treaty Organization last week after initially⁹ peaceful protests, triggered by a sharp increase in fuel prices, turned violent in many big cities.

哈萨克斯坦总统上周请求集体安全条约组织提供援助，此前许多大城市爆发了抗议活动，起初是和平抗议，在受到燃油价格急剧上涨的激发后，演变成了暴力抗议。

CSTO troops were seen at a departure ceremony in Almaty on Thursday, where they stood with their respective flags.

周四，在阿拉木图举行的告别仪式上，可以看到集体安全条约组织的部队手持各国旗帜站立。

The Russian group was the most numerous.

俄罗斯队伍人数最多。

The Kazakh authorities announced the completion of what they called an "anti-terrorist operation" in most of the country on Wednesday, although they have yet to declare its biggest city, Almaty, fully¹⁰ secure.

哈萨克斯坦当局周三宣布，该国大部分地区的“反恐行动”已经结束，不过他们尚未宣告该国最大的城市阿拉木图完全安全。

The authorities have detained almost 10,000 people over the unrest in which some protesters attacked security forces, captured and torched government buildings and looted shops.

当局拘留了近1万名参与骚乱的人，在骚乱中，一些抗议者袭击了安全部队，占领并烧毁了政府大楼，洗劫了商店。

1 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• 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。

2 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 amassed   

v.积累，积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
• They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• 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。

6 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

7 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• 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。

8 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

9 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

10 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• 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。