VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：美歐各國(guó)下令驅(qū)逐俄羅斯外交官

US, Europe Order Russian Expulsions over British Attack

美歐各國(guó)下令驅(qū)逐俄羅斯外交官

The United States has expelled 60 Russian diplomats to answer the poisoning of a Russian spy and his daughter in Britain this month.

美國(guó)驅(qū)逐了60名俄羅斯外交官，作為對(duì)本月一名俄羅斯間諜及其女兒在英國(guó)中毒事件的回應(yīng)。

The U.S. action was announced Monday. Numerous European nations also ordered expulsions.

美國(guó)周一宣布了這一舉措。許多歐洲國(guó)家也下令驅(qū)逐了(俄羅斯外交官)。

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed the order. She said in a statement that, in taking the actions, "the United States and our allies and partners make clear to Russia that its actions have consequences."

白宮新聞秘書(shū)莎拉·桑德斯(Sarah Sanders)證實(shí)了這項(xiàng)命令。她在一份聲明中表示，通過(guò)這一行動(dòng)，“美國(guó)及其盟國(guó)以及合作伙伴向俄羅斯明確表明了其行動(dòng)的嚴(yán)重后果。”

Officials from the U.S., Britain and other nations have accused the Russian government of ordering the attack.

美、英等國(guó)官員指責(zé)俄羅斯政府下令執(zhí)行這次襲擊。

On March 4, 66-year-old former Russian military intelligence official Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, were found unconscious at a shopping center in Salisbury. The two were taken to the hospital where they remain in serious condition.

3月4日，66歲的前俄羅斯軍事情報(bào)官員謝爾蓋·斯克里帕爾(Sergei Skripal)以及他33歲的女兒尤莉婭在索爾茲伯里的一家購(gòu)物中心被發(fā)現(xiàn)昏迷。這兩人被送往醫(yī)院，至今病情危急。

Sergei Skripal lived in Britain and is a British citizen. His daughter was visiting from Moscow.

斯克里帕爾住在英國(guó)，是英國(guó)公民。他的女兒從莫斯科過(guò)來(lái)探望。

Britain said it found evidence the Skripals were poisoned with a nerve gas Russia developed in the 1980s.

英國(guó)聲稱發(fā)現(xiàn)有證據(jù)表明斯克里帕爾是被俄羅斯上世紀(jì)80年代開(kāi)發(fā)的神經(jīng)毒氣所毒害。

Earlier this month, Britain expelled 23 Russian diplomats after British Prime Minister Theresa May called the attack an unlawful use of force by Russia. Russia has denied involvement in the attack.

本月早些時(shí)候，在英國(guó)首相特蕾莎·梅(Theresa May)稱這次襲擊是俄羅斯非法使用武力之后，英國(guó)驅(qū)逐了23名俄羅斯外交官。俄羅斯方面否認(rèn)參與了這次襲擊。

U.S. officials said the 60 Russians expelled were "intelligence officers" working in America under diplomatic cover. Several reportedly worked for Russia's United Nations offices.

美國(guó)官員表示，被驅(qū)逐的60名俄羅斯人是躲在外交掩護(hù)下在美國(guó)活動(dòng)的“情報(bào)官員。”有報(bào)道稱，其中有幾個(gè)人就職于俄羅斯駐聯(lián)合國(guó)辦事處。

The U.S. also ordered the closure of Russia's diplomatic operation in Seattle, Washington. Sanders said that action was taken because the operation is near a U.S. Navy submarine base and the U.S. aerospace company Boeing.

美國(guó)還下令關(guān)閉了俄羅斯駐西雅圖領(lǐng)事館。桑德斯表示，采取這一行動(dòng)是因?yàn)樵擃I(lǐng)事館挨著美國(guó)一處海軍潛艇基地和波音公司。

"Today's actions make the United States safer by reducing Russia's ability to spy on Americans and to conduct covert operations that threaten America's national security," Sanders said.

桑德斯表示：“今天的舉措通過(guò)降低俄羅斯監(jiān)視美國(guó)人以及執(zhí)行威脅美國(guó)國(guó)家安全的秘密行動(dòng)的能力，確保美國(guó)更加安全。”

European Council President Donald Tusk said at least 14 European Union nations were expelling Russian diplomats. An EU official told the Associated Press more than 30 Russians were ordered expelled from EU nations.

歐洲理事會(huì)主席唐納德·圖斯克(Donald Tusk)表示，至少有14個(gè)歐盟國(guó)家正在驅(qū)逐俄羅斯官員。一名歐盟官員對(duì)美聯(lián)社表示，有30多名俄羅斯人被勒令驅(qū)逐出歐盟國(guó)家。

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko also ordered expulsions of 13 Russians. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said they would expel diplomats as well. And Canada said it was expelling four Russians and denying permission to three others seeking to enter the country.

烏克蘭總統(tǒng)波羅申科也下令驅(qū)逐了13名俄羅斯人。愛(ài)沙尼亞、拉脫維亞和立陶宛表示他們也會(huì)驅(qū)逐俄羅斯外交官。加拿大表示，該國(guó)正在驅(qū)逐4名俄羅斯人，并且拒絕了另外3名俄羅斯人入境。

Almost all the countries said publicly the expelled Russian diplomats were believed to be operating as spies.

幾乎所有國(guó)家都公開(kāi)表示，被驅(qū)逐的俄羅斯外交官據(jù)信在從事間諜活動(dòng)。

The U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, said in a statement the action by the U.S. and many of its allies sends "a clear message that we will not stand for Russia's misconduct."

美國(guó)駐聯(lián)合國(guó)大使尼基·黑利(Nikki Haley)在一份聲明中表示，美國(guó)及其多個(gè)盟國(guó)的行動(dòng)發(fā)出了明確信息，表明“我們不會(huì)忍受俄羅斯的不當(dāng)行為。”

Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, condemned the U.S. move. In comments carried Monday by Russian news agencies, Antonov said Russia would decide on an "adequate" response for the U.S. action. He added that the U.S. is "ruining what is left of Russian-U.S. ties."

俄羅斯駐美國(guó)大使阿納托利·安東諾夫(Anatoly Antonov)譴責(zé)了美國(guó)這一舉動(dòng)。安東諾夫在俄羅斯新聞社周一發(fā)表的評(píng)論中表示，俄羅斯將會(huì)對(duì)美國(guó)的行動(dòng)做出“充分的”回應(yīng)。他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，美國(guó)正在毀掉美俄兩國(guó)善果僅存的那點(diǎn)關(guān)系。

In Moscow, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said officials were considering how to react to nations ordering the expulsions.

俄羅斯總統(tǒng)普京的發(fā)言人在莫斯科表示，有關(guān)官員正在考慮如何回應(yīng)下達(dá)驅(qū)逐令的各個(gè)國(guó)家。

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