美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普政府宣布制裁俄罗斯 俄正研究反制措施

 

Ithe U.S., the Trump¹ administration is putting new sanctions on the nation of Russia. These are punishments for Russia's alleged² interference in 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Congress has set a deadline of a month and a half ago for them to be put in place. And even though they came after that, they're said the most strict penalties that the Trump administration has ever put on Russia.

So, what are they?

First off, 19 Russians will be prevented from traveling to the U.S. That includes people accused by a U.S. special investigator⁴ of trying to interfere³ with the American elections. Five Russian organizations will also be penalized⁵.

That includes two Russian intelligence agencies and some of their employees, as well as the Internet Research Agency. That's a Russian troll group that put divisive political posts on American social media platforms in 2016. Any assets that these organizations have in the U.S. are now frozen, meaning that Russians can't access them.

The Trump administration also accuses Russia of trying to hack⁶ the U.S. energy grid⁷ and it says that more punishments could be on the way.

A Russian government spokesman says his country is ready for them and that Russia is preparing a response of its own to the sanctions. The Russian government has repeatedly said it did not interfere with the U.S. election.

But as political tensions increased between the two countries, their militaries are flexing⁸ their muscles, too. And one area where they're doing that is inside the Arctic Circle.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

4 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

5 penalized   

对…予以惩罚( penalize的过去式和过去分词 )； 使处于不利地位

参考例句：

• You will be penalized for poor spelling. 你拼写不好将会受到处罚。
• Team members will be penalized for lateness. 队员迟到要受处罚。

6 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。

7 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

8 flexing   

n.挠曲，可挠性v.屈曲( flex的现在分词 )；弯曲；（为准备大干而）显示实力；摩拳擦掌

参考例句：

• Flexing particular muscles allows snakes to move in several ways. 可弯曲的特殊的肌肉使蛇可以用几种方式移动。 来自电影对白
• China has become an economic superpower and is flexing its muscles. 中国已经成为了一个经济巨人而且在展示他的肌肉。 来自互联网