Ukranian officials say Russia bombed a theater and art school in Mariupol

Ukranian officials say Russia bombed a theater and art school in Mariupol

　　Transcript¹

　　NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Petro Andrushchenko, an adviser² to Mariupol's mayor, who says civilians³ in bomb shelters are running out of food.

　　LEILA FADEL, HOST:

　　For a closer look at the situation in Mariupol, we turn to an adviser to the city's mayor, Petro Andrushchenko. I asked him about Russia's demand for Mariupol to surrender in exchange for safe passage out of the city for its residents.

　　PETRO ANDRUSHCHENKO: You know, all the Russians said - it's absolutely lie. They blocked our city, destroy our city and kill our people. So when they said that about humanitary (ph) corridor or something else, it's absolutely lie.

　　FADEL: Yes. They said that - lay down your weapons, and we'll create humanitarian⁴ corridors. And you're saying that's a lie.

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: Yeah, of course, because they don't want to save our people. It's not a true step for peace, for safe people because they still kill our people, day by day, hour by hour.

　　FADEL: Can you describe the situation in your city right now?

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: The situation is terrible because all our people must live in bomb shelters without any electricity, without any water, without heating and just without food now because our food resource empty. The Russian tried - blocked any way for us to get some humanitary goods for our people.

　　FADEL: Recently, a Russian strike hit a crowded theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were seeking shelter. And we've heard about another attack on an art school where President Zelenskyy said about 400 people were taking refuge. What are first responders finding there? Do you know?

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: We try to find our people and help him, but it's - in this situation, it's impossible because every minute we have a Russian attack. And it's very dangerous for the people who try to help.

　　FADEL: So it's even hard to show up to try to dig people out because they may risk getting hit by another Russian attack.

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: Yeah, absolutely.

　　FADEL: At this point, how many civilians have been killed in your city?

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: The last numbers - official numbers - were at about 2,000 people.

　　FADEL: We've also seen reports of residents being forced to go to Russia by Russian forces. Do you know anything about this?

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: Yeah. The Russian force us away from any districts and any area that they try to control. First step of Russian army and Russian government - it's forced evacuation to Russia. When it happened, our people didn't know anything about what destination. When they said is it evacuation, they - our people think it's to Ukrainian control. But after that, we know that thousands people forced evacuation - evacuated⁵ to Russia, an economically depressed⁶ city.

　　FADEL: What do you want to say to the international community right now about what residents of Mariupol need?

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: First of all, we need the closed sky in Ukraine because the most dangerous thing for us is - first of all, is missiles and aircrafts. That destroy and killed more people than ground forces. And the second, what we can to say - we absolutely sure that Putin don't stop in Ukraine. So he want more, and he want other European countries - Baltic countries, Poland and other countries. So we need a real army help from international community.

　　FADEL: How are you? How is your family? Is everyone safe?

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: Yeah, my family is safe. And it's the first question for everyone who fight with Russian forces. It's one of the main questions for every man in Ukraine - to get safe for our families. And after that, we go to fight. All our country and all our people now fight with the Russians.

　　FADEL: Petro Andrushchenko, adviser to Mariupol's mayor, thank you so much for your time.

　　ANDRUSHCHENKO: Thank you.

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 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

3 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

6 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。