美国有线新闻 CNN 俄罗斯积极扩张北极领土

And it's time to bundle up ya'll because even though a heat wave is settling over the eastern part of the United States,

现在是时候穿暖和些了，因为即使热浪正在席卷美国东部地区，

our first story takes us to a cold archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

但我们的首则消息会将我们带到北冰洋的一个寒冷群岛。

This is Franz Josef Land.

这是法兰士约瑟夫地群岛。

It's part of Russia but the only people who live here are researchers and members of the Russian military, which has been upgrading its bases in the far north.

这座群岛属于俄罗斯，但只有研究人员和俄罗斯军方成员居住在这里，他们一直在升级俄罗斯在遥远北方的基地。

Under the ice, the Arctic region is believed to be rich in resources like gas and minerals.

外界认为北极地区的冰层之下蕴含着丰富的天然气和矿产资源。

Some experts think huge reserves of oil and gas are located here.

一些专家认为，这里的石油和天然气储量巨大。

According to the United Nations Law of the Sea,

根据联合国海洋法，

countries with territory inside the Arctic Circle can freely make use of these resources within 200 miles of their coastlines.

在北极圈内拥有领土的国家可以在其海岸线200英里内自由利用这些资源。

Russia currently controls more than 50 percent of the Arctic coastline.

俄罗斯目前控制着超过50%的北极海岸线。

For years, it's been working to expand the Arctic territory it has access to and to prevent other nations from taking what Russia sees as its own.

多年来，俄罗斯一直在努力扩大其在北极的领土，并防止其他国家夺取俄罗斯视为已有的领土。

To accomplish this, it's been building up its military here and increasing its presence in the waterways nearby.

为了实现这一目标，俄罗斯一直在这一地区建立军队，并增强其在附近水道的军事存在。

But what's being called a "Race to the Arctic" has created friction¹ with other countries including the United States

但所谓的“北极竞赛”却与包括美国在内的其他国家产生了摩擦，

which don't want Russia to dominate everything that Arctic has to offer.

这些国家不希望俄罗斯主导北极所提供的一切。

1 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。