美国有线新闻 CNN 美俄军舰差点相撞 双方互相指责

美俄军舰差点相撞 双方互相指责

Our first story of the week centers on what could be called a high stakes and dangerous game of chicken played out by warships² in the Arabian Sea. It involves the United States and Russia. But if you ask who's responsible you'll get two very different answers. Last week the U.S. Navy said one of its destroyers was aggressively approached by a Russian ship.

American defense³ officials say this video show the Russian vessel⁴ coming as close as 180 feet from the American one before changing course. The U.S. Navy says it sounded the International Maritime⁵ signal for collision danger and asked the Russian ship to change its course but that because it delayed following the rules the Russian ship increased the chances of a collision before eventually t?urning away.

Russia disagrees with that summary. It says the American warship¹ broke international rules by making a move that crossed the Russian ship's course and that it was the Russian ship that prevented the collision by maneuvering⁶ away. Something like this between the same two countries also happened last June.

That incident was in the Pacific Ocean. The two warships involved came so close that the U.S. had to make an emergency move to avoid a collision. But then as now Russian media said it was their country's ship that suddenly changed direction to avoid hitting the American one.

There have been a number of military incidents that American officials have called unsafe or provocative⁷. A reporter from National Public Radio described them as cat and mouse games between the U.S. and Russia that were common during the Cold War. The latest near miss in the Arabian Sea came in a body of water where's there's a lot of maritime traffic and where a large amount of the world's crude oil passes through.

本周首则新闻聚焦军舰在阿拉伯海上演的“高风险且危险的博弈”。这涉及美国和俄罗斯。但如果你询问哪方应负责，那你会得到两个截然不同的回答。上周，美国海军表示，一艘美国驱逐舰遭到一艘俄罗斯船舰的“侵略性逼近”。

美国国防官员表示，视频显示，俄罗斯军舰在距离美国军舰只有180英尺时才改变航向。美国海军表示，美方驱逐舰发出了表明有发生碰撞危险的国际海事信号，同时要求俄罗斯船舰改变航向，虽然俄方虽最终改变航向，但其迟迟未按规则行事导致发生碰撞的危险增加。

俄罗斯不同意这一结论。俄方表示，美国军舰违反国际规则，横越俄罗斯船舰的航道，俄方船舰紧急机动才得以避免碰撞。去年6月，美国与俄罗斯之间也曾发生过类似的事件。

那起事件发生在太平洋。当时，两国军舰的距离非常近，美方不得不采取紧急行动以避免相撞。但和现在一样，那时俄罗斯媒体称，是俄方军舰紧急改变方向才得以避免撞上美国军舰。

有许多美国官员称为不安全或挑衅的军事行动在发生。一名国家公共广播电台的记者称之为美俄之间的猫鼠游戏，这在冷战时期非常常见。最新一起险些相撞事件发生在阿拉伯海，这一海域的海上交通很繁忙，全球大量原油船只都要经过这里。

1 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

2 warships   

军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )； 舰只

参考例句：

• The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
• The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。

3 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。

4 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

5 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

6 maneuvering   

v.移动，用策略( maneuver的现在分词 )；操纵

参考例句：

• This Manstein did, with some brilliant maneuvering under the worse winter conditions. 曼施坦因在最恶劣的严冬条件下，出色地施展了灵活机动的战术，终于完成了任务。 来自辞典例句
• In short, large goals required farsighted policies, not tactical maneuvering. 一句话，大的目标需要有高瞻远瞩的政策，玩弄策略是不行的。 来自辞典例句

7 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。