美国国家公共电台 NPR Alleged Plot, Coming Trial In Montenegro Reads Like a Thriller

 

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

President Trump¹ has reversed his position on NATO.

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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I said it was obsolete². It's no longer obsolete.

GREENE: He cited efforts by the Alliance to Combat Terrorism as the reason to shift. Trump also gave the green light for Montenegro to join NATO. This is a move that could irritate Russia, as reporter Joanna Kakissis explains.

JOANNA KAKISSIS, BYLINE³: Montenegro may be best known for its stunning⁴ Adriatic coastline and as a setting for the 2006 James Bond film "Casino Royale." In February, news broke that actually sounded like a 007 thriller⁵. The country's special prosecutor⁶ Milivoje Katnic told reporters about a Russian plot to overthrow⁷ the government and kill the prime minister during elections last year.

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MILIVOJE KATNIC: (Through interpreter) Russian nationalists won to remove the government. They believe that it wasn't possible through elections, so they had to do it by force.

KAKISSIS: Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanovic says Moscow was trying to block Montenegro from joining NATO.

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SRDJAN DARMANOVIC: Russia supported anti-NATO opposition⁸ in Montenegro, not only the parties, but anti-NATO NGOs, anti-NATO media, but being involved in staging the coup⁹ in the country - it was too far.

KAKISSIS: Darmanovic says he was shocked because Montenegro has always welcomed Russians. So many wealthy Russians live in the coastal¹⁰ town of Budva, and it's sometimes called Moscow by the sea. Ljubomir Filipovic, a former vice¹¹ mayor, says most Russian residents he knows don't support the Kremlin interfering¹² in Montenegro.

LJUBOMIR FILIPOVIC: Most of them that I'm meeting - because my family is Russian, my wife is Russian - they don't support these kind of actions by the Russian government. They don't want to bring the problems from where they're coming from with them.

KAKISSIS: A Kremlin spokesman denounced the coup allegations as absurd and denied that Russia interfered¹³ in Montenegro's internal affairs. The anti-NATO Democratic Front, Montenegro's main opposition party, says the allegations are a political ploy¹⁴ to jail opponents. Milan Knezevic which is one of the party's lawmakers who's been implicated¹⁵ in the investigation¹⁶.

MILAN KNEZEVIC: (Through interpreter) I'm only being accused because I oppose us joining NATO without considering that most Montenegrins don't actually want this. We want to hold the referendum, so we are being portrayed¹⁷ as enemies of the state.

KAKISSIS: Public opinion polls show that Montenegrins actually are divided on NATO membership. Many who oppose it cannot forgive NATO for bombing their country during the Kosovo crisis in 1999 when Montenegro was in union with Serbia. Sreten Zujovic remembers driving to the capital Podgorica with his pregnant wife when a NATO bomb hit.

SRETEN ZUJOVIC: At that moment I was about 500 meters from there, and I remember that moment today.

KAKISSIS: But political analyst¹⁸ Daliborka Uljarevic says NATO membership could be an antidote¹⁹ to the corruption²⁰ and organized crime that plague Montenegro. She hopes NATO leaders will talk to her government.

DALIBORKA ULJAREVIC: And to try to point out what should be reformed and what are some of the behaviors that are not so acceptable or welcomed.

KAKISSIS: She also wants NATO and other Western institutions to fill what's been a power vacuum in the Western Balkans.

ULJAREVIC: Russia is simply stepping in because the others are not active or they are not at all there

KAKISSIS: The trial related to the alleged²¹ coup is expected to begin this fall, and by then, Montenegro could already be a member of NATO. For NPR News, I'm Joanna Kakissis in Podgorica in Montenegro.

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 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

5 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

6 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

7 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

8 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

9 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

10 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

11 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

12 interfering   

adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词

参考例句：

• He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事！
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

13 interfered   

v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉

参考例句：

• Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 ploy   

n.花招，手段

参考例句：

• I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
• Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。

15 implicated   

adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的

参考例句：

• These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

17 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

19 antidote   

n.解毒药，解毒剂

参考例句：

• There is no known antidote for this poison.这种毒药没有解药。
• Chinese physicians used it as an antidote for snake poison.中医师用它来解蛇毒。

20 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

21 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