The White House is making a renewed appeal for an end to the bloody conflict between Georgia and Russia over the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia, and accusing Russia of 'disproportionate' action. U.S. President George Bush is pushing for a cease-fire.
白宫再次呼吁结束格鲁吉亚和俄罗斯就格鲁吉亚主张分裂的南奥塞梯地区发生的流血冲突，并谴责俄罗斯采取过分的行动。布什总统正在北京促成双方停战。
President Bush is engaging in some personal diplomacy in an effort to halt the bloodshed and bring all parties to the negotiating table.
布什总统正在进行私下的外交活动，争取停止流血冲突，促使有关各方坐下来谈判。
The latest move: a call to French President Nicholas Sarkozy, who holds the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union.
布什最近采取的行动是和法国总统萨尔科齐通话。法国总统现在担任为期六个月的欧盟轮值主席。
A White House spokesman says the U.S. and French presidents share the same position on the escalating conflict between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia. He says both want to see a cease-fire, disengagement and respect for Georgia's territorial integrity.
白宫一位发言人说，格鲁吉亚和俄罗斯就南奥塞梯地区问题而发生不断升级的冲突，美国和法国总统在这个问题上的立场一致。他说，美国和法国都希望看到停火，撤军，并尊重格鲁吉亚的领土完整。
Their conversation follows calls Saturday by Mr. Bush to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. Mr. Bush also discussed the matter in person Friday with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, when both attended a reception in Beijing.
在两位总统对话之前，布什总统星期六和俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫和格鲁吉亚总统萨卡什维利通了话。布什总统还在星期五亲自和俄罗斯总理普京讨论了这一问题。布什和普京在北京参加了一个招待会。
White House officials will not provide details of the Bush-Putin conversation. But they leave no doubt they are extremely concerned about Russia's actions, and are waiting to see what Moscow will do next.
白宫官员拒绝提供布什和普京对话的具体内容。但是他们毫无疑问对俄罗斯的行动极为关注，正在注视俄罗斯下一步的行动。
A senior member of President Bush's National Security Council says the administration does not want to jump to conclusions. But Jim Jeffrey leaves no doubt the White House is concerned that Russia wants to expand the conflict even further.
布什总统“国家安全委员会”资深成员吉姆.杰弗里表示，布什政府不想急于得出结论。不过，杰弗里的话让人们相信，白宫担心俄罗斯有意要进一步扩大冲突。
Georgia sent troops into South Ossetia on Friday to try to bring the breakaway province back under its control. Russia supports the separatists and has peacekeepers in the region. And when Georgia made its move, it sent in more troops and eventually launched bombing runs outside the borders of South Ossetia. On Sunday, Georgia said it had withdrawn its troops from South Ossetia's capital as a goodwill gesture.
格鲁吉亚星期五向南奥塞梯派去军队，试图让这个闹独立的省份回到格鲁吉亚的控制之下。俄罗斯支持南奥塞梯独立，并在该地区派有维和人员。格鲁吉亚采取了进一步的行动，向南奥塞梯增派军队，并最终对南奥塞梯边界外围地区发动一连串的轰炸。格鲁吉亚星期天表示，格鲁吉亚军队已经从南奥塞梯首府撤出，以表善意。
Jeffry told reporters traveling with President Bush in Beijing that the Russian response has been disproportionate. He said if it continues, there is the potential for a significant long-term impact on U.S.-Russia relations.
杰弗里对随同布什总统访问北京的记者说，俄罗斯对格鲁吉亚冲突的反应是过分的。他说，如果俄罗斯继续这样作，这有可能对美国和俄罗斯的关系产生长期的重要影响。
White House press secretary Dana Perino makes clear the Bush administration is doing all it can to prevent that scenario. She says the White House is trying to get all the parties back to the negotiating table and end the bloodshed.
白宫新闻秘书佩里诺明确表示，布什政府正在尽其所能避免出现这一局面。她说，白宫正在争取让所有各方重回谈判桌，结束流血冲突。
"I think what we need to do right now is continue to work to solve this peacefully, and if it is true the Georgians have started pulling out, that might get us to where we need to be to start the cease-fire," said Perino.
佩里诺说：“我认为，此刻我们需要继续努力用和平的方式解决问题，如果格鲁吉亚真的开始撤军，这就使我们到了可以开始停火的时机。”
Perino says the main U.S. objective is to prevent further loss of life. She says too many people have already died because of the dispute - both troops and civilians.
佩里诺说，美国的主要目的是防止进一步造成人员伤亡。她说，这场争端已经导致太多军人和平民的死亡。 |