克里米亚电力供应系统被炸毁

AS IT IS 2015-11-24 Power Out in Crimea After Lines Blown Up 克里米亚电力供应系统被炸毁

Crimea is trying to restore power after two of its main electricity lines were blown up Sunday.

By late Sunday, power was restored to more than a quarter of Crimea’s 2 million residents. Most of those who got power back live in urban areas of Crimea.

But even in places where power was brought back, water supplies to high-rise buildings remained blocked. So was access to cable and the Internet.

A state of emergency declared by Crimean leaders remained in effect on Monday.

Efforts to fix downed power lines were blocked late Sunday by pro-Ukrainian activists¹. Crimea depends on power lines and towers in Ukraine for 70 percent of its power.

Ukraine’s UNIAN news agency first reported Friday that two of four main power lines to Crimea had been damaged after an explosion. Police in Ukraine say they do not know who is responsible.

Ukrainian police surrounded a group of activists near the downed power lines over the weekend. Some of those trying to block repairs backed off after clashes with police, police said.

The Russian parliament voted to annex² the largely Russian speaking Crimea territory last March.

The vote came after pro-Western protests in Ukraine forced the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych. He was close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

After the annexation³, sanctions were imposed by western governments. There have been regular clashes between supporters of Russia and pro-Ukrainian forces.

Nearly 8,000 people have lost their lives in the clashes, according to a United Nations report in September.

Words in This Story

restore - v. to return something; to re-establish something

quarter – n. one-fourth of something

residents – n. people who live in a given area; citizens

annex – v. to take control of (a territory or place)

annexation – n.  to add territory to a nation

1 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 annex   

vt.兼并，吞并；n.附属建筑物

参考例句：

• It plans to annex an England company in order to enlarge the market.它计划兼并一家英国公司以扩大市场。
• The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。

3 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。