VOA常速英语2021--美国从袭击“殖民管道”的黑客手中夺回赎金

This is VOA News. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton. U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Washington next month. And he made the invitation during a phone call between the two leaders ahead of Biden's trip to Europe later this week. National Security Adviser¹ Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House Monday that the two leaders had the opportunity, these are his words, "to talk at some length about all of the issues in the U.S.-Ukraine relationship." He said President Biden told the Ukrainian leader that the United States will stand up firmly for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial² integrity. Sullivan also said Biden told the Ukrainian president that he looks forward to welcoming him to the White House here in Washington this summer after he returns from Europe. Zelensky later confirmed that the U.S. president invited him to visit in July. Ukraine is seeking from Washington additional military aid as it continues to battle Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country. It also seeks backing for its bid for NATO membership. Biden departs Wednesday on his first overseas trip as president that will have him interacting with several dozen leaders at the G7 summit in the United Kingdom as well as at NATO and European Union gatherings³ in Brussels. Biden is said to have his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16th in Geneva.

欢迎收听美国之音新闻。我是玛丽莎·梅尔顿，为您远程报道。美国总统拜登周一邀请乌克兰总统泽伦斯基下月访问华盛顿。拜登在与乌克兰总统进行电话会谈时发出了邀请，拜登在本周晚些时候将访问欧洲。国家安全顾问杰克·沙利文星期一在白宫接受了记者采访，以下是他的原话，两位领导人有机会“就美乌关系中的所有问题进行长时间的讨论。”他说，拜登总统告诉乌克兰领导人，美国将坚定地维护乌克兰的主权和领土完整。沙利文还表示，拜登告诉乌克兰总统，自己期待今年夏天从欧洲回来后在华盛顿白宫迎接他。泽伦斯基后来证实，美国总统邀请他在7月份访问美国。乌克兰在本国东部与俄罗斯支持的分离主义分子的作战持续不断，它正在向华盛顿寻求额外的军事援助。它还为争取加入北约寻求支持。拜登星期三启程，这是他首次以总统的身份出访海外，他将在英国举行的七国集团峰会以及在布鲁塞尔举行的北约和欧盟会议上与几十位领导人进行交流。据说拜登将于6月16日在日内瓦与俄罗斯总统普京进行首次面对面会晤。

U.S. law enforcement officials say they have hit back at the Russian-based criminal network that caused gas pipelines⁵ to shut down across parts of the country last month. The Justice Department announced Monday it had recovered $2.3 million of the approximately $5 million Colonial Pipeline⁴ paid to the DarkSide network following the ransomware attack which resulted in fuel shortages along the east coast of the United States. This is VOA News. 

美国执法官员表示，他们对上个月导致美国部分地区天然气管道关闭的俄罗斯犯罪网络进行了反击。美国司法部星期一宣布，在勒索软件攻击导致美国东海岸燃料短缺之后，殖民管道公司向黑暗面网络支付了大约500万美元，其中230万美元被司法部追回。欢迎收听美国之音新闻。

1 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

2 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

3 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

4 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

5 pipelines   

管道( pipeline的名词复数 )； 输油管道； 在考虑（或规划、准备） 中； 在酿中

参考例句：

• The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
• The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。