VOA常速英语2023 俄罗斯力图在乌克兰东部地区取得突破

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我是乔·拉姆齐。

Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday its forces are facing waves of assaults by Russian forces as Moscow strives to make its first breakthrough in the east in months.

乌克兰官员周二表示，由于俄罗斯力图在乌克兰东部地区取得数月来的首次突破，乌克兰军队正面临俄罗斯军队的一波又一波攻击。

Reuters correspondent Olivia Chan has more.

路透社记者奥利维亚·陈报道。

Ukrainian servicemen fired anti-aircraft guns at Russian positions on Tuesday near Bakhmut.

周二，乌克兰军人向巴赫穆特附近的俄罗斯阵地发射高射炮。

The city is located on a strategic supply line between the Donetsk and Luhansk region, which make up the Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland.

巴赫穆特位于顿涅茨克和卢甘斯克地区之间的战略补给线上，这两个地区构成了乌克兰的工业中心，顿巴斯地区。

Gaining control of Bakhmut could give Russia a platform to advance on two bigger cities - Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.

控制巴赫穆特可能会为俄罗斯提供一个平台，让其能向两个更大的城市，克拉马托尔斯克和斯洛维扬斯克推进。

It would also be a welcome battlefield victory for President Vladimir Putin after a series of setbacks in recent months.

经历了几个月来的一系列挫折后，这将是俄罗斯总统普京在战场上的又一次可喜的胜利。

Reuters correspondent Olivia Chan.

路透社记者奥利维亚·陈报道。

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Canadian counterpart are pledging to boost the futures¹ of people throughout North America.

美国总统乔·拜登和加拿大总理承诺推动北美人民走向更好的未来。

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports.

美联社驻华盛顿记者萨加尔·梅格哈尼报道。

The president and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say they've worked together on several issues from migration² to climate change.

美国总统和加拿大总理贾斯廷·特鲁多表示，他们在从移民到气候变化等多个问题上进行了合作。

"... demonstrating the unlimited³ economic potential that we have when we work together and, in the hemisphere, and to help the entire hemisphere."

……“这表明，如果我们在这个半球共同努力，并帮助整个半球，我们就拥有无限的经济潜力。”

"There's a lot of reasons to be optimistic, especially for those of us in our countries."

“我们有充分的理由保持乐观，特别是对我们这些国家的人来说。”

The two men show an easy warmth before reporters, a stark⁴ contrast to yesterday's meeting between President Biden and Mexican leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has complained of abandonment and disdain⁵ for Latin America.

两人在记者面前表现出了轻松和热情，这与昨天拜登总统和墨西哥领导人安德烈斯·曼努埃尔·洛佩斯·奥夫拉多尔的会晤形成了鲜明对比，墨西哥领导人抱怨美国抛弃拉丁美洲，对其不屑一顾。

Sagar Meghani, Washington.

萨加尔·梅格哈尼，华盛顿报道。

Brazilian police on Tuesday were questioning some 1,000 protesters held in an overcrowded gymnasium in the capital after anti-government mobs sacked public buildings over the weekend.

反政府暴徒周末冲击政府机构后，周二，巴西警方审问了被关押在首都一座体育馆内的约1000名抗议者，体育馆因容纳抗议者人满为患。

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1 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

4 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

5 disdain   

n.鄙视，轻视；v.轻视，鄙视，不屑

参考例句：

• Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
• A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。