VOA标准英语2014--Merits of Giving Ukraine Lethal Aid Debated
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2014年(十一月)
Merits of Giving Ukraine Lethal 1 Aid Debated
STATE DEPARTMENT—
U.S. Vice 2 President Joe Biden has condemned 3 what he calls Russia’s “aggression” in Ukraine, but stopped short of saying the United States will provide Ukraine with lethal aid during comments made before wrapping up a visit to Ukraine that included talks with President Petro Poroshenko. But the White House nominee 4 to fill the number two position at the State Department has said the United States should consider giving Ukraine lethal military equipment.
In a joint 5 appearance with Poroshenko, Biden said Russian action in Ukraine is in violation 6 of a September peace deal.
“We have seen more provocative 7 actions, more blatant 8 disregard for the agreement that was signed not long ago by Russia,” said Biden.
The United States and other Western powers have accused Russia of backing pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine with weapons and troops.
The United States has restricted its help to Ukraine to non-lethal aid, such as body armor and vehicles. But the question of defensive 9 lethal assistance to Ukraine has never been off the table, said Deputy National Security Advisor 10 Tony Blinken.
“It remains 11 on the table. It is something that we are looking at,” Blinken said.
Blinken told a Senate panel that Russia’s actions in Ukraine warrant a stronger response.
“I believe that given the serious Russian violations 12 of the agreement that they signed, the Minsk accord, that one element that could hopefully get them to think twice and deter 13 them from further action is strengthening the capacity of the Ukrainian forces, including with defensive lethal equipment,” he said.
Blinken appears to have support for his position. Ukraine needs to defend itself, said Republican Congressman 14 Steve Stockman.
“The photographs, if you see what is happening [in Ukraine], are important and people who look at them cannot even look at what is happening. And yet, we stand silent. You cannot defend a nation without defensive weapons,” said Stockman.
But Russia-Ukraine researcher Keith Darden thinks the Ukrainian government’s problem lies more with its internal organization, rather than its military hardware.
“Strengthening the Ukrainian state does not mean arming Ukraine with American weapons, because they are a weapons producer. This is not the problem for them,” said Darden.
Meanwhile, Russia has warned that U.S. lethal aid to Ukraine would further destabilize the country's crisis.
- A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
- She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
- 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。
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
- She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
- His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
- I cannot believe that so blatant a comedy can hoodwink anybody.我无法相信这么显眼的一出喜剧能够欺骗谁。
- His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.他管理的傲慢作风在他对待秘书的态度上表露无遗。
- Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
- The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
- Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
- Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。