2015年英语六级听力训练VOA标准英语(5)
<p> <span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="annexation">annexation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ukraines">Ukraines</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="peninsula">peninsula</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="G">G</span>7 <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hague">Hague</span>, <span word="conspicuously">conspicuously</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="G">G</span>8 <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="Moscows">Moscows</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>. <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="billowing">billowing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Crimeas">Crimeas</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="hryvnia">hryvnia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="ruble">ruble</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 30, <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="Ilan">Ilan</span> <span word="Berman">Berman</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peninsula">peninsula</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>. <span word="Realistically">Realistically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demographics">demographics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span><span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="hand">hand</span><span word="but">but</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="absent">absent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plurality">plurality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>? <span word="Berman">Berman</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="Crimeas">Crimeas</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="stirrings">stirrings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Trans">Trans</span>-<span word="Dniester">Dniester</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moldova">Moldova</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="echoes">echoes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>, <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="role">role</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="emboldening">emboldening</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="outward">outward</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embolden">embolden</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>. <span word="Berman">Berman</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moldovas">Moldovas</span> <span word="Trans">Trans</span>-<span word="Dniester">Dniester</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separatist">separatist</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1992. <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="peacekeepers">peacekeepers</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="Berman">Berman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encroach">encroach</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="Clearly">Clearly</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Moldovan">Moldovan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolae">Nicolae</span> <span word="Timofti">Timofti</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Moldovas">Moldovas</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="integration">integration</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Moldova">Moldova</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romanian">Romanian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="impetus">impetus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="integrating">integrating</span> <span word="Moldova">Moldova</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Timofti">Timofti</span>. <span word="Pointed">Pointed</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="invasions">invasions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hungary">Hungary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</span>. <span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hague">Hague</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="Moscows">Moscows</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reassure">reassure</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trans">Trans</span>-<span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Balkans">Balkans</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="singled">singled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>. <span word="Analyst">Analyst</span> <span word="Ilan">Ilan</span> <span word="Berman">Berman</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="fortify">fortify</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="cautioning">cautioning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Germanys">Germanys</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="diluted">diluted</span>,: <span word="Berman">Berman</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="deterred">deterred</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="takeover">takeover</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Crimean">Crimean</span> <span word="peninsula">peninsula</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iron">Iron</span> <span word="Curtain">Curtain</span>, <span word="disrupting">disrupting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="adversaries">adversaries</span>. </p>
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