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Washington Week: Focus on Ukraine Crisis

The coming week will see continued focus on the crisis in Ukraine, beginning with President Barack Obama hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House later Monday. It remains to be seen whether a renewed international push for peace in Ukraine will bear fruit, and whether the United States will send lethal military assistance to Kyiv.

As Ukrainian forces battle pro-Russian rebels, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany spoke by telephone to discuss a Franco-German plan to revive a shattered peace effort. The leaders are expected to meet in Minsk, Belarus Wednesday in hopes of restoring last year’s cease-fire that never fully took hold and broke down entirely in recent weeks.

At a security conference in Munich, Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States and its allies are united in backing Ukraine.

“We will stand together in support of Ukraine and in defense of the common understanding that international borders must not, cannot, be changed by force in Europe or anywhere else,” said Kerry.

Other officials stressed the need for dialogue. Germany’s foreign minister said, “permanent security in Europe can only come with Russia, not against Russia,” while France’s foreign minister said, “nobody wants to get trapped in a raging war that is in no one’s interest.”

Kerry denied any split between the United States and its major allies on Ukraine.

“I keep hearing people trying to create one (a division)," he said. "We are united, we are working closely together. We all agree the challenge will not end through military force. We are united in diplomacy. But the longer it takes, the more the off-ramps (solutions) are avoided, the more we will be forced to raise the costs on Russia and its proxies.”

The time has come to back up such words with concrete actions, according to Republican U.S. Senator John McCain, who says Russian President Vladimir Putin “wants to dominate Ukraine.”

“Some say that Ukraine cannot defeat Russia militarily," said McCain. "That is the wrong question. The right question is, if we help Ukrainians increase the military cost to the Russian forces that have invaded their country - how long can Putin sustain a war that he tells his people is not happening? That is why we must provide defensive arms to Ukraine.”

So far, the Obama administration has neither committed to nor ruled out lethal military assistance to Ukraine, an option that to date has public backing only in Washington and Kyiv.

詞匯解析

exposure

難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

英漢解釋

n.暴露；揭露；膠片；曝光時間；(在電視、報紙等媒體上的)亮相；挨凍

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用作名詞 (n.)

The girl is very pleased to take exposure on TV singing program.

這個女孩對在電視歌唱節(jié)目上露面非常高興。

He nearly died of exposure on the cold mountain.

他在寒冷的高山上差一點沒有凍死。

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hunger

難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

英漢解釋

n. 饑餓； 渴望

v. 餓； 渴望； 使 ... 饑餓

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用作名詞 (n.)

My hunger for magic is clouding my judgement!

我對魔法的渴望已經(jīng)淡化了我的判斷力。

用作動詞 (v.)

His hunger for knowledge drove him to the library.

他對求知的強烈渴望驅(qū)使他上圖書館。

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biology

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

n.生物學；(一個地區(qū)的全部)生物；生物群落

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用作名詞 (n.)

He is an environmentalist with a passion of the biology and geography of the region.

他是一個環(huán)保人士，對這個地區(qū)的生物和地理很有熱情。

He is knowledgeable about the biology of the honeybee.

他對蜜蜂的生活規(guī)律知之甚多。

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saving

英漢解釋

n. 節(jié)約； 挽救

（復數(shù))savings:儲蓄金； 存款

prep. 除 ... 之外

conj. 除了； 除去

save的現(xiàn)在分詞

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用作名詞 (n.)

A saving of 30% is obtainable under this scheme.

按這一計劃做可以獲得百分之三十的節(jié)約率。

用作介詞 (prep.)

It was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church.

人們在爭論除了加入教會之外還有沒有其它好處。

用作連詞 (conj.)

Apart from saving you time, it also brings in a world of information and knowledge and acquaints you with the latest happenings in your fields of interest.

除了能夠為你節(jié)省時間，它也能將你帶入到一個信息和知識的世界，它能讓你接觸到你所感興趣領域里最新的信息。

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troop

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

n.群；組；軍隊；大量

vi.群集；結(jié)隊；成群前行

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用作名詞 (n.)

There is a troop of monkeys in the woods.

林子中有一群猴子。

用作不及物動詞 (vi.)

We trooped into the meeting.

我們一起走進會常

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stock

難度：5星基本詞匯，屬常用1000詞

英漢解釋

n.存貨；儲備；樹干；股票；股份；家畜；血統(tǒng)；湯汁；聲望

v.采購；儲存；供給；發(fā)新芽

adj.慣用的；存貨的

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用作名詞 (n.)

We have a large stock of tinned fruit.

我們有大批水果罐頭的存貨。

用作動詞 (v.)

We must stock up with food for the holiday.

我們必須采購一些食品以備假期之需。

用作形容詞 (adj.)

She's tired of her husband's stock jokes.

她已聽厭了丈夫那老一套的俏皮話。

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labour

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

n.勞動；勞工；分娩

v.努力；干苦力活；困難吃力地行進；反復說明

Labour

n.(英國)工黨

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用作名詞 (n.)

Labour is not only a necessity but also a pleasure.

勞動不僅是人生所必需的，而且是一種樂趣。

用作動詞 (v.)

We labour for the happiness of mankind.

我們?yōu)槿祟惖男腋６Α?/span>

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