Russia's Moment in the G-8 Sun Dimmed by Divisions
By David Holley, Times Staff Writer
July 12, 2006
MOSCOW — For President Vladimir V. Putin, being host of the Group of 8 industrialized nations this weekend should have been a dream come true. （1）But Western concerns about limits on democracy here, along with differences over how to rein in the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea and ensure the world's "energy security," mean this gathering will not be quite the coming-out party for a confident new Russia that it might have been.
The three-day summit will begin Saturday in St. Petersburg. Both Washington and Moscow have expressed hope that a bilateral aGREement on the terms for Russia'se_______①into the World Trade Organization will be reached by the time Bush and Putin meet. The two presidents also are expected to agree to begin negotiations on a deal to cooperate in nuclear energy, something Russia has been interested in for many years.
（2）But on many of the key issues, including energy and how tough to be on Iran and North Korea, the summit conferees are likely to break in a 7-1 split — even if the final communique tries to smooth over the differences.
For Russia, the top official item on the summit agenda is energy security. It seeks GREater interdependence between oil and gas suppliers on one hand and consumers on the other. In particular, Moscow wants firmerg________②of steady demand for Russian gas in Western Europe so it can make investments based on decades-long plans. Europe and the U.S. see opening up Russia's oil and gas industry to market forces and foreign investment as the key to long-term stability.
The Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs are likely to dominate summit discussions, and Washington favors a far tougher stance than does Moscow, including possible economics_________③.（3）The issue further raises the potential for friction at the gathering.
Russian officials have expressed confidence that the summit will not mark a new slide towardc_________④between their nation and Western allies.
Igor Shuvalov, the Kremlin's representative for G-8 planning, said at a recent news conference that Moscow's relations with Washington began tod_________⑤because of the gas crisis with Ukraine and Russia's adoption of a law on nongovernmental organizations.
This "unsatisfactory situation," Shuvalov said, "was developing and developing, constantly worsening, and this speech of Mr. Cheney in Vilnius became thep________⑥of the development of this situation."
Shuvalov predicted that the Bush-Putin meetings Friday wouldr________⑦the trend.
Putin's top foreign policy aide, Sergei Prikhodko, said at a news conference last week that there was noc_______⑧at all in American-Russian relations.
Prikhodko acknowledged that "there could be differences because we look at issues differently." （4）But he said that on the key international issue facing the conferees — in particular how to deal with Iran's nuclear program — Moscow and Washington were basically united.
Andrei Kortunov, president of the New Eurasia Foundation, a Moscow thinkt_______⑨,predicted that summit criticism of Russia would be muted.
"_____________________________________________," （我认为八国集团伙伴中的任何一个，都不希望在俄罗斯的民主状况问题上挑起一场争论，并由此把这次峰会变成一个在民主和其他问题上对俄罗斯发难的场合[interrogation]。）he said.
"But it is quite obvious that these problems are of GREat concern for our partners, and they don't like everything that is being done in Russia. （5）I suspect that some mild criticism may be voiced at the summit — but in a very friendly manner."
试一试：（全部都做或选做部分均可）
1．根据首字母提示和译文，填入适当单词：
①a bilateral aGREement on the terms for Russia'se_______into the World Trade Organization（就俄罗斯加入世贸组织达成一项双边协议）（名词）
②Moscow wants firmerg________of steady demand for Russian gas in Western Europe（莫斯科尤其希望西欧更坚定地保证需要俄罗斯的天然气）（名词）
③including possible economics_________（其中包括可能实施经济制裁）（名词）
④the summit will not mark a new slide towardc_________between their nation and Western allies（这届峰会不会标志着他们的国家和西方国家重新滑向对抗状态）（名词）
⑤Moscow's relations with Washington began tod_________（莫斯科与华盛顿的关系开始恶化）（动词）
⑥this speech of Mr. Cheney in Vilnius became thep________of the development of this situation（切尼先生在维尔纽斯的讲话使这种局面达到了极点）
⑦the Bush-Putin meetings Friday wouldr________the trend（布什和普京的会晤将扭转这一趋势）
⑧there was noc_______at all in American-Russian relations（美俄关系根本没有变冷）
⑨a Moscow thinkt_______（莫斯科智囊团）
参考答案：
①entry ②guarantees ③sanctions ④confrontation ⑤deteriorate ⑥peak ⑦reverse ⑧chill ⑨tank
2．翻译划线部分英文：
参考答案：
（1）但是，考虑到西方对俄罗斯民主的担忧，双方在如何控制伊朗和朝鲜的核野心，以及确保世界“能源安全”问题上存在的分歧，这次八国峰会将不会完全是自信的新俄罗斯首次亮相社交界的一次聚会。
（2）但是，在许多关键性问题上，其中包括能源问题以及在对伊朗和朝鲜的问题上应该采取多强硬的态度，这届八国峰会很可能出现7对1的分裂局面，虽然最后的声明会努力掩盖这种分歧。
（3）这个问题进一步增加了在这次峰会上出现摩擦的可能性。
（4）但是他说，在这次会议要讨论的一些关键性国际问题上，尤其是如何对待伊朗的核计划上，莫斯科和华盛顿基本上是一致的。
（5）我猜想在这次峰会上可能有一些温和的批评，但是态度将是友善的。
3．根据译文，写出句子：
原文表达： I don't think that anybody among the G-8 partners wants to start a fight over the state of democracy in Russia and thus turn the summit into an interrogation of Russia on the issues of democracy and other related problems 。
《参考消息》全部译文：
【美国《洛杉矶时报》7月12日文章】题：分歧将让俄罗斯在八国峰会上的得意表演黯然失色
对于普京总统来说，本周主办八国集团峰会应当算是梦想成真。但是，考虑到西方对俄罗斯民主的担忧，双方在如何控制伊朗和朝鲜的核野心，以及确保世界“能源安全”问题上存在的分歧，这次八国峰会将不会完全是自信的新俄罗斯首次亮相社交界的一次聚会。
为期三天的首脑会议将于15日在圣彼得堡开幕。华盛顿和莫斯科都已表示，希望两国总统能在会前就俄罗斯加入世贸组织达成一项双边协议。两国总统预计还将就核能合作达成一项协议举行磋商。与美国在核能方面展开合作是俄罗斯多年来一直感兴趣的问题。
但是，在许多关键性问题上，其中包括能源问题以及在对伊朗和朝鲜的问题上应该采取多强硬的态度，这届八国峰会很可能出现7对1的分裂局面，虽然最后的声明会努力掩盖这种分歧。
对俄罗斯来说，峰会议事日程上的最主要问题将是能源安全。它希望石油和天然气供应国与消费国之间实现更大程度的相互依赖。莫斯科尤其希望西欧更坚定地保证需要俄罗斯的天然气，这样它就能以几十年的计划为基础进行投资。欧洲和美国则把俄罗斯的石油和天然气对市场和外国投资开放，作为长期稳定的关键。
伊朗和朝鲜的核计划很可能主导这次峰会的讨论，而华盛顿倾向于采取比莫斯科更加强硬的立场，其中包括可能实施经济制裁。这个问题进一步增加了在这次峰会上出现摩擦的可能性。
俄罗斯官员已表示，相信这届峰会不会标志着他们的国家和西方国家重新滑向对抗状态。
策划八国峰会的克里姆林宫代表伊戈尔•舒瓦洛夫在最近的一次记者招待会上说，由于俄罗斯与乌克兰之间的天然气危机，再加上俄罗斯最近通过了一项有关非政府组织的法律，莫斯科与华盛顿的关系开始恶化。
舒瓦洛夫说，这一“不能令人满意的局面”“一直在发展，不断恶化，而切尼先生在维尔纽斯的讲话使这种局面达到了极点”。
舒瓦洛夫预计，布什和普京14日的会晤将扭转这一趋势。
普京的首席外交政策顾问谢尔盖•普里霍季科在上周举行的一次记者招待会上说，美俄关系根本没有变冷。
普里霍季科承认“可能会有分歧，因为我们看待问题的方式不同。”但是他说，在这次会议要讨论的一些关键性国际问题上，尤其是如何对待伊朗的核计划上，莫斯科和华盛顿基本上是一致的。
莫斯科的一个智囊团——新欧亚基金会的会长安德烈•科尔图诺夫预言，在这次峰会上，批评俄罗斯的声音将会减弱。
他说：“我认为八国集团伙伴中的任何一个，都不希望在俄罗斯的民主状况问题上挑起一场争论，并由此把这次峰会变成一个在民主和其他问题上对俄罗斯发难的场合。”
他说：“但是，很明显，我们的伙伴非常关注这些问题，而且他们不喜欢俄罗斯所做的一切。我猜想在这次峰会上可能有一些温和的批评，但是态度将是友善的。”
