CNN新闻：特朗普政府宣布制裁俄罗斯
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◆TRANSCRIPT
In the U.S., the Trump administration is putting new sanctions on the nation of Russia. These are punishments for Russia's alleged interference in 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Congress has set a deadline of a month and a half ago for them to be put in place. And even though they came after that, they're said the most strict penalties that the Trump administration has ever put on Russia.
So, what are they?
First off, 19 Russians will be prevented from traveling to the U.S. That includes people accused by a U.S. special investigator of trying to interfere with the American elections.
Five Russian organizations will also be penalized. That includes two Russian intelligence agencies and some of their employees, as well as the Internet Research Agency. That's a Russian troll group that put divisive political posts on American social media platforms in 2016. Any assets that these organizations have in the U.S. are now frozen, meaning that Russians can't access them.
The Trump administration also accuses Russia of trying to hack the U.S. energy grid and it says that more punishments could be on the way.
A Russian government spokesman says his country is ready for them and that Russia is preparing a response of its own to the sanctions. The Russian government has repeatedly said it did not interfere with the U.S. election.
But as political tensions increased between the two countries, their militaries are flexing their muscles, too. And one area where they're doing that is inside the Arctic Circle.
◆VOCABULARY
1. alleged adj. an alleged crime, fact etc. is one that someone says has happened or is true, although it has not been proved被指称的，涉嫌的
2. troll v. to post deliberately inflammatory articles on an internet discussion board (在网络论坛)故意发布煽动性文章
3. assets n. The assets of a company or a person are all the things that they own. 资产。例如： By the end of 1989 the group had assets of $3.5 billion. 到1989年底该集团已有35亿美元的资产。
4. flexing one's muscles 炫耀自己的肌肉
◆QUESTIONS
Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
(Q1) What's the news mainly about?
(A) The Trump administration is putting new sanctions on Russia.
(B) 19 Russians will be prevented from traveling to the U.S.
(C) Five Russian organizations will be penalized.
(D) The Trump administration accuses Russia of trying to hack the U.S. energy grid.
(Q2) What has the Russian government repeatedly said?
(A) Russia did not try to hack the U.S. energy grid.
(B) Russia did not interfere with the 2016 U.S. election.
(C) Russia did not put divisive political posts on American social media platforms in 2016.
(D) Russia did not want to flex their muscles with the U.S. in the Arctic.
◆KEY
(Q1) A。细节题。命题出处：In the U.S., the Trump administration is putting new sanctions on the nation of Russia.
(Q2) B。细节题。命题出处：The Russian government has repeatedly said it did not interfere with the U.S. election.