Anger and Sadness in Kyiv, as Rhetoric Rises
Ukrainian officials have further inflamed the rhetoric over the downing of the Malaysian airliner, claiming that a Russian crew was operating the anti-aircraft system that was allegedly used. The accusation comes in an atmosphere of both sadness and anger.
On Independence Square, the center of the revolution that ousted the pro-Russian president in February, people still come to pay tribute to more than 100 of their fellow citizens who were killed by security forces.
But their minds are also on the Malaysian plane and its passengers, and the impact the attack will have on the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
Ulyana, a pediatric surgeon, said, "The attitude toward Russia will change. There should be some more concrete and tactical actions, harsh steps, against Russia. We can't just close our eyes and just say, 'Well, people died and we're really sorry.' And we cry and carry flowers. There have to be actions against the one who is responsible for this tragedy."
And for people here, that is Russia, and the separatists it backs in the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
Oleksander, a utility worker, said, "It's a tragedy. The Donetsk people are mostly to blame. They played around like they were a democracy, like they were a power like Russia. Now they understand there is nothing good about it."
Lydia, a retiree, said, "What happened, it's a big tragedy, I'm so sorry for the people who were killed. We really want the guilty to be punished."
Although remnants of the tent city that was the heart of the revolution remain, life in Kyiv has been largely normal, seemingly a world apart from the east, where there is daily fighting.
Ukraine's government says it has made progress against the separatists, pushing them back from much of the area, indicated in beige, that they controlled two months ago.
But at Kyiv's International Center for Policy Studies, Iaroslav Kovalchuk says neither those gains nor the global furor over the downing of the airliner will change Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategic calculation.
"I think his primary goal is to keep destabilization in Ukraine as long as possible. Of course, he did not expect this plane crash to happen, but he will continue pursuing this goal because he went too far already," he said.
Kovalchuk said that as long as Russia is involved, Ukraine's new government will not be able to end the separatist rebellion in the east. And as normal as Kyiv appears, a long-term conflict will make it difficult for the government to implement its plans for reforms and a transition to a more West European type of society.
詞匯解析
adhere
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
vi.遵守；堅持；粘附
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用作不及物動詞 (vi.)
They failed to adhere to our original agreement.
他們未能遵守我們原定的協(xié)議。
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gaze
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
vi.凝視
n.凝視
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用作不及物動詞 (vi.)
He gaze ruefully in the mirror at his greying lock.
他凝視著鏡中自己日見花白的頭發(fā)，感慨歲月不待人。
用作名詞 (n.)
She turned her head away, feeling too ashamed to meet his gaze.
因為害羞而不敢和他凝視的目光相遇，她把頭扭開了。
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ensure
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
vt.擔保；保證；使安全；確保
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用作及物動詞 (vt.)
The doctors were zealous in their efforts to ensure the survival of premature babies.
醫(yī)生們在努力保證早產嬰兒成活方面熱情很高。
If you want to ensure that you catch the plane, take a taxi.
你要想確保能趕上那班飛機，就坐出租車去吧。
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radar
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.雷達
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用作名詞 (n.)
There are enemy aircraft on the radar screen.
雷達螢屏上出現(xiàn)了敵人的飛機。
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enormous
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
adj.巨大的；龐大的
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用作形容詞 (adj.)
The sight of such an enormous crowd astonished us.
看到如此龐大的人群我驚訝萬分。
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impact
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.影響；沖擊力；撞擊
vt.擠入；壓緊；撞擊；對 ... 發(fā)生影響
vi.沖擊；撞擊；產生影響
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用作名詞 (n.)
But what these people fail to see is that international tourism may bring about a disastrous impact on our environment and local history.
但是這些人忽視了國際旅游可能會給當地環(huán)境和歷史造成的災難性的影響。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
There is a special tool to impact the road when it is under construction so the base is solid.
有種特殊的工具可以在道路修筑過程中將路面壓緊，因此，路基是結實的。
用作不及物動詞 (vi.)
The company's performance was impacted by the high value of the pound.
公司的業(yè)績受到了英鎊高值的沖擊。
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utility
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.效用；實用；公用事業(yè)（費）；[計]應用程序
adj.多效用的；多功能的
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用作名詞 (n.)
I have always doubted the utility of these conferences on disarmament.
我一直懷疑這些裁軍會議的效用。
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