(单词翻译:单击)
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U.S. President Joe Biden says it would be a disaster for Russia if it chooses to invade Ukraine.
美国总统乔·拜登表示，如果俄罗斯选择入侵乌克兰，这对其来说将是一场灾难。
Speaking at a White House news conference Wednesday, Biden said that the United States and its allies are ready to impose sanctions and other consequences on Russia if it does invade Ukraine.
拜登周三在白宫新闻发布会上表示，如果俄罗斯真的入侵乌克兰，美国及其盟友准备对俄罗斯实施制裁并带来其他后果。
The president said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a stark choice, de-escalation and diplomacy or confrontation and the consequences.
总统表示，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京面临一个显而易见的抉择，缓和紧张局势和外交或是对峙并且承担其后果。
"The cost of going into Ukraine in terms of physical loss of life, for the Russians, and they'll, they'll be able to prevail over time, but it's going to be heavy. It's gonna be real. It's gonna be consequential."
“对俄罗斯人来说，入侵乌克兰的代价是人员伤亡，他们将能够在战斗一段时间后取得胜利，但代价将会是沉重的。这是真实的。这非常重要。”
Russia has 100,000 troops stationed along its border with Ukraine, and the United States and its NATO allies are concerned that Moscow might be planning to invade its former Soviet state.
俄罗斯在其与乌克兰接壤的边境部署了10万名士兵，美国及其北约盟国担心，莫斯科可能正计划入侵其前苏联国家。
Russia has denied it is planning to invade but has demanded guarantees that Ukraine would not be allowed to join NATO, a demand that the United States opposes.
俄罗斯否认计划入侵，但要求保证乌克兰不会被允许加入北约，美国对此表示反对。
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced the end of COVID-19 measures introduced to curb the rapid spread of the omicron variant in England as he looks to live with the virus after a peak in cases.
英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊周三宣布结束为遏制奥米克戎变体在英国迅速传播而施行的新冠措施，因为他希望人们能在新增病例高峰期后与病毒共存。
Speaking in Parliament, Johnson said most of Europe enforced strict COVID restrictions during the omicron surge but not Britain.
约翰逊在议会发表讲话时表示，欧洲大部分国家在奥米克戎病毒激增期间都实施了严格的限制措施，但英国没有。
"But this government took a different path.
“但本届政府选择了一条不同的道路。
We kept England open.
我们让英国保持开放。
And we supported those businesses which faced reduced demand because of the response to Plan B measures.
我们支持那些因应对B计划措施而面临需求减少的企业。
And while we must continue to remain cautious, the data are showing that time and again this government got the toughest decisions right."
虽然我们必须继续保持谨慎，但数据一次又一次表明，本届政府正确地做出了最艰难的决定。”
The lifting of Plan B measures could help Johnson appease vocal opponents of restrictions in his own caucus following a furor over lockdown gatherings at his office.
提及B计划措施可能有助于约翰逊平息自己党内对限制措施的强烈反对，此前他的办公室因封锁集会引发公众怒火。
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