俄罗斯从利比亚冲突和日本地震中获益 ( 中英文双语阅读）.docVIP

俄罗斯从利比亚冲突和日本地震中获益 　　Vladimir Putin can generally be relied on for chest-thumping quotes and he did not disappoint this week when he compared the UN resolution that cleared the way for air strikes on Libya to “medieval calls for crusades”.?　　俄罗斯总理弗拉基米尔?普京(Vladimir Putin)总能发出可供引用的豪言壮语，本周他也没有让人们失望——他把为空中打击利比亚扫清障碍的联合国决议比作“中世纪十字军东征的号令”。?　　As ever, there was a strong element of theatre in the Russian prime minister’s sound bite and in President Dmitry Medvedev’s later rebuke of Mr Putin’s remarks as “unacceptable”.?　　普京的这句广播讲话，以及稍后俄罗斯总统德米特里?梅德韦杰夫(Dmitry Medvedev)批驳普京之说“不可接受”的言论，一如既往地充斥着浓厚的戏剧色彩。?　　Railing against Washington’s supposed love of military meddling abroad plays well with the ordinary Russians, Mr Putin’s main constituency. (Mr Medvedev targets a more sophisticated and international audience.)?　　在世人眼里，美国对海外军事干预一贯热爱有加，而抨击这种行为在普京的主要支持者——俄罗斯老百姓中间很有市场。（梅德韦杰夫针对的是见识更广、更具国际视野的听众。）?　　Yet for all the Putin bluster, Russia stands to do rather well out of the situation in Libya – and out of the other recent shock, Japan’s earthquake and nuclear crisis.?　　然而，尽管普京在那里大喊大叫，但俄罗斯肯定会大大受益于利比亚的局势——以及近期的另一场冲击：日本的地震和核危机。?　　Having the US and its allies tied down in a third military arena – a country of limited importance to Russia – suits Moscow as it continues to strengthen ties with neighbours such as Ukraine and Belarus that had earlier flirted with the west. And the Middle East unrest has pushed oil prices to about $115 a barrel, giving a boost to Russia’s economy.　　?在俄罗斯继续与早些时候和西方眉来眼去的乌克兰、白俄罗斯等邻国增进联系之际，美国及其盟友被栓在第三个军事舞台上——一个对俄罗斯没什么重要性的国家——符合俄罗斯的利益。而且，中东动荡已把油价推高到约每桶115美元，对俄罗斯经济是一个提振。?　　That calculus underlies Moscow’s decision to abstain at the UN Security Council last week when it might have been expected to use its veto.?　　上周在联合国安理会，当人们以为俄罗斯会行使否决权时，它却作出了弃权的决定，正是因为有着上述盘算。?　　Meanwhile, a backlash against nuclear power in Japan and Europe is set to boost long-term demand for Russian energy exports, especially gas. Little wonder that Russia’s stock market, which lag