双语时事:波罗的海俄潜艇传闻引发地区紧张

2014-10-28 11:06:39来源：网络

　　Concern is growing across the Baltic area about Russia’s intentions after numerous incidents,from incursions into the airspace of Sweden and Finland – the only countries in the region asidefrom Russia not in Nato – to the abduction of an Estonian intelligence agent.

　　此前，俄罗斯还曾侵犯过瑞典和芬兰两国(这两国是波罗的海除俄罗斯以外仅有的两个非北约(Nato)国家)领空，并曾绑架过爱沙尼亚的情报人员。在经历这一系列事件之后，人们对波罗的海安全局势的担忧与日俱增。

　　The drama began on Friday when Sweden’s military said a credible source had informed itof “foreign underwater activity” in the large archipelago outside Stockholm. The armed forceshave refused to comment on the nationality of the craft they are seeking, which could be amini-submarine, underwater vessel or full-sized submarine.

　　这一戏剧性的事件始于上周五。当时，瑞典军方曾表示，可靠情报来源显示，斯德哥尔摩郊外的大规模群岛中存在“外国舰艇的水下活动”。瑞典军方搜寻的这艘舰艇可能是微型潜艇、水下船只或全尺寸潜艇，但他们对舰艇的国籍拒绝置评。

　　But Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish newspaper that last year revealed that Russia had simulateda bombing raid on Stockholm, said on Saturday that intelligence officials had picked up adistress call on a frequency used by Russians.

　　不过，《瑞典日报》(Svenska Dagbladet)周六表示，情报官员用俄罗斯人常用的频率截听到了求救信号。去年《瑞典日报》曾披露，俄罗斯曾演练过针对斯德哥尔摩的空袭。

　　This led to speculation that a damaged Russian submarine was somewhere in Swedish waters,further fuelled by the sighting of a Russian oil tanker in international waters off Stockholm thatcould be used in a rescue, according to defence experts.

　　该报道令人不禁猜测，有一艘损坏的俄罗斯潜艇正潜伏在瑞典海域的某处，斯德哥尔摩附近公海海域出现的一个俄罗斯油箱又加深了这一猜测。根据防务专家的说法，这只油箱是营救行动中可能会用到的。

　　Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday denied that any of its submarines were in an emergency orirregular situation anywhere in the world.

　　周日，俄罗斯国防部否认了这种说法，称俄罗斯没有任何潜艇处于紧急状态或位于全球非常规地区。

　　But later the Swedish armed forces said it was “probable” that there was foreign submarineactivity in the archipelago, the highest risk assessment except verification.

　　不过，瑞典军方随后表示，波罗的海群岛水域“很可能”存在外国潜艇活动，这是仅次于“确认”的最高风险评级。

　　The hunt for the submarine provides an early test for Sweden’s new centre-left government,which is more hostile to the idea of Nato membership than its centre-rightpredecessor.Concern has been raised over the ability of the Swedish armed forces to defendthe country for more than a few days, especially the strategically important island of Gotland inthe Baltic.

　　瑞典此次军事行动受到该地区广泛关注。拉脱维亚外交部长埃德加斯•林克维奇斯(Edgars Rinkevics)周末曾在Twitter上发消息称：“密切关注瑞典领海的事件，它们很可能改变整个波罗的海地区安全事务的游戏规则。”

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