CNN News: 23名俄罗斯外交官遭英国驱逐

The United Kingdom is kicking 23 Russian diplomats out of the country and suspending its high level communications with Russia. British Prime Minister Theresa May says this is the single biggest expulsion of Russian diplomats in more than three decades. So, why is it happening?

英国正在将23名俄罗斯外交官驱逐出境，并暂停与俄罗斯的高层交往。英国首相特雷莎·梅表示，这是30多年来俄罗斯外交人员被驱逐的最严重事件。那么，为什么会发生这种情况呢?

A former Russian spy who’s 66 years old and lives in Britain was poisoned on March 4th, so he was his 33-year-old who was with him. They were apparently exposed to a nerve agent that’s made in Russia. As of last night, both victims were still alive but in critical condition at a British hospital. A police officer who tried to help them was also still hospitalized.

3月4日，一名66岁的前俄罗斯间谍在英国被毒死，所以他是33岁的他和他在一起。他们显然接触到了俄罗斯制造的一种神经毒剂。截至昨晚，两名受害者仍然活着，在英国一家医院，但情况不容乐观。一名试图帮助他们的警官也仍在医院接受治疗。

Prime Minister May says her country has concluded that Russia is responsible for the attack and she says the removal of the Russian diplomats whom she described as undeclared intelligence officers will hurt Russia’s ability to gather intelligence in the U.K. for years to come.

特雷莎•梅表示，他们已经得出结论，俄罗斯应该对这次袭击负责，她说，俄罗斯外交官被称为“未被公开的情报官员”，将会损害俄罗斯在未来数年里在英国收集情报的能力。

Russian government officials have called the accusations unfounded, and said that Russia had no motive in targeting the victims. Russia also says the British government, quote, made a choice in favor of confrontation with Russia instead of completing its own investigation. The relationship between Britain and Russia has been rocky since another former Russian spy was assassinated in Britain in 2006. These latest events are likely to make matters worse.

俄罗斯政府官员称这些指控是没有根据的，并表示俄罗斯没有针对受害者的动机。俄罗斯还表示，英国政府做出了选择，支持与俄罗斯对抗，而不是完成自己的调查。自从2006年另一名俄罗斯间谍在英国被暗杀后，英国和俄罗斯之间的关系就一直不稳定。这些最新的事件可能会使事情变得更糟糕。