2022年11月17日 VOA慢速英语：北约：导弹在波兰炸死两人纯属意外

A missile from the war between Russia and Ukraine landed in Poland and killed two people on Tuesday.
周二，一枚来自俄罗斯和乌克兰战争的导弹落在波兰，造成两人死亡。
 
NATO and the president of Poland said Wednesday the strike was accidental. They said Ukrainian forces likely launched the missile.北约和波兰总统周三表示，这次袭击是意外。他们说，乌克兰军队很可能发射了这枚导弹。
 
The army was using its anti-missile defense systems against a major Russian air attack at the time Poland was hit.
波兰被击中时，军队正在使用其反导弹防御系统抵御俄罗斯的一次重大空袭。
 
"It is highly probable that one of these missiles unfortunately fell on Polish territory," said Polish President Andrzej Duda. "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, to suggest that it was an intentional attack on Poland."
“很可能其中一枚导弹不幸落在了波兰领土上，”波兰说安杰伊·杜达总统。 “没有任何迹象表明这是对波兰的蓄意袭击。”
 
NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg agreed, saying it was not "the result of a deliberate attack."
北约领导人延斯·斯托尔滕贝格表示同意，称这不是“蓄意袭击的结果”。
 
The words eased tensions that rose on Tuesday when it appeared Russia may have fired the missile into Poland, a NATO country. Stoltenberg said Wednesday, however, that Russia is to blame even if the missile came from Ukraine.
这番话缓和了周二升温的紧张局势，当时俄罗斯似乎已将导弹发射到北约成员国波兰。然而，斯托尔滕贝格周三表示，即使导弹来自乌克兰，俄罗斯也应该受到指责。
 
"This is not Ukraine's fault. Russia bears ultimate responsibility."
“这不是乌克兰的错。俄罗斯承担最终责任。”
 
The war began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February of this year.
战争始于今年二月俄罗斯入侵乌克兰。
 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is disputing the reports that the missile came from Ukraine and has demanded evidence. He told reporters that Ukraine's top commanders were sure, in Zelenskyy's words, "that it wasn't our missile or our missile strike."
乌克兰总统沃洛德米尔·泽伦斯基 (Volodymyr Zelenskyy) 对导弹来自乌克兰的报道提出异议，并要求提供证据。他告诉记者，用泽伦斯基的话来说，乌克兰最高指挥官确信，“这不是我们的导弹或我们的导弹袭击。”
 
Ukrainian officials should have access to the site and take part in the investigation, he added.
乌克兰官员应该有权进入该地点并参与调查，他补充道。
If Ukrainian defenses, he said, "killed a person, these people, then we need to apologize. We are honest people after all."
他说，如果乌克兰的防御措施“杀死了一个人，这些人，那么我们需要道歉。毕竟我们是诚实的人。”
 
Earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden said it was "unlikely" that Russia fired the missile. But, "I'm going to make sure we find out exactly what happened," he added.
早些时候，美国总统拜登表示，俄罗斯“不太可能”发射导弹。但是，他补充说：“我将确保我们能查明到底发生了什么。”
 
Biden spoke in Indonesia where he is attending the Group of 20 meeting.
拜登在印度尼西亚发表讲话，他正在印度尼西亚参加 20 国集团会议。
 
Russia's attack on power generation centers and systems Tuesday included Ukraine's western area bordering Poland. Ukraine's military said 77 of the more than 90 missiles fired were brought down by air defenses, along with 11 drones.
俄罗斯周二对发电中心和系统的袭击包括与波兰接壤的乌克兰西部地区。乌克兰军方表示，发射的 90 多枚导弹中有 77 枚被防空系统击落，还有 11 架无人机。
 
The missile in question hit a town in eastern Poland.
有问题的导弹击中了波兰东部的一个城镇。
 
"The sound was terrifying," said Ewa Byra, a school director there. She said she knew both men who were killed — one was the husband of a school employee, the other the father of a former student.
“声音太可怕了，”那里的学校校长埃瓦·拜拉 (Ewa Byra) 说。她说她认识遇难的两名男子——一名是一名学校员工的丈夫，另一名是一名前学生的父亲。
 
Russia said Tuesday none of its missiles were any closer than 21 kilometers from the border with Poland. It also praised Biden's "restrained" comments about the news.
俄罗斯周二表示，其导弹的射程均未超过 21 公里与波兰的边界。它还赞扬了拜登对新闻的“克制”评论。
 
The Russian attacks came just days after Ukraine celebrated regaining control in the southern city of Kherson.
就在乌克兰庆祝重新控制南部城市赫尔松几天后，俄罗斯发动了袭击。