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Russia appears to be advancing in its attack of Ukraine with satellite imagery indicating that a huge convoy — some 40 miles or 65 kilometers long — of Russian military vehicles is heading toward Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.
俄罗斯似乎正在加快对乌克兰的进攻，卫星图像显示，一支庞大的俄罗斯军用车队——约有40英里或65公里长——正驶向乌克兰首都基辅。
The following satellite image was taken by U.S firm Maxar Technologies on Monday and appears to show a convoy of Russian armored tanks and trucks that stretches from Pybirsk, further north of Kyiv, to the Antonov airport (also known as the Hostemel airport — the site of fighting last week between Russian and Ukrainian forces) on the northeast outskirts of the Ukrainian capital.
以下卫星图像由美国公司Maxar Technologies周一拍摄，似乎显示俄罗斯装甲坦克和卡车车队从基辅以北的皮比尔斯克延伸到乌克兰首都东北郊的安东诺夫机场（也被称为霍斯特梅尔机场——俄罗斯和乌克兰军队上周交战的地点）。
In some parts of the convoy the vehicles are traveling three or four abreast on the road, although in other images the vehicles are seen further apart, in single file. The distance along the road is approximately 40 miles.
在车队中，有些车辆是三四辆并排行驶在道路上，而在其他图像中，车辆以一列队形行进，车辆间距相对较远。车队首尾的距离约为40英里。
It should be noted that the situation in Ukraine is fast-moving and may now may be different to what is seen in these images, which show the convoy on Sunday and Monday.
应该指出的是，乌克兰的局势正在快速发展，现在的情形可能与图片有所不同，这些图片显示的是周日和周一时的车队情形。
The following two images were taken by Maxar Technologies on Sunday. At this point, the convoy does not appear to cover as large an area and cloud cover precludes a complete view of the area.
以下两张照片由Maxar Technologies于周日拍摄。当时车队似乎没有覆盖那么大的区域，而且云层遮住了该区域的完整视图。
Official sources have not confirmed the existence of the convoy, but there are fears it suggests that Russia is preparing to launch a full-scale assault on Kyiv, a city it has not yet occupied although there have been skirmishes on the outskirts.
官方消息来源尚未证实车队的存在，但有人担心，这表明俄罗斯正准备对基辅发动全面进攻。尽管基辅郊区发生了小规模冲突，但俄罗斯尚未占领基辅。
Other images from Maxar suggest additional military activity in southern Belarus, which borders Ukraine and is an ally of Russia, with ground forces and ground-attack helicopter units seen in the images. Again, official sources have not confirmed whether these units — or Belarus more broadly — is preparing to join Russian forces in an assault on Ukraine.
Maxar的其他图像显示，作为俄罗斯盟友并与乌克兰接壤的白俄罗斯南部地区有地面部队和对地攻击直升机部队的军事活动。同样，官方消息来源还没有证实这些部队——或者更广泛地说，白俄罗斯——是否正在准备与俄罗斯军队一起进攻乌克兰。
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko repeated on Tuesday that his country has no plans to join the war, according to state news agency Belta.
据白俄罗斯国家通讯社Belta报道，白俄罗斯总统亚历山大·卢卡申科周二重申，白俄罗斯没有计划要加入这场战争。
重点词汇
outskirt /ˈaʊtskɜːt/ n. 郊区，市郊
abreast /əˈbrest/ adv. 并排，并肩，并列
skirmish /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ n. 小冲突，小规模战斗
