
In usual times Tuapse, a Russian port city on the Black Sea, and its surrounding villages are a popular summer destination, luring(吸引,诱惑) people from across the country to a short stretch of the coastline(一小段海岸线). Just 70 miles (113km) away is Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics and one of the favourite residences of Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president.
在平常时期,位于黑海的俄罗斯港口城市图阿普谢及其周边村庄是热门的夏季目的地,吸引着全国各地的人们来到一小段海岸线上。仅70英里(113公里)之外就是索契——2014年冬奥会举办地,也是俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京最喜爱的住所之一。
On a recent afternoon, loudspeakers near the port were inviting visitors to take boat tours in order to “enjoy fresh air and natural views” of the surrounding coast. Rarely has the mismatch between advertising and reality been so stark.(广告与现实之间的反差从未如此鲜明。) The air was thick with toxic black clouds that billowed(翻腾,涌出) from a burning oil refinery and from flaming storage tanks belonging to Rosneft(① 背景介绍:Rosneft(俄罗斯石油...), a gigantic Russian oil firm.
近日的一个下午,港口附近的扬声器邀请游客乘船游览,以“享受新鲜空气和自然风光”。广告与现实之间的反差从未如此鲜明。空气中弥漫着从燃烧的炼油厂和俄罗斯石油巨头Rosneft的储油罐中涌出的有毒黑云。
The first flames appeared in the town on April 16th when Ukrainian drones struck the marine terminal(海运码头) of an important oil-export hub(枢纽,中心). Two people were killed and seven injured. Four days later, just as the fires had been put out, Ukraine struck again, causing an oil spill that subsequently surged past boom barriers(涌过拦油栅) and entered the Black Sea, where it spread out and contaminated(污染) some 50km of coastline.
4月16日,图阿普谢出现第一波火焰,当时乌克兰无人机袭击了一个重要石油出口枢纽的海运码头。造成两人死亡、七人受伤。四天后,就在大火刚刚被扑灭时,乌克兰再次发动袭击,导致石油泄漏,随后石油冲破拦油栅进入黑海,扩散并污染了大约50公里海岸线。