VOA慢速英语:How Will UN Court Ruling on Kosovo Affect Other Separatist Movements?

1.Serbia will never under any circumstances recognize the unilateral declaration of independence of the so-called Republic of Kosovo.

never under any circumstances在任何情况下都不，相当于under no circumstances在任何情况下都不,决不

例句：You must under no circumstances take this lightly.
      对此万万不可大意。

      Under no circumstances can we slacken the armies training.
      军队的训练绝对不能弛懈。

这里要注意，under no circumstances位于句首时，句子要倒装。

2.Therefore, any secessionist movement, no matter where it is in the world, will look towards this and gain some encouragement that they too can pursue this path.

no matter where

no matter可与疑问词 (how, who, when, where, what等)一起引导让步从句，表示“无论”：

No matter where you go, you can't forget your home.

无论你到哪里，都无法忘记自己的家。

No matter what I say, I seem to say the wrong thing.

无论我说什么，都似乎说得不当。

3.I don't think this is going to have that big an effect on either side.

that在这里的意思是，(so) 如此

that much/bad/high 如此多/糟糕/高