VOA常速英语:Tymoshenko Conviction Puts Ukraine at Crossroads with Russia, Europe

短语讲解：

1. "The European Union has warned [Viktor] Yanukovych, the Ukrainian president, that his attempts to finalize a free trade agreement with the bloc would be put in jeopardy if the case went forward, and [it] ended in a sentence for Yulia Tymoshenko," said Yevgeny Kiselyov who runs a political talk show in Kyiv.

put in使处于某种状态
例句：His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.
他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。

2. The verdict comes as Ukraine, the largest nation to emerge from the Soviet Union after Russia, stands poised between Russia and Europe.

emerge from来自, 产生于, 脱离
例句：Many distinguished men have emerged from slums.
许多名人都出自贫民窟。

3. Viktor Chumak, director of the Ukrainian Public Policy Institute in Kyiv, says now that President Yanukovych has seen his main political rival humiliated by a court trial and conviction, his supporters in Ukraine's parliament will quickly pass a law to change the penalties under the abuse-of-power statute she was convicted of violating.

convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪)
例句：The criminal was convicted of murder.
罪犯被判决犯有谋杀罪。

4. Violators would no longer serve time in jail and would no longer be barred from running for political office.

bar from禁止(接近〔做〕…)
例句：The members voted to bar women from the club.
会员表决不让妇女加入该俱乐部。
run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：Mr Brown did not want to run for governor of the state last year.
布朗先生去年不想竞选州长。

5. He went on to stress that his government is working to update Ukraine's criminal code.

go on继续下去
例句：If he goes on like this he'll lose his job.
如果他继续这样下去,他会丢掉差事的。

6. Before the verdict, she announced plans to appeal her conviction to the European Court of Human Rights.

appeal to向…投诉; 对…有吸引力
例句：She appealed to a higher court.
她向上级法院上诉。

7. As soon as the verdict was announced, a parliamentary supporter flatly announced that Ukraine's trade pact with Europe is now dead.

as soon as一经...;立即...;一...就...
例句：Come here as soon as you finish the work.
工作一结束你就到这里来。

8. Faced with the choice between Russia and Europe, Chumak estimated that the odds are 60-40 in favor of Ukraine successfully taking the European road.

face with使面临; 把…摆在面前
例句：We are now faced with new problems.
我们正面临新的问题。
in favor of赞成...;支持...;有利于...
例句：All in favor of this proposition will please say “Aye”.
请所有赞成这项提议的人讲一声“赞成”。

9. The coming weeks may decide the East-West tug of war over Ukraine - perhaps the biggest prize from the old Soviet Union.

tug of war拔河;拉锯战
例句：The tug of war between the union men and management ended in a long strik. 
劳资之间的争执僵执不下,终于导致长期罢工。