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Germany activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies Thursday, warning that Europe’s biggest economy faces a “crisis” and storage targets for the winter are at risk after Russia reduced energy deliveries to several countries. The government said the decision follows cuts Russia made to natural gas flows starting last week and surging energy prices stoked by the war in Ukraine. Industrial customers are being asked to reduce the amount of natural gas they use, and Germany and other countries are turning back to coal as a replacement, threatening climate goals in Europe as energy tensions escalate between Russia and the West.

Russia last week reduced natural gas to Germany, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia just as European Union countries are scrambling to refill storage of the fuel used to generate electricity, power industry and heat homes in the winter. Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom blamed a missing part sent to Canada for repairs as it cut flows by 60% through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline running under the Baltic Sea to Germany — Europe’s major natural gas pipeline.

Other countries, including Austria and the Netherlands, also have launched first-stage warnings about supplies and urged people to conserve . Germany and Italy, two of Europe’s biggest buyers of Russian gas, have called Russia’s gas reductions politically motivated and warned they could further slow the economy.

Germany activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies Thursday, warning that Europe’s biggest economy faces a “crisis” and storage targets for the winter are at risk after Russia reduced energy deliveries to several countries. The government said the decision follows cuts Russia made to natural gas flows starting last week and surging energy prices stoked by the war in Ukraine. Industrial customers are being asked to reduce the amount of natural gas they use, and Germany and other countries are turning back to coal as a replacement, threatening climate goals in Europe as energy tensions escalate between Russia and the West.

activate vt.使活动;激活;

1. The burglar alarm is activated by movement. 这防盗警报器一动就会响。

phase n.阶段;时期;

1. She's going through a difficult phase. 她正处于困难时期。

at risk 有危险;冒风险;

1. If we go to war, innocent lives will be put at risk. 如果我们发动战争，无辜的生命就会受到威胁。

surge vi.急剧上升;飞涨;激增;

1. Share prices surged. 股价猛涨。

stoke vt. 给…添加(燃料);煽动;激起;

1. to stoke up envy 激起妒忌;

escalate vi. 逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧;

1. The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。

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Germany activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies Thursday, warning that Europe’s biggest economy faces a “crisis” and storage targets for the winter are at risk after Russia reduced energy deliveries to several countries. The government said the decision follows cuts Russia made to natural gas flows starting last week and surging energy prices stoked by the war in Ukraine. Industrial customers are being asked to reduce the amount of natural gas they use, and Germany and other countries are turning back to coal as a replacement, threatening climate goals in Europe as energy tensions escalate between Russia and the West.

德国周四启动了其天然气供应三阶段应急计划的第二阶段，并警告说，在俄罗斯减少对几个国家的能源供应后，欧洲最大的经济体面临一场“危机”，冬季的储存目标面临风险。政府表示，这一决定是在俄罗斯从上周开始削减天然气供应以及乌克兰战争导致能源价格飙升之后做出的。工业客户正被要求减少天然气的使用量，德国和其他国家正重新转向煤炭作为替代品，随着俄罗斯和西方能源紧张关系的升级，欧洲的气候目标受到了威胁。

Russia last week reduced natural gas to Germany, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia just as European Union countries are scrambling to refill storage of the fuel used to generate electricity, power industry and heat homes in the winter. Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom blamed a missing part sent to Canada for repairs as it cut flows by 60% through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline running under the Baltic Sea to Germany — Europe’s major natural gas pipeline.

scramble vi.争抢;抢占;争夺;

1. The audience scrambled for the exits. 观众争先恐后地涌向出口。

refill vt.再装满;重新装满;

1. He refilled her glass. 他又给她斟满了一杯。

blame…for… 把…归咎于;责怪;指责;

参考译文

Russia last week reduced natural gas to Germany, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia just as European Union countries are scrambling to refill storage of the fuel used to generate electricity, power industry and heat homes in the winter. Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom blamed a missing part sent to Canada for repairs as it cut flows by 60% through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline running under the Baltic Sea to Germany — Europe’s major natural gas pipeline.

俄罗斯上周减少了对德国、意大利、奥地利、捷克共和国和斯洛伐克的天然气供应，与此同时，欧盟国家正在争相补充用于发电、工业生产和家庭冬季取暖的燃料。俄罗斯国有能源巨头俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司将欧洲主要天然气管道——从波罗的海海底通往德国的北溪一号管道的送气量减少了60%，原因是运往加拿大维修的管道缺失。 

Other countries, including Austria and the Netherlands, also have launched first-stage warnings about supplies and urged people to conserve . Germany and Italy, two of Europe’s biggest buyers of Russian gas, have called Russia’s gas reductions politically motivated and warned they could further slow the economy.

launch vt.开始从事，发起，发动(尤指有组织的活动);

1. to launch an appeal/an inquiry/an investigation/a campaign 开始进行上诉/质询/调查/一场运动;

urge vt.敦促;催促;力劝;

1. She urged him to stay. 她力劝他留下。

conserve vt.节省;节约;

1. The factories have closed for the weekend to conserve energy. 为了节约能源，这些工厂周末关闭了。

motivate vt.成为…的动机;是…的原因;

1. He is motivated entirely by self-interest. 他的动机完全是出于个人利益。

slow vt.(使)放慢速度，减缓;

1. We hope to slow the spread of the disease. 我们希望能够减缓疾病的传播速度。

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Other countries, including Austria and the Netherlands, also have launched first-stage warnings about supplies and urged people to conserve . Germany and Italy, two of Europe’s biggest buyers of Russian gas, have called Russia’s gas reductions politically motivated and warned they could further slow the economy.

包括奥地利和荷兰在内的其他国家也发布了有关天然气供应的第一阶段警告，并敦促人们厉行节约。德国和意大利是俄罗斯天然气在欧洲的两个最大买家，它们称俄罗斯削减天然气供应量的行为是出于政治动机，并警告称，这些行为可能会进一步拖累经济。