1.美国篮球明星在俄罗斯法庭受审
美国篮球明星在俄罗斯法庭受审
American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial in a Russian court Friday amid a historic low point in relations between Washington and Moscow.
美国篮球明星布兰妮·格林纳周五在俄罗斯法庭接受审判，此时华盛顿和莫斯科之间的关系处于 历史 低谷。
The WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist was detained at a Moscow airport in February after security officers allegedly found vape cartridges containing oil in her luggage.
今年2月，这位WNBA冠军、两届奥运会金牌得主在莫斯科机场被拘留，原因是安检人员在她的行李中发现了含有油的电子烟盒。
Griner was photographed entering the Khimki City Court outside Moscow early Friday for the start of her trial.
周五早些时候，格林纳被拍到进入莫斯科郊外的希姆基市法院，开始对她的审判。
If found guilty on drug smuggling charges, Griner, 31, faces up to 10 years in prison.
如果因走私毒品罪名成立，现年 31 岁的格林纳将面临最高 10 年的监禁。
"The U.S. Embassy and the country cares very deeply about this case," Elisabeth Rood, deputy chief to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, told reporters outside the court.
"She asked me to convey that she is in good spirits and she is keeping up faith."Griner's lawyer Alexander Boikov said she had "no complaints about the conditions of her detention."He added that she is practicing sport "in her cell and on walks."
“她让我转达她的心情，她保持着信心。”格林纳的律师亚历山大·博伊科夫表示，她“对拘留条件没有任何投诉”。他补充说，她正在“牢房里”和散步中练习运动。
Griner had been in Russia to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA off-season.
在WNBA休赛期，格里纳一直在俄罗斯为叶卡捷琳堡队效力。
She was detained just days before Russia invaded Ukraine, which was quickly followed by Western sanctions and a fallout in bilateral ties.
就在俄乌冲突爆发的几天前，她被拘留。冲突开始后，西方迅速对俄实施制裁，双边关系也受到影响。
State Department officials reclassified her as wrongfully detained in May and handed oversight of her case over to the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, who is the principal negotiator for the U.S. .
美国院官员在5月份将她重新归类为被错误拘留，并将对她的案件的监督移交给总统人质事务特使，他是美国的主要谈判代表。
Her supporters he called on U.S. officials to seek her release by way of a prisoner exchange, as Russian courts rarely hand down acquittals.
她的支持者呼吁美国官员通过交换囚犯的方式寻求释放她，因为俄罗斯法院很少做出无罪判决。
While efforts to negotiate her release will face the challenge of almost nonexistent diplomatic ties between Washington and Moscow, the two sides carried out a high-profile prisoner swap in April, exchanging Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko for former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed.
虽然谈判释放她的努力将面临华盛顿和莫斯科之间几乎不存在外交关系的挑战，但双方在4月份进行了一次备受瞩目的囚犯交换，将俄罗斯飞行员康斯坦丁·亚罗申科换成了前美国海军陆战队队员特雷弗·里德。
Griner’s wife, Cherelle, has urged U.S. President Joe Biden to secure her release, calling her “a political pawn.”
格林纳的妻子切蕾尔敦促释放她，称她是“政治棋子”。
The WNBA has also said it is working to bring Griner — considered one of the greatest female basketball players — home.
WNBA也表示，它们正在努力将被认为是最伟大的女篮球运动员之一的格林纳带回家。
