Ukraine 'alive and kicking' despite Russia, Zelenskiy tells U.S. Congress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, aiming to persuade Republican lawmakers to continue to fund his country's defense against Russia.乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基（Volodymyr Zelenskiy）周三在美国国会联席会议上发表讲话，旨在说服美国共和党议员继续为乌克兰对俄罗斯的防御提供资金。"It is a great honor for me to be at the US Congress and speak to you and all Americans. against all doom and gloom scenarios, Ukraine did not fall. Ukraine is alive and kicking," said Zelenskiy, who received a standing ovation when he walked into the chamber.泽连斯基说：“我非常荣幸能在美国国会与你们和所有美国人交谈。尽管面临着各种困难和挫折，但乌克兰并没有倒下。乌克兰还活着，活蹦乱跳。”他走进会议厅时受到了起立鼓掌。"We defeated Russia in the battle for the minds of the world," he said.他说：“我们在争夺世界人心的战斗中击败了俄罗斯”。Three members held up a large Ukrainian flag during the ovation.三名成员在掌声中举起一面乌克兰国旗。Following a meeting at the White House with Democratic President Joe Biden, Zelenskiy's speech needed to resonate with a bipartisan audience of U.S. lawmakers, including House of Representatives Republicans, who have voiced increasing skepticism about continuing to send tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine.在白宫与民主党总统乔·拜登（Joe Biden）会面后，泽连斯基（Zelenskiy）的讲话需要引起两党人士的共鸣，包括众议院共和党人，他们对继续向乌克兰提供数百亿美元资金表示怀疑。Zelenskiy joined a long list of world leaders to address joint meetings of the Senate and House, a tradition that began in 1874 with a visit by Hawaiian King Kalakaua and included almost legendary wartime visits by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, as well as kings, queens and one pope.泽连斯基加入了一长串世界领导人的行列，在参众两院联席会议上发表讲话。这一传统始于1874年，夏威夷国王卡拉卡瓦（Kalakaua）到访。其中包括英国首相温斯顿·丘吉尔（Winston Churchill）以及国王、王后和一位教皇几乎算是传奇的战时访问。
It will also mark one of the last times Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, presides over the chamber as Speaker of the House, before Republicans take the majority on Jan. 3 and she returns to the rank and file of her caucus.这也将标志着民主党人南希·佩洛西（Nancy Pelosi）在1月3日共和党获得多数席位并重返党团之前最后一次担任众议院议长。Planning for Zelenskiy's speech began in October, according to a Pelosi aide, when she met with Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. Pelosi was attending the First Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform in Zagreb, Croatia, at the time.据佩洛西的一名助手称，泽连斯基的演讲计划始于10月，当时她会见了乌克兰议会最高拉达主席鲁斯兰·斯特凡丘克。当时，佩洛西正在克罗地亚萨格勒布参加国际克里米亚平台第一届议会的峰会。Exactly 300 days after Russian troops invaded and amid intensified rocket attacks that have left Ukrainian cities in ruins, Zelenskiy arrived knowing that the Senate and House control America's purse strings.就在俄罗斯军队入侵300天之后，在乌克兰城市遭到火箭袭击的情况下，泽连斯基抵达美国，他知道参议院和众议院控制着美国的钱袋。