譯/陳韋廷
摩爾多瓦歡迎烏克蘭難民 也有人準備逃難
Across Moldova, a small, poor post-Soviet democracy next to Ukraine's southwestern border, Moldovans are watching Russia's advance on nearby Odesa — and packing their bags, just in case. The war has already profoundly affected Moldova: Per capita, it has welcomed more Ukrainian refugees than any other country, and many ordinary Moldovans have housed refugees in their apartments. Now, some Moldovans are wondering if and when they should join a westward exodus that is already Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since the end of World War II.
位於烏克蘭西南部邊境的摩爾多瓦，是個蘇聯解體後轉型民主政體的貧窮小國，該國各地民眾目睹俄羅斯向附近的敖德薩前進，並為了預防萬一，正在收拾行囊。這場戰爭已經對摩爾多瓦產生深遠影響；按人均計算，摩爾多瓦接待的烏克蘭難民多於任何國家，許多摩爾多瓦民眾將難民安置在自家公寓裡。現在，一些摩爾多瓦人正考慮是否以及何時應該加入向西遷移的行列。這是二戰結束以來歐洲成長最快的難民危機。
Russia has said nothing about invading Moldova, and Belarus, its close ally, has retracted a map, shown in a briefing last week by the Belarusian president, that was marked with arrows suggesting a planned Russian advance into Moldova.
俄羅斯對入侵摩爾多瓦雖隻字未提，俄國親密盟友白俄羅斯卻撤回總統上周在記者會上展示的一張地圖，地圖上箭頭暗示俄羅斯打算進軍摩爾多瓦。
But the events of the past month in Ukraine, coupled with the weak state of the Moldovan military and the country's turbulent history, have persuaded some Moldovans that anything is possible, and that it is just common sense to be considering an exit strategy.
但過去一個月烏克蘭發生的事情，加上摩爾多瓦軍力嬴弱與該國動盪的歷史，已讓一些摩爾多瓦人認為任何事都可能發生，考慮出走策略是個常識。
A Russian regiment is already stationed on Moldovan soil, in the breakaway, Russian-backed territory of Transnistria, where secessionists took control after a war in 1992. Moldova is closer to the Ukrainian front lines than any other country not itself involved in the war. And Moldova has a long history of being dominated by foreign powers, including the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
俄羅斯一個軍團已駐紮在摩爾多瓦領土，一片由俄羅斯支持、1992年一場戰爭後被分離主義者控制的德涅斯特河沿岸地區。摩爾多瓦比任何未涉入戰爭的國家都更接近烏克蘭前線，且摩國長期以來一直被外國強權統治，包括鄂圖曼帝國、俄羅斯帝國以及蘇聯。
For many Moldovans, it is easy to imagine the invading Russian armies in Ukraine, currently just 100 miles east of Moldova, advancing westward to Transnistria — or beyond.
對許多摩爾多瓦人來說，很容易想像目前在摩爾多瓦以東僅100英里處、入侵烏克蘭的俄軍向西推進到德涅斯特河沿岸，甚至更遠。
While the Moldovan government and foreign diplomats say there is currently no evidence of Transnistria getting dragged into the war, the mood here is fraught.
雖然摩爾多瓦政府跟外國外交官說，沒有證據指德涅斯特河沿岸地區被捲入戰爭，但這裡的氣氛令人擔憂。
European ambassadors felt obliged Tuesday to release a video proving that they were still in Moldova, amid rumors that they had left en masse.
歐洲各國大使周二覺得有必要公布影片證明自己仍在摩爾多瓦，因為有傳言稱他們已集體離開。
Government records suggest that there has been only a small rise in the net number of Moldovans who have left the country since the start of the war. More than 62,000 Moldovans left between Feb. 24, the first day of the Russian invasion, and Monday, about 22,000 more than during the same period last year. But the number of Moldovans returning to Moldova has also risen, by 17,000, according to data supplied by the Moldovan interior ministry.
紀錄顯示，開戰以來，離開國家的摩爾多瓦人的淨人數只有小幅上升。在2月24日俄羅斯入侵首日到3月8日間，超過6.2萬摩國人離開，比去年同期多出約2.2萬人，但據摩國內政部提供的數據，回摩國人數也增加1.7萬人。
