The State Department says Kerry advised his Russian counterpart against continued military escalation and provocation in Ukraine.

国务院表示，克里劝告俄罗斯外交部长不要继续在乌克兰进行军事挑衅行为。

So why these escalations? And why now?

为什么紧张局势会升级？为什么是现在？

There is no reason, none for this escalation.

我们无理由撤军，更不要说让事态升级。

The escalation is increasing very, very much.

紧张局势大幅增加。

Now we were facing the risk of a true regional escalation.

我们面临着紧张局势升级变得极其危险。

Well one way is the fact that for years, Russia's been loaning billions of dollars to Venezuela but the deployment of Russian troops there is troubling countries like the U.S. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The Trump Administration calls this a reckless escalation.

其中一个原因是多，俄罗斯向委内瑞拉提供了数十亿美元贷款，但俄罗斯在委内瑞拉部署军队做法令美国等国感到不安。Trump政府称这是鲁莽升级。

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We are very worried about risk of a conflict happening by accident with an escalation that is unintended really on either side but hence it's some kind of conflict.

我们非常担心冲突偶然升级风险，这种升级实际上是任何一方无意，但因此它是某种冲突。

There's been a major escalation in the conflict between the nation's of Russia and Ukraine but there are two very different accounts about what actually happened.

俄罗斯和乌克兰之间冲突已经明显升级，但是关于实际事情有两种截然不同说法。

And if a company doesn't deal with, or try to fix a problem, the customer might take the complaint to the next level on social media, which would mean an escalation.

如果一家公司不处理或试图解决一个问题，客户可能会在社交媒体上将投诉带到下一个等级，这意味着升级。

That was an escalation of what they'd said previously.

这是他们之前言论升级。

Murdering a critic on foreign soil would be an escalation of a dismal trend.

在外国领土谋杀一名批评家将会是惨淡趋势升级。

It's the worst escalation in violence there in more than a year.

这是一多最严重暴力升级事件。

The U.S. talks down any possibility of an escalation.

美国对任何局势升级可能性进行了贬低。

It's the latest dispute in an escalation of tensions between the two countries.

这是两国紧张局势升级最新争端。

After tense but relatively quiet day, the evening brought new escalation.

紧张但相对平静白天过后，夜晚冲突再次升级。

Well, that's exactly right. And this is why diplomats are hoping to avoid further escalation.

没错。这也是外交人员希望避免紧张局势进一步加剧原因。

Both countries have blamed each other for the escalation.

亚美尼亚和阿塞拜疆互相指责对方造成冲突升级。

Well, can you tell us more about this escalation in violence?

你能详细介绍一下这起升级暴力事件吗？

The Israeli military has struck targets in Assad's areas before, but is this an escalation?

以色列军队此前袭击过阿萨德政权控制区内目标，但是这次袭击强度增加了，对吧？

Could this mean a possible escalation in Iraq like we saw a few months ago?

这是否意味着伊拉克局势会像几个以前那样升级？