The german offensive near kursk fails .

德军在库尔斯克的进攻失败了。

His father participated in the battle of kursk and then was wounded by a shot .

他的父亲参与了库尔斯克战役后来又被击伤的一枪。

But , even if he were not struggling to repair his image after the kursk affair , russia is too chaotic for him to have much influence abroad-or the power to make the concessions needed , for example , to clinch the peace treaty with japan promised by the end of the year .

但是，即便他不准备去修复他在库斯克事件后的形象，他也会因为俄罗斯过于混乱而导致他对外无法具备较大的影响力或者是让对方作出让步的能力，比如，轻而易举地让日本签订和平条约。

" At the turn of the century , in august of 1999 or 2000 , kursk will be covered with water , and the whole world will be weeping over it . "

“在世纪之交的时候，大概是1999年或者2000年的8月，库尔斯克将被水淹没，整个世界都会为之流泪。”

High pressures deep underwater pose further difficulties , and may have contributed to the sinking of russia 's kursk submarine in 2000 , killing all on board .

深海的高压造成了进一步的困难，可能导致了2000年俄罗斯“库尔斯克号”潜艇的沉没，造成全艇官兵罹难。