VOA标准英语2012--Hopes Dim for US Ratification of Global Maritime Treaty
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(七月)
Hopes Dim for US Ratification 1 of Global Maritime 2 Treaty
Law of the Sea Convention
Maritime defense 3, shipping 4, and natural resources extraction are but a few of the endeavors covered by the Law of the Sea Convention, which governs how nations use the world’s oceans. Among major industrialized nations, only the United States has yet to join.
The treaty must be confirmed by the Senate for the U.S. to have any say in how it operates. But the Obama administration's hopes for a Senate vote were dashed this week because of growing Republican opposition 5 to the pact 6.
“This is something that is not going to happen this year," says Senator James Inhofe."There are some 35 members and many more, I might suggest, that would vote against it, should it come up.”
Sovereignty issue
Inhofe says the treaty would erode 7 U.S. sovereignty.
“It would, for the first time in the history of this country, authorize 8 the United Nations to have taxing authority over the United States of America,” he added.
The Obama administration says the treaty does not allow any U.N. taxes. U.S. business groups support ratification, saying the treaty will expand opportunities for American companies and protect their maritime interests. The Senate opposition is disappointing to Joe Cox, who heads a group representing America’s commercial shipping industry.
“It is extremely frustrating 9, because the way we view the sovereignty issue is the U.S. would actually be expanding its sovereignty capabilities 10 by acceding 11 to the treaty,” he said.
Rumsfeld says U.S. shouldn't endorse 12
Cox says the United States could veto any royalties 13 charged on companies that extract resources from the seabed. But that does not satisfy critics, like former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
“I do not believe the United States should endorse a treaty that makes it a legal obligation for productive countries to pay royalties to less-productive countries based on rhetoric 14 about common heritage of mankind,” he said.
Joe Cox believes treaty detractors miss a larger point.
“Cooperating with other nations on international issues is not detracting from American exceptionalism," he said. "In fact, I think it is highlighting American exceptionalism. But we have to be there to do it.”
Panetta supports
The current U.S. Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta supports the treaty.
“As the world’s strongest, preeminent 15 maritime power, we are a country that has one of the longest coastlines and one of the largest extended continental 16 shelves in the world," Panetta said. "We have more to gain by approving this convention than almost any other country.”
A spokeswoman for Democratic Senator John Kerry, a treaty proponent 17, says Kerry still hopes the convention will be ratified 18, perhaps after the November elections.
- The treaty is awaiting ratification.条约正等待批准。
- The treaty is subject to ratification.此条约经批准后才能生效。
- Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
- The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
- The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。
- Once exposed,soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
- Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits.金融市场的竞争降低了利润。
- He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
- Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。
- It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
- It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- After all, political careers depend acceding tothe demands the central government. 毕竟政治事业是要满足中央政府的要求的。 来自互联网
- Shall you have any problem acceding the folders, please let me knows. 如果存取文件有任何问题请和我联系。 来自互联网
- No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
- I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。
- I lived on about £3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3，000英镑的版税生活。 来自辞典例句
- Payments shall generally be made in the form of royalties. 一般应采取提成方式支付。 来自经济法规部分
- Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
- Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
- Washington was recognized as the preeminent spokesman of American Negroes by 1895. 到1895年,华盛顿被公认为美国黑人的卓越代言人。
- He is preeminent because his articles are well written. 他的文章写得很漂亮,卓尔不群。
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
- Stapp became a strong early proponent of automobile seat belts.斯塔普是力主在汽车上采用座椅安全带的早期倡导者。
- Halsey was identified as a leading proponent of the values of progressive education.哈尔西被认为是进步教育价值观的主要支持者。