英语新闻视频：在Rio，20国着手应对可持续发

 TEXT: Global powers convene 1 at the Rio +20 U.N. conference to try to determine a sustainable pathway for global development. A draft text prepared by diplomats 2 this week laid out global aspirations 3, rather than mandatory 4 goals, on issues like food security, water and energy. The U.N. announced that more than 50 governments have launched new energy strategies while private investors 5 have pledged more than $50 billion to global renewable energy initiatives. Greenpeace activists 6 raised a huge polar bear balloon next to Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, calling for a U.N. resolution that would establish a global sanctuary 7 in the Arctic, banning oil drilling and unsustainable fishing. Meanwhile, Brazil and China signed a handful of trade agreements aimed at boosting investment and commerce flows for the coming decade. Sarah Sheffer, Reuters

参考译文: 世界大国在Rio 召开20国联合国会议，试图为全球发展确定一个可持续途径。本周由各大外交官拟定的一份草案列出了各国的所愿，而不是强制性的要求，主要涉及食品安全，水以及能源问题。联合国宣布，50多个国家已经推出新能源战略，与此同时，私人投资者已经承诺筹资500多亿美元率先发展全球可再生能源。在Rio标志性的基督救世主雕像附近，和平组织活动者升起一个大的北极熊气球，呼吁联合国在北极地区建立一个全球保护区，禁止石油勘探以及非持续性捕鱼。与此同时，巴西和中国签署了一系列贸易协议，旨在未来的十年里促进投资和贸易流通。




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1
convene

  
 


v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合


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The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。












2
diplomats

  
 


n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人


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These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》












3
aspirations

  
 


强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音


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I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。












4
mandatory

  
 


adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者


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It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。












5
investors

  
 


n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )


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a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会












6
activists

  
 


n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )


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His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》












7
sanctuary

  
 


n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区


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There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。