2018年人口贩运问题报告概述
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2018年(七月)
2018 Trafficking in Persons Report Overview 1
Trafficking in persons, or modern slavery, is a crime that involves the exploitation of a human being for the purposes of compelled labor 2 or a commercial sex act through the use of force, fraud, or coercion 3, or the use of a child in the commercial sex industry. It also includes the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers. It is a heinous 4 crime and it is global in nature. No country is immune. Today, some 25 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking.
Every year, the United States Department of State issues its annual Trafficking in Persons, or TIP, Report, which evaluates the anti-trafficking efforts of 187 countries and territories, including the United States. The TIP Report places countries on one of four tiers, depending on each government's efforts to prosecute 5 traffickers, protect victims, and prevent the crime.
Tier 1 is for countries that are meeting the minimum standards. Tier 2 countries have not met the minimum standards but are making significant efforts to do so. Tier 2 Watch List is for countries that are making significant efforts but deserve closer scrutiny 6. Finally, Tier 3 is for countries that have not met the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.
In the 2018 report, 29 countries were upgraded while 20 earned downgrades.
And there were also positive developments across entire regions, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Report's launch ceremony on June 28th:
“Of the 48 African countries included in the report, 14 received upgrades – meaning we observed a strong trend of increased efforts to improve their overall response. Despite significant security threats, migration 7 challenges, other financial constraints 8, and other obstacles, the region improved significantly.”
“Human trafficking deprives millions worldwide of their dignity and freedom. It undermines national security, distorts markets, and enriches transnational criminals and terrorists, and is an affront 9 to the universal values we as Americans hold dear,” said Secretary of State Pompeo.
“The United States remains 10 a committed leader in combating this global threat. President Trump 11 has made ending human trafficking a top priority for the Administration and dedicated 12 the government's full resources to fighting this crime.”
- The opening chapter gives a brief historical overview of transport.第一章是运输史的简要回顾。
- The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.既不诱供也不逼供。
- He paid the money under coercion.他被迫付钱。
- They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
- I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。
- I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
- Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？
- His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
- Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
- Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
- He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。
- Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
- What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。
- This remark caused affront to many people.这句话得罪了不少人。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。