时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:英语新闻


英语课

   The EU has urged China to clamp down on the sale of inflatable dinghies which are falling into the hands of smuggling 1 gangs and used to carry migrants on treacherous 2 sea journeys to Europe.


  欧盟已要求中国减少充气艇销售,因为这些充气艇正落入偷渡团伙手中,用来从危险的海路运送移民。
  About 1.4 million refugees and migrants have made their way to Europe since 2015 many fleeing Syria's bloody 3 civil war in the biggest wave of migration 4 the continent has seen since World War Two.
  自2015年以来,已有超过140万难民和移民涌向欧洲,他们中的许多是为躲避叙利亚内战炮火,这是欧洲自二战以来经历的最大难民潮。
  Thousands have died often while attempting to cross the Aegean and Mediterranean 5 Seas in flimsy rubber boats.
  在乘坐脆弱的橡胶艇穿越爱琴海和地中海途中,数千人死于非命。
  Speaking at a press conference today Dimitris Avramopoulos the EU commissioner 6 for migration home affairs and citizenship 7 said: 'China can help and support the EU in its fight against migrant smugglers.'He added: 'The rubber boats used by smuggler 8 networks in the Mediterranean are fabricated somewhere in China.'I requested the support and cooperation from the Chinese authorities in order to track down this business and dismantle 9 it because what they produce is not serving the common good of the country.
  欧盟移民与内部事务专员Avramopoulos今天在记者招待会上说:“中国可以在对抗偷渡团伙上帮助欧盟”,他补充道:“偷渡团伙使用的橡皮艇是中国制造的。我请求中国官方协助调查并取缔这一交易,因为他们生产的不是通常意义上的商品(而是犯罪工具)。”

1 smuggling
n.走私
  • Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
  • The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
2 treacherous
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的
  • The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
  • The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
3 bloody
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染
  • He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
  • He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。
4 migration
n.迁移,移居,(鸟类等的)迁徙
  • 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。
5 Mediterranean
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
6 commissioner
n.(政府厅、局、处等部门)专员,长官,委员
  • The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
  • He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
7 citizenship
n.市民权,公民权,国民的义务(身份)
  • He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生,但没有瑞典公民身分。
  • Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后,她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
8 smuggler
n.走私者
  • The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱,等待引渡到英国。
  • The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。
9 dismantle
vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消
  • He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助,拆除这批弹头。
  • The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动,于是,我决定把它拆开。
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