2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Unveils Climate Change Proposal
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White House
31 May 2007
President Bush will go to next week's Group of Eight Summit in Germany armed with a new proposal to combat global climate change. VOA's Paula Wolfson has details from the White House.
President Bush outlines his proposal during a speech in Washington, 31 May 2007
President Bush wants 15 major polluting countries to set a global goal by 2008 for reducing so-called greenhouse gases - emissions 1 that warm the air and contribute to climate change.
"To help develop this goal, the United States would convene 2 a series of meetings of nations that produce most greenhouse gas emissions, including nations with rapidly growing economies like India and China," he said.
Mr. Bush says countries will then set their own mid-term targets. He says each nation will come up with an individual plan of action based on its own unique mix of resources and energy needs.
In a speech to a coalition 3 of groups concerned with international development, the president said the U.S. wants to work with others. He emphasized America's willingness to share its technological 4 know how.
"The way to meet the challenge of energy and global climate change is through technology. And the United States is in the lead. The world is on the verge 5 of great breakthroughs that will help us become better stewards 6 of the environment," he said.
President Bush talked about improvements in clean coal technology, and the development of plant-based fuels such as ethanol. He said the United States hopes to reach agreements with many countries this year to drop tariffs 7 on clean energy technologies and services
"If you are truly committed to helping 8 the environment, nations need to get rid of their tariffs; they need to get rid of those barriers that prevent new technologies from coming into their countries," he said.
Climate change is sure to be one of the dominant 9 issues when the leaders of the eight largest industrialized nations meet next week for their annual summit. Host Germany has already proposed its own formula for international targets, which has been rejected by the Bush administration.
White House officials deny this latest announcement by the president is designed to blunt criticism of the United States at the G8. The U.S. refused to sign the last major international agreement on greenhouse gases - the Kyoto Protocol 10 - which runs out in 2012.
- Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
- Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
- 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。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
- Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
- The stewards all wore armbands. 乘务员都戴了臂章。
- The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事将检视赛马场看是否适宜比赛。
- British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
- The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。