英闻天下——553 Five Shark Species Put on Protection List
英语课
Five species of shark have been put on a wildlife protection list.
The move has been made at the final meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Bangkok, Thailand.
The decision restricts cross-border trade in the oceanic whitetip, the porbeagle and three types of hammerhead sharks.
It requires countries to regulate their trade by forcing them to issue export permits.
Failure of countries to comply can result in sanctions.
However, the move falls short of a broader environmentalists' call for a complete ban on shark fins 2.
Doctor Colman O'Criodain is with the World Wide Fund For Nature.
"We were never looking to shut down the shark fin 1 trade. We simply wanted to see it regulated to make sure it was sustainable. We didn't want to take away livelihoods 3 or anything, but at the moment, the level of trade isn't sustainable and the decision today will fix that."
The United Nations estimates around 100 million sharks are killed every year for their fins, which are considered a delicacy 4 in certain parts of Asia.
A number of high-profile campaigns have been launched here in China to try to dissuade 5 people from eating shark-fin soup, including a "full-court press" by former NBA star Yao Ming.
1 fin
n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼
- They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
- The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。
2 fins
[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌
- The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
- Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句
3 livelihoods
生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )
- First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。