Bush Sets New Targets for Curbing Growth in Gas Emissions (2/2)

【标准VOA】2008-04-21
Bush Sets New Targets for Curbing Growth in Gas Emissions (2/2)



 大意
Bush argues with the Congress and urges other country to set a target.


 听写
They note Congress is about to start work on new legislation dealing with the environment, and they stressed the 173 leading industrialized countries taking part in the Paris Negotiations this week hope to have an agreement by the end of next year, meaning the ground work must be laid now. The President’s proposals fall far below European goals to reduce emissions and environmental activists say the position taken by the President amounts tongst too little, too late. Senator Barbara Boxer, the Democrat who chairs the Senate Committee on the environment and public works, calls his approach the hedge height of irresponsibility. But Mr. Bush defends it as realistic. The President warns climate change is a global problem and US’ action alone is not enough. He says other countries must come up with their own goals for cutting greenhouse gases. The Paris Talks on Thursday and Friday will address possible steps to protect the planet after the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012. The United States is the only major industrialized country that did not ratify the protocol, although it emits more greenhouse gases than any other country.


 生词
protocol 议定书
expire 满期


 翻译
他们指出国会正准备出台新的政策来处理环境问题，他们强调参加本周巴黎会谈的13个主要工业化国家希望在年末达成共识，也就是说基础工作现在就必须开始。总统的计划远远低于欧洲减少排放的目标，环保活动家说总统的行动来得太少太迟。BB议员是环境和公共事务问题的国会委员会的委员长，她说总统的计划是不负责任的。但布什将其称为“实际”。布什提醒到，气候问题是全球性问题，美国自己的行动是不够的。他说其他国家必须制定实行自己的减排目标。星期四和星期五举行的巴黎会谈将会讨论2012年京都议定书到期后的环境保护问题。美国是唯一没有签署京都议定书的国家，同时却是温室气体排放量最大的国家。


 总结
vivian同学真有本事，又把7和3听错了……
posted @ 2008-04-21 06:43 vivianliv86 阅读(21) 评论(0)  编辑  收藏 所属分类: 每日VOA 网摘收藏

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