欧盟将移民危机责怪在中国头上

 　　The EU has urged China to clamp down on the sale of inflatable dinghies which are falling into the hands of smuggling¹ gangs and used to carry migrants on treacherous² 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 bloody³ civil war in the biggest wave of migration⁴ 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 Mediterranean⁵ 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 commissioner⁶ for migration home affairs and citizenship⁷ said: 'China can help and support the EU in its fight against migrant smugglers.'He added: 'The rubber boats used by smuggler⁸ 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 dismantle⁹ 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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)

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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。