访谈录 2008-12-14&12-16 应对全球变暖，美国当仁不让？

I think the fact that the United States is going to take genuine efforts to reduce emissions², is gonna really put billions of dollars into the greening of our economy, that it is going to step up and engage in bona fide, open, science-based negotiations³, it's a dramatic change, and I think that alone, is gonna meet a certain level of expectation.

And you said that President Obama will sign up to mandatory⁴ emission¹ cuts but only if some other countries, developing countries, like China do too?

We are gonna do mandatory cuts because we have to, but the only way you are gonna get a treaty that is passable in United States Senate, is going to be to have global participation⁵, all countries will have to do something. We can define different rates, different levels, different layers, but it's got to be measurable, reportable, and verifiable, and in the end this gotta be real actions that other countries have taken, so that no one is feeling they are doing things, but some other country is out there undoing⁶ everything they are doing.

Another concern is here too, that the Copenhagen deadline could slip, is that something that you are worried about?

Well, I know, we just, we shouldn't let it slip, we need to keep that target on mind, and I think it’s silly now to be talking about letting the target slip before all the players are in place, and before we’ve really grappled with those issues, we need to keep the pressure on, we need to say that’s a target, we are gonna try to meet, do our darnedest to meet.

1 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

2 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• 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。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

6 undoing   

n.毁灭的原因，祸根；破坏，毁灭

参考例句：

• That one mistake was his undoing. 他一失足即成千古恨。
• This hard attitude may have led to his undoing. 可能就是这种强硬的态度导致了他的垮台。