环球慢速英语 联合国千年发展目标(4)

Voice 1: June 2007 marked the half-way point of the project to complete the Millennium¹ Goals. So, has the international community kept its promises? Have governments invested² in projects that will deal with problems of health, education and the environment? At that half-way point, the UN published a report. It was about the progress different countries were making so far with the Millennium Goals. Here are the main points of the UN report:

声音1：2007年6月，联合国千年发展目标项目已进行一半。那国际社会兑现了此前的承诺吗？各国政府有为解决卫生、教育和环境问题的项目投资吗？在项目进行到一半的时候，联合国发布了一份报告。这份报告总结了各国在联合国千年发展目标上所取得的不同进步。下面是这份联合国报告的要点：

Voice 4: Goal One: to destroy poverty³ and hunger.

声音4：目标一：消灭贫穷和饥饿。

Voice 3: The poor are getting a little less poor in most areas. But progress is slow. Governments need to act quicker to meet the goal.

声音3：大部分地区穷人的贫困情况有所改善。但是进展缓慢。各国政府需要更快采取行动，以达成目标。

Voice 4: Goal two: education for children.

声音4：目标二：儿童教育。

Voice 3: Generally, more children are attending school. But in parts of Africa, the rate of progress is slower. And girls are still less likely to attend school than boys.

声音3：总体来说，接受教育的儿童数量增加。但是非洲部分地区的进展速率较慢。与男孩相比，女孩仍不太可能接受教育。

1 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

2 invested   

v.投资，花费( invest的过去式和过去分词 )；授予；（把资金）投入；投入（时间、精力等）

参考例句：

• The money will be invested in managed funds. 这笔钱将投资于管理基金。
• He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him. 他让律师全权代办。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 poverty   

n.贫穷， 贫困， 贫乏， 缺少

参考例句：

• We must continue to war against poverty and disease.我们一定要继续同贫穷和疾病作斗争。
• He showed his poverty in his knowledge of agriculture.他表现出缺乏对农业知识的了解。