新奇事件簿 欧盟因难民政策备受指责

The organisation¹ Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the European Union (EU) to act immediately on the refugee situation in the Mediterranean² Sea. The call follows the latest tragedy that saw at least 700 migrants perish in an attempt to flee from their troubled homelands and reach Europe. This brings the death toll³ to over 1,000 in the past week. HRW spokesperson Judith Sunderland said: "The EU is standing⁴ by with arms crossed while hundreds die off its shores. These deaths might well have been prevented if the EU had launched a genuine search-and-rescue effort." Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi singled out Libya as the key problem and said efforts should focus on refugee boats leaving Libyan ports.

人权观察组织呼吁欧盟马上对地中海难民的生存状况采取行动。之前，有至少700移民在逃离苦难家园前往欧洲的旅途中不幸牺牲。在过去的一周里，死亡人数已经超过了1000人。人权观察组织发言人朱迪思·桑德兰称：“上百人在欧洲海岸线上死亡，欧洲却袖手旁观。如果欧盟能够开展搜救救援工作，那么这些死亡是可以避免的。”意大利总理马泰奥·伦齐将利比亚排除在了主要问题的范畴之列，并称搜救工作应该从离开利比亚港口的难民船开始。

The 28-member EU is under fire from within over its policy to scale down efforts to save lives at sea. Divisions began last year when the EU cut its search-and-rescue budget by two-thirds. Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament, said: "Europe can do more and Europe must do more. It is a shame and a confession⁵ of failure how many countries run away from responsibility." Maltese PM Joseph Muscat warned: "We will all be judged in the same way that history has judged Europe when it turned a blind eye to the genocideof this century and last century." Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy said: "This is the umpteenth⁶ time we hear of yet another human tragedy in the Mediterranean….Words won't do any more."

欧盟缩小了海上营救范围，这一政策让这个由28国成员组成的欧盟备受指责。分歧是从前年开始的，当时欧盟欧盟将营救预算减少了三分之二。欧盟议会主席马丁·舒尔茨称：“欧洲可以做得更多，我们也必须这么做。许多国家逃避了责任，这是对失败的妥协，这是耻辱。”马其他总理约瑟夫·穆斯卡特警告说：“欧洲对这个世纪和上个世纪的种族屠杀袖手旁观，历史也将以相同的方式来看待我们。”西班牙首相马里亚诺·拉霍伊称：“这是发生在地中海的又一人类灾难，之前我已经听过不止一次了。多说无益。”

1 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

2 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。

3 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

6 umpteenth   

adj.第无数次（个）的

参考例句：

• W; `Qmp`tinW/ pron, det: For the umpteenth time, I tell you I don't know! 我告诉你多少次了，我不知道！ 来自辞典例句
• Vera: That's the umpteenth suggestion I've made which you've turned down. 薇拉：这不知是我提出的第几个建议了，你全部不接受。 来自互联网