英闻天下——423 UN Post-2015 Goals to Focus on Sustainability

 　　The current UN under-secretary general for Economic and Social affairs has revealed the UN is working on a new set of development plans once the current window for the Millennium¹ Development Goals is reached in 2015.

 

　　CRI's Hong Kong correspondent Xu Weiyi reports.

 

　　During his trip to Hong Kong, Wu Hongbo said, out of the eight UN millennium development goals, some of them will definitely be accomplished² by 2015. China has made immense contribution to it.

 

　　"In fact, China was setting a good example by eradicating³ the extreme poverty in millions. Without these efforts, United Nations can not meet its target in slashing⁴ the total number of people living in extreme poverty by half."

 

　　In addition to poverty reduction, other objectives which are likely to be fulfilled include: making drinkable water accessible to more people, and ensuring both boys and girls can go to primary school.

 

　　But he also pointed⁵ out that some of the targets will be hard to meet.

 

　　"For example, the goal of reducing maternal⁶ and infant mortality rates. It's mainly facing extremely poor countries. Plus, poverty reduction is not that evident in regions like Africa."

 

　　There are only less than three years to go before the 2015 deadline.

 

　　Wu Hongbo said, the United Nations is, therefore, working on a post-2015 development agenda, based on the achievements of the millennium development goals, as well as their unfinished agenda.

 

　　The new framework will have sustainable development at its core.

 

　　The UN Under-Secretary-General said that the Sustainable Development Goals go perfectly⁷ in line with China's 12th Five Year Plan.

 

　　"Since China has developed to the level as it is today, Chinese people need not only better quality of life but also blue sky and green water. That requires transformation⁸ of development mode to make our development sustainable."

 

　　He also pointed out that GDP is just ONE of the indexes to evaluate the economy. Thus, the UN is introducing a "GDP plus" criteria⁹, to help society achieve sustainable development.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Xu Weiyi in Hong Kong.

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 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

3 eradicating   

摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
• We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。

4 slashing   

adj.尖锐的；苛刻的；鲜明的；乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
• He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句

5 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

6 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

7 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

8 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

9 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。