世界环境保护的最高荣誉：高曼环境保护奖

18 世界环境保护的最高荣誉：高曼环境保护奖

DATE=5/4/01
TITLE=ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Goldman Environmental Prize Winners BYLINE=Cynthia Kirk

（Start at 59" ）This is Bill White with the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT.
Eight people were awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize last week in San Francisco, California. The Goldman Environmental prize is the world's largest award honoring environmental activists¹.  
The Goldman award is given every year to(1) environmental heroes from each of the world's six （2）continents. Prizewinners receive one- hundred- twenty- five- thousand dollars. Many of this year's winners faced great risks to protect their environment.
Yosepha Alomang of West （3）Papua, Indonesia was one of the winners.  She organized resistance to the world's largest gold mining company. She accused the company of (4) destroying mountains, rivers, rainforests and native cultures. Mizz Alomang continues to peacefully organize native communities seeking protection of traditional lands.
Two television reporters in the American state of Florida also won the Goldman prize. Jane Akre and Steve Wilson tried to report on the possible health risks to people caused by a hormone² fed to cows. R-G-B-H is banned in most other industrial nations. The television station refused to broadcast the report and (5) dismissed Mizz Akre and Mister Wilson from their jobs. 
Eugene Rutagarama of Rwanda was another winner. He fought to save the country's endangered mountain gorillas³ during (6) ethnic⁴ wars in the nineteen-nineties. Mister Rutagarama helped rebuild Rwanda's national parks to protect the gorillas' environment.  It was threatened by millions of people who were resettled by the government after the wars.
Bolivian worker Oscar Olivera also won the Goldman prize.  He led a coalition⁵ to protest the government's sale of the public water system in one of Bolivia's largest cities to an American company.  The protests and negotiations⁶ forced the （7）Bolivian government to cancel its sale.
Greek scientists Giorgos Catsadorakis and Myrsini Malakou also received the prize.  They led an effort to create community programs to help protect Greece's Prespa wetlands. Their work led Greece, Albania and Macedonia to create a joint⁷ protected area.
The final winner was Bruno Van Peteghem of the South Pacific islands.  He worked to protect one of the world's largest coral reefs.  The reef in New Caledonia was threatened by mining companies, Mister Van Peteghem is leading a campaign to place the reef on the World Heritage list and guarantee its （8）permanent protection.
This VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT was written by Cynthia Kirk.

注释：
（1） environmental[ in7vaiErEn5mentl ]adj.周围的, 环境的n.环境论
（2） continent[ 5kCntinEnt ]n.大陆, 陆地
（3） Papua[ 5pApjuE, 5pB:puB: ]n.巴布亚岛(位于太平洋上澳大利亚的北面)
（4） destroy[ dis5trCi ]v.破坏, 毁坏
（5） dismiss[ dis5mis ]v.解散, 下课
（6） ethnic[ 5eWnik ]adj.人种的, 种族的, 异教徒的
（7） Bolivian[ bE5liviEn ]adj.玻利维亚的
（8） permanent[ 5pE:mEnEnt ]adj.永久的, 持久的

1 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

3 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

6 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。

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。