美国社团联合会要求派遣高级代表团参加联合国种族大会

 

US Group Requests High-Level Delegation¹ for Racism² Conference

Breck Ardery

United Nations1

6 Aug 2001 23:00 UTC

 

A coalition³ of U.S. civil rights groups says the United States government should send a high-level 1)delegation to the U.N. Conference on Racism and should not be reluctant to discuss the issue of reparations for trans-Atlantic slavery.

The coalition, which includes U.S. non-governmental organizations accredited⁴ to the conference, says the issue of reparations for the 2)enslavement of Africans is certainly a 3)legitimate⁵ subject for discussion. The United States and some other developed nations are concerned that an international 4)recognition of the legitimacy⁶ of reparations could open the door to virtually limitless claims.

But Wade⁷ Henderson, director of the U.S. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, told reporters the U.S. government's position is 5)hypocritical because it has recognized reparations as legitimate in other 6)circumstances.

"In one case our country did support reparations on behalf of Japanese-Americans who were interned⁸ in the United States during World War II and we think that establishes a very important 7)precedent," said Mr. Henderson. "Secondly⁹, our government assisted Jewish victims of the Holocaust¹⁰ in making claims against Germany and against some of the corporate¹¹ powers in Germany to receive 8)recompense for past practices. We believe those precedents¹² should also be applied¹³ to the current circumstance of African-Americans and others whom were 9)victimized by the trans-Atlantic slave trade."

Mr. Henderson and other members of the civil rights 10)coalition said the United States should send a high-level delegation to the U.N. conference to demonstrate a commitment to addressing the issues of 11)racism and other types of intolerance. The week-long conference opens in Durban, South Africa on August 31. The U.S. State Department says the decision on whether to send a delegation to Durban, and at what level, will be announced next week.

 

 

(1)      delegation[delI5^eIF(E)n]n.代表团, 授权, 委托

(2)      enslavement[In`sleIvmEnt]n.奴役, 强制

(3)      legitimate[lI5dVItImEt]adj.合法的, 合理的, 正统的v.合法

(4)      recognition[rekE^5nIF(E)n]n.赞誉, 承认, 重视, 公认, 识别

(5)      hypocritical[hIpE5krItIk]adj.伪善的, 伪善者的

(6)      circumstance[5s:kEmstEns]n.环境, 详情, 境况

(7)      precedent[5presIdEnt]n.先例

(8)      recompense[5rekEmpens]v.报偿n.报偿

(9)      victimize[5vIktImaIz]v.牺牲

(10)      coalition[kEJE5lIF(E)n]n.合并, 接合, 联合

(11)      racism n.种族主义, 人种偏见, 种族歧视

 

 

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

3 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。

4 accredited   

adj.可接受的；可信任的；公认的；质量合格的v.相信( accredit的过去式和过去分词 )；委托；委任；把…归结于

参考例句：

• The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century. 通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
• Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。

5 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

6 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。

7 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

8 interned   

v.拘留，关押( intern的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was interned but,as he was in no way implicated in war crimes,was released. 他曾被拘留过，但因未曾涉嫌战争罪行而被释放了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These soldiers were interned in a neutral country until the war was over. 这些士兵被拘留在一个中立国，直到战争结束。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

10 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

11 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

12 precedents   

引用单元； 范例( precedent的名词复数 )； 先前出现的事例； 前例； 先例

参考例句：

• There is no lack of precedents in this connection. 不乏先例。
• He copied after bad precedents. 他仿效恶例。

13 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。