VOA常速英语2013--建立世界最大的南极洲海洋保护区计划失败

 

Plan to Create World’s Largest Marine¹ Reserve Off Antarctica Fails 建立世界最大的南极洲海洋保护区计划失败

Despite a decade of negotiations², talks to create the world’s largest marine reserve in waters off Antarctica broke down Friday.  

尽管经过十年的磋商，关于在南极洲建立世界最大的海洋保护区的谈话仍在周五宣告失败。

Twenty-four nations and the European Union gathered in Tasmania but failed to reach a consensus³ on proposed protected areas in the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea.  

24个国家和欧盟齐聚在塔斯马尼亚岛，但是未能在建立南冰洋和罗斯海域保护区的提议上达成一致。

The nations met to negotiate the plan under the auspices⁴ of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.  

在南极洲海洋生物资源保护委员会的主持下，24国与欧盟商谈南极洲海洋保护计划。

“We are extremely disappointed that Russia and the Ukraine and China were unwilling⁵ to go along with the overwhelming majority of countries who favor enactment⁶ of marine protected areas both in the Ross Sea and East Antarctica, recognizing the special characteristics of both places," said Gerry Plante, a senior officer with the Pew Charitable Trusts and long-time advocate for the sanctuary⁷.

皮尤慈善信托基金高级官员，同时也是保护区的长期的倡议者，杰瑞普兰特称，“俄罗斯，乌克兰和中国未能像多数国家那样支持罗斯海域和南极洲东部海洋保护区的设定，并认识到这两个的区域的特殊特性，我们对此非常失望。”

The nations involved in the talks are party to the Antarctic Treaty, under which the commission operates. Decisions are made by consensus and when the three countries blocked the move, the motion was tabled.

参与谈话的国家都是南极条约的成员国，而委员会亦是在南极条约的框架下运行。决议需达成一致，当有三个国家阻止某一行动，则动议被搁置。

“What they expressed at the meeting was that they were unwilling to give up their fishing opportunities, and unwilling to say, okay, maybe in that area it’s not okay to have unlimited⁸ expansion of fishing effort.”

“在会上，他们表达出不愿意放弃渔业机会。他们不愿说，好吧，也许这个区域不适合扩无限制的张捕捞力量”

This is the third time efforts to ratify⁹ the proposal have failed. Moving forward the treaty nations must resolve their differences with Russia, Ukraine and China before the commission's annual meeting next year, Plante says.

这已经是第三次使提议获得通过的努力失败了。普兰特称，为继续推动条约，其他国家必须在明年委员会年会之前，消除与俄罗斯，乌克兰和中国三国的分歧。

“And convey to those governments that they could be leaders in making the management of these marine protected areas more robust¹⁰ to ensure that they were achieving their scientific objectives, which is something we would all support,” he said.

The plan would have set aside 1.3 million square kilometers in the Ross Sea and 1.6 million square kilometers in East Antarctica. The continent remains¹¹ one of the world’s last wild frontiers, home to 10,000 species including penguins¹², seabirds, seals and whales.

“请他们向他们的政府传达，他们将会成为这些海洋保护区的强有力的管理者，以确保实现他们的科学目标。同时，这也是我们都应该支持的。”

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 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。

3 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

4 auspices   

n.资助，赞助

参考例句：

• The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
• The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。

5 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

6 enactment   

n.演出，担任…角色；制订，通过

参考例句：

• Enactment refers to action.演出指行为的表演。
• We support the call for the enactment of a Bill of Rights.我们支持要求通过《权利法案》的呼声。

7 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

8 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

9 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

10 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

11 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

12 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》