CCTV9英语新闻：截止日期前不太可能去除化学武器

The joint¹ mission in charge of the chemical weapons clean-up in Syria says the December 31st deadline for removing the most toxic² of the country’s chemical weapons won’t be met. 

According to the head of logistics for the Organisation³ for the Prohibition⁴ of Chemical Weapons, bad weather and shifting battlefronts in Syria’s civil war are to blame for the delay. Damascus agreed to transport the "most critical" chemicals, including around 20 tons of mustard gas, out of the northern port of Latakia by the end of the year. Under the international-backed deal, proposed by Russia in September, the Syrian government also agreed to abandon its chemical weapons completely by next June.

1 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。

2 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

3 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。

4 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。