183 联合国禁止轻武器非法交易使美国来福枪协会深感不安

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183  联合国禁止轻武器非法交易使美国来福枪协会深感不安

UN Draft Worries NRA
Breck Ardery
United Nations
16 Jul 2001 18:50 UTC

Groups representing private 1)firearms owners have made formal presentations to the U.N. Conference on the 2)Illicit¹ Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons.
The groups say that while they are all against the illicit trade in military weapons, they are also very concerned that a draft U.N. statement on the subject does not 3)adequately 4)define small arms and light weapons.
Thomas Mason of the National Rifle Association of the United States, told the conference that those 5)promoting the draft statement have conflicting opinions about its meaning. "Some assure us that the end result will have no impact on 6)lawful, civilian² ownership of guns," Mr. Mason said. "Others propose that it could, should, must and will. We can not ignore aspects of the proposal that would affect civilian firearms ownership in the United States and worldwide."
Of special concern to the gun ownership groups is a section of the draft statement that says nations should consider legal restrictions³ on the ownership of small arms and light weapons. The groups worry that language could be 7)interpreted to include weapons commonly used for hunting and sports shooting.
The United States says it will not support the draft statement in its present form and negotiations⁴ will continue through the week in efforts to reach a 8)consensus by the close of the UN conference on Friday.

(1) firearms n.火器, 轻武器
(2) illicit[I5lIsIt]adj.违法的
(3) adequately adv.充分地
(4) define[dI5faIn]vt.定义, 详细说明
(5) promote[prE5mEJt]vt.促进, 发扬, 提升, 提拔, 晋升为
(6) lawful[5lC:fJl]adj.法律许可的, 守法的, 受自然规律支配的
(7) interpret[In5t:prIt]v.解释, 说明, 口译, 通译, 认为是...的意思
(8) consensus[kEn5sensEs]n.一致同意, 多数人的意见, 舆论

 

1 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

2 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 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。