189 联合国轻武器大会在美遭到日益强烈的反对

189  联合国轻武器大会在美遭到日益强烈的反对

US Faces Increased Opposition¹ at Small Arms Conference
Owen Fay
United Nations
17 Jul 2001 22:27 UTC

The U.N. conference on the trade in small arms is in its second week. There is broad support for a resolution to ban the illegal sale of such weapons, but the U.S. 1)delegation² continues to oppose the resolution. Washington is increasingly isolated³ and its opposition is drawing protest outside the U.N. headquarters.
Members of the U.S. delegation insist any U.N. 2)resolution that would threaten the Constitutional right of U.S. citizens to own and carry guns is unacceptable. That position is at odds⁴ with the majority of countries taking part in the conference. It has also sparked a protest 3)rally outside the U.N. headquarters by groups favoring government gun controls.
Sally Joss is the 4)coordinator of the International Action Network on Small Arms. For her, despite the U.S. position, the success of this conference is critical. "The proliferation, the spread, and the 5)misuse of small arms and light weapons is a global problem. And it is government's responsibility to take action and save lives and stop gun-running now. The U.N. conference on the 6)illicit trade of small arms and light weapons in all its aspects is the first time the world's governments have come together to discuss this issue."
Other participants at the protest rally spoke⁵ of family members killed by gun violence and the 7)devastating effects of the illegal arms trade. They say their goal is to persuade the U.S. delegation to change its position and 8)endorse a resolution to curb⁶ illegal trade.
At the moment, that appears unlikely. However, all participants at the conference insist that, despite wide differences, a 9)compromise resolution can still be worked out.

(1) delegation[delI5^eIF(E)n]n.代表团, 授权, 委托
(2) resolution[rezE5lu:F(E)n]n.坚定, 决心, 决定, 决议
(3) rally[5rAlI]v.重整旗鼓, 给予新力量,力量, 决心, 集结n.集会
(4) coordinator[kEJ`R:dIneItE(r)]n.协调者, 同等的人或物
(5) misuse[mIs5ju:z]v. n.误用, 错用, 滥用, 虐待
(6) illicit[I5lIsIt]adj.违法的
(7) devastating[5devEsteItIN]adj.破坏性的, 全然的
(8) endorse[In5dC:s]v.签注(文件), 认可, 签署
(9) compromise[5kRmprEmaIz]n.妥协, 折衷v.妥协, 折衷

 

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 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。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

4 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。