潘基文呼吁消除非法烟草贸易

 　　UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Sunday called for more efforts to put an end to the illicit¹ trade in cheaper tobacco products in order to advance public health and sustainable development.

　　The secretary-general made the appeal in his message on the World No Tobacco Day, which falls on May 31.

　　"I call for boosting the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to eradicate² the illicit trade in cheaper tobacco products which tend to lure³ younger and poorer groups into addiction⁴ while depleting⁵ the ability of States to charge taxes that could support health services," Ban said.

　　UN chief calls for more efforts to end illicit trade in cheaper tobacco products

　　"By striking at the criminal gangs and tobacco companies that engage in this reprehensible⁶ trade, we will advance public health and sustainable development," he added.

　　From many angles, the illicit trade of tobacco products is a major global concern, including health, legal and economic, governance and corruption⁷.

　　The illicit tobacco market may account for as much as one in every 10 cigarettes consumed globally, according to studies, including information supplied by the global customs community.

　　Illicit trade is not a problem just in high-income countries. Almost all countries throughout the world are subject to it in some form or another.

　　In response to the threat posed by illicit tobacco trade, the international community negotiated and adopted in November 2012 the Protocol⁸ to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.

　　Every year on May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World No Tobacco Day, to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.

　　World No Tobacco Day is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the globe. The day is further aimed at drawing attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health effects, which currently lead to nearly 6 million deaths each year worldwide, including 600,000 of which are the result of non- smokers⁹ being exposed to second-hand¹⁰ smoke.

　　The member states of the WHO created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. In the past 20 years, the day has been met with both enthusiasm and resistance around the globe from governments, public health organizations, smokers, growers, and the tobacco industry.

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 eradicate   

v.根除，消灭，杜绝

参考例句：

• These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
• They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。

3 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

4 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

5 depleting   

使大大的减少，使空虚( deplete的现在分词 )； 耗尽，使枯竭

参考例句：

• Regulations are outlawing certain refrigerants, such as chlorofluorocarbons, which contain ozone-depleting chemicals. 随后出台的政策禁用了部分制冷剂，如破坏臭氧层的氟氯碳化合物。
• Aging, being a series of continual losses, can be keenly depleting. 老龄化，作为一个系列的连续亏损，可以清楚地消耗。

6 reprehensible   

adj.该受责备的

参考例句：

• Lying is not seen as being morally reprehensible in any strong way.人们并不把撒谎当作一件应该大加谴责的事儿。
• It was reprehensible of him to be so disloyal.他如此不忠，应受谴责。

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

8 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

9 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

10 second-hand   

adj.用过的，旧的，二手的

参考例句：

• I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
• They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。