雅虎日本三年之内一共卖掉12吨象牙受谴责

 　　Late last year, the Environmental Investigation¹ Agency, in Washington DC, said Yahoo Japan had auctioned² more than 12 tonnes of ivory products, including whole elephant tusks³, in 2012-14.

　　据位于华盛顿的一家环境调查机构去年底的报告称，在2012年到2014年间，通过雅虎日本拍卖网站出售的包括整个象牙在内的象牙制品超过了12吨。

　　Fake documents had enabled traders to "legalise" more than 1,000 tusks a year since 2011, it said.

　　该报告指出，自2011年以来，因为伪造文书而使得交易变得“合法化”，共计约1000多只象牙被交易。

　　Individually owned tusks face no registration⁴ requirement in Japan, and the tusks are not marked in any way to ensure the documents are valid⁵ for the items being registered.

　　在日本，私人拥有象牙无需登记，且没有任何方式来保证这些交易产品的文书合法有效。

　　In September, the US and China agreed to work toward nearly complete bans on the ivory trade, and Japan is increasingly isolated⁶ in its stance favouring continued sales.

　　去年9月，中国和美国达成共识，几乎完全停止了象牙贸易。而日本仍偏向持续象牙贸易的立场，这也使得日本越来越被孤立起来。

　　雅虎日本三年之内一共卖掉12吨象牙

　　The international environmental campaign group Avaaz addressed its petition to Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer, Manabu Miyasaka, chief executive of Yahoo Japan, part-owned by Yahoo Inc. and Softbank Corp, and "all other companies allowing ivory sales online".

　　国际环保运动组织Avaaz向雅虎首席执行官玛丽莎·梅耶尔、由美国雅虎和日本软银合资的雅虎日本的总裁Manabu Miyasaka，以及“所有其它允许象牙交易的电商” 发起了请愿。

　　"As global citizens, we are appalled⁷ that you allow ivory to be sold on your site/platform, fuelling elephant extinction," it said. "We call on you to urgently stop all ivory sales from sites/platforms in Japan and all other markets."

　　在请愿书中这样写道：“作为全球公民，我们感到很震惊，你们的网站居然允许交易象牙，这会让大象处于灭绝的边缘。我们呼吁马上停止在日本的电商网站/平台及其它市场上的象牙交易。”

　　Yahoo Japan was in touch with the local environment ministry⁸ and other agencies on the issue, as well as with Yahoo and other shareholders⁹, Ms Kaminaga said. Asked if the company might alter its stance, she replied: "You can't say there's absolutely no intention to change."

　　雅虎日本的发言人Takako Kaminaga女士表示，雅虎日本与当地环境部和其他相关机构，以及雅虎、其他股东就此事进行过联系。当被问及该公司是否会改变立场时，她回答说：“你不能说绝对没有改变的打算。”

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 auctioned   

v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 tusks   

n.（象等动物的）长牙( tusk的名词复数 )；獠牙；尖形物；尖头

参考例句：

• The elephants are poached for their tusks. 为获取象牙而偷猎大象。
• Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of Africa. 非洲的一些地区则使用象牙、猴尾和盐。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

4 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

5 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

6 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。

7 appalled   

v.使惊骇，使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的；丧胆的

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任