2014年CRI 李克强访问缅甸出席东亚系列会议 国际社会积极评价中美气候合作

 

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang has arrived in Myanmar's capital for a series of meetings on East Asian cooperation.

He is also in the country for an official visit, his first to Myanmar since taking office.

The premier is scheduled to attend an East Asia Summit, a China-ASEAN leaders' meeting and a meeting among leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and ASEAN member nations.

Myanmar currently holds the rotating chair of ASEAN.

The focus of this year's meeting is the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community.

U.N. Chief Ban Ki-Moon is praising the new pledge made by China and the United States to limit greenhouse gases.

At the same time, Ban Ki-Moon is also calling on the rest of the world to follow suit.

The United States says it intends to reduce its emissions² by 26 to 28 percent below its 2005 level by 2025.

At the same time, China says it expects its carbon dioxide emissions to peak around 2030.

The Chinese side is also promising³ to increase its green-energy use to 20-percent by 2030 as well.

The chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is commending the Sino-US agreement as "a big step forward" and "a very encouraging development."

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。