130 联合国呼吁禁止非法进行武器交易

130 联合国呼吁禁止非法进行武器交易

UN Arms Conference Calls for Halt to Illegal Trade
Breck Ardery
United Nations
9 Jul 2001 21:47 UTC

The United Nations began a two-week conference on 1)small arms with a call for an international framework to control the 2)illicit¹ trade in those weapons.
U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette opened the conference by saying that, since 1990, small arms have killed about four million people around the world. She said small arms are now weapons of choice in most internal 3)conflicts and there is a need for international effort to stop the 4)proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
"Although there are existing international norms in the areas of nuclear non-proliferation, as well as bans on chemical and 5)biological weapons and on anti-personnel land mines, we still lack a framework of binding² norms and standards to eliminate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons," she said. "This conference can be a significant step in that direction."
The conference hopes to develop a consensus³ statement by U.N. members that would outline ways to control the international trade in small arms and light weapons. The document would not be legally binding but conference organizers say it would provide standards that all nations could work toward.
U.S. 6)Undersecretary of State for Arms Control, John Bolton, told the conference the United States has strict controls on the export of small arms and expressed hope that other nations will adopt similar 7)procedures. However, Mr. Bolton said the United States draws a sharp 8)distinction between weapons intended for combat and those used for sport.
"We separate these military arms from 9)firearms such as hunting rifles and pistols which are commonly used and owned by citizens in many countries," he said.
Mr. Bolton said the United States would not support any U.N. statement that 10)prohibits 11)civilian possession of firearms.
U.N. officials say there had been a misunderstanding, especially in the United States, about the purpose of the conference. They say it is specifically dealing⁴ with the illegal international traffic in small arms and not with national laws that either restrict or permit gun ownership. In fact, the U.N. says any attempt to 12)interfere with national gun laws would violate the world organization's 13)charter.

(1) small arms n.轻武器
(2) illicit[I5lIsIt]adj.违法的
(3) conflict[5kRnflIkt]n.斗争, 冲突vi.抵触, 冲突
(4) proliferation[prEJ9lIfE`reIFEn]n.增殖
(5) biological[baIE5lRdVIk(E)l]adj.生物学的
(6) undersecretary[QndE5sekrEtErI; (?@) -terI]n.副部长
(7) procedure[prE5si:dVE(r)]n.程序, 手续
(8) distinction[dI5stINkF(E)n]n.区别, 差别, 特性
(9) firearms n.火器, 轻武器
(10) prohibit[prE5hIbIt; (?@) 5prEJ-]vt.禁止, 阻止
(11) civilian[sI5vIlIEn]n.平民, 公务员adj.民间的, 民用的
(12) interfere[IntE5fIE(r)]vi.干涉, 干预, 妨碍, 打扰
(13) charter[5tFB:tE(r)]n.宪章

 

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 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

3 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。