联合国大会开始其年度辩论

 　　联合国大会开始其年度辩论

        UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 68th session of the UN General Assembly began its annual general debate here Tuesday.

　　More than 130 heads of state, heads of government and deputy prime ministers will address the conference.

　　"We come together not to preserve the status quo, but to drive our world forward," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his opening speech.

　　While noting that the current era was one of wondrous¹ opportunity, he said that pressures on the planet and people are building. Young people are without jobs; the world's climate is warming; and scattered² conflicts remained unresolved, he said.

　　"2015 is the year by which we have pledged to achieve the Millennium³ Development Goals (MDGs)," he said, adding that it is also the year in which the international community will adopt a new development agenda.

　　The UN chief stressed that the MDGs captured the imagination, generated remarkable⁴ gains, and beat back doubts about development itself. "Yet on some goals, we lag badly," he said, noting that inequality is growing, and too many people face exploitation - from the fields to the factory floor.

　　"A new development agenda must be as inspiring as the MDGs, but it must go further," Ban declared, urging a universal framework with ending poverty as a top priority, sustainable development at its core and governance as its glue.

　　Moreover, the rights of women and girls must be at the heart of all such efforts, he continued, calling for the 21st century to be the century of women.

　　Turning to the conflict in Syria, the secretary-general urged member states to bring the parties to the negotiating table to end nearly three years of bloodshed.

　　"Military victory is an illusion. The only answer is a political settlement," he noted⁵.

　　In addition, Ban called on the member states to take "bold" steps and work together to tackle a host of concerns, including a new climate change regime and the situation in Middle East and North Africa.

　　In his speech at the opening ceremony, president of the assembly John Ashe said it is crucial to the overall work and longer term efficacy of the UN to identify the parameters⁶ of the post-2015 sustainability agenda, which will succeed the MDGs - the eight anti-poverty targets that galvanized the world in 2000.

　　"This new development agenda is expected to have poverty eradication⁷ as its central and over-arching goal and to address the inseparable link between economic growth, equity⁸ and social inclusion, and environmental sustainability," he said.

　　From Sept. 24 through Oct.1, the general debate will provide an opportunity for high-level political officials to weigh in on individual national and wider international relevance⁹. The theme for the 68th session's general debate is "The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Setting the Stage," as proposed by Ashe upon his election on June 14, 2013.

　　Just like last year, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is the first speaker at the general debate.

　　She will be followed by U.S. President Barack Obama, according to the latest updated list of speakers.

　　The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. Comprising all 193 members of the United Nations, it provides a unique forum¹⁰ for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum¹¹ of international issues covered by the UN Charter.

　　Thus far, 84 heads of state, 41 heads of government, 11 deputy prime ministers and 65 foreign ministers are scheduled to address the Assembly on sustainable development, poverty eradication, climate change, human rights, and a range of peace and security issues.

1 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

3 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

4 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 parameters   

因素，特征； 界限； （限定性的）因素( parameter的名词复数 )； 参量； 参项； 决定因素

参考例句：

• We have to work within the parameters of time. 我们的工作受时间所限。
• See parameters.cpp for a compilable example. This is part of the Spirit distribution. 可编译例子见parameters.cpp.这是Spirit分发包的组成部分。

7 eradication   

n.根除

参考例句：

• The eradication of an established infestation is not easy. 根除昆虫蔓延是不容易的。
• This is often required for intelligent control and eradication. 这经常需要灵巧的控制与消除。

8 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

9 relevance   

n.中肯，适当，关联，相关性

参考例句：

• Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.政治家的私生活与他们的公众角色不相关。
• Her ideas have lost all relevance to the modern world.她的想法与现代社会完全脱节。

10 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

11 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。