环球慢速英语 联合国千年发展目标(8)

Voice 1: So, many people did gather. And not just in London. People organized similar protests¹ in many different countries. Their message was that the world cannot wait - now is the time to act.

声音1：的确有许多人聚集起来。不只是在伦敦，人们在许多国家组织了类似的抗议活动。他们想要传达的信息是，世界不能再等待了——现在就是采取行动的时候。

Voice 2: The former secretary general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, agrees. Before he left office, he said:

声音2：前联合国秘书长科菲·安南赞同这一信息。他离任前曾表示：

Voice 5: "In the Millennium² Declaration³ of 2000, world leaders made some big promises. They said that they would make every effort to free men, women and children from the terrible conditions of extreme poverty. But there is a danger here. These leaders have to keep their promises. If they do not, then the biggest world fight against poverty will result in very little change. And people in developing countries will never trust them again. I hope that we will not look back in 2015 and say that we could have tried harder to achieve these goals."

声音5：“在2000年发布的《联合国千年宣言》中，世界领导人做出了一些重大承诺。他们表示，他们将竭尽全力让男性、女性和儿童摆脱极端贫穷的可怕状况。但是，这里存在风险。这些领导人必须遵守承诺。如果他们不信守承诺，那全世界对抗贫穷的最大规模斗争将以几乎没有改变收场。而发展中国家的民众永远不会再相信他们。我希望我们在2015年进行回顾时，不会说：我们在实现这些目标时本来可以更努力，但我们没做到。”

1 protests   

n.[体]抗议；抗议，反对( protest的名词复数 )v.声明( protest的第三人称单数 )；坚决地表示；申辩

参考例句：

• The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax. 抗议活动已迫使政府撤销新的税目。
• Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。

2 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。

3 declaration   

n.宣布，宣告，宣言，声明（书），申报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• At the recent convention a declaration was adopted.在最近举行的大会上通过了一项宣言。