新奇事件簿 乔治·克鲁尼对童工表示伤心

The Oscar-winning actor and director George Clooney has spoken about allegations of child labour at the Nespresso coffee company, for which he is brand ambassador. Clooney is a member of Nespresso's sustainability advisory² board, which aims to ensure coffee is sourced from ethical³ and sustainable suppliers. He said: "We knew it was a big project when it started seven years ago, and honestly I was surprised and saddened to see this story." An undercover investigation⁴ by the UK TV company Channel 4 filmed children on six coffee plantations⁵ in Guatemala picking coffee beans and carrying large sacks of coffee on their backs. The farms supply coffee beans to Nespresso.

奥斯卡获奖演员兼导演乔治·克鲁尼谈到了对Nespresso咖啡公司雇佣童工的指控，他是该公司的品牌大使。克鲁尼是Nespresso可持续发展咨询委员会的成员，该委员会旨在确保咖啡的来源符合道德和可持续发展的要求。他说道：“七年前，我们知道这是一个大项目，说实话，看到这次事件，我很惊讶，也很难过。”英国电视公司Channel 4的秘密调查拍摄下了在危地马拉的孩子们在6个咖啡种植园内采摘咖啡豆，背着大袋咖啡的画面。这些农场为Nespresso提供咖啡豆。

Mr Clooney has vowed⁶ that, "work will be done" by Nespresso to eradicate⁷ any forms of child labour within its operations. Clooney spoke¹ about his own upbringing, living on a tobacco farm in the USA and picking tobacco during his school holidays. He said: "Having grown up working on a tobacco farm from the time I was 12, I'm uniquely aware of the complex issues regarding farming and child labour." Nespresso said it has launched a "thorough investigation" and has suspended all purchases from the plantations. It added: "Nespresso has zero tolerance⁸ of child labour. It is unacceptable. We will continue to do all we can to stamp out child labour. It has no place in our supply chain."

克鲁尼郑重宣告称，Nespresso将“努力”在其业务范围内消除任何形式的童工现象。克鲁尼谈到了他自己的成长经历，他在美国的一个烟草农场生活，在学校假期里采摘烟草。他说道：“我从12岁起就在烟草农场工作，对农业和童工的复杂问题有着独特的认识。”Nespresso表示已经进行一次“彻底调查”并已停止从这些庄园进行任何采购。其还表示：“Nespresso对童工现象是零容忍，是绝对不可接受的。我们将继续竭尽所能消除童工现象。这种现象在我们的供应链中没有立足之地。”

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

3 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。

4 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。

5 plantations   

n.种植园，大农场( plantation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Soon great plantations, supported by slave labor, made some families very wealthy. 不久之后出现了依靠奴隶劳动的大庄园，使一些家庭成了富豪。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• Winterborne's contract was completed, and the plantations were deserted. 维恩特波恩的合同完成后，那片林地变得荒废了。 来自辞典例句

6 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

7 eradicate   

v.根除，消灭，杜绝

参考例句：

• These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
• They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。

8 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。