VOA慢速英语2015 欧盟为来自以色列定居点的产品制定新标签法规

AS IT IS 2015-11-14 New EU Labeling Rule for Israeli Settlement Products 欧盟为来自以色列定居点的产品制定新标签法规

The European Union is requiring Israel to identify products that are made in disputed territory and sold in Europe.

欧盟星期三批准了新准则，呼吁把以色列制造的商品都打上标签，此举立即遭到以色列的谴责。

The EU says the rules are a technical measure that will expand to its entire 28-nation bloc¹ labelling similar to what is already being done by members Britain, Belgium and Denmark.

欧盟说，这些规定作为一项技术措施将扩大到欧盟所有28个成员国所贴标签，类似于英国、比利时和丹麦等成员国已经所做的。

Labelling was first proposed in 2012 for goods coming out of the areas that Israeli seized in the 1967 Six Day War and that the EU does not recognize as Israeli territory.

欧盟2012年首次提出要把以色列1967年在六日战争期间夺取的地盘以及欧盟不承认为以色列领土的地区出口的产品打上标签。

Israel's foreign ministry² called the EU's decision an "exceptional and discriminatory step."

以色列外交部称欧盟的决定是一项“例外的歧视性步骤”。

Israeli officials have called the regulations "disguised anti-Semitism" and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in September they were reminiscent of labels placed on Jewish products during the Nazi³ era.

以色列官员称这些规定是“伪装的反犹主义”。内塔尼亚胡总理今年9月表示，它们使人回想起纳粹时期也曾对犹太人的产品打上过标签。

David Walzer, the Israeli ambassador to the EU, said last month the guidelines single out Israel and send a message that it should be "blamed and punished" for the stagnation⁴ in the peace process with the Palestinians.

以色列驻欧盟大使戴维·沃尔泽(David Walzer)上个月说，这些单单针对以色列的指导准则发出一个信息，即以色列应该为巴以之间陷于停顿的和平进程“承担责任并受到惩罚”。

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clarify – v. to make (something) clear or clearer

ashamed – adj. feeling shame or guilt⁵

immoral⁶ – adj.  not morally good or right, morally evil or wrong

implement⁷ – v.  to make (something) active or effective

de facto – adj.  used to describe something that exists but that is not officially accepted or recognized

havoc⁸ – n.  a situation in which there is much destruction or confusion

1 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

4 stagnation   

n. 停滞

参考例句：

• Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline. 糟糕的经济政策道致了长时间的经济萧条和下滑。
• Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative. 运动是绝对的，而静止是相对的。

5 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

6 immoral   

adj.不道德的，淫荡的，荒淫的，有伤风化的

参考例句：

• She was questioned about his immoral conduct toward her.她被询问过有关他对她的不道德行为的情况。
• It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。

7 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

8 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。