布什称反弹道导弹条约为“冷战遗迹”

22 布什称反弹道导弹条约为“冷战遗迹”

Bush Calls ABM Treaty 'Cold War Relic'
Deborah Tate
Brussels
14 Jun 2001 00:33 UTC

President Bush, on a week-long European tour, flies to Gothenberg, Sweden Thursday to attend his first European Union summit. The President is expected to try to 1)allay European concerns over his decision to 2)abandon the Kyoto Treaty limiting greenhouse gas 3)emissions by 4)outlining his own proposals to fight global warming.
The President opposes the 1997 pact¹ on grounds it 5)exempts developing countries and would harm the U.S. economy.
European allies are also 6)incensed that Mr. Bush is seeking a 7)probe of whether a 8)surge of steel imports has hurt the U.S. steel industry and whether 9)sanctions should be imposed. The European Union sees the move as 10)protectionist, and has warned of retaliatory² action if steel imports are restricted.
Mr. Bush has argued his request for a U.S. International Trade Commission investigation³ is allowed under global trading rules.
The EU summit comes a day after Mr. Bush defended his 11)controversial plan to build a missile defense⁴ system during a meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels.

(1) allay[5AleI]vt.减轻, 减少
(2) abandon[E5bAndEn]vt.放弃, 遗弃n.放任, 狂热
(3) emission[I5mIF(E)n]n.(光、热等的)散发, 发射, 喷射
(4) outline[5aJtlaIn]n.大纲, 轮廓vt.描画轮廓, 略述
(5) exempt[I^5zempt]v.免除adj.被免除的
(6) incense[In`sens]vt.激怒
(7) probe[prEJb]n.探针vt.探查, 查明
(8) surge[s:dV]n.巨涌, 汹涌vi. 振荡, 滑脱, 放松vt.使汹涌奔腾
(9) sanction[5sANkF(E)n]n. v.批准,制裁
(10) protectionist[prEJ`tekFEnIst]n.保护贸易论者adj.保护贸易论的
(11) controversial[kRntrE5v:F(E)l]adj.争论的, 争议的

 

1 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

2 retaliatory   

adj.报复的

参考例句：

• The process can take years before the WTO approves retaliatory action. 在WTO通过此行动之前，这个程序恐怕要等上一阵子了。 来自互联网
• Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment. 将惩罚性关税强加于中国相当于对我们自己实施课税惩罚。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。