(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
US President Barack Obama told a meeting for foreign ministers in Alaska that world leaders must agree to cut carbon emissions at a UN summit planned for December in Paris.
在阿拉斯加会见外交部长的会议上，美国总统奥巴马表示在12月巴黎举行的联合国首脑峰会上，各国领导人必须同意削减碳的排放量。
Obama said the Alaska had “some of the swiftest shoreline erosion rates in the world” which threaten coastal villages.
奥巴马称阿拉斯加是“世界上海岸线侵蚀速率最迅速的”，威胁着海岸的村庄。
“I have come here today as the leader of the world’s largest economy and its second largest emitter, to say that the United States recognises our role in creating this problem and we embrace our responsibility to help solve it,” said Obama.
奥巴马称：“今天我来到这里，作为世界上最大经济体和第二大排放量的领导人，美国承认在创建这个问题上的角色，并尽心尽责的帮助解决它”
“And the fact is that climate is changing faster than our efforts to address it. That, ladies and gentlemen, must change. We are not acting fast enough,” Obama added.
“事实上，气候变化的速度比我们努力解决的要快。女士们先生们，我们必须作出改变。我们的动作不够快。”奥巴马补充道。
Meanwhile Dutch newspaper Trouw reports the EU member state’s government will appeal against a district court ruling .. to cut greenhouse emissions faster than currently planned.
与此同时，荷兰Trouw报称欧盟成员国政府将对州地方法院的裁定提出上诉，以比当前计划更快的速度削减温室气体的排放。
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词汇解析
1、threaten
威胁;恐吓
He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town.
他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.
他把她捆起来，拿着一把 6 英寸长的刀子威胁她。
危害到;威胁到
The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.
新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗。
The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities.
我们社会的团结遭到了一小撮滋扰生事、不安分守己的群体的威胁。
(坏事)可能发生，将要发生
The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war.
这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争。
Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens.
如果霜冻来临，植物必须盖上腐叶土或用类似方法加以保护。
2、embrace
抱；拥抱
Penelope came forward and embraced her sister.
佩内洛普走上前拥抱了她妹妹。
At first people were sort of crying for joy and embracing each other.
起初人们几乎是喜极而泣，并互相拥抱。
接受，支持（变革、政治体制、观点等）
He embraces the new information age.
他迎接新的信息时代的到来。
The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations.
政府监察机构已经欣然接受了这些新规则。
包括;接纳
a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour.
将囊括人类活动的各个领域的理论
3、address
住址；地址
The address is 2025 M Street, Northwest, Washington, DC, 20036.
地址为华盛顿特区，西北区，M大街2025号，邮政编码20036。
We require details of your name and address.
我们需要你的姓名和地址的详细信息。
寄往;寄给
Applications should be addressed to: The business affairs editor.
申请表应寄给;商务编辑。
向…作正式讲话;对…发表演说
He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.
他下星期将在一个大会上发表关于人权的演说。
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