VOA慢速英語：聯(lián)合國呼吁美國采取更嚴(yán)格法律管制槍支

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[00:00.00]The United Nations’ human rights chief has urged the United States to establish stronger gun [00:08.04]control measures.Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein is the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. He says [00:17.85]the current gun laws are too easy and, in his words, leave “l(fā)ittle space between murderous impulses [00:27.26]and actions that result in death.”His comments were made in a statement on Tuesday. [00:35.09]The statement came two days after the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. Forty-nine people [00:43.62]were killed in the attack early Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. [00:49.98]The U.N. human rights chief knows the United States well. From 2007 to 2010, Zeid served as [01:00.78]Jordan’s ambassador to the U.S. and Mexico.In the statement, Zeid was critical of what he [01:09.48]called “irresponsible pro-gun propaganda.” He asked how many more shootings the U.S. [01:18.13]must experience before Congress takes action.“Society — in particular its most vulnerable [01:28.22]communities and minorities who are already facing widespread?prejudice — pay a high price [01:36.13]for the failure to stand up to the lobbyists and take the necessary measures to protect citizens [01:43.84]from gun violence,” Zeid said.He added that the families of those killed in mass shootings [01:52.49]have the right to stronger gun controls. [01:54.63]I’m Caty Weaver.

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UN Official Calls for Stronger US Gun Laws

聯(lián)合國呼吁美國采取更嚴(yán)格法律管制槍支

The United Nations’ human rights chief has urged the United States to establish stronger gun control measures.

聯(lián)合國人權(quán)組織首席已經(jīng)督促美國對槍支實(shí)行更嚴(yán)格的管制措施。

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein is the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. He says the current gun laws are too easy and, in his words, leave “little space between murderous impulses and actions that result in death.”

扎伊德·拉阿德·扎伊德·侯賽因是聯(lián)合國的高級(jí)人權(quán)專員。他說目前的槍支管制法律過于簡單，用他的話說，“在殺人刺激和導(dǎo)致死亡的行為之間”遺留了“太小的空間”。

His comments were made in a statement on Tuesday.

他的評(píng)論發(fā)表于周二的一次陳述中。

The statement came two days after the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. Forty-nine people were killed in the attack early Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

該次陳述發(fā)表于此次美國歷史上最大規(guī)模的槍殺案之后的兩天。在佛羅里達(dá)奧蘭多市一家同性戀夜總會(huì)的49人在遇難于周日早些時(shí)候發(fā)生的此次襲擊中。

The U.N. human rights chief knows the United States well. From 2007 to 2010, Zeid served as Jordan’s ambassador to the U.S. and Mexico.

這位聯(lián)合國人權(quán)首席長官很了解美國。自2007年到2010年，扎伊德曾作為約旦的大使出使美國和墨西哥。

In the statement, Zeid was critical of what he called “irresponsible pro-gun propaganda.” He asked how many more shootings the U.S. must experience before Congress takes action.

在該陳述中，扎伊德對他所稱之為“不負(fù)責(zé)任的槍支擁有宣傳”進(jìn)行了批判。他問道，還要發(fā)生多少槍擊案后美國議會(huì)才會(huì)采取行動(dòng)？

“Society — in particular its most vulnerable communities and minorities who are already facing widespread prejudice — pay a high price for the failure to stand up to the lobbyists and take the necessary measures to protect citizens from gun violence,” Zeid said.

“全社會(huì)——尤其是一個(gè)其大多數(shù)弱勢群體和少數(shù)群體已經(jīng)面對大范圍偏見的社會(huì)——會(huì)因未能抵抗、采取必要措施保護(hù)市民免于槍支暴力而付出慘痛的代價(jià)。”扎伊德說道。

He added that the families of those killed in mass shootings have the right to stronger gun controls.

他還說，此次大規(guī)模槍殺案遇難者家屬有權(quán)要求更嚴(yán)格的槍支管制。

I’m Caty Weaver.

卡蒂·韋弗報(bào)道。

UN Official Calls for Stronger US Gun Laws

The United Nations’ human rights chief has urged the United States to establish stronger gun control measures.

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein is the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. He says the current gun laws are too easy and, in his words, leave “little space between murderous impulses and actions that result in death.”

His comments were made in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement came two days after the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. Forty-nine people were killed in the attack early Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

The U.N. human rights chief knows the United States well. From 2007 to 2010, Zeid served as Jordan’s ambassador to the U.S. and Mexico.

In the statement, Zeid was critical of what he called “irresponsible pro-gun propaganda.” He asked how many more shootings the U.S. must experience before Congress takes action.

“Society — in particular its most vulnerable communities and minorities who are already facing widespread prejudice — pay a high price for the failure to stand up to the lobbyists and take the necessary measures to protect citizens from gun violence,” Zeid said.

He added that the families of those killed in mass shootings have the right to stronger gun controls.

I’m Caty Weaver.

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Words in This Story

impulses – n. sudden strong desires to do something

prejudice – n. an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex or religion

vulnerable – adj. easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally or emotionally

lobbyists – n. an organized group of people who work together to influence government decisions that relate to a particular industry or issue

gay – adj. sexually attracted to someone who is the same sex

nightclub – n. a place that is open at night, has music, dancing or a show and usually serves alcoholic drinks and food

irresponsible – adj. not having or showing maturity or good judgment

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