※ [本文转录自 Eng-Class 看板] 作者: Kalovi (世に廃れ者なし) 看板: Eng-Class 标题: [翻译] BBC国家档案１７ 时间: Sat Sep 15 16:51:45 2007 1.Mr.Spencer promised to fight corruption and added that "crimes committed against the peolple" would not go unpunished. 史宾塞承诺打击犯罪并补充不利人民的犯罪是不会逍遥法外的。 2.Argentina is rich in resources, has a well-educated workforce and is one of South America's largest economies. But it has also fallen prey to a boom and bust cycle. 阿根廷资源丰富，有着教育良好的劳工，是南美最大经济体之一，但也饱受景气时好时 坏之苦。 3.He had to contend with a surge of land invasions by activists frustrated at what they saw as the slow pace of agrarian reform. 他必须应付由积极份子发起的土地侵占潮，但却被其视为步伐缓慢的土地改革而受挫。 4.Canada has been asserting its sovereignty in the Arctic with growing vigour and has become embroiled in territorial spats wiht the US and Denmark. At stake is the possible bounty from previously-untapped reserves of oil and gas. 加拿大一直不断大力宣称其对北极海拥有主权并卷入了和美国及丹麦的领土争执，所争 的可能就是之前未利用的油气矿藏。 5.A 2001 press freedom act swept away many of the Pinochet-era restrictions on the media. 2001年一项自由法案取消了诸多皮诺契时代对媒体的限制。 6.It also has a highly stratified society where the traditionally rich families of Spanish descent have benefited from this wealth to a far greater degree than the majority, mixed-race population. With few avenues for social mobility, this provided a natural constituency for left-wing insurgents. 它也有着一个高度阶级化的社会：传统的西班牙後裔富有家庭比大多数的混种人群得利 於此财富甚大。社会流动的途径这样狭窄自然就提供了左翼叛乱份子的崛起。 7.At the other end of the political spectrum are illegal right-wing paramilitary groups, who are sometimes in the pay of drug cartels and landowners, and backed by elements in the army and the police. 政治光谱的另一端是非法的右翼准军事团体，他们有时候被毒品卡特尔和地主收买也受 到军队和警察里特定一群人的支持。 8.The US, a key market for Colombian cocaine, has bankrolled the fight against the trade to the tune of billions of dollars. 哥伦比亚古柯硷的重要市场-美国投入了总计亿万美元以遏阻该项贸易。 9.While relatively free of crime, Costa Rica has been allegations that drug- tainted money has found its way into the coffers of the two main political parties. 尽管哥斯大黎加犯罪率相对不高，但有消息指出两个主要政党的财富和毒品交易的金钱 脱离不了干系。 10.No blending of fortunes, however, is evident in the distribution of wealth between ethnic groups. 然而财富却不相称，族群间的资源分配可见一斑。 11.Mr Palacio was vice president under Mr Gutierrez, but, disillusioned by a lack of action against poverty, became a critic of the president, 帕拉西欧是古堤儿尔兹的副手，但因少了对抗贫穷的行动而令人失望，在位招致批评。 12.A country of striking features and a strong indigenous culture, Guatemala's natural beauty and powerful identity stand in stark contrast to its bloody past and troubled present. 瓜地马拉是个有着醒目特点和丰富原始文化的国家，其自然美景和强烈的认同对照其血 腥的过去和不安的现在，形成强烈的对比。 13.Despite an official finding that 93% of all atrocities carried out during the war had been committed by the security forces, moves to bring those responsible to account started only after a long delay. 尽管一项官方调查指出有93%的暴行是战时治安部队所犯下，然而在漫长的延迟後才开 始行动，要把那些该负责的人诉诸审判。 以上， 请多指教！ 谢谢！ --

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