CNN News: 特朗普宣布美國將退出巴黎氣候協(xié)議

We`re starting with news about the Paris climate accord. Yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that America would be withdrawing from the international agreement. But, first, what is it?
今天的首要新聞是有關(guān)巴黎氣候協(xié)議的新聞。昨天，美國總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普宣布美國將退出這項(xiàng)國際協(xié)議。但是，首先巴黎氣候協(xié)議是什么呢？
The Paris accord was named for the French capital where the deal was made in 2015. It was a major priority of President Barack Obama who led the U.S. at that time. One hundred ninety-five out of 197 countries signed on to the agreement. In doing so, they promised to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
2015年巴黎協(xié)議在法國首都巴黎達(dá)成，遂以該市名稱命名。當(dāng)時這是時任美國總統(tǒng)巴拉克•奧巴馬(Barack Obama)的一個主要優(yōu)先事項(xiàng)。197個國家中有195個簽署了這項(xiàng)協(xié)議。由此代表，他們承諾減少溫室氣體排放。
The nations themselves got to decide by how much they`d actually do that, and the accord was not legally binding. There`s no penalty for a country that doesn`t meet its pledge.
這些國家需要自己決定自身實(shí)際為此付出多少，而且這項(xiàng)協(xié)議沒有法律約束力。對于不履行承諾的國家也沒有任何懲罰。
Current President Trump was not required to keep the U.S. in the deal and he said staying would have cost millions of American jobs.
現(xiàn)任總統(tǒng)特朗普并不需要使美國繼續(xù)堅(jiān)守該協(xié)定，而且他表示，遵守該協(xié)議將會使數(shù)百萬美國人失去工作。
“As president, I can put no other consideration before the wellbeing of American citizens. The Paris climate accord is simply the latest example of Washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the United States.”
“作為總統(tǒng)，我不能在考慮美國公民的福祉之前考慮其他問題。”《巴黎氣候協(xié)定》只不過是最新一例華盛頓簽署的一項(xiàng)不利于美國的協(xié)議。
President Trump added that the U.S. would start negotiations for a new deal that was more fair to Americans.
特朗普總統(tǒng)還補(bǔ)充說，美國將開始就一項(xiàng)對美國人民更公平的新協(xié)議展開談判。
Critics like former President Obama said President Trump rejected the future by leaving the agreement. And the leaders of several other countries said they`d stick to the Paris accord and said it was harmful for the U.S. to leave. Most climate scientists say it`s extremely likely that greenhouse gas emissions, which are generated by human activity contribute to global warming. But some critics say the claims surrounding these emissions are over-exaggerated and that climate modeling is not an exact science.
同前總統(tǒng)奧巴馬一樣的批評者稱，特朗普總統(tǒng)退出該協(xié)議等同于拒絕了未來。另有其他幾個國家的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人稱，他們將堅(jiān)持遵守巴黎協(xié)定，并稱美國退出該協(xié)議造成一定損害。大多數(shù)氣候?qū)W家表示，人類活動產(chǎn)生的溫室氣體排放極有可能導(dǎo)致全球變暖。但一些批評人士則稱，圍繞這些排放的說法過于夸大其詞，而氣候模擬并非一門嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)目茖W(xué)
The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris accord won`t happen immediately. It could take months or years to complete the process.
美國退出巴黎協(xié)定的決定不會立即生效。退出過程可能需要幾個月甚至幾年的時間。