VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):活动人士呼吁禁止全自动武器
日期:2013-12-17 11:51

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听力文本

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.

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An international coalition is calling for a ban on fully autonomous weapons known as "killer robots." The 45-member coalition proposed the ban to governments last month at a meeting of the United Nations Convention on Conventional Weapons in Geneva, Switzerland.

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The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots wants the U.N. organization to add fully autonomous weapons to its work program in 2014.

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Scientists have yet to develop fully autonomous killer robots. However, technology is moving toward increasing autonomy. Such weapons would identify and attack targets without human assistance.

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A robot is pictured in front of the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey as part of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in London, April 23, 2013.

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Noel Sharkey is a founding member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. He also chairs the International Committee for Robot Arms Control. Mr Sharkey says autonomous weapons should be banned.

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"The big problem for me is that there are no robot systems that can discriminate between civilian targets and military targets unless they are very, very clearly marked in some way...so, the idea of having robots going out into the field and selecting their own targets is to me, is just horrifying. It cannot work, " said Sharkey.

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Activists say robotic systems with different degrees of autonomy are already in use by Britain, Israel, the United States and South Korea. They believe China and Russia are also moving toward these systems.

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Steve Goose is a member of the campaign, he also directs the Arms Division at Human Rights Watch. He warns the killer robots will become a reality unless governments act now to ban them. He says the world should oppose the weapons system that would be able to identify and attack targets mechanically.

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He believes such a system crosses a basic moral and ethical line.

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"Robotic weapons systems should not make life and death decisions on the battlefield. That is simply inherently wrong. So, they need to be banned on ethical grounds. We think they also need to be banned on legal grounds. If and when a killer robot commits a war crime, violates international humanitarian law...who would be held accountable, who would be responsible for that violation?" said Goose.

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He adds that in recent months, fully autonomous weapons have gone from a little known issue to one that is commanding worldwide attention. He says that since last May, 34 countries have openly expressed concern about the dangers the weapons present.

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Mr Goose notes that in 1995, the Convention on Conventional Weapons added a new policy to the treaty, which barred the use of blinding lasers. He believes killer robots could become the second such weapon to be banned before it is ever used in battle.

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And that is the Technology Report from VOA Learning English. For more about our reports, visit our website at learningenglish.voanews.com.I'm June Simms.

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词汇解释

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1.autonomous adj. 自治的;自主的;自发的

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They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
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2.discriminate vt. 歧视;区别;辨别 vi. 区别;辨别

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They believe the law discriminates against women.
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3.moral adj. 道德的;精神上的;品性端正的 n. 道德;寓意

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She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film.
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4.laser n. 激光

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Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
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内容解析

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1.If and when a killer robot commits a war crime, violates international humanitarian law...who would be held accountable, who would be responsible for that violation?

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hold sb. accountable 追究某人的责任

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The group leader will is hold accountable for the action of the group.
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If money were lost, the person at the cash desk should be hold accountable.
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参考译文

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一国际联盟呼吁就名叫“杀手机器人”的全自动武器实施禁令,在上月瑞士日内瓦举行的联合国常规武器会议上,这个有着45个成员国的联盟对各国政府提出该禁令(vQIXv%Hax=&0O97(&oA

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“终止杀人机器人运动”希望该联合国组织能在2014年将全自动武器列入其工作日程bfJXwlf+GT^M&O#YUqd

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科学家尚未开发出全自动的杀人机器人,然而,科技正朝着越来越自动化的方向发展u![mJ9UAzS;@U。这类武器可以不经过人类帮助而识别并袭击目标7!yyWjjFnG

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诺尔·沙基是“终止杀人机器人运动”的成立者之一,他还是国际机器人武器控制委员会主席,他说必须禁止自动武器Fmo_HByzS~-5b|Udp

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“在我看来大的问题就是,没有哪个机器人系统能区分民事目标和军事目标,除非能以某种方式清楚地标明这些目标V+^EPYS8M5ywZ)ERLW。所以,在我看来,将机器人武器进入战场,让它们自己选择目标是很可怕的,这样是不行的4TXxrWJcqGJ(a)oI。”

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活动人士称具有不同自动级别的机器人系统已经在英国、以色列、美国和韩国得到应用,他们认为中国和俄罗斯也在推进这些系统;F~reSK1.GT)=

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史蒂夫·古斯是该运动的成员,他还是人权观察组织武器部门负责人iraBU!t2D2Be(。他警告说,除非政府现在就采取行动加以禁止,否则杀人机器人将成为现实X!D#c-r~ppCYQV5h)。他说全世界应该反对那种能自动识别并袭击目标的武器系统tGC^aG#;[5~P!v*

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他认为这样的系统越过了基本的伦理和道德底限t8ej||F~8;YGIg4DAJ4

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“不应该让机器人武器系统在战场上做出生死抉择,这在本质上就是错误的ip9yFimH;p。所以,需要从道德的角度来禁止它们Qo2WV6!xo@_.0-Pl8qi^。我们认为还应该从法律的立场来加以禁止wbE=]0IJU||P*j8。如果杀人机器人犯下战争罪、违反了国际人道主义法律,那么由谁来为这样的侵犯行为负责呢?”

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他说最近几个月来,全自动武器已从少为人知的问题转化为全世界关注的问题,他说今年5月份,34个国家公开表示担心这种武器带来的危险5u%~pGZT;OETi4By

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古斯说在1995年,常规武器公约加上一条新政策,即禁止激光致盲武器的使用osP45Yw05]||dloffVF&。他认为在战场上开始使用杀人机器人之前就应该对其进行禁止4xkG[8#qlcbui9o

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重点单词
  • issuen. 发行物,期刊号,争论点 vi. & vt 发行,流
  • autonomyn. 自治,自治权,自主
  • ethicaladj. 道德的,伦理的,民族的
  • legaladj. 法律的,合法的,法定的
  • lasern. 激光,镭射
  • treatyn. 条约,协定
  • conventionaladj. 传统的,惯例的,常规的
  • inherentlyadv. 固有地;天性地;内在地
  • assistancen. 帮助,援助
  • civilianadj. 平民的 n. 罗马法专家,平民