CNN News: 特朗普宣布美国将退出巴黎气候协议

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?
今天的首要新闻是有关巴黎气候协议的新闻。昨天，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布美国将退出这项国际协议。但是，首先巴黎气候协议是什么呢？
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年巴黎协议在法国首都巴黎达成，遂以该市名称命名。当时这是时任美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)的一个主要优先事项。197个国家中有195个签署了这项协议。由此代表，他们承诺减少温室气体排放。
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.
这些国家需要自己决定自身实际为此付出多少，而且这项协议没有法律约束力。对于不履行承诺的国家也没有任何惩罚。
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.
现任总统特朗普并不需要使美国继续坚守该协定，而且他表示，遵守该协议将会使数百万美国人失去工作。
“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.”
“作为总统，我不能在考虑美国公民的福祉之前考虑其他问题。”《巴黎气候协定》只不过是最新一例华盛顿签署的一项不利于美国的协议。
President Trump added that the U.S. would start negotiations for a new deal that was more fair to Americans.
特朗普总统还补充说，美国将开始就一项对美国人民更公平的新协议展开谈判。
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.
同前总统奥巴马一样的批评者称，特朗普总统退出该协议等同于拒绝了未来。另有其他几个国家的领导人称，他们将坚持遵守巴黎协定，并称美国退出该协议造成一定损害。大多数气候学家表示，人类活动产生的温室气体排放极有可能导致全球变暖。但一些批评人士则称，围绕这些排放的说法过于夸大其词，而气候模拟并非一门严谨的科学
The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris accord won`t happen immediately. It could take months or years to complete the process.
美国退出巴黎协定的决定不会立即生效。退出过程可能需要几个月甚至几年的时间。