Kyoto’s underlying principle – that countries that emitted more in 1990 are allowed to emit more in the future – is unacceptable to developing countries, as is granting greater emission rights to countries with a higher GDP.

京都议定书的基本原则是允许那些在1990年排放更多的国家在未来排放更多。这是发展中国家所不能接受的，因为这就是给GDP值更高的国家更大的排 放权利。

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The world must make clear that Russian military involvement in Abkhazia is unacceptable, while also restraining Georgia’s government from reacting militarily to any provocation.

世界必须明确表示俄国武装介入阿布哈兹局势无法为人们所接受，同时也竭力制止格鲁吉亚政府对任何挑衅行为采取军事行动。

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A massive increase in European Commission spending power to achieve greater pan-European social cohesion would be politically unacceptable to the richer members, who would have to pay for it.

大幅度增加欧盟委员会的开支权限以实现泛欧社会凝聚对于富国而言将会是在政治上难以接受的，因为这些富国将为此支出。

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