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短语讲解：

1. Every year up to half of the fish hauled on board European boats is thrown back dead because of the European Union's complex quota system.

on board在船〔火车, 飞机, 汽车〕上
例句：When all the people were on board, the boat bore away.
当所有人都上船后, 那艘船离岸了。
throw back掷回, 丢回; 推迟, 阻止
例句：A spectator threw the ball back to the players.
一个观众把球掷回给球员。
quota system配额制,定额分配制

2. Under pressure from fishermen and consumers, the European Union is proposing a radical overhaul of the Common Fisheries Policy.

under pressure在压力下
例句：He performed well under pressure.
他在压力之下表现得很好。

3. European Union quotas mean fishermen are only allowed to land a certain amount of each species.

a certain amount of一定数量的
例句：I credit him with a certain amount of sense.
我认为他有一定的见识。

4. So any fish hauled on board that exceed the quota for that species are thrown back dead - a practice known as ‘discards’
.
known as以…知名；被认为是
例句：This property is known as ductility.
这个性能叫做延展性。

5. Europe’s Common Fisheries Policy is widely regarded as a failure.

be regarded as被认为是，被当做是
例句：Ade is regarded as a talented youth.
艾德被认为是个有才能的青年。

6. The European Union has put forward proposals to reform fisheries policy, including banning the practice of discards, beginning in 2015.

put forward提出
例句：A suitable answer has already been put forward by the chairman.
一个合适的解决办法已由主席提出。

7. If no reform takes place, only eight stocks of our 136 will be at sustainable levels after 10 years... 

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

8. Our proposal is to change the system so that all catches are landed and counted against quotas

so that以便；结果是；以致
例句：I will give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself.
我会给你所有的事实以便你可以自己判断。

9. In the 1990s, North Atlantic cod stocks collapsed to below 95 percent of the historical maximum, according to a report in the journal Science.

according to据...所载;据...所说
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。

10. In the meantime, thousands more tons of fish will continue to be caught - and thrown back dead into the waters around Europe.

in the meantime在…期间,同时
例句：The war dragged on. In the meantime, an economic crisis took place in that country.
战争持续着。在这期间那个国家发生了经济危机。