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By Nathan King
New York City
26 February 2008
 

The United Nations last year made a landmark1 declaration on the rights of the world's estimated 370 million indigenous2 people. And the U.N.'s Permanent Forum3 on Indigenous Issues says thousands of the indigenous languages spoken around the world are in danger of dying out. The world body is working to change that. Nathan King reports
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1 landmark j2DxG     
n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标
参考例句：
  • The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
  • The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
2 indigenous YbBzt     
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
参考例句：
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
3 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

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