2006年VOA标准英语-South Korean Seen as Shoo-In for UN Top Job
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By Peter Heinlein
New York
02 October 2006
South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon has won an informal U.N. Security Council poll, virtually ensuring that he will be the world body's next secretary-general.
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Ban Ki-Moon
South Korean foreign minister Ban emerged Monday as the almost certain choice to become the eighth U.N. Secretary-General.
In an informal straw poll of the Security Council, Ban was the only one of six candidates who did not receive a disqualifying vote from one of the five permanent veto-wielding members.
As he emerged from the secret balloting 1 session, America's U.N. Ambassador John Bolton said the United States was pleased with the choice.
"To the United Sates government he's well-known, highly-respected; I know him personally, I have since he served in the South Korean mission, in the embassy in Washington in the early 1990s when we collaborated 2 on the successful motion to have both North and South Korea to join the United Nations," he said. "He's had extensive experience in bilateral 3 and multilateral diplomacy 4, he's a foreign minister of a treaty ally of the United States, so we know him and respect him."
The 62-year old South Korean foreign minister is known as a low-key but effective diplomat 5. China's U.N. Ambassador Wang Guangya said Ban was the most qualified 6 of the candidates available.
"He's experienced. He's low-key but very firm and he's decisive, but sometimes Asians show that quality in a different way," commented Wang. "So I do hope he will be a good candidate for secretary-general."
Indian author and U.N. Undersecretary-General for Public Information Shashi Tharoor finished second in all four informal straw polls. After the results became public, he conceded defeat.
"I've just written to Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon to express my warmest congratulations on the outcome of today's poll in the Security Council," he said. "It is clear that he will be our next secretary-general. It is a great honor and a great responsibility to be secretary-general, and I wish Mr. Ban every success in that task."
A formal vote of the Council will be held October 9. The nomination 7 must then be approved by the 192-member General Assembly.
The new secretary-general will take office January 1, when Kofi Annan steps down after 10 years in the U.N.'s top job.
- Clark took a commanding leading in the early balloting. 在最初投票时，克拉克遥遥领先。 来自辞典例句
- The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句
- We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
- We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。
- They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
- There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
- The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
- This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
- He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
- We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。