VOA标准英语2010-International Community Pledges Billions
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(四)月
Margaret Besheer | United Nations 31 March 2010
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon listen as Haitian President Preval delivers an address to the opening session of an international donors 2' conference, 31 Mar 1 2010
More than 50 countries and institutions pledged $5.3 billion Wednesday to help Haiti jumpstart its reconstruction 3 from January's earthquake over the next 1 1/2 years. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who co-hosted the donors' conference along with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Haitian President René Préval, said their actions far exceeded expectations.
The conference set out to raise about $4 billion for Haiti's immediate 4 reconstruction needs, but as the U.N. Secretary-General pointed 5 out, they did even better. "We can report very good news. Member states of the United Nations, and international partners, have pledged $5.3 billion for the next two years and $9.9 billion, in total, for the next three years and beyond," he said.
A large part of that came from the United States, which pledged $1.15 billion and the European Union, which promised $1.6 billion.
Mr. Ban said the pledges are the down payment Haiti needs for wholesale 6 national renewal 7. But he urged donors' to implement 8 their promises. "We must make sure Haiti gets the money it needs when it needs it. And we must guarantee that it is well-coordinated and well-spent," he said.
The money will go to rebuild Haiti's devastated 9 infrastructure 10, to create new jobs, and to put the country on the path to sustainable development. To finish that massive task, it is expected to take 10 years and more than $11.5 billion.
Conference co-chair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said donors signaled a new level of global commitment, coordination 11 and cooperation, as did Haiti's government. "We heard from [Haitian] Prime Minister [Jean-Max] Bellerive a road map for building a new Haiti; A Haiti with a vibrant 12 private sector 13, accountable and effective government institutions, and international partners that would be working with Haiti -- not separate and apart from Haiti," she said.
Haitian President René Préval expressed his thanks and said the Haitian people and government would do their part to make Haiti's reconstruction a success.
- It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
- Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
- Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
- Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
- Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
- Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
- The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
- The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。
- He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
- She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。