2006年VOA标准英语-Thai King's Development Work Wins Loyalty at Ho
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（六月）
By Ron Corben
Bangkok
09 June 2006
Thailand's king, this week celebrating 60 years on the throne, is known in his country as the "development king" because of the many rural projects he has sponsored. The monarch 1's dedication 2 to improving the lives of his people has won him admiration 3 and respect across all sectors 4 of Thai society.
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In this photo released by the Thailand Public Relations Department, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and Queen Sirikit, wave to the crowd during ceremonies Friday, June 9, 2006, in Bangkok, Thailand
Millions of Thais are expected to take part in spectacular celebrations over three days to mark the 60th anniversary of the reign 5 of revered 6 King Bhumipol Adulyadej .
In large part because of his efforts to eliminate poverty in his country, the monarch is widely admired, and is a unifying 7 factor in Thai society.
Kamolinee Suksriwong, spokeswoman for the Office of the Royal Development Projects Board, says the king's projects have focused on helping 8 rural communities.
"For 60 years of his reign, since he has initiated 9 about more than 3,000 projects, most of the projects are in the category of agriculture, especially those concerning the development of water sources and also the promotion 10 of environmental rehabilitation," said Kamolinee.
In 1950, the young king supported efforts to battle a major cholera 11 epidemic 12. Since then, his programs have evolved from emergency assistance to agricultural development.
The projects include efforts to boost rice cultivation 13, improve animal husbandry, and protect important environmental resources, such as mangrove 14 swamps. Village doctor programs, water resource development, even the seeding of clouds to make rain during Thailand's long dry season have all received royal approval.
The king's popular "sufficiency economy" philosophy of promoting balanced long-term growth and sustainability has been central to his work.
Despite rapid industrialization, more than half of Thailand's 64 million people still make their living from the land.
Spokeswoman Kamolinee says this explains the emphasis in the king's work.
"All of them concerned would promote towards the human development, especially in concerning agriculture, because most Thai people are farmers, and these people, sometimes they couldn't [get] access to other government development projects," she said.
Almost all Thai communities have benefited from the royal concern with development, including the ethnic 15 minority hill tribes of northern Thailand.
Crop substitution projects for these tribes have resulted in Thailand - once a major heroin 16 producer - being almost free of opium 17 poppy.
Other programs encourage the hill tribes to halt damaging "slash 18 and burn" agriculture and deforestation.
The king has received many awards for his rural development work, including a lifetime achievement award from the United Nations, recently presented to him by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
"His Majesty 19 reached out to the poorest and most vulnerable people of Thailand - listened to their problems - and empowered them to take their lives into their own hands," said Annan. "His Majesty's rural development projects benefited millions of people across rural Thailand."
General Prem Tinsulanonda, a key member of the king's privy 20 council, says the king's work is one reason for the close affinity 21 he has built up with the Thai people.
"His Majesty has been called a working monarch by some - a development king by others - but in the center of his heart lies the people of Thailand - that is why our beloved monarch, the soul of the nation, has already been, and will always be, the leading force for human development in this country," he said. "And, for this, we the Thai people are deeply grateful."
Other members of the royal family are also involved in supporting economic development. Queen Sirikit, in particular, is known for her efforts to promote Thai culture and traditional handicrafts
- The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
- I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
- We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
- Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。
- He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
- We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
- Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
- The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
- A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句
- In addition, there were certain religious bonds of a unifying kind. 此外，他们还有某种具有一种统一性质的宗教上的结合。
- There is a unifying theme, and that is the theme of information flow within biological systems. 我们可以用一个总的命题，把生物学系统内的信息流来作为这一研究主题。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
- The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
- The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
- Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。
- That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
- The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
- The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
- The land is not fertile enough to repay cultivation.这块土地不够肥沃，不值得耕种。
- It is the world's largest tidal mangrove forest.它是世界上最大的红树林沼泽地。
- Many consider this the most beautiful mangrove forest in all Thailand.许多人认为这里是全泰国最美丽的红树林了。
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
- Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。
- That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
- Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
- The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
- Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。
- The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
- Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！
- Only three people,including a policeman,will be privy to the facts.只会允许3个人，其中包括一名警察，了解这些内情。
- Very few of them were privy to the details of the conspiracy.他们中很少有人知道这一阴谋的详情。