时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:吉姆老爷.Lord.Jim


英语课

Ban Ki-moon became the eighth UN General Secretary in 2006. Before then, he was a diplomat 1 in South Korea, where he served as Foreign Minister. His diplomatic service started after graduating from college. His first post was at his nation’s embassy in India. He quickly earned a reputation for his clever diplomatic skills.


Ban was born on a North Korean farm. His destiny was to become a diplomat. He was a star pupil at school and was chosen to send a message to the United Nations. In 1962, he won an essay competition. His prize was a trip to America, where he met President John F. Kennedy. He told him his ambition was to be a diplomat.


Ban studied International Relations and got a Master’s degree from Harvard University. He speaks English, French, German and Japanese. He has a very disciplined work ethic 2 and splits his schedule into five-minute blocks. The Korean press calls him the ‘slippery eel’ because of his ability to evade 3 tricky 4 questions.


In his time as UN boss, he has dealt with many difficult issues. He has very strong views on global warming and has tried repeatedly to persuade President Bush to cut the USA’s carbon emissions 5. He has taken an active role in Iran’s and North Korea’s nuclear intentions. Ban has also tried to negotiate a deal to solve the Darfur crisis. He seems well equipped to deal with future global problems.



1 diplomat
n.外交官,外交家;能交际的人,圆滑的人
  • 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。
2 ethic
n.道德标准,行为准则
  • They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
  • The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。
3 evade
vt.逃避,回避;避开,躲避
  • He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
  • You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人,你怎么能对这个问题不置可否?
4 tricky
adj.狡猾的,奸诈的;(工作等)棘手的,微妙的
  • I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手,你能帮我吗?
  • He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题,只做了个笼统的表述。
5 emissions
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体)
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
学英语单词
abdomino-anterior
action oriented study
AGCL
Al Jufayr
al-shami
Arthrocacology
augmented content addressed memory
bark rubber
be preoccupied with
bedrock fact
beteechoot
big-eared
bloodlymph
Bording
bore size
breach of morality
brettinghams
broad sd.
Cercis glabra
clopidol
coconut plantation
cohead
combination spray gun
compensated carbureter
conducting glass
connick
constant acceleration
contact initiated discharge machining
critical sharpness
despatch half demurrage on working time saved both ends
Dexium
diatrymas
dibromhphenolindophenol sodium salt
Dipoma iberideum
discharge through arch dam
egomaniacal
ejector capacity
end requirement
Estavayer
excessive
face measuring instrument
filter sign
glider homing
Gogland, Ostrov
high temperature MOR-tester
Hirafok
hysophobic substances
interstitial deposits
jadeys
ketocarboxylic acid
kommunalka
lily-like
lloyd's certificates
locoweed
Maraglas
Marape
modulation depth
morphologists
Neptu-nian ring
net days
network performance analysis logical unit
Niscemi
nonendioic acid
NREH
oscillationlike
outbleating
Paraceratites
paraffin conversion
peccant
perform duties
PERID
pilot gage
pocorn polymerization
population and housing census
postmodemism
postums
prin
PRNDL
Pterula penicellata
pulsed ionizing beam
quodlibet
risk-adjusted discount factor
sales-maximization principle
self-extinction of arc
snatch-
statistical regulation
steam condensing zone
steel greys
steric protection
storm sea
strait-laceds
strub
surge absorber condenser
terminal tailoring
thermopave
top sieve
tube friction
two months
Veronica galactites
washbin
wavy slice
without apology