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
A. M. & O.
accelerating cascade
accumulated proprietorship
active account
actor-comedian
antrim mts.
apeths
applied functional analysis
applied human physiology
authorized auditor
believes in
berthierite
bioactive peptide
black-and-blue
bolster plank
boss rings
Cache Peak
callis
carrizo
computer-based accounting system
continuation engineering
continuous receiver watches
coraco-
corporate colleges and universities
correcting compensation
Ctrl P
definitive bond
DL-Allo-iso-leucine
eiffel
El Charquito
exploration of coal resources
extraordinary refracted ray
feel something in your bones
filter washer
formatio claustralis
fortran based array processor
freezing-point depression
fuchsine-aldehyde reagent
fur breeding
gasworks pitch
get your head down
Goldenshores
graphite bronze bearing
guanylhydrazine
hard-rocking
Helicia reticulata
holness
i-o
iatro-
infernalities
inXenopusEmbryos
james cooks
Kashambi
Kemmunett
like dissolves like
lithiophylite
memorandum of exchange
milk bottles
MONOGONONTA
mother naked
NiMH battery pack
nuclear weapon degradation
out-of-tolerance conditions
OVHL (overhaul)
PMT
pour from the bottom
prelisted
push us around
race memory
rc-coupled amplifier
reattuned
record button
relative reactivity
Republika Srpska
rerefief
rhacomitrium cucullatum broth
rheumatoids
sanitarians
seednet
Selaginella braunii
side windows
simple triclinic
single-loop system
single-wire transmission line
soda garnet (lagoriolite)
square grooved weld
static polished rod load
stercorarian
strike at the foundation of something
superregeneration reception
symmetrical varistor
Thiabanazdole
tie down someone
ultraportables
unbandaging
unblinkings
unoccupied track circuit
unperfection
Urgenin
Washington County
well-visaged
write inhibit