英语短文名人故事 政界精英 第18期:科林.鲍威尔
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：世界名人故事之政界精英
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Colin Powell 科林.鲍威尔
Colin Powell has a hard time letting go of work, even when he’s forced to play and sing. 鲍威尔平日一向是个“工作狂”，即便是放松一下 的时候，比如唱歌，也是出于工作的需要。
Since taking office, the ever-dignified Secretary of State has learned that karaoke is a great leveler in the Asia-Pacific, 这位一向不苟言笑的国务卿先生自上任以来已经认识到卡拉OK在亚太地区外交中起着举足轻重的平衡作用。
where tradition requires him and other foreign ministers to individually perform a skit 1-and-song in front of their peers at the end of the region’s largest security meeting. 这种情况下，鲍威尔和其他各国外长在亚太地区最大的安全会议结束之时，都不得不在同僚们的面前表演上一段。
The skit opened with Powell chairing a meeting, looking completely at home as he took advice from staffers. 在由鲍威尔主持的会议上，外长们的“表演”开始 了。鲍威尔听取了他的工作人员的建议，神态自若。
Then, the American president appeared on a huge backdrop video screen with advice for his chief diplomat 2. 这时，美国总统布什出现在了会堂的巨型背景屏幕上。
“Practice this time,” said President Bush. 布什向他的这位首席外交官建议道：“这次你就大胆去做吧。”
Powell and staff then rose and labored 3 with gusto through the old “South Pacific” standard “Some Enchanted 4 Evening” 接着，鲍威尔和其工作人员起立，满怀热情地缓 缓唱起了那首古老的经典南太平洋歌曲《迷人的夜晚》，
with lyrics 5 bent 6 to the arcana of Southeast Asian foreign relations. 其歌词暗指了东南亚地区微妙的外交关系。
Loud applause followed. The diplomatic audience agreed —diplomatically, and on background 一 that Powell was “really good.” 随后响起了热烈的掌声。这些外交官听众承认（有的是出于礼貌，有的是真的这样认为）鲍威尔唱得非常好。
Finally, all the ministers lined up to massacre 7 an Abba tune,"I Have a Dream.” 最后，各国外长排着队唱起了著名瑞典演唱组合 Abba的歌《我有一个梦》，
Early reviews were positive. 演出结束后，大家的反应还不错。
The Americans were hilarious 8, the Russians innovative 9. 美国代表的表演非常热闹，俄罗斯的节目非常有创意
"Powell singing was good,” said Syed Hamid Albar, Malaysia’s foreign minister. “鲍威尔的演唱非常好，”马来西亚外长赛义德.米 德.阿尔巴表示，
“It was a good break after all this talk on terrorism." 在讨论恐怖主义问题后，能够看到这样的表演是一种很好的休息。
1 skit
n.滑稽短剧；一群
- The comic skIt sent up the foolishness of young men in love.那幅画把沉溺于热恋中的青年男子的痴态勾勒得滑稽可笑。
- They performed a skit to amuse the crowd.他们表演了一个幽默小品来娱乐观众。
2 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。
3 labored
adj.吃力的，谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转
- I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
- They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句
4 enchanted
n.歌词
- music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
- The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
5 bent
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
- He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
- We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
6 massacre
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
7 hilarious
adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed
- The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
- We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。
8 innovative
adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的
- Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
- He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。
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