Quotable quotes at Davos forum

    DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- World elites¹ entered their third-day discussion in the Swiss ski resort of Davos(达沃斯) on Friday, turning to a variety of issues, including economic situation and the Doha round of global trade talks.
    The following are noticeable quotes from the whole day:
    "Our first priority is to kill off the specter of massive sovereign debt. In many ways, we in Europe have been our own worst enemy." -- British Prime Minister David Cameron"So I want to be the first leader to support your call for urgent action now to agree the key elements of the Doha deal this year. And I call on every world leader to join me. We've got one last chance to get this right. 2011 is the make or break year." -- Cameron"We need a revolution（革命）. Climate change is also showing us that the old model is more than obsolete²." -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon"Let me say this very clearly again. The euro is our currency. And it is much more than just a currency. It is the embodiment of Europe today. Should the euro fail, Europe will fail. We are going to defend the euro." -- Germany Chancellor³ Angela Merkel"The conclusion of the Doha Round is of utmost importance. We are literally⁴ meters away from the finishing line. But if we do not reach it, then decades will go by without this opportunity offering itself again." -- Merkel"There's more confidence now that the most acute part of the crisis is over, absolutely in the U.S. but that is even true globally." -- U.S. Treasury⁵ Secretary Tim Geithner"Do I think America is in decline? I do not, but its relative position is changing." -- former U.S. President and UN Special Envoy⁶ to Haiti Bill Clinton.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 elites   

精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物

参考例句：

• The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
• Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。

2 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

5 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

6 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。