White House Narrows World Bank Nominee List

 　　U.S. Senator John Kerry and Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations are reported to have been mentioned as possible candidates to head the World Bank.

　　Indra Nooyi, the chairman and chief executive officer of soft drink maker¹ PepsiCo, is also said to be on the short list of candidates compiled by the Obama administration to succeed Bank President Robert Zoellick.  Zoellick is stepping down from the post when his term ends in June.

　　A spokesperson for Kerry says he has not been contacted about the World Bank post, and would not be interested.

　　Under an informal agreement dating back to World War II, the United States traditionally selects the president of the World Bank, while a European is picked to lead the International Monetary² Fund.  But the the world's emerging economies, especially the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), have called for a more open process in order to identify a qualified³ candidate from a variety of nations.

　　World Bank officials are taking nominations⁴ for Zoellick's successor until March 23.

　　Other potential candidates include Lawrence Summers, President Barack Obama's former economic advisor⁵ and a former Treasury⁶ Secretary, and current U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, although Clinton has said she is not interested in the job.

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

5 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

6 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。