VOA标准英语2013--西裔美国人进军休斯顿新一代领导集体

 

 

Hispanic Group Preps Houston's Emerging Leaders 西裔美国人进军休斯顿新一代领导集体

多亏了一个休斯顿基金会，“新一代领导人”计划的34名成员已经完成了一项旨在提高自身技能的课程，课程同时有望增加他们的信心来帮助创建德克萨斯市的未来。

Most of the graduates of the Houston Emerging Leaders program are Hispanic, but non-Hispanics, like Huyen Do, also participated.  

"I just want to own something or be the president or CEO of a company," she said.

The program is not solely¹ for business executives and entrepreneurs, it also takes civil engineers, biologists, bankers and politicians.

Laura Murillo, CEO of the Greater Houston Hispanic Chamber² of Commerce Foundation, said the idea is to advance a city that is changing ethnically³ and economically.

"Houston is diverse, in terms of the people who are here, and it is diverse in terms of the careers that are available," Murillo said. "So we want to get and identify all those great people out there, put them in this program and prepare them to lead Houston."

People like Mercedes Sanchez, who said she benefited from interacting with others in the class.

"I think that one of the many benefits of having such a diverse group is that you really get to learn from each other, and it enriches the experience that you have," Sanchez said.

She has also been helped by her mentor⁴ at work, Houston City Council Member Ed Gonzalez.

Jo Anna Castilleja, who participated in the program and works for Shell Oil, said she needed guidance about the business world because she was the first in her family to graduate from college.

"My parents came from elementary and secondary education, and I needed to ask for help from someone who had that kind of experience," said Castilleja.

One of Castilleja's mentors⁵, Leticia Watts⁶, helped her make an important presentation.

"I was the middle manager between her and the boss," Watts said.

Her other mentor, Sonia Gonzalez, said the training has produced better workers and citizens.

"By taking her work experience and giving her a broader look at what is happening in the city of Houston, it makes her that much more valuable to us," Gonzalez said.

And graduates of the program may one day serve as mentors themselves. 

 

1 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

2 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

3 ethnically   

adv.人种上，民族上

参考例句：

• Ethnically, the Yuan Empire comprised most of modern China's ethnic groups. 元朝的民族成分包括现今中国绝大多数民族。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• Russia is ethnically relatively homogeneous. 俄罗斯是个民族成分相对单一的国家。 来自辞典例句

4 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

5 mentors   

n.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
• These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网

6 watts   

（电力计量单位）瓦，瓦特( watt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• My lamp uses 60 watts; my toaster uses 600 watts. 我的灯用60瓦，我的烤面包器用600瓦。
• My lamp uses 40 watts. 我的灯40瓦。