VOA慢速英语2016 联合国前秘书长加利去世

AS IT IS 2016-02-17 Former UN Chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali Dies 联合国前秘书长加利去世

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Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the United Nations Secretary General in the first part of the 1990s.

布特罗斯·布特罗斯-加利是20世纪90年代初联合国秘书长。

He died in Egypt on February 16. He was 93. His name became one of the top trending topics worldwide on Twitter on Tuesday.

他于2月16日去世，周二，他的名字成为推特上的全球热点话题。

An Egyptian newspaper, al-Ahram, reported Boutros-Ghali died due to complications from a broken pelvis. An Egyptian diplomat¹, Boutros-Ghali was elected to a five-year term as U.N. Secretary General in 1991.

埃及《金字塔报》报道称加利因骨盆骨折并发症去世，1991年，埃及外交官布特罗斯-加利被当选为联合国秘书长，任期5年。

The Washington Post wrote Boutros-Ghali presided over the U.N. during two of the world’s worst genocides.

华盛顿邮报撰文称加利主持联合国期间发生了全世界最严重的大屠杀事件。

Hundreds of thousands of people from the Tutsi and Hutu ethnic² groups in Rwanda were killed during his term. Boutros-Ghali called it, “my worst failure.”

在他任职期间，卢旺达图西族和胡图族成千上万人被杀，加利称这是“我最严重的失误”。

About 100,000 also died during the civil war in Bosnia.

波斯尼亚内战期间还有大约10万人死亡。

The New York Times called his term “a chaotic³ period.”

纽约时报称他的任期是“混乱时期”。

It was marked by diplomatic conflicts with the United States over Bosnia and a failed raid in Somalia that resulted in the death of 15 Americans. The event was documented in a film called “Black Hawk⁴ Down.”

期间因波斯尼亚与美国发生了外交冲突，还发生了突袭索马里失败并导致15名美国人死亡一事，这一事件被拍成一部名为《黑影降落》的影片。

The Washington Post also noted⁵ there were regular disagreements between the U.S. and the U.N. over unpaid⁶ dues, totaling close to $1.5 billion.

华盛顿邮报还指出，美国和联合国还因未支付的大约15亿美元会费产生分歧。

After leaving the U.N., Boutros-Ghali wrote in his memoir⁷ of the difficulty in dealing⁸ with American President Bill Clinton. He wrote, “His mocking pronunciation of my name – Boo-trus, Boo-trus – sounded like a jeering⁹ mob.”

离开联合国后，加利在自传中写到与美国总统比尔·克林顿打交道的困难，他写道：“他嘲笑我名字的发音，布-特罗斯，布-特罗斯，听起来像是起哄的暴民。”

While there were many tweets and messages of support for Boutros-Ghali’s family upon the news of his death, there were also some references to his unique name.

加利死后，很多人发表推文和信息向他的家人表示支持，但也有人提到这个独特的名字。

One person wrote “God, I loved that man’s name.”

一个人写道“天啊，我爱这个男人的名字。”

Others were quick to reference a viral video that Boutros-Ghali appeared in after his term ended.

也有人很快提到一个热门视频，视频记录的是加利任期结束后的情况。

Boutros-Ghali did an interview with comedian¹⁰ Sacha Baron¹¹ Cohen. Baron Cohen was known in the late 1990s and early 2000s for playing a character called Ali G.

加利接受过喜剧演员沙查·巴隆·科恩的采访，巴隆·科恩因出演名叫Ali G的角色而在20世纪末、21世纪初知名。

Cohen, as the loud, ill-informed street personality Ali G, interviewed celebrities¹² and politicians on his television show. Many of them were flustered¹³ by his act, but Boutros-Ghali was praised for handling the interview with poise¹⁴.

科恩就像他所饰演的角色那样大嗓门且缺乏教养，他在电视秀中采访过名人和政客，很多人都被他的举止触怒，但加利因冷静接受采访而受到赞扬。

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chaotic – adj. in a state of complete confusion or disorder¹⁵

pelvis – n. the wide curved bones between the spine¹⁶ and the leg bones

poise – adj. showing a calm, confident manner

flustered – adj. upset or nervous

1 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• 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 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

3 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

4 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

7 memoir   

n.[pl.]回忆录，自传；记事录

参考例句：

• He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
• In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中，她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。

8 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

9 jeering   

adj.嘲弄的，揶揄的v.嘲笑( jeer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Hecklers interrupted her speech with jeering. 捣乱分子以嘲笑打断了她的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He interrupted my speech with jeering. 他以嘲笑打断了我的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

11 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

12 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

13 flustered   

adj.慌张的；激动不安的v.使慌乱，使不安( fluster的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The honking of horns flustered the boy. 汽车喇叭的叫声使男孩感到慌乱。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. 她太紧张了，都忘记了该如何作答。 来自辞典例句

14 poise   

vt./vi. 平衡，保持平衡；n.泰然自若，自信

参考例句：

• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
• Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。

15 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

16 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。