六级英语晨读经典100篇 04

Address to the Millennium¹ Summit

by koft Annan

Madam Presideng (of Finland),

Mr.president(of Namibia),

Excllencies,

Ladies and Gentleman:

I am deeply honored to welcome you all.

Never before have the leaders of so many nations come together in a single Assembly. This is a Unique opportunity. And therefore a unique responsibility. You, ladies and gentlemen, are the leaders to whom the world’s peoples have entrusted² their destiny. They look to you to protect them from the great dangers of our time; and to ensure that all of them can share in its great achievements.

In an age when human being have learnt the code of human life, and can transmit their knowledge in seconds from one continent to another, no mother in the world can understand why her child should be left to die, of malnutrition³ or preventable disease.

No one can understand why they should be driven from their home, or imprisoned⁴ or tortured for expressing their beliefs. No one can understand why the soil their parents tilled has turned to desert, or why their skills have become useless and their family is left hungry.

Your peoples look to you for a common effort to solve their problems. They expect you to work together, as governments. And they expect you to work together with all the other institutions-profit and non-profit, public and private-where human beings join hands to promote their ideas and their interests.

People want to see this happen between neighboring countries, and among all the counties of each region. But since today’s biggest challenges are global, they expect above all that we will work together at the global level, as the United Nations.

My friends, that is why we are here. We are here to strengthen and adapt this great institution, forged 55 years ago in the crucible⁵ of war, so that it can do what people expect of it in the new era---an era in which rule of law must prevail. Last month I sent you a Report, produced by a Panel of experts, which makes detailed⁶ suggestions for strengthening the United Nations in the crucial area of peace and security-the area where people look to the United nations, to save them “from the scourge⁷ of war”. Please consider that Report very seriously.

It is not only in that field ,however, that the United Nations needs strengthening. We must strengthen it across the whole range of our activities.

We need to decide our priorities. And we must adapt our United Nations, so that in future those priorities are reflected in clear and prompt decisions, leading to real change in people’s lives.

That ,my friends, is what the peoples expect of us. Let us not disappoint them.

Thank you.

1 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

2 entrusted   

v.委托，托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He entrusted the task to his nephew. 他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
• She was entrusted with the direction of the project. 她受委托负责这项计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

4 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

5 crucible   

n.坩锅，严酷的考验

参考例句：

• The alliance had been forged in the crucible of war.这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验。
• Put the required amount of metal into the crucible.把适量的金属放入坩埚。

6 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

7 scourge   

n.灾难，祸害；v.蹂躏

参考例句：

• Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
• The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后，不称职的人就遭殃了。