Ban Ki-moon became the eighth UN General Secretary in 2006. Before then, he was a diplomat in South Korea,where he served as Foreign Minister. His diplomatic service started after graduating from college. His first post was at his nation’s embassy in India. He quickly earned a reputation for his clever diplomatic skills.
2006年，潘基文當(dāng)選第八任聯(lián)合國秘書長。在這之前，他在韓國擔(dān)任外交部長職務(wù)。他的外交生涯在畢業(yè)之后開始。他的第一個(gè)職務(wù)是在印度的韓國大使館。他突出的外交才能讓他迅速名聲大噪。
Ban was born in a small farming village and grew up in the town of Chungju. His destiny was to become a diplomat. He was a star pupil at school and was chosen to send a message to the United Nations. In 1962, he won an essay competition. His prize was a trip to America, where he met President John F. Kennedy. He toldhim his ambition was to be a diplomat.
潘基文出生在農(nóng)村，并在忠州鎮(zhèn)長大。他注定會(huì)成為一名外交官。上小學(xué)時(shí)，他是學(xué)校的明星學(xué)生，并選為聯(lián)合國傳遞使者。1962年，他在一次作文比賽中獲勝。這次獲獎(jiǎng)讓他踏上了美國之旅，并見到了約翰·費(fèi)茨杰拉德·肯尼迪總統(tǒng)。他告訴總統(tǒng)說他的夢想是成為一名外交官。
Ban studied International Relations and got a Master’s degree from Harvard University. He speaks English,French, German and Japanese. He has a very disciplined work ethic and splits his schedule into five-minuteblocks. The Korean press calls him the‘slippery eel’because of his ability to evade tricky questions.
潘基文主攻國際關(guān)系專業(yè)，并獲得了哈佛大學(xué)碩士學(xué)位。他會(huì)說英語、法語、德語以及日語。他工作作風(fēng)嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，他還有將工作日程分成五分鐘的習(xí)慣。由于他擁有避談棘手問題的高超能力，韓國媒體將他稱之為“圓滑的鰻魚”。
In his time as UN boss, he has dealt with many difficult issues. He has very strong views on global warming and has tried repeatedly to persuade President Bush to cut the USA’s carbon emissions. He has taken an active role in Iran’s and North Korea’s nuclear intentions. Ban has also tried to negotiate a deal to solve the Darfur crisis. He seems well equipped to deal with future global problems.
在擔(dān)任秘書長期間，他處理了許多棘手問題。他在全球變暖方面態(tài)度堅(jiān)決，曾經(jīng)連續(xù)不斷地勸阻布什總統(tǒng)減少美國二氧化碳排放量。在伊朗和朝鮮核緊張方面，他起到了積極作用。潘基文還嘗試在達(dá)爾富爾危機(jī)上達(dá)成協(xié)議。他似乎是處理未來全球問題的合適人選。
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