一个优秀男人的故事

    Russian journalist Oleg Blotsky holds his book entitled "Vladimir Putin: Life Story" during a news conference in Moscow, January 21, 2002.
    He is fearless, altruistic¹, steel-willed, hospitable², unbelievably hardy³, unpretentious and warm -- and he has lost none of these qualities since becoming Russia's president.
    It is a scrupulously⁴ unbiased snapshot of Vladimir Putin if you believe the author of the first volume of a Kremlin-backed trilogy on Putin's life, written in the unmistakable style the Soviets⁵ once reserved for Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin.
    "I do not think it is a eulogy⁶. I simply conveyed what people (who met Putin) said," Oleg Blotsky told a news conference on Monday as he posed for photos with his "Vladimir Putin".
    The book, complete with a genealogical tree back to the beginning of the 18th century and a chapter dedicated⁷ to Putin's ancestors, spans from his birth to the start of his career as a KGB spy.
    Putin contributed to the work with extensive interviews to Blotsky.The result is a selection of memories by Putin's friends and acquaintances who hold nothing but the warmest recollections of him. The only person in the book who does not heap praise on the president is Putin himself, who is characteristically humble⁸.
    Praise bestowed⁹ on the Kremlin leader ranges from young judoist¹⁰ Putin fighting "like a snow leopard¹¹" to many years later his being visibly moved when decorated war veterans in the Kremlin stood up in salute¹² as he entered the hall.
    热情、无畏、无私、好客、谦逊、具有钢铁般的意志，即使在当上俄罗斯总统之后，他仍然保持了所有这些可贵的品质。这就是《弗拉基米尔·普京：生活的故事》中所描述的俄罗斯总统普京。
    由克里姆林宫支持编写的人物传记《弗拉基米尔·普京：生活的故事》近日面世。该书是对生活中的普京总统的真实写照。这本《弗拉基米尔·普京：生活的故事》仅仅是普京三部曲中的第一部，体裁是传统的苏联传记写法（当初布尔什维克领袖列宁的传记也是运用的这种体裁）。
    该书作者奥列格·布洛特斯基在1月21日召开的新闻发布会上说：“这本书不是在为他（普京）歌功颂德。我只是转述了认识普京的人所说的话。”
    该书从普京在列宁格勒（今圣彼得堡）出生一直讲到他成为一名前苏联克格勃，并详细列出了普京的家谱，最早可以追溯到18世纪初，其中用了一整章的篇幅讲述了普京祖先的故事。
    克里姆林宫对布洛特斯基大开绿灯，方便他个人更多地接触普京。而该书的大部分则是普京的朋友和熟人对普京的回忆，内容大多都是温馨美好的往事。书中唯一没有赞扬普京的人是普京自己，而这恰恰显示了普京谦虚的品质。
    朋友们对普京给予了很高的评价。有人把热爱柔道的年轻普京形容为一只勇猛的雪豹；还有朋友讲述了多年后已经入主克里姆林宫的普京，当胸戴勋章的二战老兵对他敬礼时被深深感动的故事。

1 altruistic   

adj.无私的，为他人着想的

参考例句：

• It is superficial to be altruistic without feeling compassion.无慈悲之心却说利他，是为表面。
• Altruistic spirit should be cultivated by us vigorously.利他的精神是我们应该努力培养的。

2 hospitable   

adj.好客的；宽容的；有利的，适宜的

参考例句：

• The man is very hospitable.He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.那人十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事，他都盛情接待。
• The locals are hospitable and welcoming.当地人热情好客。

3 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

4 scrupulously   

adv.一丝不苟地；小心翼翼地，多顾虑地

参考例句：

• She toed scrupulously into the room. 她小心翼翼地踮着脚走进房间。 来自辞典例句
• To others he would be scrupulously fair. 对待别人，他力求公正。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

5 soviets   

苏维埃（Soviet的复数形式）

参考例句：

• A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。
• The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。

6 eulogy   

n.颂词；颂扬

参考例句：

• He needs no eulogy from me or from any other man. 他不需要我或者任何一个人来称颂。
• Mr.Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。

7 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

8 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

9 bestowed   

赠给，授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was a title bestowed upon him by the king. 那是国王赐给他的头衔。
• He considered himself unworthy of the honour they had bestowed on him. 他认为自己不配得到大家赋予他的荣誉。

10 judoist   

n.柔道师，练习柔道的人

参考例句：

11 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

12 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。