美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-12-16

 It took a man like Madiba to free not justthe prisoner but the jailer as well. To show that you must trust others so theymay trust you. To teach that reconciliation¹ is not a matter of ignoring a cruelpast but a means of confronting it with an inclusion, and generosity² and truth. 

 

Hi, welcome to CNN Students News. You just heard President Obama speaking inJohannesburg yesterday. The event honoring former South Africa President NelsonMandela. Three things should know about Mandela's memorial service. One, it washuge. It was held on a soccer stadium and attended by tens of thousands ofpeople, street sweepers, actors, religious leaders, Mandela family members whospoke in between the cheers. Two, it was symbolic⁴. This is the same stadiumwhere Mandela himself spoke³ 23 years ago after he was released from prison.He's been serving a life-sentence for fighting South Africa's a apartheidgovernment. Mandela later became a symbol and advocate of human rights. AndTuesday's event coincided with UN human rights Day. 

 

Three, it was historic. 91 heads of State were there, a crowd of world leaders,echoing attendants of Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965, or Pop John Paul II

 

in 2005. President Obama, former president George W. Bush and former secretorystate Hillary Clinton all traveled to South Africa on the same plane. 

Air Force one is a very intimate setting, so that's the place where you canhave a quiet conversation. Once you get to one of these the massive events,it's very hard to have real conversations. 

 

These long flights, believe it or not, can forge friendships. In 1981,President Ronald Reagan could not attend the funeral of Egypt's Anwar Sadat. Sohe enlisted⁵ Richard Nixon, Jerold Ford⁶ and Jimmy Carter to attend instead. Theflight was set to be initially⁷ awkward and very long. But one notablefriendship emerged, evident in the fourth funeral more than 25 years later,when Jimmy Cart eulogized his longtime friend. For myself and for our nation, Iwant to thank my predecessor⁸. 

 

Back forward to 1992, Bill Clinton and President George Eighth W. Bush werefighting a better presidential contest, but seven years later, when theytraveled together to attend the funeral of  Jordan‘s King Hussein in1999, that ice began to thaw⁹. And now their partners in philanthropy are allover the world. Such gathering¹⁰ of most or all living presidencies¹¹ typicallyreserved only for monumental usually for sad events. The journey itself holds apotential for conflict and resolution on the first class scale.

 

It's gonna make a big difference and atmospherics on Air Force One with GeorgeW. Bush there with his successor. That President Bush has been so reserved inmaking any negative comments. He's not sarcasm¹² his successor. I think theObama people really appreciate that. 

 

This gang has seen more of each other than usual. In April, the group stood upto attend the dedication¹³ of the George W. Bush Presidential library in Texas.Then in August, Clinton, Obama and Carter joined forces to honor the 50thanniversary of the march on Washington. 

 

No former president likes to be marginalize. They've always been the center ofattention. And here we are going to have three formers in the current presidentforce energy for attention. That's a lot to juggle¹⁴. 

 

You're now looking at the pictures of Mary Barra. She will make history nextyear. On January 15th, she'll take over as the CEO of General Motors.Barra will be the first woman ever to lead an American car maker¹⁵. It's anindustry dominated by man, women make up 21 percent of its total work force.There's been part of it as she's been 18 years old working her way out overthe past 3 decades. She was paid almost 5 million dollar last year as anexecutive focused on design engineering quality. A car researcher official sayschoosing a female CEO is a smart idea because most car buying decision in theUS are made by woman. GM's been profitable for several years, but hasaggressive competition in the US and challenges selling cars in Europe.

1 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

2 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

5 enlisted   

adj.应募入伍的v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
• He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

7 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

8 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

9 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

10 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

11 presidencies   

n.总统的职位( presidency的名词复数 )；总统的任期

参考例句：

• The Dalai Lama previously visited the island during the presidencies of Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui. 曾经获得诺贝尔和平奖的达赖喇嘛，此前曾在李登辉和陈水扁主政期间访问台湾。 来自互联网

12 sarcasm   

n.讥讽，讽刺，嘲弄，反话 （adj.sarcastic）

参考例句：

• His sarcasm hurt her feelings.他的讽刺伤害了她的感情。
• She was given to using bitter sarcasm.她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。

13 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。

14 juggle   

v.变戏法，纂改，欺骗，同时做；n.玩杂耍，纂改，花招

参考例句：

• If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚，你可要遇到麻烦了。
• She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。

15 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。