新奇事件簿 巴基斯坦新任总理的承诺

The new prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has made many promises to change his country. Mr Khan gave a speech on television on Sunday just one day after being sworn in as Pakistan's new leader. He spoke¹ about improving his country's international image. In his speech, Khan vowed² to improve relations with Pakistan's neighbours India and Afghanistan. He also said he would work on repairing ties with the United States. Relations between Pakistan and the USA have worsened in the past few years because the USA accused Pakistan of helping³ terrorists. Khan also promised to create millions of jobs, reform health and education, help the poor, develop opportunities for young people and fight corruption⁴.

巴基斯坦新任总理伊姆兰·汗做出许多承诺要改变这个国家。周天，汗在电视台发表演讲，此时距离他宣誓就职巴基斯坦新任领导人仅隔一天。他提到要提升国家的国际形象。在演讲中，汗立誓要改善巴基斯坦与邻国印度和阿富汗的关系。他还表示他将致力于修复与美国的联系。在过去几年中，由于美国指控巴基斯坦帮助恐怖分子，巴基斯坦和美国的关系不断恶化。汗还承诺要创造工作机会、改革健康和教育、帮助贫困人群、为年轻人创造机遇并打击腐败。

Imran Khan, 65, is a hugely popular figure in Pakistan. He is greatly loved for being one of his country's greatest ever cricketers. He made his international debut⁵ at the age of 18 and went on to captain Pakistan to the country's only Cricket World Cup victory, in 1992. Khan retired⁶ from cricket that same year. In April 1996, he entered politics and founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. This is the Pakistan Movement for Justice. He won a seat in Pakistan's National Assembly in October 2002. In the 2013 elections, his party won the second largest number of votes, making Khan a powerful politician and possible future leader. His party won the largest number of seats in last month's election.

现年65岁的伊姆兰·汗是巴基斯坦的知名大人物。他是该国最伟大的板球队员之一，因此受大家爱戴。他第一次登上国际舞台是在18岁，进而成为巴基斯坦板球队队长，并于1992年为巴基斯坦赢得唯一一次世界杯板球赛冠军。同年，伊姆兰退役。1996年4月，他进入政界并成立了巴基斯坦正义运动党。即巴基斯坦正义运动。2002年10月，他在巴基斯坦国民大会中获得席位。在2013年选举中，他所在的政党获得票数位列第二，这使得汗成为一名有权势的政客并有可能成为未来的领导人。他所在的政党在上个月的选举中获得了最多席位。

1 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。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

6 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。