VOA今日美国2023 美国第一夫人访问法国宣布美国重新加入联合国教科文组织

Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, is in Paris this week to announce her country's return to UNESCO.

美国第一夫人吉尔·拜登本周在巴黎宣布美国重返联合国教科文组织。

UNESCO is the educational, cultural and scientific organization of the United Nations.

联合国教科文组织是联合国的教育、文化和科学组织。

Biden flew overnight and arrived with her daughter, Ashley, early on Monday to be there for Tuesday's ceremony.

拜登连夜乘飞机飞往巴黎，于周一早上与女儿艾什莉抵达那里，参加周二的仪式。

They will see the American flag raised to mark the U.S. return to UNESCO after five years.

她们将会看到美国国旗升起，这标志着美国在五年后重返联合国教科文组织。

UNESCO is the organization that designates World Heritage sites – noting they should be marked for eternal preservation¹.

联合国教科文组织是指定世界遗产的组织，即指出它们应该被标记为永久保护。

Eternal means something that lasts forever.

Eternal的意思是永远存在的东西。

The organization also works to create collaboration² among nations in education, science and culture.

该组织还致力于促进各国在教育、科学和文化领域进行相互合作。

UNESCO recently denounced attacks by Russia on Ukraine that have damaged historical places, such as a church in Odesa.

联合国教科文组织最近谴责了俄罗斯对乌克兰发动的袭击行动，这些袭击行动破坏了历史遗迹，比如敖德萨的一座教堂。

The organization noted⁴ Russia had earlier agreed to limit attacks to prevent damage on such places.

该组织指出，俄罗斯早些时候同意限制袭击行动，以防止对这些地方造成破坏。

The Bidens will return to the U.S. on Wednesday, but they plan to visit the famous Mont-Saint-Michel before they leave.

拜登母女将于周三返回美国，但他们计划在离开之前参观著名的圣米歇尔山。

The place is a world heritage site in Normandy, in northern France.

这个地方是法国北部诺曼底的一处世界遗产。

Jill Biden will also meet with Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron.

吉尔·拜登还将会见法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙的夫人布丽吉特·马克龙。

Spokespeople from the administration of President Joe Biden said rejoining UNESCO was part of the president's goal to strengthen partnerships⁵ around the world.

美国总统乔·拜登政府的发言人表示，重新加入联合国教科文组织是总统加强全球伙伴关系目标的一部分。

The administration also said it shows America's interest in being a U.N. leader.

拜登政府还表示，这表明了美国有兴趣成为联合国的领导者。

Others said Jill Biden was the right person to take part in Tuesday's event because of her experience as a teacher and college professor.

其他人表示，吉尔·拜登是参加周二活动的合适人选，因为她有担任教师和大学教授的经历。

Elizabeth Alexander is a spokesperson for Biden.

伊丽莎白·亚历山大是拜登的发言人。

She said the first lady is "honored to help celebrate this important milestone⁶."

她说，第一夫人“很荣幸能帮助庆祝这一重要的里程碑”。

The U.S. left UNESCO in 2018 during President Donald Trump's time in office.

美国于2018年唐纳德·特朗普总统在任期间退出了联合国教科文组织。

Trump's administration was protesting what it called unfair treatment of Israel by UNESCO.

特朗普政府当时抗议联合国教科文组织对以色列的不公平待遇。

UNESCO voted earlier in July to approve the United States' readmission to the group.

联合国教科文组织在7月初投票批准美国重新加入该组织。

As part of rejoining UNESCO, the U.S. will pay more than $600 million over a number of coming years.

作为重新加入联合国教科文组织的一部分，美国将在未来几年支付6亿多美元。

That amount includes what the U.S. would have paid had it been a member since 2018.

这一金额包括若美国自2018年以来成为该组织成员所需要支付的费用。

Clubs, labor³ groups and other organizations call these amounts dues.

俱乐部、劳工组织和其他组织称这些钱为会费。

The U.S. also withdrew from UNESCO in the 1980s during Ronald Reagan's presidency⁷.

20世纪80年代，在罗纳德·里根担任总统期间，美国也退出了联合国教科文组织。

It rejoined the group in 2003 under President George W. Bush.

2003年，在乔治·沃克·布什总统的领导下，美国重新加入该组织。

Bush's wife, Laura, announced the move at a UNESCO meeting that year.

当年，布什的妻子劳拉在联合国教科文组织的一次会议上宣布了美国重新加入联合国教科文组织。

I'm Dan Friedell.

丹·弗里德尔为您播报。

1 preservation   

n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持

参考例句：

• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
• The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。

2 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

6 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

7 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。