2007年VOA标准英语-President Bush Nominates Robert Zoellick to Hea

By Scott Stearns
White House
30 May 2007

President Bush says he wants former U.S. trade representative Robert Zoellick to head the World Bank. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Zoellick would replace Paul Wolfowitz, who steps down next month following a scandal over a pay raise for his girlfriend.

President Bush says Ambassador Zoellick has all the right qualities to head the World Bank.

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President Bush announces nomination of Robert Zoellick as new World Bank President, 30 May 2007

"He is a committed internationalist. He has earned the trust and support of leaders from every region of the world," said Mr. Bush. "He is deeply devoted² to the mission of the World Bank. He wants to help struggling nations defeat poverty, to grow their economies, and offer their people the hope of a better life."

The 53-year-old lawyer is currently a top executive at the New York investment firm Goldman Sachs. As deputy secretary of state in 2005 and 2006, Zoellick focused on ending violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.

Speaking alongside President Bush after Wednesday's announcement, Zoellick said the World Bank has a vital mission to overcome poverty and despair through sustainable growth and opportunity.

"In recent years, some developing countries have achieved access to finance and have boosted growth to impressive levels," he said. "But too many lands, particularly in Africa, are denied opportunity because of disease, weak health care, and child mortality, hunger and poor agricultural infrastructure³, lack of good schools, discrimination against girls and women, unsound governance and corruption⁴, the want of property rights and the rule of law and endangered environment, and impediments to business, investment, economic liberty, entrepreneurs, trade, and a thriving free-market economy."

Zoellick was the U.S. trade representative from 2001 to 2005 and helped launch the Doha round of world trade talks. He worked on free trade agreements with Singapore, Chile, Australia, and Morocco and oversaw⁵ trade talks with five nations of Central America and the Dominican Republic, as well as Bahrain, Jordan, Vietnam, Panama, Thailand, and the Southern African Customs Union.

Zoellick follows outgoing Bank chief Wolfowitz who is being forced to step down next month, two years into his five-year term. Bank employees and many European contributors complained about Wolfowitz's management style and his role in securing a sizeable pay raise for his girlfriend.

Following the Wolfowitz scandal, executive directors of the Bank issued a statement saying the essential qualities of the next leader include a proven track record of leadership and political objectivity and independence.

Paul Wolfowitz, 09 May 2007

Zoellick did not mention Wolfowitz by name but said the World Bank has passed through a difficult time for all involved. He said there are frustrations⁶, anxieties and tensions about the past that may inhibit⁷ the future, but he vowed⁸ to put the discord⁹ behind. He said the Bank's best days are still to come.

The United States is the World Bank's largest donor¹⁰, and the American president has chosen its chief since the 185-member group was founded following the Second World War. European nations, in turn, choose the head of the International Monetary¹¹ Fund. Zoellick's nomination must now be approved by the World Bank's 24-member board of governors.

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

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 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

6 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

7 inhibit   

vt.阻止，妨碍，抑制

参考例句：

• Don't let ego and greed inhibit clear thinking and hard work.不要让自我和贪婪妨碍清晰的思维和刻苦的工作。
• They passed a law to inhibit people from parking in the street.他们通过一项法令以阻止人们在街上停车。

8 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。

9 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

10 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

11 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。