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中央9英语新闻视频

中央9英语新闻视频

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新闻英语9

SecurityCouncilEndorsesBanforSecondTermasUNChief

TheU.N.SecurityCouncilhasendorsedSecretary-GeneralBanKi-moonforasecondfive-yeartermasU.N.chief.TheSouthKoreandiplomatfacesnoothercandidatesandislikelytosailtoreappointmentintheU.N.GeneralAssemblyne_tweek.

TheU.N.?

smostpowerfulorganheldcloseddoorconsultationsonBan?

sreappointmentThursdayandthenendorsedhissecondtermFridaybyacclamationinanotherprivatemeeting.HadanyofthefivepermanentmembersofthecouncilvetoedrecommendingBansreappointmenthewouldnothavebeeneligibleforanotherterm.

Afterthemeeting,thepresidentoftheU.N.SecurityCouncilforJune,GaboneseAmbassadorNelsonMessone,readacommuniquéfromthe_-membercouncil.

TheSecurityCouncil,havingconsideredthequestionoftherecommendationfortheappointmentofthesecretary-generaloftheUnitedNations,recommendstotheGeneralAssemblythatMr.BanKi-moonbeappointedsecretary-generaloftheUnitedNationsforasecondtermofofficefrom1January_to31December_,〞hesaid.

SpeakingfromthecapitalofBrazil,whereheisonaLatinAmericantour,BansaidhewasdeeplyhonoredbytheSecurityCouncilsvote.

OnTuesday,the_2-memberGeneralAssemblyise_pectedtoreconfirmBaninaresolutionalsotobeadoptedbyacclamation.

UndertheU.N.Charter,thepostofsecretary-generalisrotatedregionallyandiscurrentlyheldbyAsia.

Ban,now67,movedfrombeingSouthKorea?

sforeignministertoU.N.chiefinJanuary_.Duringhistenurehehasmadeclimatechange,disarmament,genderinequality,andpeaceandsecurityamonghistoppriorities.

Hehasbeenanear-constanttraveler,personallye_tendingU.N.andinternationalsupporttocountriesincrisesfromnaturaldisasterstoarmedconflict.

Ban?

scriticssayhehasnotbeenasoutspokenasheshouldbeonissuessuchashumanrightsandcomplainthathis〝quietdiplomacy〞hasfailedinreigningintheworld?

sdictatorsanddespots.

AsSpaceShuttleProgramNearsEnd,SoDoJobs

AscrewmembersoftheupcomingNASAspaceshuttlemissionprepareforthefinalflightoftheshuttleprogram,theysaytheyareinspiredbyNASAsaccomplishments,butalsoabouttheretirementoftheshuttlefleetandlay-offsamongtheNASAcommunity.

Totheuninitiated,itmightsoundlikepeoplespeakingincode-orgibberish-butthatisthesoundofastronautsandmissioncontrollersinHoustoncommunicatingduringanascentsimulationaheadofne_tmonthslaunchofthespaceshuttleAtlantis.

AstronautChrisFerguson,commanderoftheupcomingAtlantismission,toldreportersattheJohnsonSpaceCenterinHoustonthatwhiletheastronautsarein

space,theirlivesareinthehandsofthoseontheground.

Wecountonthoseguystogetusthrough,saidFerguson.

MembersoftheAtlantiscrewsaythatwhiletheirmissionisattheforefrontoftheirthoughts,thefactthatthisisthefinalshuttleflightisinthebackoftheirminds.

Itmeanssayinggood-byetotheshuttles-andgood-byetocontractworkerswhohavelongworkedontheshuttlesatbothKennedyandJohnsonSpaceCenters.Again,CommanderFerguson:

Itsapivotaltimeforthemintheirlives,hesaid.Theywanttoseetheshuttleprogramthroughassafelyandassuccessfullyasthemissionsthatprecededit,butatthesametime,theyhaveotherfactorsontheirmindsaswell.

Otherfactors,Fergusonsaid,suchaswhattheyaregoingtodowhenAtlantisreturnstoEarthandtheshuttleprogramends.

NASAreliesheavilyoncontractorsforitsshuttleprogram.Accordingtofiguresprovidedbythespaceagency,asoflastmonth,fiveoutofeverysi_peopleworkingontheshuttleprogramwerecontractors.

Oncethismissionisover,NASAs1,1_full-timeemployeesdedicatedtotheshuttleprogramwillbeabsorbedintootherNASAdivisions-butthousandsofcontractorsarenotguaranteedworkattheU.S.spaceagency.

Muchofthecontractworkhasalreadydriedup.Duringthepastfiveyears,thenumberofcontractorsworkingontheshuttleprogramdroppedfrom_,_0toabout5,_0.ThatfigurewilldeclineevenfurtheronceAtlantisreturns.

AstronautSandraMagnus,oneofthefourmembersoftheAtlantiscrew,saidtheprogramsendhasnothithercompletely,butinsteadinbitsandpieces.ShetoldreportersaboutatriptotheKennedySpaceCenterinFloridainApriltolookattheorbiterandreviewthehardwarewiththegroundteam.

Andthedayafterwehadthistest,abouthalftheteamwewereworkingwithwasgoingtobeletgo,saidMagnus.Thatwastheirlastday.Andthatwasreally,forme,thefirsttimeitbecame,IguessIbecameemotionalaboutit,becauseitwasjustso...Itwasverysad,butitwasalsoveryinspiring.

Magnussaidshewasstruckbythededicationoftheworkforce.

Eventhoughtheywereleavingajobthattheyhadfordecades,theywerestillverye_citedaboutbeingapartofthespaceprogram,andtheywereverydeterminedthattheyweregoingtogiveusAtlantisinthebestshapeitcouldbein,shesaid.

NASAisendingthe30-year-oldshuttleprogramtofocusoncreatingspacecraftthatcangotoasteroidsorMars.

Atlantis,thefinalshuttletolaunch,issettoliftoffJuly8.

FoodPricesTopG-_FarmMinistersMeetingAgenda

Highfoodpriceshavepushedanestimated44millionmorepeopleintopovertyinthepastyear,accordingtotheWorldBank.FrancesaystamingfoodpricevolatilityisoneofitsmajorgoalsascurrentheadoftheGroupof_leadingandemergingeconomies.

Forthefirsttime,G-_agricultureministerswillmeetinParisfromJune_-23.Thereasonsandremediesfortoday?

svolatilefoodpricesarecomple_,saysFrenchAgricultureMinisterBrunoLeMaire,andfindingconsensusamongtheG_membershasbeenachallenge.IthinkatthebeginningofthenegotiationIwasquitepessimistic,hesaid.

Fore_ample,therearecontentiousdebatesovertheroleofpricespeculationinthecommoditymarkets.Investorshavepouredbillionsofdollarsintothesemarketsinjustthepastfewyears.Criticssaythatisfuelingsharpspikesinprices.LeMairesaysthatwhiletheinvestorsprofit,thedevelopingworldfeelsthepain.Nobodycanaccepttohavespeculationonthepoorestcountriesintheworld,onthepoorestpeopleintheworld,LeMaireadded.

Franceisleadingcallsformoreregulationsoncommoditytrading.

Butmanyeconomistsarenotconvincedthatwouldhelp.Theysaytheevidencedoesnotprovethecasethatthefloodofnewinvestmentmoneyisreallybehindthepricespikes.

LeMairesaysthishasbeenoneofthemostdifficultareasofdiscussion.Butheishopefultheagricultureministerscanfindcommonground.〝After_monthsofnegotiation,IreallythinkthataconsensusamongG-_membersisnotoutofreach,〞hesaid.

LeMairesayshewouldalsoliketoseeG-_membersreachaconsensustoopposee_portbansinresponsetocrises.Russiasuspendeditswheate_portslastsummerafteraseriousdroughtcutitsharvestbyathird.AlthoughthemovewasintendedtoprotectRussia?

sownfoodsupplies,itwaswidelycondemnedforcontributingtothisyear?

srun-upinwheatprices.

ShenggenFan,headoftheInternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstitute,sayshedoesnote_pecttheG-_topledgetokeepmarketsopen.〝Ithinkprobablywewillnotreachcertainagreement.Butmaybesomelanguagewillbethere.Countriesshouldbediscouragedtousee_portbanstosafeguardtheirowndomesticfoodsecurity.Bydoingthattheywillstarvetheirneighbors,〞Fansaid.

Fansaystheremaybeanagreementtoe_empthumanitarianfoodsuppliesfromaban,butnotmuchmore.

Oneofthebiggestandmostcontroversialissuesinthefoodsecuritydebatethatwilllikelynotbeaddressedistheroleofbiofuels.NationalpoliciesintheUnitedStates,EuropeandBrazilsupporttheuseoffoodcropstoproducefuel.Fanisoneofmanycritics.〝Weknowthatbiofuelhasbeenamajorcauseof[the]lasttworoundsoffoodpriceincreases.So,wedoneedtotakeurgentactionstopreventfurthere_pansionofbiofuelproduction,〞Fansaid.

Buttheseindustrieshavestrongdomesticpoliticalsupport,andFrancedidnotincludebiofuelsontheagendafortheParismeeting.

Onthepositiveside,analystssaytheG-_ministersmightagreetosetupanemergencygrainreservethatcanprovidefoodsuppliesinhumanitariancrises.

Andtheremaybeanotherfinancialcommitmenttohelpdeveloping-worldfarmersbecomemoreproductive.G8leaderspledged$_billionforthispurposeinL?

Aquila,Italy,in_.

Bute_pertsestimatethatonlyaboutaquarterofthatmoneyhasbeendeliveredsofar,andbudgetsaree_tremelytightinmanyG-_countries.CharlotteHebebrandoftheInternationalFoodandAgriculturalTradePolicyCouncilsayswealthycountriesshouldbreakthehabitofover-promisingandunder-delivering.

〝Ithinkcountriesaregoingtolosecredibilitywhentheseambitiouspledgesareannouncedtogreatfanfareandthentheyarenotimplemented,〞Hebebrandsaid.

Onsomelevels,e_pertssaywhatismostsignificantabouttheG-_agricultureministersmeetingisthatitishappeningatall.Agriculturehasbeenaneglectedissueforyears,whichispartofthereasonforthecurrentcrisis.Thene_tchallengeforthefarmministers,theysay,istoconvincetheirbossestokeepfoodsecurityhighontheagenda.

GermanauthoritydetectsfirsthumanspreadingE.coli

BERLIN,June_（_inhua）--GermanauthoritysaidonFridayfirstcaseofhumanspreadingdeadlyE.coliisdetected,asdeathtollincreasesto39worldwide.AwomanworkinginakitchenofacateringcompanywasinfectedbyE.colifromsprouts,thoughshedid