英语笔译实务 3级配套训练 第十单元 英译汉(二) Ban Ki-moon Stepped on the Stage.doc

笔译实务 3级配套训练 第十单元 英译汉（二）英语笔译实务 3级配套训练 第十单元 英译汉（二）Ban Ki-moon Stepped on the StageOn January 1 Ban ki-moon, the new secretary-general, moved into the office on the 38th floor of United Nations headquarters in New York. Most of the talk has focused on whether it is appropriate that the worlds regions should “take turns” in holding such a key post. But the more important issue is what consequences will flow from having an Asian in the top job at the precise moment that Asia emerges into the geopolitical sun.A certain historical distance has always existed between the Asian region and the international organization. Most of New Yorks energy is consumed by the Middle East and Africa, not Asia. The UN is Atlanticist in structure and sometimes in orientation.There have been several signs in recent years, however, of a quickening of interactions between the UN and Asia. First, the end of the cold war broke the superpower deadlock in the Security Council, conjured up new confidence about the organizations place in international relations and was followed by the establishment of two of the UNs largest and most complex peace operations, in Cambodia and East Timor.Second, the emergence of new and interconnected security threats in the region, including infectious diseases, resource scarcity, environmental catastrophes such as the 2004 tsunami, trafficking in drugs and people, and state failure, has demonstrated the advantages of international cooperation. As these threats escalate, so will the work of the UN and its agencies.Third, as the focus of international power moves towards them, Asian states are stepping up their engagement with the world body. The top five contributors of peacekeeping personnel are all from the UNs Asian regional group. Both Japan and India remain intent on permanent membership of the Security Council. Most striking of all is Chinas increasingly practical behavior in New York. China was once poorly represented, defensive in the Council and uninterested in peacekeeping: now it is ably represented, confident and skillful in the chamber and before the media, and deploys more peacekeeping personnel than any other permanent member.This is the stage onto which Mr. Ban stepped. 课文词汇Ban Ki-moon潘基文Atlanticist大西洋主义的deadlock僵局Cambodia柬埔寨East Timor东帝汶infectious传染的catastrophe大灾难tsunami海啸escalate升级deploy部署 参考译文潘基文登台亮相一月一日，新秘书长潘基文搬进纽约联合国总部大楼38层的办公室。由全球不同地区的人士轮流担任这一要职，这种做法是否合适已经成为多数人议论的焦点。但是，更重要的问题是，值此亚洲正在成为地缘政治中心的时刻，让一个亚洲人担任联合国最高职位会出现什么样的后果？亚洲地区和联合国（这个国际组织）之间总存在某种历史距离。（位于纽约的）联合国的大部分精力都放在中东和非洲，而不是亚洲。联合国在结构上，有时甚至在取向上，是大西洋主义的。然而，近几年来有些迹象表明，联合国与亚洲的联系在加速。第一个迹象是，冷战的结束打破了安理会内部超级大国间的僵局，人们对联合国在国际关系中的地位重拾信心，随后联合国在柬埔寨和东帝汶实施了两次规模最大和最复杂的维和行动。第二个迹象是，亚洲地区出现的各种新的安全威胁（包括传染性疾病、资源匮乏、环境灾难（如2004年的海啸、贩卖毒品、非法移民以及国家崩溃）不是孤立的，这已经显示出国际合作的好处。随着这些威胁的不断升级，联合国及其机构的工作也将不断升级。第三个迹象是，随着国际力量的重心向联合国机构转移，亚洲国家正在积极参与联合国的行动。提供维和人员最多的五个国家都来自联合国亚洲成员国。日本和印度都一