奥巴马将向巴菲特授予总统自由勋章_社会生活

奥巴马将向巴菲特授予总统自由勋章

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2010-11-18 06:55 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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President Barack Obama is to award the US's highest civilian¹ honour to billionaire investor² Warren Buffet³.

奥巴马总统将向亿万富翁沃伦·巴菲特授予美国最高平民奖。

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The White House lauded Mr Buffett's pledge to donate 99% of his net worth to charity

Also named for the Presidential Medal of Freedom were German Chancellor⁵ Angela Merkel, former President George Bush Sr, cellist⁶ Yo-Yo Ma, and others.

The White House cited the honourees' contributions to US interests, to culture and to world peace.

The 15 recipients⁷ will be presented with their awards at the White House next year.

In a statement on Wednesday, the White House said the following would receive the medal:
Democratic Congressman⁸ John Lewis, a veteran civil rights leader and one-time associate of Martin Luther King;
Environmental activist⁹ and lawyer John Adams;
Artist Jasper Johns;
Holocaust¹⁰ survivor¹¹ Gerda Weissmann Klein;
Dr Tom Little (posthumously), who was executed by the Taliban in August while on an aid mission;
Civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez;
Baseball great Stan Musial;
Bill Russell, the first black coach in the US National Basketball Association;
Former ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith, sister to late President John Kennedy;
Longtime labour leader John Sweeney.

Those given the award by former President George Bush included former CIA Director George Tenet, L Paul Bremer, the top civil administrator¹² in Iraq in charge of the early Iraq reconstruction¹³; Nelson Mandela and legendary¹⁴ boxer¹⁵ Muhammad Ali.

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1 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 investor
n.投资者，投资人
参考例句：
My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。 The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

3 buffet
n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台
参考例句：
Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？ Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

4 lauded
v.称赞，赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。来自辞典例句 The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。来自辞典例句

5 chancellor
n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
参考例句：
They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。 He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

6 cellist
n.大提琴手
参考例句：
The cellist's bowing was very sensitive . 那位大提琴手的弓法十分细腻。来自辞典例句 World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded The Silk Road Project in 1998. 世界闻名的大提琴家马友友于1998年创建了丝路工程。来自互联网

7 recipients
adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器
参考例句：
The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。来自《简明英汉词典》 The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

9 activist
n.活动分子，积极分子
参考例句：
He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。 He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

10 holocaust
n.大破坏；大屠杀
参考例句：
The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。 Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

11 survivor
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
参考例句：
The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。 There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

12 administrator
n.经营管理者，行政官员
参考例句：
The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。 He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

13 reconstruction
n.重建，再现，复原
参考例句：
The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。 In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

14 legendary
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。 Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

15 boxer
n.制箱者，拳击手
参考例句：
The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。 He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

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