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中英文本
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) became President of Liberia in 2005. She was Africa's first ever elected female head of state. She has the nickname “Iron Lady” because of her iron will and determination. She also actively campaigns for women’s rights. Before taking office as president, she worked for the World Bank and was vice president of Citibank Africa.
埃伦·约翰逊·瑟利夫(出生于1938年)于2005年当选利比里亚总统
Johnson Sirleaf went to the top schools in the Liberian capital Monrovia. She was a very bright and diligent student. Her family moved to the USA, where she got her Bachelor’s degree in accounting. She had a head for figures. In 1971, she graduated from Harvard University with a Master’s in Public Administration. She was now equipped to help her poor country.
约翰逊·瑟利夫曾就读于利比里亚首都蒙罗维亚的顶级学府
Ellen returned to Liberia and worked hard in several government positions and soon became Assistant Minister of Finance. In 1980, a coup forced Johnson Sirleaf into exile in Kenya. She returned home to run for the Senate in 1985. However, when she spoke out against the military regime, she was put in prison. After her release, she fled to America.
埃伦回到了利比里亚,并在多个政府职位上努力工作,不久她就成为了财政助理部长
She returned to Liberia in 1997 to run in the presidential election. She got only 10% of the votes. She continued to play an active role in politics. She contested the 2005 elections and beat her rival, the soccer player George Weah. She wants Liberia to “become a brilliant beacon, an example to Africa and the world of what love of liberty can achieve”.
1997年,她回国竞选总统
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重点讲解
1.presidential election 总统选举
例句:CNN televised the presidential election to the world.
美国有线电视向全球转播总统竞选
。2.top school 顶尖学校
例句:Also, top school administrators all drive very fancy cars, yet it’s widely known that their salaries could not possibly permit them to buy such vehicles.
同时,许多顶尖学校的校领导都会开豪车,尽管大家都知道他们的薪水根本不可能允许他们购买和养护这些车
。3.Public Administration 公共行政
例句:He also worked in the private sector but for the most part of his career he has worked in public administration.
他也在私立部门工作过,但在他职业生涯的大部分中,他从事公共行政管理工作
。4.military regime 军事政权
例句:In 1974, the president of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, was deposed in a coup orchestrated by the Greek military regime.
1974年,当时的塞浦路斯总统马卡里奥斯大主教被希腊军事政权策动的政变推翻
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