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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the challenges facing the world today require dialogue and collective action. He lists the main issues, as he sees them."You have international terrorism, abject poverty, sanitations, pandemic diseases, and most importantly these days, climate change issues."
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the challenges facing the world today require dialogue and collective action. He lists the main issues, as he sees them.“You have international terrorism, abject poverty,sanitations, pandemic diseases and most importantly these days,climate change issues. ”
联合国秘书长潘基文称今日世界面临着许多挑战，这就要求对话和集体行动。他列出了他认为的主要问题，“国际恐怖主义，贫困，流行传染病，最近的重要问题是气候变化问题。”
Ban, who addressed San Francisco's World Affairs Council Thursday, said global warming will be a U.N. priority during his tenure. He says the United States, the leading emitter of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which contribute to global warming, can play a pivotal role in solving the problem.
Ban,who addressed San Francisco’s World Affairs Council Thursday said global warming will be a U.N. priority during his tenure. He says the United States, the leading emitter of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which contribute to global warming, can play a pivotal role in solving the problem.
潘周四在旧金山世界事务理事会演讲时说全球变暖问题将是在他任期内的首要任务。他说温室气体如二氧化碳可以加速全球变暖，而美国正是这种气体的首要排放者，潘认为美国可以在解决该问题上扮演关键角色。。
"The United States is the largest emitter, but what is fortunate is that the United States is the biggest technological innovator."
“The United States is the largest emitter but what is fortunate is that the United States is the biggest technological innovator. ”
美国是最大的排放国，但是幸运的是美国也是最大的技术创新国。
Ban is the former South Korean foreign minister, and he has been at the helm of the United Nations for just seven months. He says the world body is under-appreciated in the United States, and he cites a poll in which two-thirds of Americans said they believe the United Nations is doing a poor job.
Ban is the former South Korean foreiner minister, and he has been at the helm of the United Nations for just seven months. He says the world body is under-appreciated in the United States,and he cites a poll in which two-thirds of Americans said they believe the United Nations is doing a poor job.
潘是前韩国外交部长，他执掌联合国只有七个月。他说该世界机构在美国被低估了。他引用了一个民调，民调显示三分之二的美国人认为联合国工作干得很糟。
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the challenges facing the world today require dialogue and collectiveaction.
联合国秘书长潘基文称今日世界面临着许多挑战，这就要求对话和集体行动。
collective
adj of, by or relating to a group or society as a whole; joint; shared
集体的
;
整个社会的
;
共同的
;
共有的
:
* collective action, effort, guilt, responsibility, wisdom
集体的行动、努力、罪责、责任、智慧
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He lists the main issues, as he sees them.“You have international terrorism, abject poverty,sanitations, pandemic diseases and most importantly these days,climate change issues. ”
他列出了他认为的主要问题，“国际恐怖主义，贫困，卫生设施，流行传染病，最近的重要问题是气候变化问题。”
abject
(of conditions) wretched; hopeless
（指境况）凄惨的
,
绝望的
:
* living in abject poverty/misery
过着极穷困
[
悲惨
]
的生活
.
sanitation
systems that protect people's health, esp those that dispose efficiently of sewage
卫生系统或设备（尤指下水道设备）
pandemic
adj disease occurring over a whole country or the whole world
全国或全世界流行的（疾病）
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He says the world body is under-appreciated in the United States,and he cites a poll in which two-thirds of Americans said they believe the United Nations is doing a poor job.
他说该世界机构在美国被低估了。他引用了一个民调，民调显示三分之二的美国人认为联合国工作干得很糟。
cite
(a) speak or write (words taken from a passage, a book, an author, etc); quote
引用
;
引述
:
* She cited a verse from a poem by Keats.
她引述济慈诗中的词句
.
(b) mention (sth) as an example or to support an argument; refer to
引证（某事物）（为例或以支持一论点）
:
* She cited the high unemployment figures as evidence of the failure of government policy.
她引证庞大的失业数字以证明政府政策的失误
.