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a second term（安南寻求连任） |
原文：
Kofi Annan announced on Thursday he would seek a second five-year
term as the secretary-general of the United Nations, saying he wanted
to work for human rights and peace and fight poverty.
Annan, a Ghanaian who turns 63 in April, completes his first five-year
term on December 31. The 15-member Security Council and the 189-member
General Assembly are expected to make a decision after September.
Some 53 African nations have already given him a ringing endorsement.
Immediately after Thursday’s announcement, Annan received praise
from the European Community and US Secretary of State Colin Powell,
whom he will see later on Friday before meeting President George
W. Bush for the first time.
注读：
Kofi Annan announced（宣布） on Thursday he would seek（寻求） a second
five-year term（任期） as the secretary-general（秘书长） of the United Nations（联合国）,
saying he wanted to work for human rights（人权） and peace（和平） and
fight poverty（贫困）.
Annan, a Ghanaian（加纳人） who turns 63 in April, completes his first
five-year term（任期） on December 31. The 15-member Security Council（安理会）
and the 189-member General Assembly（会员大会） are expected（期望） to make
a decision after September. Some 53 African（非洲的） nations have already
given him a ringing（热烈的） endorsement（认可）.
Immediately after Thursday’s announcement, Annan received praise
from the European Community（欧共体） and US Secretary of State（美国国务卿）
Colin Powell, whom he will see later on Friday before meeting President
George W. Bush for the first time.
语言点精解：
Kofi Annan announced on Thursday he would
seek a second five-year term as the secretary-general of the United
Nations1, saying he wanted to work
for human rights and peace and fight poverty2.
Annan, a Ghanaian who turns 63 in April3,
completes his first five-year term on December 31. The 15-member
Security Council and the 189-member General Assembly are expected
to make a decision after September. Some 53 African nations have
already given him a ringing endorsement.
Immediately after Thursday’s announcement, Annan received praise
from the European Community and US Secretary of State Colin Powell,
whom he will see later on Friday before meeting
President George W. Bush for the first time4.
1 此部分为宾语从句。
2 此部分为伴随状语。
3 此部分为同位语。
4 此部分为定语从句。
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