世界名人简介 第28期:克里斯汀·阿曼普

 Christiane Amanpour is one of the world’s most successful international news reporters. She was born in London in 1958 to an Iranian father and British mother. She attended exclusive schools in England before moving to the USA to study journalism¹. She graduated in 1983 and landed a job with CNN in their Atlanta headquarters. She speaks fluent English, Persian and French.

克里斯汀·阿曼普是全球最为成功的国际新闻记者。1958年，阿曼普出生于伦敦，爸爸是伊朗人，母亲是英国人。他就读于英格兰的一所贵族学校，之后转战美国学习新闻。1983年毕业之后，她在总部位于亚特兰大的美国有线电视新闻网开始了自己的事业。她能够说一口流利的英语、法语和波斯语。

In 1989, Amanpour was posted to Eastern Europe to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse² of communism. She began to earn her reputation as a world-class correspondent with her quality reporting. This was followed by an assignment to cover the Gulf³ War in 1990. She became known for her bravery and her willingness to work in dangerous conflict zones.

1989年，阿曼普被派到东欧报道柏林墙倒塌以及共产主义瓦解事件。她出色的报道让她获得了世界著名记者的荣誉。1990年，她被派报道海湾战争。她对前线报道的意愿和勇敢让她获得名声。

For two decades Amanpour has seen history being made and had exclusive interviews with many of the history makers⁴. She reported from many of the world’s hotspots, including, Afghanistan, the Balkans Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia. She said one of her most memorable⁵ interviews was with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. She has received wide acclaim⁶ and won numerous awards for her work.

在接下来的20年中，阿曼普见证了历史的变更，并对许多历史创造者进行了独家采访。她报道了许多全球热点问题，包括阿富汗、伊拉克巴尔干半岛、伊朗、以色列、巴基斯坦、卢旺达以及索马里。她说最让她印象深刻的采访是对伊朗总统内贾德的采访。她还获得了许多称赞，并拿到过多项荣誉。

In 1998, Christiane married former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin. Their son was born in 2000. In 2007 she was given one of Britain’s top honours by Queen Elizabeth. She lives with her family in New York and is currently posted to CNN’s New York office. She continues to be a cornerstone of CNN’s coverage⁷ of major international news stories.

1998年，克里斯汀与前美国国务卿助理詹姆斯·罗宾结婚。儿子出生于2000年。2007年，英国伊丽莎白女王授予了她英国最高荣誉。目前，她与家人生活在纽约，并在CNN的纽约办公室工作。她仍将担任CNN国际重大新闻事件报道的奠基石。

1.world-class 世界级的

例句：It also takes a lot of resources to train a world-class athlete in any sport.

在任何一项运动上培养一名世界级的体育运动员要花费很多资源。

2.be known for 因…而众所周知

例句：If things continue like this, China will only be known for tea and pandas.

如果事情继续像这样发展，中国将会只因为茶叶和熊猫而为世人所知。

3.exclusive interview 独家采访

例句：Last week, 21st Century sat down for an exclusive interview with Lee in Beijing.

上周，李开复在北京接受了《21世纪英文报》的独家采访。

4.followed by 随后

例句：Undertaking⁸ conditioning and progressive increments⁹ of stress followed by deep restoration we can even expand our capacity for energy.

通过调节和逐渐的增加压力，然后深度恢复之后，我们甚至可以扩大精力的能力。

1 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

6 acclaim   

v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞

参考例句：

• He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
• His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。

7 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

8 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

9 increments   

n.增长( increment的名词复数 )；增量；增额；定期的加薪

参考例句：

• These increments were mixed and looked into the 5.56mm catridge case. 将各种药粒进行混和，装在5．56毫米的弹壳中。 来自辞典例句
• The Rankine scale has scale increments equal to the FahrenheIt'scale. 兰氏温标的温度间距与华氏温标的相同。 来自辞典例句