IMF Chief Resigns to Accept Nomination for German Presidency

IMF Chief Resigns to Accept Nomination¹ for German Presidency²

 

Barry Wood

 

Horst Koehler, who for four years has headed the Washington-based International Monetary³ Fund, Thursday resigned to accept the nomination to be president of Germany.

 

At a hastily arranged news conference at IMF headquarters, Mr. Koehler announced his decision.

 

"I want to tell you that I'm deeply honored to be nominated for the office of federal president of Germany. I accepted this nomination today. And according to the rules of the IMF, I have to resign immediately with the acceptance of this nomination. So I resigned today."

 

Mr. Koehler will be succeeded temporarily by his American deputy, university economist⁴ Anne Krueger.

 

Analysts⁵ say that Mr. Koehler probably could not resist the honor of becoming the government's nominee⁶ for state president, even though the position is largely ceremonial.

 

The 61-year-old Mr. Koehler succeeded Michel Camdessus as IMF managing director in May 2000. The German government waged a tenacious⁷ effort to secure Mr. Koehler's selection. His resignation is certain to touch off a fierce but gentlemanly succession struggle. By tradition, the 184-member nation IMF is headed by a European while its sister institution, the much larger but less powerful World Bank, is headed by an American.

 

At his farewell news conference, Mr. Koehler said he takes pride that the IMF became what he termed "a better listener" under his leadership.

 

When asked what unfinished business he is leaving behind, Mr. Koehler mentioned the financial problems facing Argentina. But he said he is cautiously optimistic that the South American country will regain⁸ economic health and that, despite halting debt repayments⁹, it will reestablish good relations with foreign commercial banks.

 

注释：

Horst Koehler  霍斯特·克勒，国际货币基金组织前任总裁

International Monetary Fund  （IMF）国际货币基金组织

nomination [nCmi5neiFEn] n. 任命

hastily [5heistili] adv. 急速地，迅速的

temporarily [5tempErErili] adv. 临时

nominee [nCmi5ni:] n. 被提名的人

ceremonial [7seri5mEunjEl] adj. 正式的

tenacious [ti5neiFEs] adj. 顽强的

touch off  触发，激起

World Bank  世界银行

cautiously [5kC:FEsli] adv. 慎重地

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

4 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

6 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

7 tenacious   

adj.顽强的，固执的，记忆力强的，粘的

参考例句：

• We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
• We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。

8 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

9 repayments   

偿还，报答，偿付的钱物( repayment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The repayments of the loan are spread over 10 years. 贷款可在十年内分期偿还。
• The repayments of the loan are spread over 25 years. 这笔贷款分摊二十五年偿还。