穆罕默德·尤努斯/MuhaadYun
穆罕默德·尤努斯(1940—),孟加拉穷人银行家、经济学家、格拉明银行(又称孟加拉乡村银行)创始人。曾留学美国,获得经济学硕士和博士学位。回国后执教于吉大港大学,创办格拉明银行。该银行开创和发展了“微额贷款”的服务,专门提供给因贫穷而无法获得传统银行贷款的创业者,因此使数百万人受益,为消除世界贫困做出了重要贡献。
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1.nfront[k?n?fr?nt]v.遭遇;比较;面对
2.ext[?k?st??k??n]n.消灭;消失;废止
3.fe[f?:d?]v.伪造;做锻工;锻造
4.[k?n?si:t]n.自负;狂妄;幻想
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Sotis,withoutwarng,thefutureknocksonourdoorwithaprecioandpafulvisionofwhatightbe.Onehundredaeenyearsago,awealthyventorreadhisownobituary,istakenlypublishedyearsbeforehisdeath.Wronglybelievgtheventorhadjtdied,aneerprtedaharshjudgntofhislife,swork,unfairlybelghi“TheMertofDeath”becaeofhisvention—dynaite.Shakenbythision,theventoradeafatefulchoicetoservethecaeofpeace.
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Sevenyearsagotoorrow,Ireadyownpoliticalobituaryajudgntthatseedtoharshandistaken—ifnotpreature.Butthatunweleverdictalshtaprecioifpafulgift:anopportunitytosearchforfreshnewwaystoserveypurpose.
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We,thehuanspecies,arenfrontgaparyergency—athreattothesurvivalofourcivilizationthatisgathergooaructivepotentialevenaswegatherhere.Butthereishopefulnewsaswell:Wehavetheabilitytosolvethiscrisisandavoidtheworst—thoughnotallofitsnsequences,ifweactboldly,decisivelyandquickly.
Sotoday,wedupedanotherseventyilliontonsofglobal-oltiontothethshellofatospheresurroundgourp,asifitwereanopensewer.Andtoorroilldupaslightlyrgeraount,withthecuutiverationsnoreandoreheatfrothesun.Asaresult,theearthhasafever.Andthefeverisrisg.Theexpertshavetolditisnotapassgafflithatwillhealbyitself.Weaskedforasendopion.Andathird.Andafourth.Andthensistentedwithcreasgar,isthatsothgbasiciswrong.
Ifewonths,ithasbeenharderandhardertoisterpretthesignsthatourworldisspngoutofkilter.MajorcitiesNorthandSouthArica,AsiaandAtraliaarenearlyoutofwaterduetoassivedroughtsandltggciers.Desperatefarrsarelosgtheirlivelihoods.PeoplesthefrozenArctidonlow-lygPacifidsarepnngevacuationsofpcestheyhavelongcalledho.Uedwildfireshaveforcedahalfillionpeoplefrotheirhosoryandcaedanationalergencythatalostbroughtdownthegovernntanother.Cliaterefugeeshaveigratedtoareasalreadyhabitedbypeoplewithdifferentcultures,religions,andtraditions,creasgthepotentialfornflict.StroorsthePacifidAtntichavethreatenedwholecities.MillionshavebeendispcedbyassivefloodgSouthAsia,Mexi,aeenuntriesAfrica.Asteperatureextreshavecreased,tensofthoandshavelosttheirlives.Wearerecklesslyburngandcleargourforestsanddrivgoreandorespeciestoext.Theveryweboflifeonwhichwedependisbegrippedandfrayed.
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Intheyearsscethisprizewasfirstawarded,theeionshipbeeenhuankdandtheearthhasbeenradicallytransford.Andstill,wehavereaedrgelyobliviototheipactofourcuutiveas.
Morethanodecadesago,stistscalcutedthatnuclearwaruldthrowsouchdebrisandsoketotheairthatitwouldblocklife—givgsunlightfroouratosphere,caga“er”.TheireloquentwarngshereOslohelpedgalvaheworld’sresolvetohaltthenucleararsrace.
Nowsceiswarngthatifwedonotquicklyreducetheglobaloltionthatistrappgsouchoftheheatourpnorallyradiatesbackoutoftheatosphere,wearedangerapera“carbonsur”.
Wetquicklyobilizeourcivilizationwiththeurgendresolvethathaspreviolybeenseenonlywhennationsobilizedforwar.Theywerecallsupontheurage,generosityandstrengthofentirepeoples,citizensofeverycssandnditionwhowerereadytostandagastthethreatonceaskedtodoso.Ourehosetiscalcutedthatfreepeoplewouldnotrisetothechalleheywere,ofurse,catastrophicallywrong.