A Word A Day——wastrel-夜雨聆风

A Word A Day——wastrel

𝒢𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔’𝒢𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝒶𝒻𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓃𝑜𝑜𝓃’𝒢𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒢𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 ☻

⛵•翻译作业

联合国虽不完美，但仍是全球治理最为权威的平台。我们要明确改革的目的是加强而不是削弱联合国。要坚持会员国主导，坚持改革公正、包容、透明，敦促会员国履行财政义务，加强预算管理和财政问责。要支持秘书处瘦身减负，减少不必要的程序、文件和会议，确保更多资源集中到解决重大问题上来，弘扬效率文化，切实提升响应、服务和交付能力。

Though not perfect, the U.N. remains the most authoritative platform for global governance. We should bear in mind that the purpose of reform is to strengthen the U.N., not weaken it. The process should be driven by the Member States and reform should be conducted in a fair, inclusive, and transparent manner. The Member States must fulfill their financial obligations. U.N. budget management and financial accountability must be strengthened. Efforts to streamline the Secretariat must be supported, and unnecessary procedures, documents and meetings should be reduced, so as to direct more resources to addressing the major issues, promote a culture of efficiency, and truly enhance responsiveness, service delivery, and implementation capacity.

⛵•今日单词

wastrel / ˈweɪstrəl / (っ◔◡◔)っ ♡GRE♡

If you describe someone as a wastrel you mean that they are lazy and spend their time and money on foolish things. 败家子;废品；浪费者

◆It is not my custom to contribute to the welfare of wastrels who are too idle to earn their own bread.

我没那个习惯捐钱给一些游手好闲、不能填饱自己肚子的废物

⛵•外刊例句

◆So for a while, Prince Andrew was just Classic Royal, maybe a wastrel and a gadabout in peacetime, but a standup guy in a war.

因此一度时期，安德鲁王子就是典型的王室子弟：平日或许游手好闲、四处游荡，战时却称得上正直可靠。——《卫报》

◆They were doctors, lawyers, business executives, professors and at least one wastrel who became a newspaperman.

他们中有医生、律师、企业高管、大学教授，至少还有一位浪荡闲人转行当了报社记者。——《纽约时报》

◆Hanks, to his credit, soft-pedals his natural charm and creates an intelligent, well-rounded portrait: we see elements of the wastrel and the bully along with the dogged reporter.

值得称道的是，汉克斯刻意收敛自身魅力，塑造出一位聪慧饱满的人物形象：既能看到他身上浪荡不羁、蛮横霸道的一面，也尽显这名记者坚韧执着的特质。——《时代周刊》

⛵•影视台词

《The Sopranos Season 2》（黑道家族第二季）(2000)

— “No, no. That’s all right. Go join your wastrel friends.“

— “What’s the matter?“

— “Jackie Aprile loved knowledge.“

— “When he was dying of cancer, he prayed his son would go to medical school.“

— “lf he knew he dropped out of college, break his heart.“

⛵•今日练习

C-E Translation Practice

要增强发展中国家和广大中小国家发言权，优先解决非洲历史不公。要完善安理会议事规则，倡导平等协商，凝聚广泛共识，避免强推有明显争议的提案或倡议。五常应当就重大提案加强沟通协调，尽力寻求共识，减少对立对抗。要反对绕开安理会的单边行动和制裁。

——来源：@外交部

⛵•好语分享

中

古人有云√

维桑与梓，必恭敬止

英

外文有言√

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past

又

“又”来说说💭

听到闹钟就能弹跳起来的人真狠

🥂

𝓼𝓮𝓮 𝔂𝓪 ඏ

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