2020年高考英語外刊時事命題七選五：加拿大首相引領主題襪子潮流JustinTrudeau’sSockDiplomacy

1、Justin Trudeau s Sock Diplomacy加拿大首相引領“主題襪子”潮流The first time could have been chalked up to a personal habit. The second seemed like an effort to bring relief to a complicated situation. But the third and fourth (and fifth and so on) times that Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, wore themed so

2、cks on a public occasion, it seemed clear that something more calculated was going on.1 The practice whereby a female politician, or the wife of a worldleader, uses clothing to convey unspoken messages about a position? Well, this is clearly sock diplomacy.There was a smart socks show during a NATOl

3、 (約)meeting in Brussels inMay 2017. Trudeau wore one blue sock and one pink, each with the NATO flagemblazoned 卸制）on the side. And that followed a meeting with Enda Kenny （恩達 肯尼），then Prime Minister of Ireland. Trudeau wore Star Wars socks because it happened to be International Star Wars Day.2In ea

4、ch case, Trudeau s socks were not just fun, though they kind of were, especially compared with the usual politician海軍藍）srnbivick. Rarelyhave a man s ankles said so much. It s pretty clever.3 Unlike Hillary Clinton with her white pantsuits （衣褲套裝）,theycan t use color to support an idea. They can t wea

5、r suits by different desi（every country they visit to support local industry, the way Michelle Obama often did.Wearing a themed tie might be a bit obvious. Cuff links （袖扣）would probably be too hard for anyone to spot. But socks?4 That 5solution to the problem. And it s working.Overall, the socks hav

6、e been a source of pride and applause on an international scale - a symbol of Trudeau s ability to embrace multiculturali （多元文化）and of his position as a next-generation leader.5 ChancellorAngela Merkel of Germany bent down to admire Trudeau s choice at NATO.s next sock statement.While it s doubtful

7、that Trudeau will immediately inspire a trend of themed socks among other world leaders, it has opened up possibilities for the future. The world watches and waits for Trudeau（選自 Newyork Times）I could go on, but you get the idea.There are, of course, those who object to a head of government wearing

8、what have historically been treated as joke accessories（飾）.They re subtle enough not to be distracting, but visible enough that you can t miss the point.Trudeau socks have begun to take on a life of their own, mostly celebrated by observers everywhere.You ve heard of fashion diplomacy?Men, after all

9、, have significantly fewer choices than women when it comes to indirect communication via clothing.Besides, they re a good icebreaker.譯文：第一次本來可以養(yǎng)成個人習慣。第二次似乎是為減輕復雜局勢的努力。但是，加拿大總理賈斯汀特魯多在公開場合穿主題襪子的次數(shù)是第三次和 第四次（等等），這顯然是在進行更多的計算。女政客或世界領導人的妻子使用服裝來傳達有關職位的不言而喻的做 法嗎？好吧，這顯然是襪子外交。2017年5月在布魯塞爾舉行的北約會議上，有個聰明的襪子秀。特魯

10、 多穿著一只藍色的襪子和一只粉紅色的襪子，每只襪子的側面都印有北約 標志。然后是與愛爾蘭總理恩達肯尼會晤。Trudeau穿著Star Wars襪子，因為它恰好是國際Star Wars日。在每種情況下，特魯多的襪子都不僅有趣，盡管它們也很有趣，尤其是 與通常的政客海軍或黑色相比。很少有男人的腳踝這么說。非常聰明。與希拉里克林頓穿著白色長褲套裝不同，他們不能使用顏色來支持 一個想法。他們不能像米歇爾奧巴馬那樣，為訪問本地國家 /地區(qū)的每個 國家/地區(qū)穿著不同設計師的西裝。戴主題領帶可能會很明顯。袖扣（袖扣）可能很難被任何人發(fā)現(xiàn)。但是 襪子？這是解決問題的原始方法。而且有效?？傮w而言，襪子在國際范圍

11、內一直是引以為傲和鼓掌的象征， 這是特魯 多擁抱多元文化的能力以及他作為下一代領導人的地位的象征。 此外，它們 是很好的破冰船。德國總理安格拉默克爾彎腰去欣賞特魯多在北約的選擇。盡管對于Trudeau是否會立即激發(fā)其他世界領導人的主題襪子趨勢存 有疑問，但它為未來打開了可能性。全世界都在注視著特魯多的下一張襪子 聲明。單詞:relief n. a feeling of comfort when sth. frightening, worrying or painful has ended or has not happene慰，寬心relieve v.使寬慰，使寬心calculated adj

12、. planned or arranged in order to produce a particular effect!心策劃的calculate v.計算，核算symbol n. sb. or sth. that represents a particular quality or ideal （某一特性 或思想的）代表，象征一 symbolize v.代表，象征embrace Av. to eagerly accept a new idea, opinion, religion, etcC然接受， 樂意接納admire v. to look at sth. and think how beautiful or impressive it is 欣賞doubtful adj