2020年高考英語外刊時事命題七選五：加拿大首相引領(lǐng)“主題襪子”潮流 Justin Trudeaus Sock Diplomacy

JustinTrudeau’sSockDiplomacy加拿大首相引領(lǐng)“主題襪子”潮流Thefirsttimecouldhavebeenchalkeduptoapersonalhabit.Thesecondseemedlikeanefforttobringrelieftoacomplicatedsituation.Butthethirdandfourth(andfifthandsoon)timesthatJustinTrudeau,PrimeMinisterofCanada,worethemedsocksonapublicoccasion,itseemedclearthatsomethingmorecalculatedwasgoingon.____1____Thepracticewherebyafemalepolitician,orthewifeofaworldleader,usesclothingtoconveyunspokenmessagesaboutaposition?Well,thisisclearlysockdiplomacy.TherewasasmartsocksshowduringaNATO(北約)meetinginBrusselsinMay2017.Trudeauworeonebluesockandonepink,eachwiththeNATOflagemblazoned(印制)ontheside.AndthatfollowedameetingwithEndaKenny(恩達·肯尼),thenPrimeMinisterofIreland.TrudeauworeStarWarssocksbecauseithappenedtobeInternationalStarWarsDay.____2____Ineachcase,Trudeau’ssockswerenotjustfun,thoughtheykindofwere,especiallycomparedwiththeusualpolitician’snavy(海軍藍)orblack.Rarelyhaveaman’sanklessaidsomuch.It’sprettyclever.____3____UnlikeHillaryClintonwithherwhitepantsuits(衣褲套裝),theycan’tusecolortosupportanidea.Theycan’twearsuitsbydifferentdesignersforeverycountrytheyvisittosupportlocalindustry,thewayMichelleObamaoftendid.Wearingathemedtiemightbeabitobvious.Cufflinks(袖扣)wouldprobablybetoohardforanyonetospot.Butsocks?____4____That’sanoriginalsolutiontotheproblem.Andit’sworking.Overall,thesockshavebeenasourceofprideandapplauseonaninternationalscale—asymbolofTrudeau’sabilitytoembracemulticulturalism(多元文化)andofhispositionasanext-generationleader.____5____ChancellorAngelaMerkelofGermanybentdowntoadmireTrudeau’schoiceatNATO.Whileit’sdoubtfulthatTrudeauwillimmediatelyinspireatrendofthemedsocksamongotherworldleaders,ithasopeneduppossibilitiesforthefuture.TheworldwatchesandwaitsforTrudeau’snextsockstatement.（選自NewyorkTimes）A.Icouldgoon,butyougettheidea.B.Thereare,ofcourse,thosewhoobjecttoaheadofgovernmentwearingwhathavehistoricallybeentreatedasjokeaccessories(配飾).C.They’resubtleenoughnottobedistracting,butvisibleenoughthatyoucan’tmissthepoint.D.Trudeau’ssockshavebeguntotakeonalifeoftheirown,mostlycelebratedbyobserverseverywhere.E.You’veheardoffashiondiplomacy?F.Men,afterall,havesignificantlyfewerchoicesthanwomenwhenitcomestoindirectcommunicationviaclothing.G.Besides,they’reagoodicebreaker.譯文：第一次本來可以養(yǎng)成個人習(xí)慣。第二次似乎是為減輕復(fù)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(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的妻子使用服裝來傳達有關(guān)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(cè)面都印有北約標(biāo)志。然后是與愛爾蘭總理恩達·肯尼會晤。Trudeau穿著StarWars襪子，因為它恰好是國際StarWars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(shè)計師的西裝。戴主題領(lǐng)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，襪子在國際范圍內(nèi)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(lǐng)導(dǎo)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(lǐng)導(dǎo)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：1.reliefn.afeelingofcomfortwhensth.frightening,worryingorpainfulhasendedorhasnothappened寬慰，寬心→relievev.使寬慰，使寬心2.calculatedadj.plannedorarrangedinordertoproduceaparticulareffect精心策劃的→calculatev.計算，核算3.symboln.sb.orsth.thatrepresentsaparticularqualityoridea（某一特性或思想的）代表，象征→symbolizev.代表，象征4.embrace▲v.toeagerlyacceptanewidea,opinion,religion,etc.欣然接受，樂意接納5.admirev.tolookatsth.andthinkhowbeautifulorimpressiveitis欣賞6.doubtfuladj.