how-the-united-nations-tries-to-keep-the-peace

CulturalCornerhelmetpeacekeeperarmdisagreementpersonnelciviliandespiten.头盔n.维和人员v.装备，武装n.争论，矛盾n.全体人员n.平民，文职人员prep.不管，不顾Asweknow,warisaterriblethingtoallthepeopleintheworld.Wherethereisawar,thereismiserablethinghappening.Peoplewillsufferalotfromthewar.Sointheworldmostofpeoplepreventthewarandhowdopeoplepreventthewar?Thereisanorganizationwhichcanhelppreventthewarandsavethepeoplewhosufferfromthewar.Doyouknowitsname?Let’slookatsomephotos.TheorganisationistheUnitedNations.KofiAnnan,theseventhSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNationsBanKi-Moon,theeighthSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNationsPeacekeepersReadthepassageandanswerthequestions:WhatisthepurposeofUNpeacekeepingforces?Topreventwarsstarting,ortokeepadifficultpeacewhichhasjustbeenmade.DoyouthinktheneedforUNpeacekeepingforceswillincreaseordecreaseinthefuture?Whathappenedinthefollowingyears?Over60yearsago______________________________In1948_________________________________________________In1957________________________________________________________theideaofUNpeacekeepersbegan.thefirstUNpeacekeepersweresenttotheMiddleEast.thefirstarmedUNpeacekeepersweresenttotheMiddleEast.Duringthe1990s_________________________________________In2003____________________________________________________________________easternEuropeancountriesalsosentpersonnel.Therewere15UNpeacekeepingoperations,involvingnearly37,000personnel.DiscussionWhatthemainreasonwhycountriesgotowars?Whatisthebestwaytokeeppeacebetweencountries?Languagepointsarm:n.[常用复]武器,军械,兵种e.g.Havingfailedtosettletheirdisputesattheconferencetable,thetwocountriesappealedtoarms.和平解决争端的谈判失败以后,两国便诉诸武力。vt.,vi.武装;装备armoneselfagainstdanger武装起来,对付危险armedtotheteeth武装到牙齿;全副武装involve:vt.involved,involving1)(常与in连用)牵涉;拖累Don’tinvolveotherpeopleinyourtrouble.别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。2)(常与in连用)使陷入beinvolvedintrouble卷入纠纷beinvolvedindisaster陷入不幸3)包括,涉及Allthechildrenwereinvolvedintheschoolplay.所有的孩子都参加了学校排练的剧。Thislessoninvolvesalotofwork.这一课需要做的工作有很多。Despiteprep.inspiteof尽管,不管;不顾;即使Despitethebadweatherweenjoyedourholiday.尽管天气不好,我们的假期仍过得很愉快。remainmodestdespiteone’sachievements尽管有成绩仍然保持谦虚despiteallthat尽管如此(in)despiteof...不顾,尽管,任凭