公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第72期:金墉美國東北大學(11)

The World Bank Group is an extraordinary organization

世界銀行集團是一個非同尋常的機構

founded in the 1940's

成立于1940年代

to rebuild Europe after World War II

初衷是在二戰(zhàn)之后重建歐洲

Over the 66 years of its existence

在其存在的66年里

it has become the premier development institution in the world

它已成為世界上最大的發(fā)展機構

Just two weeks ago

就在兩周前

The World Bank Group governing body endorsed a target

世行理事會批準了一個目標

to end extreme poverty by 2030 -- just 17 years from now

即 到2030年 從現(xiàn)在起在短短17年時間里終結極度貧困

It's the first time in history that we've been able to see the end of poverty

我們將看到 貧窮在人類歷史上第一次結束

Our Governors

我們的理事會

who are made up of the Ministers of Finance and Development of 188 member countries

由188個成員國的財政和發(fā)展部長組成

also endorsed a goal to boost shared prosperity

他們還通過一個目標 就是促進共享繁榮

so that the bottom 40% of income earners in our member states

使我們成員國里處于收入最底層的40%人口

can share in economic growth

可以分享經(jīng)濟增長的成果

Our Governors also emphasized that prosperity must be shared with future generations

我們的理事會還強調(diào) 必須讓子孫后代共享繁榮

which means that we will be leaders in tackling climate change

這就意味著我們將在應對氣候變化方面發(fā)揮領導作用

Because we know that climate change has the potential to wipe out

因為我們知道氣候變化有可能使

many of the development gains of the past decades and plunge people back into poverty

過去數(shù)十年的發(fā)展成果毀于一旦 使人民重新陷入貧困