斥责“假”，潘基文放弃竞逐韩国总统（讲解版）

原文
Blaming ‘fake news,’ Ban Ki-moon drops presidential bid in South Korea

Former U.N. secretary general Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he would not run for president of South Korea, a surprise announcement after weeks of laying political groundwork but then watching his plans erode over what he dubbed “fake news.”

His decision leaves South Korea’s conservatives without an obvious successor to Park Geun-hye, the beleaguered incumbent, and gives progressives an unexpected boost.

讲义

Section 1
Blaming ‘fake news,’ Ban Ki-moon drops presidential bid in South Korea
斥责“假新闻”，潘基文放弃竞逐韩国总统

词汇
blame [bleɪm] : (n.)责备, 指责; 责任; (v.)责备, 归咎于
blame sb. for sth. 指责某人做某事
fake [feɪk] : (n.)冒牌货; 骗子; (v.)伪造; 冒充; 假装; (adj.)假的; 冒充的
drop...bid 放弃某项争夺，放弃对某个目标的努力
bid [bɪd] : (v.) 出价; 投标; 喊价; (n.) 出价; 投标; 出价数目
①投标，申办：Beijing successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. 北京对2008年奥运会成功的申办。
②愿意出钱，愿意出价：ZhangSan’s take-over bid of $2 billions. 张三出价20亿美元来做收购。
③努力争取，谋求：presidential bid谋求总统大位/总统竞选
South Korea 韩国（南朝鲜）
【拓展】如今很多西方国家承认韩国，没有和朝鲜建交，因此称朝鲜为North Korea，即北韩。

Section 2
Former U.N. secretary general Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he would not run for president of South Korea, a surprise announcement after weeks of laying political groundwork but then watching his plans erode over what he dubbed “fake news.”
前联合国秘书长潘基文周三表示将不会参选韩国总统，这一惊人宣布是在涌动数周的政治暗流和潘所称“假新闻”事件对其竞逐计划造成负面影响后作出的。

词汇
former ['fɔrmə(r)]: (adj.) 从前的, 前者的; 前任的; (n.) 形成者, 样板, 模型
【拓展】“前任的”三种说法：
① former（比较正式用语）：former Prime Minister前首相
② ex-（相对口语化）：ex-wife前妻
③ late 已经逝去的, 已经辞世的：
The late leader of China Mr. Deng Xiaoping. 已经离世的中国领导人邓小平。
U.N. secretary general联合国秘书长
①U.N.=the United Nations联合国
②general ['dʒenərəl]: (n.) 一般, 大体, 将军; (adj.) 一般的; 综合的; 普通的
run [rʌn]： (v.)跑; 运营; 竞赛
①运营，经营：run a business 运营一家公司
②竞争，竞逐：run for a position竞逐某个位置
announcement [əˈnaunsmənt]: (n.) 发表, 公告, 告知
lay a groundwork 埋下伏笔
①lay [leɪ]: (n.) 位置, 地形; 短抒情诗; 歌曲; (v.) 放; 铺设; 下蛋; 打赌; 就位
②groundwork (n.) 地基, 根据, 基础
erode [ɪ'rəʊd] : (v.)腐蚀, 侵蚀; 受腐蚀
①侵蚀：These rocks have gradually eroded away. 这些岩石逐渐被侵蚀掉了。
②指某人的形象或名声受到很大的负面影响：someone’s reputation erodes over sth. 某人名声因为某件事情而受到影响
dub [dʌb]: (v.) 把...叫做(此意通常用于新闻术语当中); 配音

Section 3
His decision leaves South Korea’s conservatives without an obvious successor to Park Geun-hye, the beleaguered incumbent, and gives progressives an unexpected boost.
潘基文的决定致使韩国政治保守派难以为内外交困的现任总统朴槿惠找到一个明确的继任者，也给了进步派意想不到的提振。

词汇
leave [lɪːv] : (v.)离开; 把...落在后面; 把...留在...
【拓展】leave过去分词：left
left behind child 留守儿童; be left behind 被落在后面
conservative [kənˈsəːvətɪv US -əːr-]: (n.)保守派; (adj.)保守的
successor [sək'sesə(r)]: (n.)接任者
【拓展】前任者：predecessor; 现任者：incumbent; 继任者：successor
beleaguered [bɪˈli:gəd]: (adj.)受到围困[围攻]的; 包围的; (v.) 围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词); 困扰; 骚扰
progressives [prəɡ'resɪvz]: (n.)进步政党（相对保守党派而言）
boost [buːst]: (n.) 推进, 支援; (v.)提升，推
give sb. a boost 给某人助推一把