第50章难以忽视的真相(1)
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穆罕默德·尤努斯MuhammadYunus
穆罕默德·尤努斯(1940— ),孟加拉穷人银行家、经济学家、格拉明银行(又称孟加拉乡村银行)创始人。曾留学美国,获得经济学硕士和博士学位。回国后执教于吉大港大学,创办格拉明银行。该银行开创和发展了“微额贷款”的服务,专门提供给因贫穷而无法获得传统银行贷款的创业者,因此使数百万人受益,为消除世界贫困做出了重要贡献。
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1。tv。遭遇;比较;面对
&ionn。消灭;消失;废止
3。fev。伪造;做锻工;锻造
4。。自负;狂妄;幻想
YourMajesties,Yhnesses,honorablemembersiaee,Excies,Ladiesalemen,
Ihaveapurposeheretoday。ItisapurposeIhavetriedtoserveformanyyears。IhaveprayedthatGodaytoaplishit。
&imes,with,thefutureknoourdoorredpainfulvisionofwhatmightbe。Onehundredaeenyearsago,awealthyiorreadhisownobituary,mistakenlypublishedyearsbeforehisdeath。Wroheiorhadjustdied,aedaharshjudgmentofhislife,swork,unfairlylabelinghim“TheMertofDeath”becauseofhisiion—dynamite。Shakenbythisnatioormadeafatefulchoicetoservethecauseofpeace。
Seveer,Alfredhisprizeahatbearhisname。
Seveomorrow,Ireadmyownpoliticalobituaryiseemedtomeharshapremature。Butthatualshtapreciousifpainfulgift:anopportunitytosearchforfreshoservemypurpose。
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&hehumanspecies,aregaplaaryemergehesurvivalofourcivilizationthatisgatheringominousaivepotentialeveherhere。Butthereishopefulneehavetheabilitytosolvethisdavoidthewhnotallofitsces,ifweactboldly,decisivelyandquickly。
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Ifewmonths,ithasbeenharderaomisihesignsthatourworldisspinningoutofkilter。MajorNorthandSouthAmerica,AsiaandAustraliaareofwaterduetomassivedroughtsaingglaciers。Desperatefarmersarelosingtheirlivelihoods。PeoplesinthefrozenArdonlow-lyingPacifidsareplaionsofplacestheyhavelonge。Uedwildfireshaveforcedahalfmillioheirhomesiryaiencythatalmhtdowierefugeeshavemigratedintoareasalreadyinhabitedbypeoplewithdifferentcultures,religions,andtraditithepotentialforfligerstormsinthePadAtlaeies。MillionshavebeendisplacedbymassivefloodinginSouthAsia,MexideighteentriesinAfrica。Astemperatureextremeshaveiensofthousaheirlives。Wearerecklesslyburningandgourforestsanddrivingmoreandmorespetoextin。Theveryweboflifeonwhichwedependisbeingrippedandfrayed。
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