中央9英语新闻视频篇一：新闻英语9SecurityCouncilEndorsesBanforSecondTermasUNChiefTheU.N.SecurityCouncilhasendorsedSecretary-GeneralBanKi-moonforasecondfive-yeartermasU.N.chief.TheSouthKoreandiplomatfacesnoothercandidatesandislikelytosailtoreappointmentintheU.N.GeneralAssemblynextweek.TheU.N.?smostpowerfulorganheldcloseddoorconsultationsonBan?sreappointmentThursdayandthenendorsedhissecondtermFridaybyacclamationinanotherprivatemeeting.HadanyofthefivepermanentmembersofthecouncilvetoedrecommendingBansreappointmenthewouldnothavebeeneligibleforanotherterm.Afterthemeeting,thepresidentoftheU.N.SecurityCouncilforJune,GaboneseAmbassadorNelsonMessone,readacommuniquéfromthe15-membercouncil.TheSecurityCouncil,havingconsideredthequestionoftherecommendationfortheappointmentofthesecretary-generaloftheUnitedNations,recommendstotheGeneralAssemblythatMr.BanKi-moonbeappointedsecretary-generaloftheUnitedNationsforasecondtermofofficefrom1January2012to31December2016,”hesaid.SpeakingfromthecapitalofBrazil,whereheisonaLatinAmericantour,BansaidhewasdeeplyhonoredbytheSecurityCouncilsvote.OnTuesday,the192-memberGeneralAssemblyisexpectedtoreconfirmBaninaresolutionalsotobeadoptedbyacclamation.UndertheU.N.Charter,thepostofsecretary-generalisrotatedregionallyandiscurrentlyheldbyAsia.Ban,now67,movedfrombeingSouthKorea?sforeignministertoU.N.chiefinJanuary2007.Duringhistenurehehasmadeclimatechange,disarmament,genderinequality,andpeaceandsecurityamonghistoppriorities.Hehasbeenanear-constanttraveler,personallyextendingU.N.andinternationalsupporttocountriesincrisesfromnaturaldisasterstoarmedconflict.Ban?scriticssayhehasnotbeenasoutspokenasheshouldbeonissuessuchashumanrightsandcomplainthathis“quietdiplomacy”hasfailedinreigningintheworld?sdictatorsanddespots.AsSpaceShuttleProgramNearsEnd,SoDoJobsAscrewmembersoftheupcomingNASAspaceshuttlemissionprepareforthefinalflightoftheshuttleprogram,theysaytheyareinspiredbyNASAsaccomplishments,butalsoabouttheretirementoftheshuttlefleetandlay-offsamongtheNASAcommunity.Totheuninitiated,itmightsoundlikepeoplespeakingincode-orgibberish-butthatisthesoundofastronautsandmissioncontrollersinHoustoncommunicatingduringanascentsimulationaheadofnextmonthslaunchofthespaceshuttleAtlantis.AstronautChrisFerguson,commanderoftheupcomingAtlantismission,toldreportersattheJohnsonSpaceCenterinHoustonthatwhiletheastronautsareinspace,theirlivesareinthehandsofthoseontheground.Wecountonthoseguystogetusthrough,saidFerguson.MembersoftheAtlantiscrewsaythatwhiletheirmissionisattheforefrontoftheirthoughts,thefactthatthisisthefinalshuttleflightisinthebackoftheirminds.Itmeanssayinggood-byetotheshuttles-andgood-byetocontractworkerswhohavelongworkedontheshuttlesatbothKennedyandJohnsonSpaceCenters.Again,CommanderFerguson:Itsapivotaltimeforthemintheirlives,hesaid.Theywanttoseetheshuttleprogramthroughassafelyandassuccessfullyasthemissionsthatprecededit,butatthesametime,theyhaveotherfactorsontheirmindsaswell.Otherfactors,Fergusonsaid,suchaswhattheyaregoingtodowhenAtlantisreturnstoEarthandtheshuttleprogramends.NASAreliesheavilyoncontractorsforitsshuttleprogram.Accordingtofiguresprovidedbythespaceagency,asoflastmonth,fiveoutofeverysixpeopleworkingontheshuttleprogramwerecontractors.Oncethismissionisover,NASAs1,100full-timeemployeesdedicatedtotheshuttleprogramwillbeabsorbedintootherNASAdivisions-butthousandsofc...
