2015考研英语阅读理查德霍尔布鲁克
<p> <span word="RichardHolbrooke">RichardHolbrooke</span>;<span word="Bullish">Bullish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bullying">bullying</span></p><p> 理查德霍尔布鲁克;风生水起，恃强凌弱;</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Unquiet">Unquiet</span> <span word="American">American</span>: <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Holbrooke">Holbrooke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theWorld">theWorld</span>. <span word="Edited">Edited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Derek">Derek</span> <span word="Chollet">Chollet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SamanthaPower">SamanthaPower</span>.</p><p> 《不安分的美国人：理查德霍尔布鲁克世界作为记》。德里克乔列特和萨曼莎帕沃编辑。</p><p> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Holbrooke">Holbrooke</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="knownby">knownby</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foe">foe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bulldozer">bulldozer</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accustomedto">accustomedto</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="themess">themess</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bargained">bargained</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p> 理查德霍尔布鲁克，一位美国外交官，朋友和对手都认为他是个恃强凌弱的人，他做事总是我行我素。然而，他的最后一次任务收拾阿富汗和巴基斯坦的烂摊子却没能如他所愿。</p><p> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Holbrooke">Holbrooke</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="littleauthority">littleauthority</span>. <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="resented">resented</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="abrasivepersonality">abrasivepersonality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="length">length</span>. <span word="Athome">Athome</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="generals">generals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="debilitating">debilitating</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="whosedistaste">whosedistaste</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="documented">documented</span>, <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coolness">coolness</span> <span word="notunlike">notunlike</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subcontinent">subcontinent</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p> 霍尔布鲁克先生由巴拉克奥巴马指定为自己的总统特使，但手上几乎没有什么权力。阿富汗和巴基斯坦的高级官员都看不惯他蛮横粗暴的性格，指责他对当地相关情况不了解，对他敬而远之。而美国国内事务由将军和中央情报局掌管。最削弱他意志的是，人人皆知奥巴马先生最讨厌像霍尔布鲁克先生这样毛遂自荐的人，因而总统对他的特使态度冷淡，和次大陆国家领导人常有的不冷不热的态度没什么两样。</p>
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