L.26 Colombia Crisis is settled精选.pptVIP

Brief Introduction to the Crisis 1.导火线：危机始于哥伦比亚安全部队（Columbian security forces) 袭击“哥伦比亚革命武装力量”(RAFC)在厄瓜多尔境内的营地，并打死了该组织二号人物劳尔?雷耶斯(the group’s second-in-command Raul Reyes)。 （March 1st, 2008) Pre-reading Questions According to the writer, in what ways were they are losers and at the same time winners after Columbia crisis was settled? How did the crisis begin and how was it settled peacefully with the heads of the three countries involved shaking hands with one another? 3. Why was the settlement of the crisis a Pyrrhic victory for the RAFC? 4. Why was Colombia viewed as the last defensive position of loyalty to the US? Detailed Study of the Text Paragraph 1 The Andes To bear hugs and oaths of brotherhood What figure of speech do we call the above words? What’s the difference between South America and Latin America? Paragraph 12-16 What can we learn about the U.S-Columbia relationship from this paragraph? How to understand the sentence: Colombia took a page from the Bush administration’s playbook in carrying out the operation… 南美洲为世界大洲之一。以巴拿马运河为边界。 拉丁美洲是北美+南美-加拿大和美国 拉丁美洲（简称拉美；英文：Latin America）是北美洲美国以南的部分(即墨西哥)与南美洲所有国家的通称，因为这些国家都以印欧语系拉丁语族的语言为官方语言，主要是西班牙语和葡萄牙语。 Andes; hugs and oaths of brotherhood: figures of speech? Synecdoche Translate the following sentence : The leaders… traded charges that muddied each of them. Para.13 …chafing at Washington’s waning influence 委内瑞拉总统·查韦斯与哥伦比亚新总统胡安·曼努埃尔·桑托斯同意重新缔结外交关系。 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his new Colombian counterpart , Juan Manuel Santos , have agreed to restore diplomatic relations. Uribe Vélez This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Uribe and the second or maternal family name is Vélez. Uribe Vélez (Spanish pronunciation:?; born 4 July 1952) was the 58th President of Colombia, from 2002 to 2010. In August 2010 he was appointed Vice-chairman of the UN panel investigating the Gaza flotilla raid. Lesson Twenty-six Colombia crisis is settled,