英国原卫生大臣杰里米·亨特接任鲍里斯·约翰逊,成为英国新任外交大臣。请看本报周五的报道: Jeremy Hunt, who was named Britain’s new foreign minister Monday, has earned a reputation as someone who is not afraid of a challenge after six years in charge of Britain’s notoriously unwieldy National Health Service (NHS). Hunt, 51, has taken plenty of flak as health minister for some controversial reforms to change doctors’ working hours and pay that prompted large-scale demonstrations. He previously served as culture minister between 2010 and 2012 when he successfully fought off accusations of improper dealings with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. A Politico profile of him last year concluded that Hunt “ticks the box to get the politically dangerous jobs done.” 报道中的tick the box是英式英语的说法,相当于美国人说的check the box,就是“勾选选项”的意思。例如: Tick the box marked “R” if you require a receipt. 如果要开收据,请在标有R的方框上打勾。 |