[抛砖引玉 每日一例]-- Ben Bernanke [2010-02-09]

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KEY WORD:
坚持 persistence
政治家 statesman
经济 economy
创造力 creativity
领导能力 leadership

这是2009年12月16日发布的即将出版的一期美国《时代》周刊封面--《时代》周刊评选出的“年度人物”。美国联邦储备委员会主席本·伯南克16日被美国《时代》周刊评为2009年“年度人物”。《时代》周刊给出伯南克当选的理由是，在金融危机乃至经济危机的背景下，他以“富于创意的领导能力”，令情况没变得“更糟”。
新华网华盛顿１２月１６日电 美国联邦储备委员会主席本·伯南克１６日被美国《时代》周刊评为２００９年“年度人物”。     
《时代》周刊给出伯南克当选的理由是，在金融危机乃至经济危机的背景下，他以“富于创意的领导能力”，令情况没变得“更糟”。     
周刊总编辑理查德·施滕格尔在杂志网站发表声明说：“衰退是年度故事。如果没有伯南克，情况本会更糟。”     
资深记者迈克尔·格伦沃尔德说，伯南克“以创意领导帮助确保２００９年成为虚弱复苏而非灾难性衰退之年”，“对金钱、职业、储蓄和国家未来具有无可比拟的支配力”，是“引领世界最重要经济体的最重要选手”。     
现年５６岁的伯南克２００６年接替艾伦·格林斯潘出任美联储主席，今年８月份获总统贝拉克·奥巴马提名连任。美国参议院银行委员会定于１７日投票表决伯南克是否连任美联储主席。如表决通过，伯南克将于２０１０年２月１日开始第二届４年任期。     
伯南克的获评正值一些人指责他没能更好地预见经济危机的严重性。美国次贷危机２００７年初露端倪时，伯南克告诉国会，预计后果不严重。还有一些人批评伯南克在应对危机的过程中不够果断迅速。金融危机爆发之初，美联储最初选择缓步小幅降息，直到２００８年１月份才开始紧急大幅降息。     
今年《时代》周刊“年度人物”的热门人选还包括美国总统奥巴马、牙买加短跑名将尤塞恩·博尔特、苹果公司首席执行官史蒂夫·乔布斯和美国众议院议长南希·佩洛西等。
来自：http://blog.hjenglish.com/lizhidu/articles/1506879.html

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自己沙发个，关于时政人物的例子，如果没有太大争议，一般都可以用的。
比如这个Ben Bernanke，是现在当红的人啊，如果奥巴马政府所提出的金融监管改革议案最终能过通过美国参议院的话，那Ben Bernanke就会是美国金融界最有权势的人了。用他举例，我想Rater绝对认识。

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板凳~哈哈！

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记得OBAMA的一篇在他提名美联储主席的讲话里有大段夸他的话，找一找。

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KEY WORDS：PERSISTENCE, CREATIVITY, LEADERSHIP,DECISION,ECONOMY

The man next to me, Ben Bernanke, has led the Fed through one of the worst financial crises that this nation and the world has ever faced. As an expert on the causes of the Great Depression, I'm sure Ben never imagined that he would be part of a team responsible for preventing another. But because of his background, his temperament, his courage, and his creativity, that's exactly what he has helped to achieve. And that is why I am re-appointing him to another term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom; with bold action and out-of-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic freefall. Almost none of the decisions that he or any of us made have been easy. The actions we've taken to stabilize our financial system, to repair our credit markets, restructure our auto industry, and pass a recovery package have all been steps of necessity, not choice. They've faced plenty of critics, some of whom argued that we should stay the course or do nothing at all. But taken together, this "bold, persistent experimentation" has brought our economy back from the brink. They're steps that are working. Our recovery plan has put tax cuts in people's pockets, extended health care and unemployment insurance to those who have borne the brunt of this recession, and is continuing to save and create jobs that otherwise would have been lost. Our auto industry is showing signs of life. Business investment is showing signs of stabilizing. Our housing market and credit markets have been saved from collapse.