旗杆是为了这次仪式从毛里求斯借来的，但是这丝毫不能削减该事件的重要性，也不能削减秘书长潘基文的激情。
The flagpole was borrowed from Mauritius for the ceremony, but that didn't detract from the significance of the event or the enthusiasm of the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
潘基文先生强调从2001年起新感染者已降低了20% -而这一年也是世界领导人第一次保证采取行动控制流感。
Mr Ban stressed that new infections have dropped by 20% since 2001 - the year when world leaders first pledged to act to control the pandemic.
从潘基文就任的最初几个月看来，他对英文运用自如，法文则不太流利。
Ban's first months in office revealed that he has a good command of English and is not so fluent in French.
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