We rarely get a chance to see the world through someone else's eyes. But as Model United Nations (MUN) participants, students get an opportunity to do just that.
One of our Studio Classroom staff members, Davis Lee, was an MUN delegate. He shared his experiences in a recent interview:
Q: What is MUN?
A: Model United Nations is a simulation for students to learn how the United Nations operates. Students also learn about international relations and diplomacy.
Q: How many years did you participate?
A: I participated all four years in high school and also joined a team in Singapore one year.
Q: As a delegate, what were your responsibilities?
A: My responsibilities were to research an assigned country or organization. We had to prepare an opening speech and write up a resolution which addressed our committee's topic.
Q: What was the most exciting thing you did as a delegate?
A: The most exciting thing was to find delegates who represented other countries with similar resolutions and try to merge them together. Everyone walked around talking to strangers and sharing their own views on the topics.
Info Cloud
[dictation]
Hello everyone, welcome to Info Cloud. Today, we're going to talk about expressions related to our eyes and opinions. Let's start with seeing something through someone else's eyes.
This means to see something from someone else's view point or someone else's perspective. It's an expression that talks about understanding.
But, it doesn't automatically mean agreement. Understanding why someone thinks or acts the way they do means just that.
Now, if you agree with someone, you can use another expression that refers to sight. Seeing eye to eye with someone on or about something.
So, if Joe and I see eye to eye on the amount of preparation needed for performing something, it means that we think the same way.
You can also use this in the negative. If you are not eye to eye on something or about something, it means you don't agree.
It's also a softer way to express disagreement with someone. If Joe and I disagree on something, then it be a small or a big disagreement.
Sometimes we might not see eye to eye, or we won't exactly see eye to eye. The expression has the sense that we don't agree, but it won't stop us from working together.
- I'm trying to see things through her eyes.
- seeing something through someone's eyes
- eye to eye: Joe and I see eye to eye on how we should teach.
- We don't see eye to eye on this.
Language Lab
delegate n. 代表
/ˈdɛlɪgət/
a person who is chosen or elected to vote or act for others : representative
- All the delegates representing their regions will vote in today's meeting to decide who will be the new chairperson.
各區域的代表會在今天的會議裡投票誰是新的主席。
- Daniel was appointed by the boss to attend the conference as the company's delegate.
丹尼耳被老闆指派為公司代表參加會議。
delegate v. 委託 授權
to give (control, responsibility, authority, etc.) to someone : to trust someone with (a job, duty, etc.)
- Eric doesn't know how to delegate jobs to his team members, so he ends up doing all the work himself.
Eric 不知道如何委派工作給其他的成員, 所以最後只好都自己做所有的工作。
diplomacy n. 外交；外交手腕
/dəˈploʊməsi/
the work of maintaining good relations between the governments of different countries
- The news report revealed the secret diplomacy between the two countries.
這個新聞揭發了這二國的秘密外交。
- The country's recent efforts in international diplomacy improved their relationship with other countries.
這個國家近來在國際外交的努力讓他們跟其他國家的關係有改善。
diplomat n. 外交官
/ˈdɪpləˌmæt/
a person who represents his or her country's government in a foreign country : someone whose work is diplomacy
- Robert's father used to be a diplomat who served in Spain and Greece.
Robert的爸爸之前在西班牙和西臘當外交官。
simulation n. 模仿；模擬
/ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən/
something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people [count] — often + of
- a computer simulation of spaceflight
- simulations of body movements
assign v. 指定
to give someone a particular job or duty : to require someone to do a particular task
- The boss assigned Rita to represent him to sign the contract.
- Julia was assigned the task of compiling the sales data last month.
assignment n. 委任, 被委任的任務或功課
a job or duty that is given to someone : a task someone is required to do
- The teacher gave an extra homework assignment for the long weekend.
resolution n. 解決
an answer or solution to something
- The air pollution is getting really serious, and we need to find an effective resolution to the problem.
resolution n. 決心, 決定
a promise to yourself that you will make a serious effort to do something that you should do
- I always have the same new year's resolution at every beginning of the year, which is to lose weight.
