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《教材全解》2014-2015学年高中英语外研版选修六参考文章:M6 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.doc

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1、Nobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. Nobel died in 1896 and did not leave an explanation for his choice of this Nobel prize category. The categories

2、for chemistry and physics were obvious choices as he was a trained chemical engineer. The reason behind the peace prize is less clear. Some have said it was Nobels way to compensate for developing destructive forces (Nobels inventions included dynamite and ballistite). However, none of his explosive

3、s, except for ballistite, were used in any war during his lifetime.1 According to Nobels will, the Peace Prize should be awarded to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and p

4、romotion of peace congresses.The Peace Prize is awarded annually in Oslo, the capital of Norway.The actual prize always is presented on the 10th of December, the anniversary of the death of its creator, Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel. The Norwegian king is in attendance. For the past decade, the

5、 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall has been followed the next day by the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which is broadcast to over 150 countries and more than 450 million households around the world. The Concert has received worldwide fame and the participation of top celebrity hosts and performers. The selection of Nobel Peace Prize winners sometimes causes controversy, as the list of winners includes people who formerly used violent methods of problem-solving, but then later made exceptional concessions to non-violence in the attempt to achieve peace.

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