I think this may be an extraordinary moment in history where Africa can become a continent of hope and the Bank can play a role in that.

他说：“我认为，这可能是历史上一个不同寻常的时刻，使非洲成为一个希望的大陆，世行可以在这方面发挥作用。”

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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2005-world Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said Wednesday his immediate goal on taking over from outgoing President James Wolfensohn is to help Africa become "a continent of hope."

2005年6月1日，华盛顿：世界银行行长保罗·沃尔福威茨星期三说，他从离任的沃尔芬森行长手中接过的直接目标是帮助非洲成为一个“希望的大陆”。

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They all hope for better education, for better jobs, for the ability to know the wonderful continent of Europe on which they live and the rest of the world.

他们都希望得到更好的教育，更好的工作，能够了解他们所生活的这个美好的欧洲大陆和世界其他地区。

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Lurking behind Mr Ibrahim's worthy aims is the niggling sense that the money amounts to an annual bribe - a bribe for not accepting bribes - dangled like a fat carrot in front of the continent's elites, in the hope of steering them towards the sort of behaviour that should surely be taken for granted.

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The African Union is the first good sign of hope for the continent in generations but it has a very huge task ahead which will take many decades.

BBC: African Union: What are its prospects?

The cardinals' decision to pick a man from a diverse and rapidly rising continent sparked hope amongst many Catholics of a new mindset amongst the powers that be in the Vatican, one that takes emerging powers more seriously.

CNN: Catholics: 5 ways for Francis to move forward