Rebeca Grynspan is a leaderleader/ˈliːdər/L1领导者;领袖a person who guides or directs a group from Costa Rica and works for the UN. Her parents left Poland and her grandparents died because of a big war. Her parents found a safe new home in Costa Rica. Rebeca says peacepeace/piːs/L1和平;安宁a time when there is no war or fighting is the most importantimportant/ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/L1重要的something that matters a lot thing for all people. Peace helped her family find a new home.
Now she wants to be the first woman to lead the UN. The UN will choose a new leader soon. Seven people want the job, and the countries voted in secretsecret/ˈsiːkrɪt/L1秘密的something that is not known by others. Most said yes to Rebeca, and only one said no. So she has a good chance to win and feels happyhappy/ˈhæpi/L1快乐的;高兴的feeling good and full of joy.



