| 1 | In the coming days, the committee will announce prizes in chemistry, literature, economics and peace. | |
| 2 | The Nobel Committee recognized this truth in awarding its first prize for peace to Henry Dunant -- the founder of the Red Cross, and a driving force behind the Geneva Conventions. | |
| 3 | More often, the prize is awarded to encourage those who receive it to see the effort through, sometimes at critical moments. | |
| 4 | Oh yes, the committee saw fit to give a peace prize to Henry Kissinger, because he signed the final peace agreement ending the war in Vietnam, of which he had been one of the architects. | |
| 5 | 俄罗斯总理普京,曾经接受过友好国家授予的荣誉,但若听闻他刚刚获得了中国颁发的奖项,估计也会目瞪口呆:这就是儒家年度和平奖(年度和事佬)。 The Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, is used to receiving accolades in friendly nations, but even he may raise an eyebrow at the prize he has just been awarded in China: peacemaker of the year. |