Landmark English Communication III Lesson 6 (1-3)

(1) Uruguay is the second smallest country / in South America / and famous for winning the first FIFA World Cup. / From 2010 to 2015 / its president was José Mujica, / often referred to as “the poorest president / in the world.” / This was because / he donated 90% of his salary / to charity for poor people / and lived on / about $1,000 a month. / Believing that / politicians should live as modestly as regular citizens, / he lived with his wife in her small farmhouse / rather than in the luxurious presidential residence. / The house had no running water, / so they drew water from a well. /

be famous for ～：～で有名　its=Uruguay's
refer to A as B：A(人・物）をBと言う、呼ぶ　(referredの語形変化注意）
This= People often call him "the poorest president in the world."
donate A toB : AをＢに寄付する　live on～：～（金額）で暮らす
Believing that：that 以下のことを信じながら
as modestly as regular citizen：普通の市民と同じくらいささやかに
rather than ：A rather than Bで「BというよりはA」
running water ：流水・水道のこと
well (n)：井戸

When interviewed / on television, / Mujica was asked, / “Donʼt you hate always being referred to as the poor president?” / His answer was, / “Iʼm not poor. / Poor people are people / who want more and more / and are never satisfied. / Iʼm just a modest person. / I can live comfortably / with what I have.” /

When ( he was ) interviewed
Don't you hate (always) being referred to as 
being referred to ～：～と呼ばれることに
Don't you hate?：嫌ではありませんか
people [ who want more and more ] より多くを欲しがる人たち
just = only ほんの～に過ぎない
with what I have ：自分が持っているもので

What made Mujica world-famous / was his speech / at the UN Rio+20 Conference / held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / in 2012. / At the conference, / world leaders gathered to discuss issues / related to sustainable development. / Mujica declared / that the problem was not an environmental crisis, / but mass-consumption / in our modern society. / “In this world, / consumption is the engine / which drives our society. / To make this engine run faster, / we consume more, faster. / If consumption is stopped, / the economy is paralyzed, / and if the economy is paralyzed, / it plunges into recession. / The basic issue is / this social model / we have implemented. / Itʼs our way of life / that we need to re-examine.” /

What made Mujica world-famous：Mujica氏を世界的に有名にしたのは　make OC (OをCにする）
issues [ related to sustainable development ] 持続可能性に関係した問題
relate to～：～に関連した
not an environmental crisis but mass-consumption：not A but B
環境危機ではなく、大量消費
engine ーdrive：駆動する原動力（セットで使えるように覚えよう）
To make this engine run faster：使役V＋O＋原型不定詞
このエンジンをもっと早く動かすために
consume more, faster：より多く、より速く消費する
plunge into～：～に突入する
implement≒carruy out
It's our way of life that we need to re-examine
強調構文　強調するのは"our way of life"
re-examine：再調査する・再検討する