<正> Do you know the old Arab story about a bird called the phoenix? First it burned to death. Then it came back to life. That doesn’t soundbelievable, does it? But there is an example of thephoenix in our own time: The United Nations. In 1945,it brought the dream of world peace back to life againafter World War Ⅱ. Since the day of its birth, the United Nations hasbeen the subject of much debate. Some people attackthe organization because they think it is too powerful.