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深圳派2

布什在华盛顿发表演讲宣布竞选获胜(2004)

Bush Delivers Victory Speech for 2nd Term

November 3, 2004

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美国东部时间11月3日下午3点(北京时间11月4日凌晨4点)，美国总统布什携夫人劳拉在华盛顿的里根中心发表了演讲，宣布获得竞选连任胜利。 President Bush wins his second term in the White House as Sen. Kerry concedes the race. Both candidates set new records for the number of votes received in a presidential election, leading to quetsions of a mandate for President Bush.

President Bush:

Thank you all. Thank you all for coming.

We had a long night -- (laughter) -- and a great night. (Cheers, applause.) The voters turned out in record numbers and delivered an historic victory. (Cheers, applause.)

Earlier today, Senator Kerry called with his congratulations. We had a really good phone call. He was very gracious.

Senator Kerry waged a spirited campaign, and he and his supporters can be proud of their efforts. (Applause.)

Laura and I wish Senator Kerry and Teresa and their whole family all our best wishes.

America has spoken, and I'm humbled by the trust and the confidence of my fellow citizens. With that trust comes a duty to serve all Americans, and I will do my best to fulfill that duty every day as your president. (Cheers, applause.)

There are many people to thank, and my family comes first. (Cheers, applause.) Laura is the love of my life. (Cheers, applause.) I'm glad you love her, too. (Laughter.)

I want to thank our daughters, who joined their dad for his last campaign. (Cheers, applause.) I appreciate the hard work of my sister and my brothers. I especially want to thank my parents for their loving support. (Cheers, applause.)

I'm grateful to the vice president and Lynne and their daughters, who have worked so hard and been such a vital part of our team. (Cheers, applause.)

The vice president serves America with wisdom and honor, and I'm proud to serve beside him. (Cheers, applause.)

I want to thank my superb campaign team. I want to thank you all for your hard work. (Cheers, applause.) I was impressed every day by how hard and how skillful our team was.

I want to thank Chairman Mark Racicot and -- (cheers, applause) -- the campaign manager Ken Mehlman -- (cheers, applause) – the architect, Karl Rove. (Cheers, applause.) I want to thank Ed Gillespie for leading our party so well. (Cheers, applause.)

I want to thank the thousands of our supporters across our country. I want to thank you for your hugs on the rope lines. I want to thank you for your prayers on the rope lines. I want to thank you for your kind words on the rope lines. I want to thank you for everything you did to make the calls and to put up the signs, to talk to your neighbors, and to get out the vote. (Cheers, applause.)

And because you did the incredible work, we are celebrating today. (Cheers, applause.)

There's an old saying, "Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, pray for powers equal to your tasks." In four historic years, America has been given great tasks and faced them with strength and courage. Our people have restored the vigor of this economy and shown resolve and patience in a new kind of war. Our military has brought justice to the enemy and honor to America. (Cheers, applause.) Our nation -- our nation has defended itself and served the freedom of all mankind. I'm proud to lead such an amazing country, and I am proud to lead it forward. (Applause.)

Because we have done the hard work, we are entering a season of hope. We will continue our economic progress. We will reform our outdated tax code. We will strengthen the Social Security for the next generation.

We will make public schools all they can be, and we will uphold our deepest values of family and faith.

We will help the emerging democracies of Iraq and Afghanistan -- (cheers, applause) -- so they can -- so they can grow in strength and defend their freedom, and then our servicemen and -women will come home with the honor they have earned. (Cheers, applause.)

With good allies at our side, we will fight this war on terror with every resource of our national power so our children can live in freedom and in peace. (Cheers, applause.)

Reaching these goals will require the broad support of Americans, so today I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent. To make this nation stronger and better, I will need your support and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do to deserve your trust.

A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation. We have one country, one Constitution, and one future that binds us. And when we come together and work together, there is no limit to the greatness of America. (Cheers, applause.)

Let me close with a word to the people of the state of Texas. (Cheers, applause.) We have known each other the longest, and you started me on this journey. On the open plains of Texas, I first learned the character of our country; sturdy and honest, and as hopeful as the break of day. I will always be grateful to the good people of my state. And whatever the road that lies ahead, that road will take me home.

A campaign has ended, and the United States of America goes forward with confidence and faith. I see a great day coming for our country, and I am eager for the work ahead.

God bless you. And may God bless America. (Cheers, applause.)

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布什:

　　此次选民的投票率创下了历史新高，带来了历史性的胜利。今天早些时候，克里参议员打电话祝贺我竞选成功。我们在电话中谈得挺好，他非常亲切。克里参议员发起了猛烈的竞选攻势，他和他的支持者可以为此感到自豪。劳拉和我向克里、特里萨以及他们全家表示最衷心的祝愿。

　　美国做出了选择。对于同胞们的信任，我很感激。这种信任意味着我将承担为所有美国公民服务的义务。作为你们的总统，我每天都将竭尽全力。

　　我需要感谢许多人，首先是我的家人。劳拉是我一生的挚爱，我对你们也爱她感到高兴。我还要感谢在竞选后期加入竞选团的女儿，感谢兄弟姐妹们付出的努力，特别感谢严父慈母的支持。

　　我感谢副总统、（他的夫人）莱尼和他们的女儿。他们付出了努力，是竞选团的重要成员。副总统聪明睿智、正直高贵，我为跟他共事感到自豪。

　　我感谢优秀的竞选团，感谢你们所有人付出的努力。你们的勤奋和智慧每天都给我留下了深刻的印象。

　　我感谢全国上下成千上万名支持者，感谢你们在竞选集会上的拥抱、祈祷和亲切言语，感谢你们想方设法打出标语，呼吁邻居前去投票。

　　正是由于你们付出了惊人的努力，我们今天才能庆祝胜利。

　　俗话说，不要祈求能力所能胜任的任务，要祈求能胜任任务的能力。在四年历史性时期，美国被赋予了伟大的任务，并以实力和勇气面对这些任务。我国人民使经济活力复苏，并在新型战争中显示出决心和耐心。我军已经将敌人绳之以法，给美国带来了荣誉。我国保卫了自己，维护了全人类的自由。领导这样出色的国家，我感到自豪；带领这个国家前进，我感到自豪。

　　我们已经完成了艰难的任务，进入了充满希望的时期。我们将继续推动经济增长，改革落后的税法，为下一代加强社会保障。我们将尽量改善公立学校，维护在家庭和信仰方面的核心价值观。

　　我们将帮助伊拉克和阿富汗建立民主制度……，以便他们增强实力和维护自由。然后，我军官兵将带着他们获得的荣誉回国。在优秀盟国的支持下，我们将动用美国的一切力量打赢这场反恐战争，确保我们的孩子们的自由与和平。 　　要实现这些目标，美国公民的广泛支持是必不可缺的。因此今天，我要对支持对手的所有人说，为了让美国变得更强大更美好，我需要你们的支持，我也将努力获得你们的支持，并将竭尽所能以担当得起你们的支持。

　　新一届任期使我有机会影响整个国家。正是同一个国家、同一部宪法和同一个未来把我们联系到了一起。当我们一起努力的时候，美国的前途无可限量。

　　作为结束语，请允许我向得克萨斯州人民讲几句话：我们彼此认识的时间最长，你们是我旅程的起点。在得州广阔无垠的平原上，我初次学到了美国的特点：强壮有力、真诚坦率，充满了黎明般的希望。我将永远感谢这个州的优秀人民。不管前方的路怎么样，这条路都将带我回家。

　　选举已经结束，美利坚合众国将充满自信地前进。我看到我们的国家正迎来伟大的日子，很期待下一周的开始。

　　愿上帝保佑你们，保佑美国！

深圳派2

美国总统布什感恩节讲话

US President's radio address on the Thanksgiving Day (November 27,2004)

Listen to the story请点这里收听：THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. As Americans gather to celebrate this week, we show our gratitude for the many blessings in our lives. We are grateful for our friends and families who fill our lives with purpose and love. We're grateful for our beautiful country, and for the prosperity we enjoy. We're grateful for the chance to live, work and worship in freedom. And in this Thanksgiving week, we offer thanks and praise to the provider of all these gifts, Almighty God. We also recognize our duty to share our blessings with the least among us. Throughout the holiday season, schools, churches, synagogues and other generous organizations gather food and clothing for their neighbors in need. Many young people give part of their holiday to volunteer at homeless shelters or food pantries. On Thanksgiving, and on every day of the year, America is a more hopeful nation because of the volunteers who serve the weak and the vulnerable. The Thanksgiving tradition of compassion and humility dates back to the earliest days of our society. And through the years, our deepest gratitude has often been inspired by the most difficult times. Almost four centuries ago, the pilgrims set aside time to thank God after suffering through a bitter winter. George Washington held Thanksgiving during a trying stay at Valley Forge. And President Lincoln revived the Thanksgiving tradition in the midst of a civil war. The past year has brought many challenges to our nation, and Americans have met every one with energy, optimism and faith. After lifting our economy from a recession, manufacturers and entrepreneurs are creating jobs again. Volunteers from across the country came together to help hurricane victims rebuild. And when the children of Beslan, Russia suffered a brutal terrorist attack, the world saw America's generous heart in an outpouring of compassion and relief. The greatest challenges of our time have come to the men and women who protect our nation. We're fortunate to have dedicated firefighters and police officers to keep our streets safe. We're grateful for the homeland security and intelligence personnel who spend long hours on faithful watch. And we give thanks to the men and women of our military who are serving with courage and skill, and making our entire nation proud. Like generations before them, today's armed forces have liberated captive peoples and shown compassion for the suffering and delivered hope to the oppressed. In the past year, they have fought the terrorists abroad so that we do not have to face those enemies here at home. They've captured a brutal dictator, aided last month's historic election in Afghanistan, and help set Iraq on the path to democracy. Our progress in the war on terror has made our country safer, yet it has also brought new burdens to our military families. Many servicemen and women have endured long deployments and painful separations from home. Families have faced the challenge of raising children while praying for a loved one's safe return. America is grateful to all our military families, and the families mourning a terrible loss this Thanksgiving can know that America will honor their sacrifices forever. As Commander-in-Chief, I've been honored to thank our troops at bases around the world, and I've been inspired by the efforts of private citizens to express their own gratitude. This month, I met Shauna Fleming, a 15-year-old from California who coordinated the mailing of a million thank you letters to military personnel. In October, I met Ken Porwoll, a World War II veteran who has devoted years of his retirement to volunteering at a VA medical center in Minneapolis. And we've seen the generosity of so many organizations, like Give2theTroops, a group started in a basement by a mother and son that has sent thousands of care packages to troops in the field. Thanksgiving reminds us that America's true strength is the compassion and decency of our people. I thank all those who volunteer this season, and Laura and I wish every American a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend. Thank you for listening. 下载地址：http://www.ywhc.net/article/a_down/aud/2004_bush_thanksgiving.ram

[此贴子已经被作者于2005-1-20 13:00:14编辑过]

深圳派2

竞选纽约参议员的演讲

NEW YORK SENATE RACE SPEECH

You know, you know, we started this great effort on a sunny July morning in Pindars Corner on Pat and Liz Moynihan’s beautiful farm and 62 ²⁾counties, 16 months, 3 debates, 2 opponents, and 6 black ³⁾pantsuits later, because of you, here we are.

You came out and said that issues and ideals matter. Jobs matter, downstate and upstate. Health care matters, education matters, the environment matters, Social Security matters, a woman’s right to choose matters. It all matters and I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, New York!

Thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. I am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you.

I will, I will do everything I can to be worthy of your faith and trust and to honor the powerful example of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. I would like all of you and the countless New Yorkers and Americans watching to join me in honoring him for his ⁴⁾incredible half century of service to New York and our nation. Senator Moynihan, on behalf of New York and America, thank you.

I promise you tonight that I will reach across party lines to bring progress for all of New York’s families. Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.

And how fortunate we are indeed to live in the most ⁵⁾diverse, ⁶⁾dynamic and beautiful state in the entire union. You know, from the South Bronx to the Southern Tier, from Brooklyn to Buffalo, from Montauk to Massena, from the ⁷⁾world’s tallest skyscrapers to breathtaking mountain ranges, I’ve met people whose faces and stories I will never forget. Thousands of New Yorkers from all 62 counties welcomed me into your schools, your local ⁸⁾diners, your factory floors, your living rooms and front ⁹⁾porches. You taught me, you tested me and you shared with me your challenges and concerns-about overcrowded or crumbling schools, about the struggle to care for growing children and aging parents, about the continuing challenge of providing equal opportunity for all and about children moving away from their home towns because good jobs are so hard to find in upstate New York. Now I’ve worked on issues like these for a long time, some of them for 30 years, and I am determined to make a difference for all of you.

You see, I believe our nation ¹⁰⁾owes every responsible citizen and every responsible family the tools that they need to make the most of their own lives. That’s the basic bargain. I’ll do my best to honor in the United States Senate.

And to those of you who did not support me, I want you to know that I will work in the Senate for you and for all New Yorkers. And to those of you who worked so hard and never lost faith even in the toughest times, I offer you my ¹¹⁾undying gratitude.

大家知道，我们是在七月的一个阳光灿烂的早上，从帕特和丽兹·莫伊尼汉夫妇位于频德角的美丽农场开始迈出了这艰难的一步，然后辗转六十二个县，历经过十六个月、三场辩论，打败了两个竞争对手，穿破六套黑色便服。如今，在你们的支持下，我们终于胜利了。

你们说，各项议题和观念非常重要--全州的就业问题是重要的，医疗保健是重要的，教育是重要的，环境是重要的，社会保险是重要的，还有妇女选择权是重要的。这些全都重要，而我只想衷心道一声：谢谢你，纽约！

感谢你们开放思想，不存成见，感谢你们相信我们携手为子孙后代、为我州，以至全国的未来而共同努力的美好前景。我对你们每个人都深怀谢意，感谢你们给了我一个为大家服务的机会。

我将以参议员丹尼尔·帕特里克·莫伊尼汉为榜样，尽自己最大的努力不负众望。我恳请你们所有人、诸位正在收看直播的纽约市民和美国人民，同我一起向他致敬，感谢他这半个世纪以来为纽约和美国做出的巨大贡献。莫伊尼汉议员：我代表纽约和美国人民，感谢你。

今晚我发誓，我将跨越两党的界线为全纽约州的所有家庭创造繁荣与进步。今天，我们以民主党人和共和党人的身份投票；明天，我们将作为纽约人重新开始。

能生活在我国多元文化最丰富多彩、最生气勃勃、最美丽的一个州，我们是多么的幸运。大家知道，从南布朗克斯到纽约最南端，从布鲁克林到布法罗，从蒙特哥到马塞纳，从世界上最高的摩天大楼到令人叹为观止的绵延山脉，我认识了不少人，我永远也不会忘记他们的容貌和故事。纽约六十二个县成千上万的纽约人把我迎进了你们的学校、你们的风味小餐馆、你们的车间、你们的起居室和前廊。你们教导着我，你们考验着我，你们把面临的难题和关心的问题告诉我--拥挤的校园和破旧的校舍，养育孩子和赡养年迈双亲的艰辛，寻求人人同等待遇的挑战，还有在纽约州北部地区因为就业机会难寻，孩子们都离开故乡、移往他处的问题。长期以来，我一直在为这些问题奔忙，有些问题甚至我已经为之奋斗了30年之久，我决心让这些问题得到改观。

大家知道，我们国家有义务让每个有责任感的公民和家庭的生活更上一层楼。这是最起码的，作为一名参议员，我将尽自己最大的努力来实现它。

对于那些在过去没有支持我的人们，我想告诉你们，我将在参议院为你们、为全体纽约人而工作。对于那些勤奋工作、甚至在最艰难的时期也不放弃信念的人们，我永远感谢你们。

1、纽约州在美国东北部，纽约市是美国第一大城市和最大的海港，也是美国人口最多的城市。美国的立法机构——美国国会（United States Congress）包括众议院（House of Representatives）和参议院（Senate）。美国议员选举实行直接选举制，参议员由各州选民直接选举，每个州可选出两名国会参议员，每个参议员任期为六年。

2、county [5kaunti] n.县（请注意，美国的县是比市更大一级的行政区划单位)

3、pantsuit [5pAnsju:t] n. 女裤套装

4、incredible [in5kredbl] a. 惊人的，不可思议的；难以置信的

5、diverse [dai5vE:z] a. 各种各样的，相异的

6、dynamic [dai5nAmik] a. 有生气的，精力充沛的

7、“The world’s tallest skyscrapers”是指位于纽约的世界最高建筑：世界贸易中心（world Trade Center）和帝国大厦（Empire State Building），“breath taking mountain ranges”是指阿巴拉契亚山脉（Appalachian Mountains）。

8、diner [5dainE] n.（路边）小饭店，小餐馆

9、porch [pC:tF] n. 走廊，游廊；门廊，入口处

10、owe [Eu] vt. 应给予，对……有义务

11、undying [QndaiiN] a. 不朽的，永恒的

深圳派2

英语语言

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Mr. Chairman, adjudicators, ladies and gentlemen,

Good afternoon.

The arrival of the year 1999 has brought with it a near perfect opportunity to take a look back at the last one thousand years, assess man’s successes and failures, and look forward with our predictions of the third ¹⁾millennium. Already this afternoon you’ve heard many assessments and you’ve heard a variety of predictions.

A few hundred years ago to have held an event like this it would have been ²⁾imperative that we were all fluent in a number of different ³⁾tongues, for the approach of combating the language barrier was simply to learn many different languages. Of course people back then had an ⁴⁾ulterior motive: that was to ensure that different languages held their different societal positions, or as King Charles V of Spain put it, “I speak Spanish to God, Italian to woman, French to men and German to my horse.”

Today our approach is somewhat different. Instead of trying to vastly spread our ⁵⁾verbal ability ⁶⁾across the board, we’ve chosen rather to focus it, concentrating on our ability to master one particular language, the English language. Time magazine recently suggested that by the turn of the millennium, English will be the ⁷⁾Lingua Franca for one quarter of the world’s population. Already today sixty percent of the world’s television and radio broadcasts are produced and delivered in English. Seventy percent of the world’s mail addressed in English. And it is the language of choice for almost every byte of computer data sent across the globe.

But why English? There are no clear linguistic reasons for its suggested global dominance, certainly the grammar is complicated, the spelling peculiar and the pronunciation ⁸⁾eccentric, to say the very least. One would need only look through the dictionary to find the vast list of amusing paradoxes in the English language- ⁹⁾quicksand that works slowly, a ¹⁰⁾boxing ring that is in fact square and a ¹¹⁾guinea pig that’s really neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. Doesn’t it seem odd that one can make ¹²⁾amends but not one ¹³⁾amend. Or ¹⁴⁾go through the ¹⁵⁾annals of history but not one annal. The reason, ladies and gentlemen, is simple. English is strange, but no where near as strange as some of our ¹⁶⁾alternatives.

Perhaps I should give you a few ¹⁷⁾idiomatic examples. In English we say “once in a blue moon.” The Italians choose instead “every death of a Pope.” Yiddish doesn’t like our “drop dead,” replacing it rather with the slightly more obscure “you should lie in the earth?” And if you wanted to ¹⁸⁾tell someone off in Spanish our relatively obvious “¹⁹⁾go fly a kite” would be better served by the phrase “go fry ²⁰⁾asparagus.” English’s primary advantage is that of flexibility. On the one hand it has the largest vocabulary of all modern languages, allowing us, as its users, to say exactly what we want in exactly the words we choose to use. On the other, globalization has insured the introduction of a business English, a sort of ²¹⁾trimmed down variety of the language we’ve all come to know and love.

In a thousand years time, Western clocks will hopefully have ticked onto the year 2999 and we can be assured that scientists, academics and ²²⁾futurists will ²³⁾convene, much like we’ve done today to look back at the third millennium and offer their predictions for the successes of the forth.

It’s impossible to imagine what they might say, impossible to imagine what technology they’ll have available or even which planet they’ll hold the meeting on. In fact, quite possibly the only thing we can say for sure is that they’ll be discussing the issues in one common universal language. And that will be the language of the third millennium. And that language without any doubt looks set to be English. Thank you.

主席先生，诸位评判员，女士们，先生们：

下午好。

1999年的到来给我们带来了一个回顾过去一千年的好机会，评价人类的成与败，展望第三个千年的前景。今天下午大家已经听到了许多评价和不同的展望。

几百年前，举办一次这样的活动是十分麻烦的，我们得流利地说许多种不同的语言，因为在当时克服语言障碍的办法就是学习多种不同的语言。当然，那时候的人们有一个心照不宣的观念：不同的语言显示着不一样的社会地位，就如西班牙国王查尔斯五世所说，“我对上帝说西班牙语，对女人说意大利语，对男人说法语，对马儿说德语。”

今天我们的做法有些不一样。我们不用分散精力去学习多种语言，而只需集中精力掌握一种特别的语言--英语。《时代》杂志最近说，在世纪之交，英语将会成为世界四分之一人口的通用语言。今天已经有60%的电视和广播在用英语制作和传送。70%的信件是用英语写的。在全球传送的电脑数据中，几乎每个字节用的都是英语。

但为什么偏偏是英语呢？人们很难从语言学方面为英语在全球的主导地位找一个原因。但至少我们可以说英语的语法是复杂的，拼写是独特的，发音是古怪的。只要翻翻字典，你就能发现一大串逗人的似非而是的隽语--quicksand反而慢腾腾，boxing ring原来是方的，guinea pig既不是来自几内亚，也不是猪。一个人可以说“make amends”， 但却不能说“one amend”，这不是很奇怪吗？你可以仔细翻阅一本史册，但却不能把“一本史册”说“one annal”。其中的原因，女士们，先生们，是很简单的。英语确实很奇怪，但与其它语言相比，就显得小巫见大巫了。

也许我该给大家举几个成语例子。“千载难逢”用英语我们说“once in a blue moon”，在意大利语中则成了“every death of a Pope”。依地语不喜欢把“猝死”说成“drop dead”，而用更为模糊的“you should lie in the earth”来表达。如果你想用西班牙语指责某人“滚开”， 那么最好是用“go fry asparagus”，而不是相对较直白的英语说法“go fly a kite”。英语的最基本的优势即在于它的灵活性。一方面，它在所有现代语言中词汇量是最大的，允许我们这些使用者能用最恰当的词汇恰如其分地表达出我们的思想。另一方面，全球化使得商业英语的出现成为必然，而商业英语是简化了的英语，它已成为我们都熟悉并喜爱的语言。

在一千年后，西方的时钟将滴答走向2999年，我们也可以肯定，届时，科学家、学者和未来主义者将汇集在一起，就像我们今天这样，回顾第三个千年，并展望第四个千年的辉煌成就。

我们无法想像得到届时他们将说些什么。他们会掌握了什么样的科技，甚至他们会在哪个星球上开会，是我们无法想像的。实际上，我们唯一敢肯定的事情是，他们将用一种共通的世界语言讨论事务。这就是第三个千年的语言。毫无疑问，这种语言就是英语。谢谢大家。

1、millennium [mi5leniEm] n. 一千年，千年期

2、imperative [im5perEtiv] a. 绝对必要的，迫切的，强制的

3、tongue [tQN] n. 语言，方言

4、ulterior [Ql5tiEriE] a. 日后的，将来的；秘而不宣的

5、verbal [5vE:bEl] a. 字面的，词语的，口头的

6、across the board 全部地，包括一切地

7、lingua franca n.（不同民族之间交往或进行交易时用的）混合语；混合方言

8、eccentric [ik5sentrik] a. （人，行为等）古怪，偏执

9、quicksand [5kwiksend] n. 沙漏。这里和以下数句是演讲者玩的文字游戏，以说明英语语言的巧妙之处

10、boxing ring n. 拳击场

11、guinea pig n. 豚鼠，一种产自巴西的啮齿小动物，约7英寸（约18厘米）长，通常为白色，有黑色或橙色斑点，一般作为宠物饲养，或用于科研实验；供进行医学（或其他科学）实验的人或物。Guiea: 几内亚

12、amends [E5mendz] n. （复数形式）赔罪，赎罪

13、amend [E5mend] v. 改正，改过自新

14、go through 仔细检查，全面考虑

15、annals [5AnElz] n. （复数形式）编年史，历史记载

16、alternative [C:5tE:nEtiv] n. 替换物

17、idiomatic [7idiE5mAtik] a. 符合语言习惯的，成语的；富于习语性质的

18、tell off 斥责，责备

19、go fly a kite [美国俚语] 滚开，走开

20、asparagus [Es5pArEgEs] n. 芦笋

21、trim [trim] v. 削减，缩减

22、futurist [7fju:tFE5ritist] n. 未来主义者

23、convene [kEn5vi:n] v. 集合

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成功演讲小贴士

Tips for Making an Effective Speech

1、You must speak up and project your voice even if you are using a microphone.

2、Your voice should be resonant and sustained when you speak.

3、Pitch your voice slightly lower than normal. Listeners tend to associate credibility and authority with a relatively deep voice.

4、Try to end declarative sentences on a low tone without, however, trailing off in volume.

5、Slow down.

1、即使是用麦克风，也要声音响亮并运气发声。

2、声音要有回声并能稍持续一阵儿。

3、音调要定得比正常讲话时低一些，听众往往把可信度和权威性与一个相对低沉的声音联系在一起。

4、尽量用降调结束陈述句，但不要减弱音量。

5、放慢语速。

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"热血、汗水和眼泪" （温斯顿·丘吉尔）

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Winston Churchill May 13, 1940

英汉对照

On Friday evening last I received from His Majesty the mission to form a new administration. It was the evident will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties. I have already completed the most important part of this task. A war cabinet has been formed of five members, representing, with the Labor, Opposition and Liberals, the unity of the nation. It was necessary that this should be done in one single day on account of the extreme urgency and rigor of events. Other key positions were filled yesterday. I am submitting a further list to the King tonight. I hope to complete the appointment of principal Ministers during tomorrow. The appointment of other Ministers usually takes a little longer. I trust when Parliament meets again this part of my task will be completed and that the administration will be complete in all respects. I considered it in the public interest to suggest to the Speaker that the House should be summoned today. At the end of today's proceedings, the adjournment of the House will be proposed until May 2l with provision for earlier meeting if need be. Business for that will be notified to M. P. 's at the earliest opportunity. I now invite the House by a resolution to record its approval of the steps taken and declare its confidence in the new government. The resolution: "That this House welcomes the formation of a government representing the united and inflexible resolve of the nation to prosecute the war with Germany to a victorious conclusion." To form an administration of this scale and complexity is a serious undertaking in itself. But we are in the preliminary Phase of one of the greatest battles in history. We are in action at any other points-in Norway and in Holland-and we have to be prepared in the Mediterranean. The air battle is continuing, and many preparations have to be made here at home. In this crisis I think I may be pardoned if I do not address the House at any length today, and I hope that any of my friends and colleagues or for mer colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction will make all allowances for any lack of ceremony with which it has been necessary to act. I say to the House as I said to Ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word, It is victory. Victory at all costs-victory in spite of all terrors-victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival. Let that be realized. No survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal. I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, "Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength."

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "热血、汗水和眼泪" 温斯顿·丘吉尔 1940年5月13日

　　上星期五晚上，我奉陛下之命，组织新的一届政府。 　　按国会和国民的意愿，新政府显然应该考虑建立在尽可能广泛的基础上，应该兼容所有的党派。 　　我已经完成了这项任务的最主要的部分。战时内阁已由五人组成，包括工党、反对党和自由党，这体现了举国团结一致。 　　由于事态的极端紧急和严峻，新阁政府须于一天之内组成，其他的关键岗位也于昨日安排就绪。今晚还要向国王呈报一份名单。我希望明天就能完成几位主要大臣的任命。 　　其余大臣们的任命照例得晚一些。我相信，在国会下一次召开时，任命将告完成，臻于完善。 　　为公众利益着想，我建议议长今天就召开国会。今天的议程结束时，建议休会到5月21日，并准备在必要时提前开会。有关事项当会及早通知各位议员。 　　现在我请求国会作出决议，批准我所采取的各项步骤，启示记录在案，并且声明信任新政府。决议如下： 　　"本国会欢迎新政府的组成，她体现了举国一致的坚定不移的决心：对德作战，直到最后胜利。" 　　组织如此规模和如此复杂的政府原本是一项重大的任务。但是我们正处于历史上罕见的一场大战的初始阶段。我们在其他许多地点作战--在挪威，在荷兰，我们还必须在地中海做好准备。空战正在继续，而且在本土也必须做好许多准备工作。 　　值此危急关头，我想，即使我今天向国会的报告过于简略，也当能见谅。我还希望所有在这次改组中受到影响的朋友、同僚和旧日的同僚们对必要的礼仪方面的任何不周之处能毫不介意。 　　我向国会表明，一如我向入阁的大臣们所表明的，我所能奉献的唯有热血、辛劳、眼泪和汗水我们所面临的将是一场极其严酷的考验，将是旷日持久的斗争和苦难。 　　若问我们的政策是什么？我的回答是：在陆上、海上、空中作战。尽我们的全力，尽上帝赋予我们的全部力量去作战，对人类黑暗、可悲的罪恶史上空前凶残的暴政作战。这就是我们的政策。 　　若问我们的目标是什么？我可以用一个词来回答，那就是胜利。不惜一切代价，去夺取胜利--不惧一切恐怖，去夺取胜利--不论前路如何漫长、如何艰苦，去夺取胜利。因为没有胜利就不能生存。 　　我们务必认识到，没有胜利就不复有大英帝国，没有胜利就不复有大英帝国所象征的一切，没有胜利就不复有多少世纪以来的强烈要求和冲动：人类应当向自己的目标迈进。 　　我精神振奋、满怀信心地承担起我的任务。我确信，大家联合起来，我们的事业就不会遭到挫败。 　　在此时此刻的危急关头，我觉得我有权要求各方面的支持。我要说："来吧，让我们群策群力，并肩前进！"

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老外交官谈英语演讲之道（附演说技巧12条）

段津简介： 段津先生1953年毕业于北京外国语学院，被派往朝鲜开城中国人民志愿军停战谈判代表团任翻译，属于新中国第一代英语翻译。曾为陈毅、邓小平、李先念、郭沫若等老一代国家领导人会见外宾时当翻译，先后担任中国驻加拿大大使馆新闻参赞、中国驻温哥华总领事、外交部新闻司副司长兼外交部发言人、中国驻澳大利亚悉尼总领事、中国人民外交学会副会长。 在长年的外交工作中，段津先生积累了丰富的英语口译、笔译经验，擅长用英语演讲，著有《如何用英语作精彩演讲》一书(世界知识出版社出版)。 段津对英语演讲的总体认识： 演讲艺术：中西方差距明显 我们的社会政治情况与国外不太一样。美国人从小学开始就要竞选这个、竞选那个，比如俱乐部经理、学生会主席，跟政治竞选差不多，所以他们的讲演发达，在讲演培训方面也开展得比较好。在西方国家，特别是英语国家更加重视演讲。中国在这方面滞后了一点儿，但是现在讲演的风气开始兴盛，这很是令人喜悦。随着我们对外经贸、外交关系的拓展，学英语讲英语的形势更加喜人。我去年跟一批中学生专门进行英语讲演讲座，他们怀着很大的兴趣听我讲。对外经贸大学也曾经请我去讲过怎么样对外国人进行沟通。最近华北地区的大学生讲演比赛，我去当了裁判。 英文演讲和中文演讲相比有哪些区别？ 段津：实际上一样，关键在于了解演讲对象，减少冗余信息。 中文演讲和英文演讲实际上是一样的，关键是看你演讲的对象。不管是用中文还是用英文演讲，首先你要对自己的听众要有一个很好的了解。在国外讲演，讲演超过半个小时，你就要考虑这个时间是不是快到了，绝不要超过50分钟。而且应该留出一半以上的时间让听众来提问题。在中国情况就有所不同，因为过去的习惯，有的时候往往邀请方要求我讲三个小时。实际上现在中国人也愿意听短话，特别是没有什么信息量的套话说法， 我们的演讲如何运用语言魅力打动听众？适应听众思维习惯？ 段津：在讲演当中，语言文字的运用很重要。第一，语言表达纯熟清晰。第二，以对方习惯的方式、喜欢的方式来讲。第三，要有内容。当听众通过赞扬英文的办法来赞扬你时，例如观众对你说Articulate，这是表示你讲得非常清晰，你听到这样的评语之后，实际上就说明你的内容已经打动了人。 根据我的经验，适应听众思维习惯，在讲演一定要注意观众的反映。我的讲话就是半个小时，必要的时候缩短20分钟。我看大家睁着眼睛很安安静静的在听，我就多讲几句。讲话不要长，讲20分钟就可以打住了，然后让人家提问题，这个10分钟是有效的10分钟，你可以根据他们提的问题，不完全是切中这个问题放大放开讲。 有了一份好的演讲稿之后，在发表演讲过程中，有人认为这是在装模作样，您怎么看待这个问题？ 段津：我自己感觉到，演讲绝不是什么拿姿做态，装模作样。作为外交官代表国家讲话，这个国家已经个性化在你的身上。我觉得不要去演戏。过去讲修辞，讲动作，讲声调，后来从美国开始，慢慢就变成一种谈话式的讲话。我们在国外演讲也是。 我到悉尼去担任总领事，上任第一个活动正好碰到圣诞节，新南威尔士大学组织一次欢迎会，大家都很随便，都站在那儿。我先在站在他们的面前，我是一个陌生人，对他们来讲，我不代表个人，我不是段津，我是中国，是一个机构。但为了制造一种亲切感，我就要把机构化成个人，从个人讲起。所以我一开始就讲：“几天以前，我和我的夫人告别了北京的四室一厅的寓所，跟我上海80多岁的老父亲通了电话，跟躺在病床上的哥哥也通了电话，来到了温暖如春的悉尼，沐浴在夏天的阳光底下，跟大家一块过圣诞，这是一个很大的变化，但是我非常高兴、非常兴奋。”几分钟的演讲，让人家对新上任的总领事有一个了解。中国慢慢变成你个人，这个个人是很亲切自然的，没有什么价值的，随便聊天。但是最后我还是谈了国际形势，还谈了国内形势，对海外学子的希望。 您的外语怎么样学的？怎么样才能将自己的所学准确生动的表达，运用到演讲里去？ 段津：学习也没有什么捷径可走。 1，慢慢积累，不要放弃。基础一定要打好，特别是语法的基础。我在学校学的时间不长，但是基础非常稳固。光介词的练习就不知道做了几百几千，冠词的练习，什么时候用THE，什么时候不用，这些基础都非常牢固； 2，多看、多读、多模仿。英语开始就是模仿，注意外国人的表达方法。我当时在外交学会上班时有机会接触美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、新西兰广大地区的各阶层人士。另一方面我非常注意阅读。当时美国的四本周刊我都看，《新闻周刊》、《时代》等等，而且是越看不明白的东西越看； 3，要记录。写有用的短语、词句，要把它记下来，而且要注意比较外国人和中国不同的表达法。举个例子，中国人讲话的时候，谢谢大家对我的热烈欢迎，很平实的。英语国家的人讲这么一句话，“Thank you for the warm hospitality that makes me feel so welcome。”意思就是“谢谢你们的好客，这个好客使我感觉到自己如此受欢迎”。假如你没有看过英文、听过英文，你绝对不能想到这么表达。所以你就要学，就要听。我们不能说我学的时候学了，自己讲得时候还照中文讲，不能这样，要用英文来思维，越是觉得有点怪怪的，越是要学的。时间久而久之，你就不会讲中式英文。 在被邀请演讲但又不很清楚对方的具体要求时如何进行？内容上什么样的安排会收到好的效果？ 段津：这种情况我会首先要进行调查研究。是谁邀请的，邀请我去跟谁讲，再根据听众的特点，自己做一个估计。 比如说我在澳大利亚时，收到一个请帖，就是澳大利亚悉尼大学。他们学生毕业典礼一千多人，让我作为唯一的外国嘉宾讲话。我的听众都是大学生、大学教授，18岁到20多岁。然后我再打电话给他们学校的组织讲演的校方询问他们希望我讲些什么东西，他给我的答复是随便，但是时间控制在10分钟。这样的话，我就有了几个信息：一个是他为什么不请美国人，请中国人，说明他对中国感兴趣。所以我根本上可以确定，我要讲讲中国的事情。中国情况；另一个是年轻学生加教授；再一个就是时间要短一点儿。这个场合是一个毕业典礼，根据这四个特点，我就准备出了一个讲稿。 具体进行的过程大概是这样的。我记得有一个英国作家讲过，你可以试一下谈别人，比如说你跟人家谈话时，你讲他的事情，他听两个小时都不腻，所以既要讲自己，也要讲别人。根据这样一个原则，我就在这个讲稿里头采取一种对比的办法。 我一上来就是澳大利亚和中国差别很大，共同点也很多，夏天我们都出汗，冬天我们都会冻得发抖，你吃饭用刀叉，我吃饭用筷子。比如说我们中国看问题是大中小，写地址是先写国名，再写省，再写城市，再写街道，再写门牌号，然后再写姓，然后写名。外国人先写名，再写姓，你的门牌号码、楼的号码、马路、城市、省份，最后是国家。整个是大颠倒。你们是由我及人，我们是由远及近。通过这些文化的对比，政治制度的对比。比如你们是议会民主，我们是半殖民地半封建的基础上建立起来的人民民主的国家，这个场合就避免人民民主专政，因为几句话讲不清楚。从文化、政治、经济对比。再就是物产，中国有多少动物、多少植物。一下子跳跃性的，一对比，共同点我们都希望和平，都希望过好日子。我们两国关系好了，对我们两国人民有什么好处。 最后，毕竟是青年学生，我引用了毛主席的一首诗，毛主席在50年代莫斯科对中国留学生讲的一段话，世界上是你们的，也是我们的，但归根结底是你们的，你们年轻人朝气蓬勃，正在兴旺时期，希望寄托在你们身上。这个话一讲，达到高潮，他们喜欢听。用伟大导师的话来打动他们。我是稿子念下来。关键是内容，内容好的话，语音语调也好，这样下来以后，那些小家伙戴着博士帽，拉着我一块照相，气氛非常热烈。 演讲是一门艺术，好的英文演讲比赛究竟用什么样的标准来评判？ 段津：我先讲讲外国的经验，1996年我在澳大利亚悉尼一家图书馆的新书陈列架上看到了《成功的秘诀》一书，书中有一节谈到了演说的12项注意，我随手抄录了下来。这演讲要素12项是Presenting Skills（演说技巧) 1.Know your topic（知道你要讲什么题目） 2.Know your audience（了解你的听众） 3.Know your start and stop times，as well as who else is on（知道你开始和停止的时间以及除你之外还有谁要讲话） 4.Know what you want people to do differently and tell them（对你所说的和人们所做的有什么不同，心中要有数，并让听众知道） 5.Make major points.（写下你的讲话要点） 6.Check all your equipment，sound，lighting and seating arrangements.（检查你的器材、音响、灯光和座位） 7.Ask someone you trust and respect to constructively critique you.（请一个你所信任和尊敬的人对你的讲稿提出建设性的批评和意见） 8.Relax before you go on.（演讲前要放松） 9.Practise，practise，practise.（练习、练习，再练习） 10.Remember that even if you miss a bit or forget a couple of lines，nobody knows except you.（记住即或你漏掉一点或忘掉几行，除了你自己，别人是不会发现的） 11.Omit telling jokes unless you are already a good joke-teller or plan to get better.（收起你想讲的笑话，除非你已经擅长讲笑话或者计划在这方面有所提高） 12.Have fun（要有趣味） 上述12项提示是国外人士从大量实践中总结出来的有用经验，可供我们借鉴。根据我自己的实践经验，我想着重提出5点： 1. 明确通过演讲要传递什么信息； 2. 了解听众的特点和要求； 3. 准备讲稿或讲话要点； 4. 语言要求清晰、简练、优美、生动、形象、有频率和感召力； 5. 临场陈述要举止稳重大方，语言语调准确 中国人用英语演讲时，应该注意哪些表达不会让对方误解？哪些是中西方都能够理解的？ 段津：我们讲话，不管是对哪个国家的人士不要指手划脚。当我们谈自己的情况，不要谈的太满，应该留有余地，既谈成绩，也谈困难。另外，对人家的事情不要指指点点。还有一件事情要注意，作为一个使节，不要评论第三国的事情，最安全的就是我谈我自己的情况，我的体会，我的经验，然后是我们的共同点。 中国加入WTO，北京获得2008年奥运会举办权，越来越多的中国人意识到英语的重要，他们需要通过英语表达自己,在北京更是掀起了学习英语的热潮，英语培训班也随之铺天盖地。您对培训班的培训有什么见解？您对广大爱学生的网友们，尤其是爱学英语的网友们，有什么建议？ 段津：首先我觉得现在掀起一个全民学英语的高潮是一个好事情。现在学英语的途径非常多，但有一种做法我不同意，那就是把英文的发音按照中文字写出来。比如书，BOOK，他用中文写成“布克”。日本人在这方面吃了亏，他就用日文拼英文，结果发音就不太好。 至于训练班，要真正的训练。现在国内有些学习班，你教了钱，你上课不上课都给你发一个证书，这样是不行的。另外也不能通过几级考试就一定具备水平。因为考试本身不能够真正的、百分之百的反映一个人对某一门学问掌握的程度。学习归根结底，训练班也好，正规学校也好，最后是靠自己，靠自己自学为主。现在有好多工具书，不懂的就请教字典。

loveangel

深圳派JJ真有心, 谢谢了

深圳派1

非常超值啊,

深圳派2

嘻嘻，好东西大家分享！希望对大家有用啦！