偶像勵志英語演講 第109期:美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬就職演說(5)

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power togenerate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us thatwithout a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control-a nation cannot proper long when itfavors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on thesize of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity-on our ability toextend opportunity to every willing heart-not out of charity, but because it is the surestroute to our common good.
我們提出的問題也不在于市場力量是替天行道還是為虎作倀。市場在生成財富和傳播自由方面具有無與倫比的力量，但這場危機(jī)提醒我們：沒有嚴(yán)格的監(jiān)督，市場就會失控——如果一個國家僅僅施惠于富裕者，其富裕便不能持久。我們經(jīng)濟(jì)的成功從來不是僅僅依賴國內(nèi)總產(chǎn)值的規(guī)模，而且還依賴繁榮的普及，即為每一位愿意致富的人提供機(jī)會的能力——不是通過施舍，因為這才是最可靠的共同富裕之路。
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter toassure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations.Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so toall the other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals tothe small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation andevery man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and we are ready tolead once more.
至于我們的共同防御，我們決不接受安全與理念不可兩全的荒謬論點。建國先賢面對我們難以想象的險惡局面，起草了一部保障法律原則和人權(quán)的憲章，一部子孫后代以自己的鮮血使之更加完美的憲章。今天，這些理念仍然照耀著世界，我們不會為一時之利而棄之。因此，對于今天正在觀看此情此景的其他各國人民和政府，從最繁華的首都到我父親出生的小村莊，我們希望他們了解：凡追求和平與尊嚴(yán)的國家以及每一位男人、婦女和兒童，美國是你們的朋友。我們已經(jīng)做好準(zhǔn)備，再一次走在前面。
1. be faced with
面臨;面對;擺在…面前;
eg. We are faced with a serious problem.
我們面臨著一個嚴(yán)重問題。
eg. Faced with that dilemma, he was perplexed.
他面對進(jìn)退兩難的局面，不知如何是好。
2. for one's sake
看在…份上;為了幫助(某人);
eg. Some people do science for its own sake. Others may be lured by pecuniary rewards.
有些人搞科學(xué)是為了自己的利益，另一些人可能貪圖于金錢的獎勵。
eg. Before delivering the job, run the spelling and grammar checker once more, just for safety'ssake.
在交活兒以前，僅為保險起見，須再運行一次拼寫-語法檢查程序。
3. once more
又一次;再次;
eg. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more.
我的妻子高興了，因為情況再一次恢復(fù)了正常。
eg. She braced herself up and tried once more.
她鼓起勇氣又試了一次。