偶像勵志英語演講 第111期:美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬就職演說(7)

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills onthe West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent,know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you arewilling to unclench your fist.
面對穆斯林世界，我們以共同利益和相互尊重為基礎(chǔ)，致力于尋求一條新的前進道路。對于世界上那些妄圖制造矛盾、將自己社會的弊端歸罪于西方的領(lǐng)導人，我們奉勸你們：你們的人民將以你們的建設(shè)成就而不是你們的毀滅能力來評判你們。對于那些依靠腐敗、欺騙、壓制不同意見等手段固守權(quán)勢的人，我們提醒你們：你們站在了歷史錯誤的一邊;但只要你們放棄壓迫，我們將伸手相助。
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourishand let clean waters flow; no nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to thosenations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to thesuffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard toeffect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
對于貧困國家的人民，我們保證同你們并肩努力，為你們的農(nóng)田帶來豐收，讓清潔的用水取之不竭;使饑餓的身體得以飽食，使饑渴的心靈受到滋潤。對于那些像我們一樣比較富裕的國家，我們要說我們再不能對他人的苦難無動于衷，也再不能肆意消耗世界的資源。因為世界已經(jīng)改變，我們必須與時俱進。
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude thosebrave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. Theyhave something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through theages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because theyembody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater thanthemselves. And yet, at this moment-a moment that will define a generation-it is precisely thisspirit that must inhabit us all.
在我們思索面前的道路時，我們懷著崇敬的心情感謝此刻正在偏遠的沙漠和山區(qū)巡邏的英勇無畏的美國人。他們向我們述說著什么，正如在阿靈頓公墓長眠的陣亡英雄在漫漫歲月中低淺的吟誦。我們崇敬他們，不僅因為他們捍衛(wèi)著我們的自由，而且因為他們代表著獻身精神，體現(xiàn)了超越個人，尋求遠大理想的意愿。然而，在這個時刻，一個具有劃時代意義的時刻，我們大家必須具備的正是這種精神。
重點講解：
1. blamd on
把責任歸咎于;
eg. The film's powerful line-up did not bring surprise performance, which can only blame onthe producers of the marketing strategy.
本片超強的陣容并沒有帶來驚喜的表現(xiàn)，這只能怪罪于制片的市場策略。
eg. If your mind is just " hire" thought, blame it on the word outside, as the middle is hard togo on.
如果你的心態(tài)僅僅是“雇傭”思想，一切歸罪于外的話，作為中層就很難往上走了。
2. cling to
墨守，堅持(觀念或行為方式);
eg. They know scholars reject their legend, but they still cling to their belief...
盡管知道學者們不相信他們的傳說，他們還是堅持自己的信仰。
eg. They're clinging to the past.
他們對過去念念不忘。
3. far-off
adj.遠方的;遙遠的;
eg. Young people move around more and settle down later; they would rather travel to far-offlands than cruise the strip downtown.
年輕人更多的是走來走去，之后安定下來;與去市中心游玩相比他們更愿意去遙遠的地方旅行。
eg. The roosters were crowing and the dawn was not far-off.
雄雞報曉，黎明即將來到。
 
 
ana'>??/p8?(? style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana'>散發(fā)出;
eg. These are said to emanate from Henry Kissinger.
據(jù)說這些是亨利·基辛格出的主意。
eg. The heady aroma of wood fires emanated from the stove.
爐子里散發(fā)出木柴燃燒時的濃烈香味。
4. roll back
逐漸減少;逐步結(jié)束;
eg. Environmentalists regard these moves as the government taking advantage of the nationalmood to roll back protective measures.
環(huán)保主義者認為這些是政府利用國民情緒來減少保護措施的舉措。
eg. Most major political reforms of the past five years would be rolled back.
過去5年中的大多數(shù)重大政治改革都將偃旗息鼓。
5. emerge from
(從困境或不好的經(jīng)歷中)擺脫出來，熬出來;
eg. He'll never be able to emerge from his bathos of coarseness and ignorance.
他永遠也不能從他那粗野無知中解脫出來。
eg. Emerging markets used to be known as the markets you couldn't emerge from in anemergency.
新興市場過去常常被稱作你在危急時刻脫不了身的市場。
6. can't help but do sth.
不得不;不能不;必須;
eg. I cannot help but be astonished by that acrobat.
我不能不為那雜技演員的表演而深為驚訝。
eg. I can't help but obey the order.
我沒辦法，只好服從命令。
7. usher in
開啟;迎來;引入;
eg. We hope to usher in a more secure, stable, peaceful and equitable world order.
我們希望創(chuàng)立一個更為安全、穩(wěn)定、和平與平等的國際秩序。
eg. This would usher in a new revolution in physics.
而這將引發(fā)一場物理學的新革命。