名校勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)演講 第126期:珍惜現(xiàn)在 把握將來(lái)(2)

[00:00.48]Now I know you Yale guys are smart. So what can I tell you that you don't already think you know? 我知道耶魯學(xué)子充滿了智慧，所以我能說(shuō)的有哪些是你們認(rèn)為自己不知道的呢？ [00:09.50]I can tell you something of the world as I see it. 我可以給你們講講我眼中的世界。 [00:16.45]Three days ago, in my role as Middle East envoy, I stood in the heart of Bethlehem. 三天前，我作為中東特使去了伯利恒市中心。 [00:23.34]On one side of me, lay the concrete barrier which now separates Israel and Palestine. 我的一側(cè)矗立著混凝土筑成的隔離墻，隔開(kāi)了以色列和巴勒斯坦。 [00:29.55]On the other, the historic birthplace of Jesus and the land of Palestine beyond. 而另一側(cè)則是歷史上著名的耶穌降生地，和遠(yuǎn)處巴勒斯坦的土地。 [00:37.11]A few days before that, I was in Jericho. 那之前的幾天，我在杰里科。 [00:40.16]If you look up from the town centre, to the left is the Mount of Temptation, where Jesus stayed 40 days and nights. 從那個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)中心仰望，在左側(cè)你會(huì)看到誘惑山，耶穌在那兒整整度過(guò)40個(gè)日日夜夜。 [00:48.07]To the right, you can see Mount Nebo where Moses looked down on the Promised Land. 在右側(cè)，則會(huì)看見(jiàn)尼泊山，摩西就是在那兒俯視著上帝許給猶太人的迦南地。 [00:54.22]And right in front of you is the Valley of Jordan. 而在正前方則是約旦河谷。 [00:58.41]My guide, a Muslim, turned to me and said: "Moses, Jesus, Mohammed—why in God's name did they all have to come here?" 我的向?qū)?，以為穆斯林，?wèn)我，“摩西、耶穌、穆罕默德——為什么都要以上帝的名義來(lái)到這里呢？” [01:09.11]But in God's name they came and for centuries their followers have waged war in the name of prophets whose life's work was in pursuit of peace. 然而，以上帝的名義，他們確實(shí)來(lái)了，而且數(shù)世紀(jì)以來(lái)，他們的追隨者以先知的名義發(fā)動(dòng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，盡管先知用畢生追求和平。 [01:21.51]Today, though the land that encompasses Israel and Palestine is small, 如今，雖然以色列和巴勒斯坦的國(guó)土面積很小， [01:30.09]the conflict symbolizes the wider prospects of the entire vast region of the Middle East and beyond. 但他們之間的沖突卻象征了更廣泛的、整個(gè)中東地區(qū)的局勢(shì)。 [01:37.21]There, the forces of modernization and moderation battle with those of reaction and extremism. 在那里，現(xiàn)代化和中庸派正與反動(dòng)勢(shì)力和極端主義對(duì)峙。 [01:45.05]The shadow of Iran looms large. 伊朗的陰影正在擴(kuò)大。

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