2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Pays Tribute to Victims of Communism
时间:2019-01-07 作者:英语课 分类:2007年VOA标准英语(六月)
White House
12 June 2007
President Bush has dedicated 1 a new memorial in Washington to the victims of communism. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House.
The statue was dedicated on this sun-drenched June morning - 20 years to the day after former President Ronald Reagan stood before the Berlin Wall and issued a challenge to the leader of the Soviet 2 Union.
"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate," he said. "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
President Bush speaks at the dedication of the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, 12 Jun 2007
In his remarks Tuesday, President Bush made clear he shared Mr. Reagan's emphasis on the importance of freedom.
"It is appropriate that on the anniversary of that speech that we dedicate a monument that reflects our confidence in freedom's power," he said.
The monument is a statue placed just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol - a replica 4 in bronze of the figure erected 5 by Chinese students during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
"The men and women who designed this memorial could have chosen an image of repression 6 for this space, a replica of the wall that once divided Berlin, or the frozen barracks of the Gulag, or a killing 7 field littered with skulls," he said. "Instead, they chose an image of hope - a woman holding a lamp of liberty. She reminds us of the victims of communism, and also of the power that overcame communism."
The president said some of the victims of communism were well-known, but most died in anonymity 8 in places like the Soviet gulags [secret prisons] and the killing fields of Cambodia.
"Communist regimes did more than take their victims' lives; they sought to steal their humanity and erase 9 their memory," he said. "With this memorial, we restore their humanity and we reclaim 10 their memory. With this memorial, we say of communism's innocent and anonymous 11 victims, these men and women lived and they shall not be forgotten."
President Bush said nobody knows for sure how many people died at the hands of communist governments, but he said some estimates put the number as high as 100 million. And he warned that while communism may be on the wane 12, evil and hatred 13 still remain. He said the events of September 11, 2001 prove that.
"Like the communists, our new enemies believe the innocent can be murdered to serve a radical 14 vision," he said. "Like the communists, our new enemies are dismissive of free peoples, claiming that those of us who live in liberty are weak and lack the resolve to defend our free way of life. And like the communists, the followers 15 of violent Islamic radicalism 16 are doomed 17 to fail. "
The Victims of Communism Memorial was erected by a private foundation that began its work 17 years ago, just after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Foundation says it is the only memorial of its kind in the world.
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
- We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
- Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。
- The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
- The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。
- The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
- This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密,书中的人用的都是化名。
- Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。
- He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
- Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。
- I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
- You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时,必须出示这张票子。
- Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
- The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
- The moon is on the wane.月亮渐亏。
- Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.她对他的热情在开始减退。
- He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
- The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。
- The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
- She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
- His radicalism and refusal to compromise isolated him. 他的激进主义与拒绝妥协使他受到孤立。
- Education produced intellectual ferment and the temptations of radicalism. 教育带来知识界的骚动,促使激进主义具有了吸引力。