听新闻学英语美国总统布什向国会发声明
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：CNN2013年(十一)月
THE PRESIDENT:Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro 1 Tempore, members of Congress,
[00:-0.50]所有的国会民众：
[00:-1.00]and fellow Americans:
[00:-1.50]和美国同胞：
[00:-2.00]In the normal course of events, Presidents come to this chamber 2 to report on the state of the Union.
[00:-2.50]根据事件的基本过程，总统进会所去报告联合国的情景。
[00:-3.00]Tonight, no such report is needed. It has already been delivered by the American people.
[00:-3.50]今晚，没有必要进行如此的报道，它已经由美国人民到处传播。
[00:-4.00]We have seen it in the courage of passengers, who rushed terrorists to save others on the ground - passengers like an exceptional man named Todd Beamer.
[00:-4.50]我们已经看到乘客的勇气，为了救活地面上的其他人，他们冲向恐怖分子，乘客们就像一个特别训练的人例如：Todd Beamer
[00:-5.00]And would you please help me to welcome his wife, Lisa Beamer, here tonight. (Applause.)
[00:-5.50]今晚在这儿你们将帮助我一起欢迎他们的妻子,Lisa Beamer，
[00:-6.00]We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion 3.
[00:-6.50]我们已经看到国家那些营救者的忍耐性，和工作是的竭尽全力，
[00:-7.00]We have seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting 4 of candles,
[00:-7.50]我们看到展开的国旗和国家的烛光。
[00:-8.00]the giving of blood, the saying of prayers - in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.
[00:-8.50]看到民众捐血，看到祈祷----在英国人，希伯来人和阿拉伯人之间。
[00:-9.00]We have seen the decency 5 of a loving and giving people who have made the grief of stranges their own.
[00:-9.50]我们看到那些好人的庄重，他们给了他们自己全所未有的悲伤。
[00:10.00]My fellow citizens, for the last nine days, the entire world has seen for itself the state of our Union - and it is strong. (Applause.)
[00:10.50]我的国民朋友们，在最后的九天里，全世界也看到美国国民互相的支持和团结。
[00:11.00]Tonight we are a country awakened 6 to danger and called to defend freedom.
[00:11.50]今晚我们国家是一个刚刚意识到危险，保护自由的国家。
[00:12.00]Our grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution.
[00:12.50]我们的悲伤已经转变成气愤，气愤又变成决心。
[00:13.00]Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done. (Applause.)
[00:13.50]无论是我们把敌人带给正义，还是把正义带给敌人，正义一定要实现的。
[00:14.00]I thank the Congress for its leadership at such an important time.
[00:14.50]在这个关键时刻，我感谢国会的领导。
[00:15.00]All of America was touched on the evening of the tragedy to see Republicans and Democrats 7 joined together on the steps of this Capitol,
[00:15.50]所有的美国人都接触到那个晚上的悲剧，看到共和国的人和民主党的人连在一起，站在国会大厦的台阶上。
[00:16.00]singing "God Bless America." And you did more than sing; you acted, by delivering $40 billion to rebuild our communities and meet the needs of our military.
[00:16.50]唱着“上帝保佑美国。”你们不仅仅是 唱歌， 你们还付出了行动，通过递送400亿美圆重建我们的共和体，同时满足我们军队的需要。
[00:17.00]Speaker Hastert, Minority Leader Gephardt, Majority Leader Daschle and Senator Lott,
[00:17.50]Hastert，少数领导者Gephardt，和主要领导者Daschle与Senator Lott。
[00:18.00]I thank you for your friendship, for your leadership and for your service to our country. (Applause.)
[00:18.50]我感谢你们的友好关系，感谢你们对我们国家的领导和帮助。
[00:19.00]And on behalf of the American people, I thank the world for its outpouring of support.
[00:19.50]我代表所有美国人，感谢全世界付出的支持。
[00:20.00]America will never forget the sounds of our National Anthem 8 playing at Buckingham Palace,
[00:20.50]美国人将从不会忘记在英国王宫里唱出的国际赞美颂歌。
[00:21.00]on the streets of Paris, and at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
[00:21.50]在巴黎的大街上，在柏林的Brandenburg门口。
[00:22.00]We will not forget South Korean children gathering 9 to pray outside our embassy in Seoul,
[00:22.50]我们将不会忘记韩国的孩子在汉城向受害者给予的祈祷。
[00:23.00]or the prayers of sympathy offered at mosque 10 in Cairo.
[00:23.50]和开罗的清真寺里祈祷者们给予的同情。
[00:24.00]We will not forget moments of silence and days of mourning in Australia and Africa and Latin America.
[00:24.50]我们将不会忘记在澳大利亚，在非洲，和拉丁美国等国家里，他们给予的默哀。
[00:25.00]Nor will we forget the citizens of 80 other nations who died with our own:
[00:25.50]我们将也不会忘记和我们受害者一起死的80多个其他国家的民众。
[00:26.00]dozens of Pakistanis; more than 130 Israelis; more than 250 citizens of India;
[00:26.50]大量的巴基斯坦人，多于130的以色列人和250多个印度人。
[00:27.00]men and women from El Salvador, Iran, Mexico and Japan; and hundreds of British citizens.
[00:27.50]和来自萨尔瓦多，伊朗，墨西哥和日本的男男女女。还有大量的英国国民。
[00:28.00]America has no truer friend than Great Britain. (Applause.)
[00:28.50]英国是美国最真实的朋友。
[00:29.00]Once again, we are joined together in a great cause - so honored the British Prime Minister has crossed an ocean to show his unity 11 of purpose with America.
[00:29.50]在这个伟大的事件中，我们再一次连在一起，非常感谢英国首相穿过太平洋来展示他与美国团结一致的决心。
[00:30.00]Thank you for coming, friend. (Applause.)
[00:30.50]朋友，谢谢你的到来。
[00:31.00]On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country.
[00:31.50]在九月11号，自由的敌人在我们国家掀起了世界战争。
[00:32.00]Americans have known wars - but for the past 136 years, they have been wars on foreign soil, except for one Sunday in 1941.
[00:32.50]美国人知道战争，但是在过去的136年里，他们在外国的土地上进行过战争，除了1941年的一个星期天。
[00:33.00]Americans have known the casualties of war - but not at the center of a great city on a peaceful morning.
[00:33.50]美国已经知道战争的人员死亡，不是在一个和平的早上，一个伟大的城市中心。
[00:34.00]Americans have known surprise attacks - but never before on thousands of civilians 12.
[00:34.50]美国人知道惊人的袭击，但从不会在成千上万的公务员身上。
[00:35.00]All of this was brought upon us in a single day - and night fell on a different world,
[00:35.50]所有这一切仅仅在一天里就带给了我们，夜晚将临在一个不同的世界里。
[00:36.00]a world where freedom itself is under attack.
[00:36.50]自由本身受到袭击的世界里。
[00:37.00]It is my hope that in the months and years ahead, life will return almost to normal.
[00:37.50]我希望在接下来几个月或者几年里，生活可以恢复正常，
[00:38.00]We'll go back to our lives and routines, and that is good.
[00:38.50]我们将回到我们的生活或日常事务中，那是最好的。
[00:39.00]Even grief recedes 13 with time and grace. But our resolve must not pass.
[00:39.50]即使伤痛随着时间的过去，也许会治愈，但是我们的决心将不会过。
[00:40.00]Each of us will remember what happened that day, and to whom it happened.
[00:40.50]我们每一个人都要记住那天发生了什么，发生在那个人身上。
[00:41.00]We'll remember the moment the news came - where we were and what we were doing.
[00:41.50]我们将记住事件发生的一刹那，我们在哪里，我们又在干什么。
[00:42.00]Some will remember an image of a fire, or a story of rescue. Some will carry memories of a face and a voice gone forever.
[00:42.50]我们将记住火的样子，和营救的故事，有些人将带着形象和声音的记忆到永远。
[00:43.00]And I will carry this:It is the police shield of a man named George Howard,
[00:43.50]我将带着这个，一个名叫George Howard人的警察的保护物。
[00:44.00]who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others.
[00:44.50]在世界商贸中心试图救其他的人时死掉的。
[00:45.00]It was given to me by his mom, Arlene, as a proud memorial to her son.
[00:45.50]由他的妈妈Arlene，交给我的，是她儿子一个自豪的纪念物。
[00:46.00]This is my reminder 14 of lives that ended, and a task that does not end. (Applause.)
[00:46.50]这是我生活中记忆的结束，那个任务将永不会结束。
[00:47.00]I will not forget this wound to our country or those who inflicted 15 it.
[00:47.50]我将不会忘记是谁给我们的国家造成的创伤。
[00:48.00]I will not yield; I will not rest; I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people.
[00:48.50]我将不会屈服的，我将不会休息的，我将不会在为美国人的自由和安全发动战斗上温和。
[00:49.00]The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain.
[00:49.50]这次冲突的过程是不知道的，然而它的结果确是必然的。
[00:50.00]Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them. (Applause.)
[00:50.50]自由和恐惧，公正和残忍，从来都是在交战，我们知道上帝是很公正的。
[00:51.00]Fellow citizens, we'll meet violence with patient justice - assured of the rightness of our cause,
[00:51.50]各位美国民众，我们必须要以忍耐，公正来对付恐怖活动，我们必须相信公正，
[00:52.00]and confident of the victories to come. In all that lies before us, may God grant us wisdom,
[00:52.50]自信胜利回来的，在我们面前所有的都将会躺卧，上帝将赐予我们智慧，
[00:53.00]and may He watch over the United States of America.
[00:53.50]他将保护美国国土，国民和自由。
- The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
- Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？
- For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
- The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
- She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
- His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。
- The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
- The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
- His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
- Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。
- She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
- The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
- As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
- The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
- Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- For this reason the near point gradually recedes as one grows older. 由于这个原因，随着人渐渐变老，近点便逐渐后退。 来自辞典例句
- Silent, mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into the darkness. 缄默的、悲哀的、被抛弃的、支离破碎的捷克斯洛伐克，已在黑暗之中。 来自辞典例句