演讲-unit14

听力讲义

Unit 14. Secretary General’s Speech at Tsinghua University

序：01秒-------01分30秒

科菲·安南标准名是科菲·阿塔·安南（Kofi Atta Annan，1938年4月8日－），加纳库马西人，联合国第七任秘书长。安南1972年毕业于麻省理工学院，通晓英语、法语及非洲多种语言。2001年，他被授予诺贝尔和平奖。2012年8月2日，安南决定辞任叙利亚危机联合特使，并指安理会缺乏团结。

安南是位经验丰富的外交家，懂英语、法语和几种非洲语言.安南是公认的联合国历史上最富有改革精神的秘书长。在任职的八年中，安南一直在不懈地推动联合国改革进程，致力于将这个声望下降的庞大机构改革成为能够应对新时期新挑战的卓有成效的权威国际组织。安南曾经将自己的工作形容为“与时间赛跑”。就任后，为了和平使命，安南在世界各地不断地穿梭访问、调停斡旋，化解危机，遏制冲突，防止战争，到处呼吁和谈、谴责暴力，足迹遍布五大洲。无论是在伊拉克危机、中东巴以冲突中，还是在南亚克什米尔争端、阿富汗战争里，都可以见到安南的身影。因此，有人称他为世界上最忙碌的和平使者。

讲解1: 1分30秒-----8分43秒:

Secretary- General’s Speech at Tsinghua University

Thank you, President Gu, for that most flattering introduction.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great honour for me to speak at one of China’s great academic institutions / one that is helping to revive and maintain your country’s historic tradition /of leading the world in science and technology, and one whose alumni are to be found in positions of leadership throughout the country.

1. flattering adj. 恭维的

例 The young woman is delighted to hear the flattering comments on her. 这位年轻的女士很喜欢听别人对她的恭维之辞。

I know she was just flattering me. 我知道他只是在恭维我。

We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town. 我相信我们提供的服务在本市是最好的。

2. revive v. 恢复生机，使复苏，使复兴

例an attempt to revie the British economy 一个促使英国经济复苏的努力

People’s interests in the stock market have revived recently. 近来，人们对股票市场的兴趣又浓厚起来。

The flowers will revive in water.这些花在水中会再活。

3. alumni n. 毕业生，校友

例 alumni fund 校友基金会

alumni record校友录

alumni meeting 校友会 Several alumni have agree to hel raise money. 几位校友已经统一帮助筹资。

8分43秒-------13分13秒:

讲解2:

Here, as in so many other places in China, no visitor can help feeling the excitement / of a great country developing at breakneck speed, and every day opening up new vistas of knowledge and opportunity to its citizens. You can be really proud of your country / and what it has achieved in the last 25 years.

1. breakneck adj. 非常快的

例 In just a few short years，Internet has developed at breakneck speed in

China. 短短几年的时间，互联网就在中国得到了迅猛发展。

He drove the car at breakneck speed.他飞快的速度疾驶。

2. vista n. 远景，展望；回顾

例a vista of future business 未来商业的发展前景

An endless fascinating vista of snow peaks and shadowed valleys.一眼望不到头的雪峰和山谷构成了迷人的美景。

13分13秒------18分25秒:

讲解3:

As I look out over the young faces in this audience /I cannot help envying the international students more than a thousand, I am told, from over 50 countries / who have the privilege of sharing your learning experience here.

It reminds me for a moment of my own student days, when my country, Ghana, was newly independent. We felt / we were suddenly reaching out to the world, and

making new discoveries every day.

But then I also remember / that times of rapid change can bring pain and confusion, even destruction, as well as progress and excitement.

1. envy 妒忌，羡慕，感到妒忌

例They were full of envy when they saw my new car.他们看到了我的新车都感到非常的羡慕。

2. Ghana n. 加纳

3. confusion 混乱，困惑

例His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的回答，使我对问题感到更加的困惑不解。

18分25秒------25分48秒:

讲解4:

The more rapid and exciting it is, the more change calls for careful management, and wise, humane leadership.

Order and stability have to be preserved, but without choking off the freedom to enquire, and experiment, and express oneself, since as you young researchers

know better than anyone / knowledge and science have a vital role in national development.

1. choke off阻止，停止

例 It’s impolite to choke off others’conversation. 打断别人的对话是不礼貌的。

The village’s road are chocked with trafic. 村里的路上挤满了人。

2. vital adj. 生死攸关的；重大的，重要的

例 The introduction of advanced technology and management experience is vital to enterprise reform. 引进先进的技术和管理经验是企业改革的关键。

He was lucky that the bullet hadn’t entered a vital organ.他很幸运，子弹没有打穿关键部位。