名人励志英语演讲 第13期:我们必须强大(3)

 　　At the dawn of the 21st century a free people must now choose to shape the forces of the Information Age and the global society, to unleash¹ the limitless potential of all our people, and, yes, to form a more perfect union.

　　在二十一世纪的曙光来临之际，一个自由的民族现在必须做出选择，去打造信息时代和全球一体化的力量，去释放全民无尽的潜能，并且，去成就一个更完美的联邦国家。

　　When last we gathered, our march to this new future seemed less certain than it does today. We vowed² then to set a clear course to renew our nation.

　　上次我们在此相聚时，我们向这个新未来的进军似乎没有今天这么明确，我们那时曾宣誓确立新的道路，复兴我们的国家。

　　In these four years, we have been touched by tragedy, exhilarated by challenge, strengthened by achievement. America stands alone as the world s in dispensable nation. Once again, our economy is the strongest on Earth. Once again, we are building stronger families, thriving communities, better educational opportunities, a cleaner environment. Problems that once seemed destined³ to deepen⁴ now bend to our efforts: our streets are safer and record numbers of our fellow citizens have moved from welfare to work.

　　在这四年中，悲剧使我们动容，挑战使我们兴奋，成就使我们强大。美国作为世界不可缺少的国家巍然挺立。再一次，我们的经济是世界上最强大的；再一次，我们建设着更牢固的家庭，繁荣的社区，更好的教育机会，更清洁的环境。曾经似乎注定要恶化的问题现在也屈服于我们的努力：我们的街道更安全，参加工作不再领取社会福利的公民人数比任何时候都多。

　　And once again, we have resolved for our time a great debate over the role of government. Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution.

　　再一次，我们解决了当前关于政府角色问题的巨大争论。今天我们可以宣告：政府不是问题的产生者，政府也不是问题的解决者。

　　At the dawn of the 21st century a free people must now choose to shape the forces of the Information Age and the global society, to unleash the limitless potential of all our people, and, yes, to form a more perfect union.

　　在二十一世纪的曙光来临之际，一个自由的民族现在必须做出选择，去打造信息时代和全球一体化的力量，去释放全民无尽的潜能，并且，去成就一个更完美的联邦国家。

　　When last we gathered, our march to this new future seemed less certain than it does today. We vowed then to set a clear course to renew our nation.

　　上次我们在此相聚时，我们向这个新未来的进军似乎没有今天这么明确，我们那时曾宣誓确立新的道路，复兴我们的国家。

　　In these four years, we have been touched by tragedy, exhilarated by challenge, strengthened by achievement. America stands alone as the world s in dispensable nation. Once again, our economy is the strongest on Earth. Once again, we are building stronger families, thriving communities, better educational opportunities, a cleaner environment. Problems that once seemed destined to deepen now bend to our efforts: our streets are safer and record numbers of our fellow citizens have moved from welfare to work.

　　在这四年中，悲剧使我们动容，挑战使我们兴奋，成就使我们强大。美国作为世界不可缺少的国家巍然挺立。再一次，我们的经济是世界上最强大的；再一次，我们建设着更牢固的家庭，繁荣的社区，更好的教育机会，更清洁的环境。曾经似乎注定要恶化的问题现在也屈服于我们的努力：我们的街道更安全，参加工作不再领取社会福利的公民人数比任何时候都多。

　　And once again, we have resolved for our time a great debate over the role of government. Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution.

　　再一次，我们解决了当前关于政府角色问题的巨大争论。今天我们可以宣告：政府不是问题的产生者，政府也不是问题的解决者。

1 unleash   

vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开

参考例句：

• They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
• Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

4 deepen   

vt./vi.加深，(使)变深，加重，加浓

参考例句：

• We'll have to deepen the well if we want more water.如果我们想要更多的水，就得把井加深。
• Her wrinkles deepen with age.她的皱纹随年龄增长而变深。