名人励志英语演讲 第73期:我放弃了 但我会继续战斗(7)

 　　We all want an America defined by deep and meaningful equality, from civil rights to labor¹ rights, from women's rights to gay rights--from ending discrimination to promoting unionization, to providing help for the most important job there is: caring for our families.

　　我们都希望能有一个平等的内涵丰富而深刻的美国，这种平等体现在诸多方面：从公民权到劳工权利、从女权到同性恋者的权利、从结束歧视到促进团结、到为我们最重要的工作——关心家人提供帮助。

　　And we all want to restore America's standing² in the world, to end the war in Iraq, and once again lead by the power of our values--and to join with our allies to confront our shared challenges, from poverty and genocide to terrorism and global warming.

　　我们都想要重塑美国在世界上的声誉，结束伊拉克战争，重新被我们的价值的力量所领导并与我们的盟国一起对抗共同的挑战——从贫困问题和种族互相残杀到恐怖主义和全球变暖。

　　You know, I've been involved in politics and public life in one way or another for four decades. And during those--during those 40 years, our country has voted 10 times for president. Democrats³ won only three of those times, and the man who won two of those election is with us today.

　　众所周知，我已经参与这样或那样的政治活动和公众生活40年了。在这40年里，我们的国家举行了10次总统选举，民主党只赢了3次，这位赢得了其中两次的人今天也在这里。

　　We made tremendous progress during the 90s under a Democratic president, with a flourishing economy and our leadership for peace and security respected around the world.

　　上世纪90年代里，我们在一位民主党总统的带领下取得了巨大的进步——经济繁荣，我们对和平与安全的领导受到了世界的尊重。

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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》