名校励志英语演讲 55:拯救世界 拯救儿童

 　　But maybe he was too close to heaven, because when I came to his town, he had already died, and they had buried him in the glove and jacket.

　　不过也许他离天堂实在太近了，我来到他的城市时，他已经走了，他们埋葬他时给他穿上了那件夹克戴了那只手套。

　　He was just 10 years old. God knows, I know, that he tried his best to hold on. But at least when he died, he knew that he was loved, not only by his parents, but even by me, a near stranger, I also loved him. And with all of that love he knew that he didn't come into this world alone, and he certainly didn't leave it alone.

　　他只有10岁。上帝知道，我知道，他曾经多么努力地坚持过。但至少，在他离开时，他知道自己是被深爱着，不仅被父母爱着，也被我爱着。虽然几乎是陌生人，我也爱着他。拥有了这些爱，他知道他不是独自来到这个世界的，当然也不会孤独地离开。

　　If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can he dealt with. A professor may degrade you, but you will not feel degraded, a boss may crush you, but you will not be crushed, a corporate¹ gladiator might vanquish² you, but you will still triumph. How could any of them truly prevail in pulling you down? For you know that you are an object worthy³ of love. The rest is just packaging.

　　如果你降临或离开这个世界时感到被爱着，那么期间发生的一切事情你都可以应付。教授可能给你降级，可你自己不会感到被降级；老板可能排挤你，可你不会被排挤掉；一个辩论对手可能会击败你，可你却仍能胜利。他们怎么能真正战胜你击倒你呢？因为你知道你值得被爱，其余的只是一层包装罢了。

　　But if you don't have that memory of being loved, you are condemned⁴ to search the world for something to fill you up. But no matter how much money you make or how famous you become, you will still fell empty. What you are really searching for is unconditional⁵ love, unqualified acceptance. And that was the one thing that was denied to you at birth.

　　但是，如果你没有被爱的记忆，你就无法发现世界上有什么东西能够让你充实。无论你挣了多少钱，无论你有多出名，你仍会觉得空虚。你真正寻找的只是无条件的爱和完全的包容。而那些在你诞生时就已把你拒之门外。

　　gladiator

　　n. 斗剑者；争论者

　　eg. Isabel looked a moment at the vanquished⁶ gladiator.

　　伊莎贝尔望了一眼那个打败的角斗士。

　　vanquish

　　vt.征服；击败

　　eg. It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove.

　　以强凌弱，胜之不武。

　　prevail

　　vi. 盛行，战胜

　　eg. Justice will prevail over injustice⁷.

　　正义一定会战胜非正义。

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 vanquish   

v.征服，战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• He tried to vanquish his fears.他努力克服恐惧心理。
• It is impossible to vanquish so strong an enemy without making an extensive and long-term effort.现在要战胜这样一个强敌，非有长期的广大的努力是不可能的。

3 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

4 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

5 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

6 vanquished   

v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 )；战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity. 我对她关心照顾从而消除了她的冷淡。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。