偶像励志英语演讲 第57期:执着于你的梦想(1)

　　Well, thank you very much, President. First of all, I want to thank President Gu for having me here, and I want to thank Mr. Qizhi for your kind introduction. Thank you very much.
非常感谢。首先，我要感谢胡校长邀我至此，我还要感谢奇志先生对我的热心引荐。谢谢你们。
It is wonderful to be here at this university. What a special place. I just looked around a little bit here, it's a gorgeous¹, gorgeous place. I want to congratulate you for going to this magnificent² university here.
能来到清华大学让我感到万分荣幸。这个地方真的很特别！仅稍作环顾，我就发现，这里绚丽多彩。祝贺你们能来到这所宏伟壮观的大学学习。
Now, the last time I was here in China was five years ago, and then I was promoting my movies. They had a movie festival here, the Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Festival. I remember they showed all my movies for a week--which was a rarity, may I remind you--and they also showed the movies on television. But we also were here to promote special Olympics, which is an organization that helps people with mental disabilities, so I was here for both reasons.
上次我来中国是五年前的事了，当时是为了宣传我的电影。他们在这里举办了一个电影节，阿诺德·施瓦辛格电影节。我还记得他们整整一个星期都在放映我主演的电影，这并不常见。此外，他们还在电视上放映这些电影。当时我们来这里的另一个目的是，宣传帮助智障人士的特殊奥林匹克运动会。因此，当时我来这里有双重目的。
But this time I'm here as the governor³ of the great state of California. I'm here representing the people of California, and we're here on a trade mission⁴ to see how we can do more business with China and to help each other, because both California is a very fast growing state, and China is a very fast growing country, and there are a lot of things that we can do for one another.
但是，这一次我作为加利福尼亚州州长，谨代表加利福尼亚州的人民来到中国，肩负如何能与中国建立更多贸易往来并互利合作的重要使命。因为加利福尼亚是一个高速发展的州，而中国也是一个高速发展的国家，我们的合作是双赢的。
But I didn't want to miss the opportunity to come here today and to talk with the young people; as a matter of fact, to the brightest young people of China. And this is why it is so great to be here at the Tsinghua University, and I'm honored⁵ that I was invited here.
但我也不想错失今天来这里与你们这些年轻人交谈的机会。事实上，你们是中国最杰出的年轻人。这就是我为能来到清华而感到无比高兴的原因，也是我为能被贵校邀请而感到无比荣幸的原因。
Now, I read a little bit about the history of Tsinghua, and I learned⁶ that actually this school originally prepared students to attend universities in America.
现在，我对清华的历史略有了解，我还了解到，这所学校最初实际上是为那些准备前往美国上大学的学生创立的院校。
Now, I also know that since the attack on our World Trade Centers it has become more and more difficult to go to the universities in America because you need to fill out all kinds of paperwork now and you have to get visas, and it's very complicated⁷, and you have to wait a much longer period of time to go over there. But let me tell you, things are improving already.
同时，我也知道，自从我们的世贸大厦遭遇空袭以来，去美国的大学深造越来越难了，因为你们现在需要填写各种各样的书面材料，还必须获得签证。这个过程非常复杂，你们得等很长的时间才能去美国。但让我告诉你们，情况已在不断改善。
重点讲解：
1. one another
互相；
eg. The two countries do little trade with one another.
两国之间很少有贸易往来。
eg. We all try and help one another.
我们都尽力互相帮助。
2. as a matter of fact
确切地说；事实上；恰恰相反；
eg. It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy.
这并不那么困难，实际上，容易得很。
eg. As a matter of fact, I didn't have anything.
事实上，我什么也没有。
3. period of time
时段，一段时间；
eg. The bar was formed by the mud and sand deposited⁸ here over a long period of time.
河里的泥沙淤积在这里，年深日久便成了沙洲。
eg. The money was lent for an undefined period of time.
这笔钱无限期借出。
背景资料：
2005年11月16日，在世界影坛被誉为“超级硬汉”的阿诺德·施瓦辛格来到清华大学发表演讲。届年58岁，时任加州州长的施瓦辛格依然风度翩翩，一上场就博得了热烈的掌声。以“执着于你的梦想”为主题，施瓦辛格与学生们畅谈理想，并分享自己的成长故事。他说自己在追逐梦想的过程中，常受到一些人的嘲讽和质疑，但他没有因此动摇，始终坚持通过自己取得的每一点进步去改变生活、改变未来。他的这种“执着于梦想”的精神是否让我们的目标更加坚定呢？
名人经典：
Some of your families maybe don't believe in your dreams. But let me tell you something my young friends. Keep your dreams. No matter what, keep your dreams. Don't give up on them, even when you are temporarily defeated or denied. Keep your dreams.
你们的家人也许不相信你们的梦想，但是，年轻的朋友们，让我告诉你们，执着于你们的梦想！无论如何，坚持你们的梦想。即使你们遭遇暂时的失败或被否定，也不要放弃你们的梦想。执着于你们的梦想。

1 gorgeous   

adj.华丽的，灿烂的，美丽的，宜人的，棒的

参考例句：

• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
• What a gorgeous day it is today!今天天气多好啊！

2 magnificent   

adj.壮丽的，宏伟的；华丽的；极好的

参考例句：

• The museum that we visited is very magnificent.我们参观的博物馆是很宏伟的。
• That's a magnificent task.这是一项宏伟的任务。

3 governor   

n.统治者，地方长官(如省长，州长，总督等)

参考例句：

• The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters.这位州长是搪塞新闻记者的能手。
• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。

4 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

5 honored   

adj.光荣的：荣幸的v.尊敬，给以荣誉( honor的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I hope to be honored with further orders. 如蒙惠顾，不胜荣幸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is a time-honored custom. 这是一个古老的习俗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

7 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。

8 deposited   

存放( deposit的过去式和过去分词 )； （尤指小心地或准确地）放置； 付（保证金）； （把硬币）放入（自动售货机）

参考例句：

• It was deposited in the vaults of a bank. 它存在一家银行的保险库里。
• He deposited the money under [in] the name of his son. 他挂着他儿子的名（在银行）存款。