潘基文世界提高自闭症意识日致辞

 　　Message for World Autism Awareness¹ Day

　　世界提高自闭症意识日致辞

　　2 April 2014

　　2014年4月2日

　　This year’s World Autism Awareness Day is a chance to celebrate the creative minds of people with Autism Spectrum² Disorders³, and to renew our pledge to help them realize their great potential.

　　今年的世界提高自闭症意识日让我们有机会祝贺自闭症谱系障碍者的创意思维，并重申我们帮助他们实现巨大潜力的誓言。

　　I treasure my meetings with individuals affected⁴ by autism – parents, children, teachers and friends. Their strength is inspiring. They deserve all possible opportunities for education, employment and integration⁵.

　　我珍视与受自闭症影响者包括家长、儿童、教师和朋友的会面。他们的力量振奋人心。他们理应获得所有可能的教育、就业和融合机会。

　　To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members.

　　为了衡量我们社会的成功，我们应当研究如何妥善地将那些拥有不同能力的人，包括自闭症患者，融合成为正式和宝贵的成员。

　　Education and employment are key. Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path. By including children with different learning abilities in mainstream⁶ and specialized⁷ schools, we can change attitudes and promote respect. By creating suitable jobs for adults with autism, we integrate them into society.

　　教育和就业是关键。学校使儿童与社区相连。工作使成人与社会相连。自闭症患者理应走上同样的道路。将拥有不同学习能力的儿童纳入主流和专门学校，我们就能够改变态度和促进尊重。为患有自闭症的成人创造合适的工作，我们就可以让他们融入社会。

　　At this time of economic constraint⁸, governments should continue to invest in services that benefit persons with autism. When we empower them, we benefit current and future generations.

　　在这个经济拮据的时刻，政府应继续投资于造福自闭症患者的服务。我们赋予他们权能，就等于是造福今世后代。

　　Tragically⁹, in many parts of the world, these individuals are denied their fundamental human rights. They battle discrimination and exclusion¹⁰. Even in places where their rights are secured, too often they still have to fight for basic services.

　　可悲的是，在世界许多地区，这些人被剥夺了基本的人权。他们与歧视和排斥作斗争。即使在权利有保障的地方，他们也仍然经常要为争取基本服务而奋斗。

　　The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provides a strong framework for action to create a better world for all.

　　《联合国残疾人权利公约》提供了为所有人创造一个更美好世界的强有力行动框架。

　　World Autism Awareness Day is about more than generating understanding; it is a call to action. I urge all concerned to take part in fostering progress by supporting education programmes, employment opportunities and other measures that help realize our shared vision of a more inclusive world.

　　世界提高自闭症意识日不仅仅是为了加深了解，它更是一次行动呼吁。我敦促所有相关方面通过支持教育方案、就业机会和其他措施，参与推动取得进展，帮助实现建立一个更包容世界的共同愿景。

 

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

2 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。

3 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

6 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

7 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

8 constraint   

n.(on)约束，限制；限制(或约束)性的事物

参考例句：

• The boy felt constraint in her presence.那男孩在她面前感到局促不安。
• The lack of capital is major constraint on activities in the informal sector.资本短缺也是影响非正规部门生产经营的一个重要制约因素。

9 tragically   

adv. 悲剧地，悲惨地

参考例句：

• Their daughter was tragically killed in a road accident. 他们的女儿不幸死于车祸。
• Her father died tragically in a car crash. 她父亲在一场车祸中惨死。

10 exclusion   

n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。