历史英雄名人演讲 第58期:捷克总统哈韦尔在北约首脑会议闭幕式上致欢迎词(1)

 　　7. The Czech President Harry¹ in NATO Summit Weir² on the Closing Ceremony to Welcome Message

　　7. 捷克总统哈韦尔在北约首脑会议闭幕式上致欢迎词

　　May our forthcoming deliberations continue to advance the best features of this special tradition of the Czech capital city!

　　愿我们即将到来的会谈能够继续促进捷克首都的这一独特的传统特色。

　　May they advance them not only through the letter of the adopted resolutions or documents, but also through the intent behind them;

　　希望他们不仅仅能从被采用的决议和文件中，更能从其背后的含义，

　　their indirect consequences, and their long-term meaning, which may remain invisible at first sight.

　　间接的影响和长期的目标这些最初很难被发现的问题中得到发展。

　　May our efforts to this end be helped by a climate of friendship and sincerity³ in our discussions!

　　愿我们的努力能够营造一个友好且真诚的论坛氛围。

　　This palace, where we shall hold most ofour sessions, represents a rather repugnant relic⁴ of the totalitarian system and of its obscure ideas about

　　我们将要举行会谈的这座宫殿代表了令人厌恶的极权制度的残留之物

　　what should make up a pleasant and functional⁵ environment.

　　以及创建一个愉快有效环境的模糊想法。

　　Nevertheless, I believe that the people who will conduct talks here now shall not let themselves be in any way influenced

　　不过，我相信在这里举行会谈的人们将不会被这座建筑的氛围

　　or misled by the atmosphere of the building.

　　所影响或误导。

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 weir   

n.堰堤，拦河坝

参考例句：

• The discharge from the weir opening should be free.从堰开口处的泻水应畅通。
• Big Weir River,restraining tears,has departed!大堰河，含泪地去了！

3 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

4 relic   

n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物

参考例句：

• This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
• He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

5 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。