林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第6期:世界秩序很脆弱

 On 11th September, I, along with a number of world statesmen¹, was in Beijing to discuss China and the World in the 21st Century. None of us could possibly have known as we debated economic development, environmental change and security issues what was going to happen that day. But many of the speakers warned of the fragility² of the world order. It made me realize more clearly than at any other time just how very important "understanding" between the nations of the world is.

9月月11号那天，我正在与一些国际政治家们在北京讨论中国与21世纪的世界。我们当中谁也没有想到，就在我们辩论经济发展、环境改变和安全问题的时候，那天将要发生什么事情。但是，很多发言人都警告说，世界秩序很脆弱。这使我比以往任何时候都更加清楚地认识到国家之间相互理解的重要性。

1 statesmen   

政治家； 政治家( statesman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There is a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen. 关于这点，两位政治家的政见有很大分歧。
• The statesmen signed a protocol. 那些政治家签了议定书。

2 fragility   

n.脆弱，虚弱；易碎性；脆性；脆弱性

参考例句：

• He saw in her tender fragility. 他喜欢她的温柔纤弱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fears about the fragility of the global recovery are exaggerated . 全球经济复苏脆弱性的恐惧被夸大了。 来自辞典例句