历史英雄名人演讲 第16期:撒切尔夫人的告别演说(2)

 　　And I believe peace is the heart of what we in Britain ask our government to safeguard

　　我相信，捍卫和平是美国人民要求政府工作的核心任务。

　　Peace in industry has enabled people to honor living without fear of intimidation¹

　　工业和平维护人生尊严，免受危言恫吓之忧

　　or been called out on strike against their will and without a ballot².

　　与强迫罢工选举之苦。

　　Peace of mind, that comes with knowing that this will continue to be a safe country,

　　心境和平意指知晓无论对人民生活还是儿童成长，我们都将继续作为一个安全的国度

　　a good place for us to live and for our children to grow up in.

　　和良好的居所而存在。

　　Peace that comes from being independent and being able to run your life and spend your own money in your own way,

　　和平来自独立，来自按自己的方式生活消费。

　　above all, the peace of a country that is properly defended against any adversary³,

　　总之，维护国家和平就要彻底防御外敌，

　　that's what this government and this people in partnership⁴ have been building for the past eight years.

　　这也正是本届政府与人民在过去8年同心同德所取得的成就。

　　Yet all of it will vanish unless we preserve the economic strength,

　　然而，只有继续保持经济实力、

　　the strong defense⁵ and spirit of enterprise that have made us prosperous at home and respected throughout the world.

　　巩固国防力量、促进进取精神，这些成就才不会付诸东流，正是它们使我们赢得了国内的繁荣和世界的尊重。

　　It is that which is at issue on Thursday. Of course, we feel passionately⁶ about it because for us it is about the very heat and soul of Britain.

　　这也是本周四即将探讨的话题。的确，对这一话题我们深有感慨，因为它关乎英国真正的精神与灵魂。

1 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

2 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

3 adversary   

adj.敌手，对手

参考例句：

• He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
• They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。

4 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 passionately   

ad.热烈地，激烈地

参考例句：

• She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。
• He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。