名人励志英语演讲 第121期:致戴安娜(5)

 　　And beyond that, on behalf of your mother and sisters, I pledge that we, your blood family, will do all we can to continue the imaginative and loving way in which you were steerling these two exceptional young men so that their souls are not simply immersed by duty and tradition but can sing openly as you planned.

　　另外，我代表你母亲和两个姐姐起誓，我们，你的骨肉亲人，将尽一切能力继续走你那极富创意和深具爱心的道路，引导这两个杰出的孩子，让他们的心灵不是束缚在职责和传统中，而是能如你期盼的那样自由地放声歌唱。

　　We fully¹ respect the heritage into which they have both been born and will always respect and encourage them in their royal role but we, like you, recognize the need for them, to experience as many different aspects of life as possible to arm them spiritually and emotionally for the years ahead. I know you would have expected nothing less from us.

　　我们完全尊重他们出生的传统，我们也常尊重和鼓励他们肩负王室成员的职责。但我们也像你一样，认识到他们需要在尽量多的不同的生活层面上实践，使他们在精神和情感上武装起来，能够面对未来的挑战。我知道你一定要我们做到这一点。

　　William and Harry², we all cared desperately³ for you today. We are all chewed up with the sadness at the loss of a woman who was not even our mother. How great your suffering is, we cannot even imagine.

　　威廉和哈里，我们全家今天竭尽全力地爱护你们，我们大家正被失去亲人的痛苦折磨，何况她是你们的母亲，我们无法想象你们忍受的伤痛是多么的剧烈。

　　I would like to end by thanking God for the small mercies he has shown us at this dreadful time. For taking Diana at her most beautiful and radiant and when she had joy in her private life. About all we gibe⁴ thanks for the life of a woman I am so proud to be able to call my sister, the unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceble Diana whose beauty, both internal and external, will never be extinguished from our minds.

　　最后，我要感谢天主，在这可怕的悲痛的同时，还是给了我们许多的安慰。感谢天主，在戴安娜最美丽、最放光彩的时刻，在她私生活里最快乐的时刻，把她带走了。最重要的，我们要感谢她的一生。我如此骄傲，可以叫她姐姐，她是最独特的，最多元化的，最优秀的，无可替代的。她的美丽，不论内心还是外表，在我们心里永不磨灭。

　　重点讲解：

　　1. chew up

　　细细咀嚼；嚼得稀烂；毁坏；破坏；

　　eg. I took one of the pills and chewed it up.

　　我拿起一粒药丸，把它嚼碎。

　　eg. Defence expenditures⁵ chew up 39 per cent of the budget.

　　国防开支耗掉了预算的39%。

　　eg. Every spring the ozone⁶ is chewed up, and the hole appears.

　　每年春天，臭氧遭到破坏，空洞就出现了。

　　2. would like to do sth.

　　表示想做某事或拥有某物，或希望某事发生；

　　eg. She asked me what I would like to do and mentioned a particular job.

　　她问我想干什么，然后提到了一份工作。

　　eg. I would like to give you some advice in the name of a friend.

　　我愿意以朋友的名义给你一些建议。

　　3. be proud to do sth.

　　为（做）某事而骄傲；

　　eg. He had been too proud to ask for help.

　　他自尊心太强，从不求助于人。

　　eg. I am proud to have a friend like you.

　　我为有一个你这们的朋友而骄傲。

　　4. be able to do sth.

　　能做到…的；可以…的，能够…的

　　eg. The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal.

　　那个年纪稍大的孩子应当会做一顿简单的饭菜。

　　eg. It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.

　　无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。

　　名人简介：

　　查尔斯毕业于伊顿公学和牛津大学Magdalen学院，1986年到1991年，他曾担任NBC新闻今日节目的记者。1993年到1995年，他曾在美国全国广播公司晚间新闻（星期日），和NBC任职。在NBC，他曾被派到30个国家和地区工作。

　　作为作家，他出版过四个著作：“一个英语家庭的故事”（1998）;“斯宾塞的家庭”（1999）;“布伦海姆：欧洲战役”（2004年 -入围2005年全国图书奖），“鲁珀特王子港：最后骑士”（2007年）。

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 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。

3 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

4 gibe   

n.讥笑；嘲弄

参考例句：

• I felt sure he was seeking for some gibe. 我敢说他正在寻找一句什么挖苦话。
• It's impolite to gibe at a foreign student's English. 嘲笑外国学生的英语是不礼貌的。

5 expenditures   

n.花费( expenditure的名词复数 )；使用；（尤指金钱的）支出额；（精力、时间、材料等的）耗费

参考例句：

• We have overspent.We'll have to let up our expenditures next month. 我们已经超支了，下个月一定得节约开支。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pension includes an allowance of fifty pounds for traffic expenditures. 年金中包括50镑交通费补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 ozone   

n.臭氧，新鲜空气

参考例句：

• The ozone layer is a protective layer around the planet Earth.臭氧层是地球的保护层。
• The capacity of ozone can adjust according of requirement.臭氧的产量可根据需要或调节。