名人励志英语演讲 第155期:奏出生命中最美的乐曲(1)

 　　Thank you! My name is Bono and I am a rock star. Don't get me too excited because I use four letter words when I get excited. And I'm that guy. I'd just like to say to the parents, your children are safe, your country is safe, the FCC has taught me a lesson and the only--the only four-letter word I'm going to use today is P-E-N-N. (Safe.) Come to think of it, "Bono" is a four-letter word. The whole business of obscenity--I don't think there's anything certainly more unseemly than the sight of a rock star in academic robes. It's a bit like when people get their--put their King Charles spaniels in little tartan sweats and hats. It's sort of--it's not natural, and it doesn't make the dog any smarter.

　　谢谢！我叫博诺，是个摇滚音乐明星。别让我太激动，因为我一激动就会说出那四个字母的词了。我就是这种人。我只想跟各位家长说，你们的孩子很安全，你们的国家很安全。联邦通讯委员会给了我一个教训——所以今天我要用的唯一的四个字母的单词就是P-E-N-N（宾夕法尼亚大学简称）。细想一下，Bono也是由四个字母构成的呀。整件事情都很怪异——我想没有什么比摇滚明星穿着博士长袍更不合适的了。就像让查尔斯王子的西班牙猎犬穿上苏格兰格子上衣、戴上帽子一样——既不自然，也没有变得更好看。

　　It's true we were here before with U2 and I would like to thank them for giving me a great life, as well as you. I've got a great rock and roll band that normally stand at the back when I'm talking to thousands of people in a football stadium and they were here with me, I think it was seven years ago. Actually then I was with some other sartorial¹ problems. I--I was wearing a mirror-ball suit at the time and I emerged³ from a forty-foot high revolving⁴ lemon. It was a sort of cross between a space ship, a disco and, actully, a--a plastic fruit.

　　以前我和U2乐队一起来过这里，我要感谢他们给了我很棒的经历，就像你们一样。我有一支很棒的摇滚乐队。当我站在足球场上对着数千人演讲时，他们通常会在背后支持我。我想是七年前吧，他们也曾和我一起站在这里。实际上，那时我的表演服装有些奇怪。我穿着一身会反光的衣服，从一个40英尺高的旋转着的柠檬中现身。那个柠檬就像是宇宙飞船和迪斯科舞厅的混合产物，实际上是一个塑料水果。

　　重点讲解：

　　1. thank sb. for sth.

　　向…表示谢意；感谢；

　　eg. I thanked them for their long and loyal service.

　　我感谢他们长期以来忠诚的效力。

　　eg. Thank you for being so forbearing.

　　感谢您如此宽宏大量。

　　2. emerge² from

　　（事实或结果）显露，显现，暴露；

　　eg. I saw the man emerge from the bank.

　　我看见那男人从银行里出来。

　　eg. The rabbit will not emerge from its hole while you are there.

　　你在那儿，兔子是不会出洞的。

　　3. a sort of

　　一种；

　　eg. This is a sort of indeterminate color.

　　这是一种说不清的颜色。

　　eg. The central character of the novel is a sort of underworld figure.

　　这部小说的中心角色是个黑社会人物。

　　eg. I had a sort of feeling he wouldn't come.

　　我隐约觉得他不会来。

　　背景资料：

　　宾夕法尼亚大学历史悠久，被誉为“美国第一所现代意义上的大学”。学校在商学、法学和医学领域的研究成果丰硕。2004年5月17日，U2乐队主唱波诺在宾夕法尼亚大学毕业典礼上被授予荣誉学位。该荣誉学位是为了表彰其在社会公益活动方面所做的贡献。随后波诺做了演讲。在演讲中，波诺号召广大毕业生去背叛时代，那就是改变非洲的命运。波诺表达了对美国主义的推崇，希望大家都能带着美国主义精神投身到改变非洲命运的事业当中去。

　　名人经典：

　　If you want to serve the age, betray⁵ it.

　　如果你想对时代有所贡献，那么就去背叛它吧！

1 sartorial   

adj.裁缝的

参考例句：

• John has never been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰从来没有因为衣着讲究而出名。
• Jeans a powerful egalitarian message,but are far more likely to a sartorial deathtrap for politicians.政客们穿上牛仔裤是传递亲民的讯息，但也更容易犯穿衣禁忌。

2 emerge   

vi.（从水中等）出来，出现，浮现，形成

参考例句：

• The baby's head was starting to emerge from the womb.婴儿的头开始从母亲的子宮中露出来。
• It's still hard to tell who will emerge victorious.鹿死谁手尚难逆料。

3 emerged   

vi. 浮现, (由某种状态)脱出, (事实)显现出来

参考例句：

• They emerged from the church into the bright daylight. 他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。
• The swimmer emerged from the lake. 游泳者从湖水中浮出来。

4 revolving   

adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想

参考例句：

• The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
• The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。

5 betray   

vt.背叛，失信于，泄露，暴露

参考例句：

• He promised never to betray the organization.他发誓永不背叛组织。
• Keep calm.Don't betray your identity.沉住气，别可露馅儿。