名校励志英语演讲 49:拯救世界 拯救儿童

 　　I often tell Shmuley that in soul years I'm sure that I'm at least 80 – and tonight I even walk like I'm 80! So please harken to my message, because what I have to tell you tonight can bring healing to humanity and healing to our planet.

　　我常对施慕礼说我的心理年龄肯定至少有80了——今晚，我走路的样子甚至像一个80岁的老人。那么就请大家认真听我说，因为今晚我要对大家讲的可以救赎人性，拯救地球！

　　Through the grace of God, I have been fortunate to have achieved many of my artistic¹ and professional aspirations³ realized early in my lifetime. But these, friends are accomplishments⁴, and accomplishments alone are not synonymous with who I am. Indeed, the cheery five-year-old who belted out Rockin' Robin⁵ and Ben to adoring crowds was not indicative of the boy behind the smile.

　　多亏上帝的恩典，我有幸在我人生的早期就已实现了自己的大部分艺术和职业抱负。但，朋友们，这些只是我的成就，成就本身并不构成我这个人。事实上，在崇拜者面前活泼快乐地表演 Rockin' Robin 和 Ben 的五岁小男孩在舞台下不一定也同样快乐。

　　Tonight, I come before you less as an icon⁶ of pop (whatever that means anyway), and more as an icon of a generation, a generation that no longer knows what it means to be children.

　　今晚，我不是以一个流行音乐偶像的身份出现在大家面前（不管那意味着什么），而是作为一代人的代表出现，这一代人不再了解作为孩子意为着什么。

　　All of us are products of our childhood. But I am the product of a lack of a childhood, an absence of that precious and wondrous⁷ age when we frolic playfully without a care in the world, basking⁸ in the adoration⁹ of parents and relatives, where our biggest concern is studying for that big spelling test come Monday morning.

　　大家都有过童年，而我却缺少童年，缺少那些宝贵的美妙的可以无忧无虑嬉戏玩耍的时光，那些日子我们本该惬意地沉浸在父母及亲人的疼爱中，那时我们最担心的是为星期一早上重要的拼写考试做准备。

　　Those of you who are familiar with the Jackson Five know that I began performing at the tender age of five and that ever since then, I haven't stopped dancing or singing.

　　熟悉杰克逊五人组合的朋友都知道我5岁时就开始表演，而且从那以后，我就再也没有停止过跳舞唱歌。毫无疑问，表演和音乐创作是我最大的乐趣。

　　psyche¹⁰

　　n. 灵魂；心智

　　eg. Winning is central to the American psyche.

　　成功对美国人的心理是至关重要的。

　　grace

　　n. 优雅；恩惠

　　eg. According to the act of grace, many prisoners are set free.

　　按照大赦令,很多囚犯获得释放。

　　aspiration²

　　n. 渴望；抱负

　　eg. He nurses an aspiration to be a poet.

　　他心怀当诗人的愿望。

　　belt out

　　vi. 引吭高歌

　　eg. No one can belt out those old songs like she can.

　　没有人能象她一样高声唱出那些老歌。

　　be indicative of

　　暗示......;表示......

　　eg. His presence is indicative of his wish to help .

　　他的出现表明他愿意提供帮助。

　　icon

　　n. 偶像

　　eg. Britney's success has made her an icon to millions of fans all over the world.

　　布兰妮的成功使她成了全球歌迷心中的偶像。

　　wondrous

　　adj. 奇妙的；令人惊奇的

　　eg. His window was like a wondrous screen, revealing secrets by the minute.

　　他的那扇车窗宛若一幅精彩的画屏,每一分钟都展现出新的奇妙的景象。

　　frolic

　　vi. 嬉戏

　　eg. The children are having a frolic on the lawn.

　　孩子们正在草地上嬉戏玩耍。

　　tender

　　adj. 温柔的；幼稚的

　　eg. He handles people in a tender manner.

　　他以周到的态度应对他人。

1 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

2 aspiration   

n.志向，志趣抱负；渴望；(语)送气音；吸出

参考例句：

• Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志气应当象天上的星星那么高。
• Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生渴望成为一名发明家。

3 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

4 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

6 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

7 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

8 basking   

v.晒太阳，取暖( bask的现在分词 )；对…感到乐趣；因他人的功绩而出名；仰仗…的余泽

参考例句：

• We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
• A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 adoration   

n.爱慕，崇拜

参考例句：

• He gazed at her with pure adoration.他一往情深地注视着她。
• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。

10 psyche   

n.精神；灵魂

参考例句：

• His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.他对这个神话的探讨揭示了美国人的心理。
• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche.她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。