偶像励志英语演讲 31:再相信我一次(2)

 　　I am also aware of the pain my behavior has caused to those of you in this room. I have let you down, and I have let dowm my fans. For many of you, especially my friends, my behavior has been a personal disappointment. To those of you who work for me, I have let you down personally and professionally. My behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners.

　　我也很清楚我的行为给在座的你们造成了很大的伤害，我让你们失望了，让我们的球迷们失望了。对你们很多人来说，特别是我的朋友们，我的行为一定让你们很是失望。对那些跟我一起工作的朋友们，在个人和职业层面上，我也让你们失望了。我的行为也给我商业上的合作伙伴造成了很大的困扰。

　　To everyone involved in my foundation, including my staff, board of directors, sponsors and most importantly, the young students we reach, our work is more important than ever. Thirteen years ago, my dad and I envisioned helping¹ young people achieve their dreams through education. This work remains² unchanged and will continue to grow. From the Learning Center students in Southern California to the Earl Woods scholars in Washington, D.C., millions of kids have changed their lives, and I am dedicated³ to making sure that continues.

　　对所有基金会的成员，包括员工、董事会成员、赞助商，更重要的是对于我们帮助的那些青少年，我们的工作尤为重要。13年前，我和父亲共同创立了这个基金会去帮助那些有需要的年青人，让他们通过得到教育实现自己的理想。这份使命我一定会继续坚持并发扬光大。不论是在南加州或是在华盛顿以我父亲的名字命名的学校，几百万个孩子的生活因为我们的基金会而改变，我保证这项工作一定会得以延续。

　　But still, I know I have bitterly disappointed all of you. I have made you question who i am and how I could have done the things I did. I am embarrassed that I have put you in this position.

　　话虽如此，我也知道你们因为我的行为而感到非常失望。我让你们需要重新评估我到底是个什么样的人，我怎么可能做出那些事情。我觉得很羞耻，因为我让你们很是难堪。

　　重点讲解：

　　1. be aware of

　　知道的；明白的；

　　eg. He should have been aware of what his junior officers were doing.

　　他本应该清楚自己下级们的所作所为。

　　eg. He must have been aware that my parents' marriage was breaking up.

　　他一定已经知道我父母的婚姻即将破裂。

　　2. let down

　　失望；

　　eg. He won't let you down; he's reliable.

　　他值得信赖，不会让你失望。

　　eg. I feel let down by his indifference⁴.

　　他的漠不关心使我感到失望。

　　3. be dedicated to sth./doing sth.

　　专注于；献身于；致力于某事；

　　eg. She's very dedicated to her work.

　　她对自己的工作专心致志。

　　eg. The society was dedicated to furthering the cause of world peace.

　　该协会致力于推动世界和平事业。

　　4. make sure

　　一定要；设法保证；

　　eg. Make sure that you follow the instructions carefully...

　　一定要认真按照操作指南来做。

　　eg. He wants to make sure that schools are committed to providing alternative education.

　　他想确保学校尽力提供新型教育。

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

4 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。