偶像励志英语演讲 第114期:直面恐惧(1)

　　I know many of you were convinced the last night about six o' clock local time, the world was going to come to an end, just because it hasn't does not mean that is not nearby, because my appearing today at Yale University is surely one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. But listen, today is your day!
我猜很多人一定曾经相信，昨天（五月二十一日）晚上，当地时间六点钟，就将是世界末日了。就算没有应验，但并不意味着世界末日就远离你们了。因为我今天竟然在耶鲁现身，简直就像在末日前夕，来了个“天启四骑士”，不晓得要带来什么祸害！但是听我说，今天是你们的日子！
Please do not turn off your electronic devices. Leave your iPhones, your iPads, your Sidekicks, your Andoids, your Blackberrys powered up-recording, photographing, texting out all that emerges from this stage over the next few minutes.
我拜托大家，千万不要把手上的电子装置关掉。请把你们的苹果手机、平板电脑、侧滑手机、安卓手机和黑莓机，通通都打开，也欢迎把台上随后发生的事情录音、拍照、传简讯。
By the way, I'm sporting the hat, it did't yet come off.
顺便炫耀一下我的帽子，它到现在还戴在我的头上。
You know, later on today, you can compare your twitters and your Facebook comments with those of others to figure out if anything memorable¹ went down. Hey, you know what? Tweet that lessons I just said... I give you some to do, give you some to do? Let your friends know where we are today.
等我讲完以后，你们还可以去看推特和脸谱上面的贴文，相互比较一下看我有什么“箴言”被转述。我看，干脆就把我正在讲话的话“推”出去吧，让你的朋友知道你此刻在哪里。
重点讲解：
1. come to an end
结束；
eg. Now the award ceremony has come to an end.
颁奖仪式到此结束，
eg. Even the closest and strongest of interpersonal relationship must eventually come to an end.
朋友再好，终有一别。
2. turn off
关上；关掉；
eg. The light's a bit too harsh. You can turn it off.
灯光有点太刺眼了。你可以把灯关掉。
eg. I have to get up and turn off the radio.
我必须起床关上收音机。
3. go down
引起…反响；得到…回应；
eg. Solicitors² advised their clients that a tidy look went down well with the magistrates³.
律师告诫当事人穿戴整洁会赢得地方法官的好感。
eg. It will go down as the week that shook wall street.
这将会被视为震撼华尔街的一周。

1 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

2 solicitors   

初级律师( solicitor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Most solicitors in England and Wales are in private practice . 英格兰和威尔士的大多数律师都是私人执业者。
• The family has instructed solicitors to sue Thomson for compensation. 那家人已经指示律师起诉汤姆森，要求赔偿。

3 magistrates   

地方法官，治安官( magistrate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to come up before the magistrates 在地方法院出庭
• He was summoned to appear before the magistrates. 他被传唤在地方法院出庭。