偶像励志英语演讲03:印度宝莱坞杰出人道主义奖获奖演出(1)

 　　Thank you, thank you very much. Thank you very much for this honor you are awarding me tonight. I've always believed that real measures of celebrity¹ success was not just how famous he becomes, but what he does with that fame and fortune. Especially in today's technological² and media advanced society, the attention and fortune shower on the individual celebrity is often times immensely disproportionate to his or her achievements. Today a person can literally³ become a celebrity over night throughout the entire world, and that kind of attention can be difficult for the individual to handle. But we have also learnt that such fame can also be an enormous affective medium to focus attention and mobilize resources for world he calls. I have been blessed with so much and have an opportunity to do what few others can. But I believe it is more than just an opportunity but a duty. I feel to rip and enjoy the fruits of my talents for myself could be selfish be irresponsible and unconscionale.

　　谢谢，非常感谢。非常感谢大家今晚给予我的荣誉。我一直相信真正的名人成功的标准不是他多么的出名，而是他利用他的名声和财富所做的事。尤其是在今天这个科技和传媒高度发达的社会，世人对他的关注和财富笼罩着每一个名人，而且总是与他们所取得的成就极不相称。如今一个人可以一夜之间在全世界成名，同时个人很难正确对待这样的关注。但是我们同样知道，这样的名声也可以被当作具有强大影响力的媒介用来吸引公众的注意力，调动他的名声所带来的世界上的所有资源。我已经得到上帝的太多赐福，有机会做很少有人能做的事。但是我认为，这不只是一种机会，更是一种责任。我觉得把自己的天赋仅仅用于自己的享受是自私的、不负责任的、也是不合理的。

　　重点讲解：

　　1. be blessed with

　　拥有…的；享有…的；

　　eg. Both are blessed with uncommon⁴ ability to fix things.

　　两人在修理东西上都有一手绝活。

　　eg. I hope she will always be blessed with good health.

　　我希望她永远健康。

　　eg. This is a country blessed with abundant natural resources.

　　这是个自然资源丰富的国家。

　　2. have an opportunity to do sth.

　　有机会做某事；

　　eg. All the participants in the debate had an opportunity to speak.

　　所有参加辩论的人都有机会发言。

　　eg. I had an opportunity to go to New York and study.

　　我曾经有一个去纽约学习的机会。

　　eg. Girls who are empowered have an opportunity to make their own choices, difficult choices, and set out on their own road.

　　有自主权的女孩就有机会做出自己的选择，甚至是非常困难的选择，走属于自己的路。

　　背景资料：

　　1999年5月1日，迈克尔·杰克逊在美国纽约接受宝莱坞世界人道主义奖。当时迈克尔·杰克逊身着印度传统服饰，为他颁奖的是印度一名商人代表。在迈克尔·杰克逊去世之后，宝莱坞集团的主席对他的去世感到很伤心。他认为迈克尔·杰克逊是一个很好的人，但被公众严重误解了。迈克尔·杰克逊生前资助的基金会多达18个，他的慷慨解囊以及他在全世界的影响力帮助了无数被疾病和贫穷困扰的儿童。

　　名人经典：

　　In these days a such abundance in advancement⁵ and what we can do, it pains me to think that we do so little for our children.

　　如今社会进步了，我们可做的事情很多。每当想到我们为孩子们做得太少，就感到良心颇为不安。

1 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

2 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

3 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

4 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

5 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。