英国新闻听力 欧洲胜利日悲伤和喜悦并存

Well it's certainly been a dramatic night of election results. But it's important not to forget that today is also the 70th anniversary of VE day.

这是一个非同寻常的大选结果出炉之夜。但是我们不要忘记，这也是欧洲胜利日70周年纪念日。

I vividly¹ remember, as a little boy growing up in Liverpool in the late 1940s, my mother's exciting descriptions of an amazing night at a local street party - of music, dancing, bright lights and laughter.

20世纪40年代末，我还是一个小男孩，在利物浦长大，我的母亲经常激动地描述那个夜晚街道上精彩的派对——音乐，舞蹈，明亮的灯光，开心的笑声。

When I was a bit older she gave me another side of the story – of being deeply troubled that night by very mixed emotions.

当我慢慢长大，她则向我讲述了故事的另一面——那天晚上不同的情感出现，让人难以承受。

Like everyone else she was thankful the German War was over – and wanted to celebrate that.

和其他人一样，她非常感激德国战争终于结束，也想要开心地庆祝。

But earlier in the war her husband, my father, the pilot of a Lancaster bomber², had been shot down and killed.

但是战争初期，她的丈夫，我的父亲，一位兰开斯特轰炸机的飞行员，被击落并牺牲。

And so on VE night, as the party became more exuberant³, my mother found herself torn apart by her genuine joy at the victory and the aching sorrow of her personal loss.

所以，在欧洲胜利纪念日当晚，随着聚会的气氛渐入佳境，我的母亲一方面为胜利而感到真诚的开心，另一方面却被个人的遭遇而悲伤。

Of course, my mother wasn't alone in finding VE night a bitter-sweet experience.

当然，我的母亲并不是当晚唯一一个心情苦乐参半的人。

Tears of joy mingled⁴ with tears of sorrow for many people mourning loved ones, or worrying about those still fighting or imprisoned⁵ in the Far East.

开心的泪水和悲伤的泪水混杂在一起。许多人悼念逝去的亲人，或者担心仍然在远东作战或被囚禁的人。

The holding together of contrary emotions is classically expressed in St John's gospel where the joy of Jesus' Resurrection is already present within the sorrow of his Crucifixion.

在圣约翰的福音书中，完全相反的情感表现得非常经典，耶稣复活的喜悦和他在十字架上受刑的痛苦参杂在一起。

In our national life there are sometimes special moments when something touches collective consciousness so powerfully that people with contrasting outlooks and diverse backgrounds find themselves drawn⁶ together.

在国民生活中也有一些特别的时刻强烈触动集体意识，不同观点，不同背景的人们聚集在一起。

The two Minutes Silence at Remembrance is an example of national coherence⁷, as it will be this afternoon when at the Cenotaph, and across the country,

纪念仪式上两分钟的默哀是国民凝聚力的典范。今天下午，在阵亡将士纪念碑乃至全国各地，

there'll be a pause in political activity as people with sharply opposing views and strong emotions, who voted in different ways yesterday, stand together, united in sorrow and thanksgiving for the Fallen -

政治活动将暂停，人们将发表完全相反的观点和强烈的情感，他们昨天投下不同的选票，今天则站在一起，团结起来为牺牲的英雄表达悲伤和感激——

whose sacrifice made possible our ability to vote freely in the election.

正是他们的牺牲才让我们有了在选举中自由投票的权利。

This 70th anniversary finishes on Sunday, after the national service in Westminster Abbey, with a veterans' reception hosted by the Royal British Legion.

这次的70周年纪念日将在周日结束，威斯敏斯特大教堂将举行活动，英国皇家军团将举办退伍老兵招待会。

The climax⁸ will be a flypast of modern and historic aircraft.

活动的高潮将是现代和过去的飞机进行空中分列。

When I hear the roar of Merlin engines and the Lancaster comes into view, I know I'll be holding together mixed emotions too.

当我听到梅林发动机的咆哮声，看到兰开斯特映入眼帘，我知道我的心情也非常复杂。

1 vividly   

adv.清楚地，鲜明地，生动地

参考例句：

• The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
• The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。

2 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

3 exuberant   

adj.充满活力的；（植物）繁茂的

参考例句：

• Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.在温室里培养出来的东西，不会有强大的生命力。
• All those mother trees in the garden are exuberant.果园里的那些母树都长得十分茂盛。

4 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

5 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

6 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

7 coherence   

n.紧凑；连贯；一致性

参考例句：

• There was no coherence between the first and the second half of the film.这部电影的前半部和后半部没有连贯性。
• Environmental education is intended to give these topics more coherence.环境教育的目的是使这些课题更加息息相关。

8 climax   

n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点

参考例句：

• The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
• His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。