连战北大演讲（翻译练习）

'Desinification' unacceptable among Taiwan people - Lien¹
台湾人民不会接受“去中国化”--连战
 
Visiting Taiwan opposition² KMT Chairman Lien Chan delivers a speech at the Peking University in Beijing April 29, 2005.
来访的台湾反对党主席——国民党主席连战2005年4月29日在北京大学发表了演讲。
Lien Chan, chairman of the Kuomintang party, said in Beijing Friday that the majority in Taiwan would not accept the policy of "desinification ", which is aimed at severing³ ties between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
国民党主席连战星期五在北京说，多数台湾人民不会接受旨在断绝中国大陆与台湾的关系的“去中国化”政策。
It's "a pity" that some political forces in Taiwan have been advocating such "an extreme idea", said Lien when answering a question at the end of his 40-minute speech at Peking University.
在北大的40分钟演讲结束后，连战在回答提问时说，台湾的一些政治力量一直在鼓吹如此“极端的主张”，这很令人感到遗憾。
"I'm sure that the majority of Taiwan people will not take on their shoes," said Lien, who described the efforts for "desinification" as something out of the imagination of the people in other countries and the mainland.
“我相信多数台湾民众不会认同他们的做法”，连战说。他把“去中国化”的尝试形容为一些在外国人，大陆人看起来都匪夷所思的事情。
These "desinification" efforts have aroused great concern among Taiwan people and even foreigners residing in Taiwan, he added.
这些“去中国化”的尝试引起了台湾民众甚至在台湾定居的外国人士的高度关注。
According to him, parents of numerous school children are now looking for resources other than public schools in Taiwan to continue education in Chinese history and culture.
据连战说，许多台湾学生的家长正在为他们的孩子寻找除公共学校之外的教育资源，使他们继续接受中国历史和文化方面的教育。
"The parents hope their children could learn more about the creams of the Chinese culture," Lien said.
连说，家长们都希望他们的孩子可以学习到更多中国文化的精髓。
In his speech at the unversity, Lien said it is the common aspiration⁴ of all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Straits to seek reconciliation⁵ and dialog for the building of a win-win future.
在北大演讲时，连战说为创建一个双赢的未来而寻求和解与对话是海峡两岸中国人民的共同愿望。
"We should put the people first and give priority to the people's well-being⁶. This is supported by all the Chinese people, including the 23 million residents in Taiwan and the 1.3 billion on the mainland."
“以人民为主，幸福优先，我想这是包括我们所有的台湾2300万、大陆13亿的人，我们所有的人民，大家会共同支持的一个方向。”
"We're paving the way and building a bridge, and the people will be glad to see cross-Straits dialog, reconciliation and cooperation, rather than confrontation⁷ or conflict," Lien said.
连战说，我们搭桥铺路，是人民所愿意看到的，他们不愿意再看到两岸的对峙与对撞，他们愿意看到的是两岸的对话与和解，大家的相互合作。
Before Lien and his KMT delegation⁸ left Taiwan for the Chinese mainland, Lien said a poll conducted in Taiwan indicated 66 percent of the Taiwan people support cross-Straits reconciliation and dialog, while about 30 percent say it is unlikely to produce any concrete result.
连战说，在他及其国民党大陆访问团离开台湾前往中国大陆之前，一项台湾的民意调查显示，66％的台湾人认同支持两岸和解对话，30％的人认为可能没有什么太大的实质性效果。
Lien told his audience it is a historic opportunity to sum up the past and build a common future for both sides of the Straits. "And this is very important," he said.
连战在演讲中说，这是一个我们总结过去历史的机会，发展建立一个我们海峡两岸共同的未来，这是非常重要的事情。
He said the Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits should work together for peace and stability by "actively⁹" maintaining the status quo.
他说海峡两岸的中国人民都应该为和平稳定而共同努力，积极的维持现状。
"Maintaining the status quo may be the best way to develop cross-Straits relations, but it should not be done in a passive manner," Lien said.
连战说，维持现状可能是发展两岸关系的最佳途径，但是维持现状不应该是消极的维持。
By maintaining the status quo, both sides should seek more common grounds while reserving differences and create a win-win future for all the Chinese people across the Straits, he said.
通过维持现状，两岸都应该求大同存小异，为两岸所有的中国人民开创一个双赢的未来。
He quoted a famous Western saying "peace by pieces," saying that every Chinese should contribute his "piece" of efforts to the promotion¹⁰ of peace across the Taiwan Straits, and every Chinese should be held accountable for the well-being of the rest of the Chinese on the globe.
连战引用了一句西方的著名谚语，“点滴心血累积而成，Peace by pieces”。他说每一个中国人都应该为促进海峡两岸的和平尽一点力量。每一个中国人都应该为世界上其他中国人民的幸福负起责任。

说明：这里特别说一下desinification，辞典上查不到这个字。意思是"去中国化"，台独分子鼓吹为"台湾正名"和"去中国化"，要台湾所有的公司名,机关名把前面的"中国"二字去掉。


Sinify = sinicize 使中国化，sinification是他的名词，de为“去掉，分散”的前缀。

1 lien   

n.扣押权，留置权

参考例句：

• A lien is a type of security over property.留置是一种财产担保。
• The court granted me a lien on my debtor's property.法庭授予我对我债务人财产的留置权。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 severing   

v.切断，断绝( sever的现在分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The death of a second parent is like severing an umbilical cord to our past. 父母当中第二个人去世，就象斩断了把我们同过去联在一起的纽带。 来自辞典例句
• The severing theory and severing method for brittle block are studied. 研究裂纹技术应用于分离脆性块体的分离理论和分离方法。 来自互联网

4 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。

5 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

6 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

7 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

8 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

9 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

10 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。