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Last December ,I were to Boston to visit my parents. One day ,when I was skating at Boston Common ,
去年十二月,我去波士頓探望我父母.有一天,當我正在波士頓公園滑冰的時候,
I came to know a skating coach by the name of the Joe Toliver , a very nice man.
我認識一個滑冰教授,一個非常好的男人,名字叫喬.托立弗.
Joe was teaching serveral boys and girls ,black and white.We talked ,and he told me how much he loved sports.
喬在教幾個男孩和女孩,有白人和黑人.我們談話中他告訴我,他是如此喜歡運動.
He said,"Sports are a sort of art, or a sort of music ,that bring people together without the need of translation ."
他說:"運動是一種藝術,或一種音樂,無需翻譯就能把人們團結在一起."
Those lovely boys and girls were here and there ,giggling ,shouting ,and frolicking with joy .
到處都是這些男孩和女孩,笑著,喊著,歡樂地嬉鬧著.
At that moment ,an idea came to me ,or rather a heart -felt wish :What if these children some day go to China ,and play with Chinese boys and girls?
那時,我的一個想法冒出來了,或者是一個心里的希望:如果有一天這些男孩和女孩去到中國,與中國的男孩和女孩一起玩,那該那么好!
Sincerely ,I wish they will come .I wish they will grow into strong and handsome young men and women ,and come to Beijing in the year 2008 for the grand Olympic Games.
誠然,我希望他們能來.我希望他們將成長為強壯的年輕美男和美女,在二零零八年來到北京參加奧林匹克運動盛會.
Why they come I don't really care.They may come to compete in sports events other than skating.
他們為什么來我并不在乎,除了滑冰,他們可以來角逐體育獎牌.
They may even come ,not to play sports ,but to cheer for their national teams.
他們甚至不是來參加體育比賽,而是來為他們的國家隊加油.
What's important is that they come.What's more important is that people all over the world will gather in Beijing for the bliss of peace and friendship.
他們到來的重要性,世界各國人民匯聚北京更重要的事情是祝愿世界的和平和友誼.
As Mr.Samaranch has said that the essence of Olympia is not confrontation ,rather ,the Olympic spirit is the desire for a healthy life ,the disire for a better world.
正如薩馬蘭奇先生所說,奧林匹克的精髓不是競技,奧林匹克的精神是對健康生活的渴望,對一個更好的世界的渴望.
An astronaut once said,"From the spaceship I looked at our globe ,so lovely and peaceful like a sleeping baby.
一位宇航員曾說過,"從太空中看我們的地球,她是如此的可愛和平靜,就像是一個熟睡的嬰兒.
Suddenly ,I felt the impulse to ask myself ; where are the national boundaries ?Why couldn't I see them?
突然間,我有一種沖動而自問:國家之間的界線在哪里?為什么我看不見它們?
Then the answer dawned upon me ;When God created human beings, He never divided them by drawing any lines .
于是我悟到了答案,當上帝創造人類時,他從來沒有用任何線條把他們劃分開,
It is poeple who keep themselves apart by wars and confrontations."
那是人類自己用戰爭和對抗來分隔彼此."
Come to recall the sight of the Sydney games,however ,we see the athletes of North and South Korea parading as one team .
回顧悉尼奧運會的一幕,我們看到了南北朝鮮作為同一個隊伍出場,
We see American and Chinese women footballers hugging each other with tears in their eyes.
我們看到美國和中國的足球姑娘們熱淚盈眶地擁抱在一起.
There used to be no boundary in human world ,and there shouldn't be.
人類世界本來就沒有界線,也不應該有.
The Olympic flag represents a dream .Pople from the five continents join their hands like the five rings tightly connected.
奧林匹克旗代表了一個夢,來自五大洲的人們手牽手像五個緊密相連的環,
Misunderstandings are gone ,confrontations are gone.
誤會消除了,障礙消除了.
Not long ago ,I got an e-mail From Joe .He told me the children were making great progress.
不久前,我收到喬的一封電子郵件.他告訴我孩子們正有很大的進步,
and he hoped they would turn out to be brilliant athletes.He also wished Beijing good luck ,saying if Beijing succeeds, he will come to China with his family to witness the great Olympics,and have a taste of well-know Beijing roast duck.
他希望他們會成長為出色的運動員.他也祝愿北京好運,說如果北京成功了,他會帶著家人來到中國見證這個盛會,而且品嘗著名的北京烤鴨.
Reading Joe's e-mail ,I fell in deep thought .2008 ,what will I be like at that time ?
讀了喬的電子郵件,我陷入了沉思中.那時候我會變成怎么樣呢?
I may no longer be a student of law ,and have probably become a lawer as I have always wished.
我不再是法律系的學生,可能已經一如所愿地成了一名律師.
I maybe working in Beijing ,maybe not .But ,no matter where I'll be ,what I'll be doing ,my heart will stand by it .
我可能在北京工作,或者不是.但是,無論我在哪里,無論我在干什么,我的心永遠準備著.
I'll act as a common volunteer and do whatever I can for Beijing ,for Olympics,for a better world .
我將作為一名普通的志愿者,為北京,為奧運,為一個更好的世界盡我所能.
My dear friends ,let us firmly believe that under the guidance of the Olympic Flame ,we will march together and sing together ,
親愛的朋友,我們堅信在奧林匹克的圣火指引下,我們能夠一起邁步,一起歌唱.
for the peace of the world ,for the brotherhood of mankind.That day will come ,when our songs cross the time and space and go everlasting .
為了世界的和平,為了人類的手足之情,我們的歌聲穿越時空持續永遠的日子將會到來.
And that will be the very day ,when the Olympic dream comes true.Thank you ,Thank you .
那也是奧林匹克實現的一天.謝謝,謝謝.
Rick:Contestant number twenty ,what major effects will China's membership of the World Trade Organization have on the country?
里克:第二十號選手,中國加入世貿組織對于國家有什么主要的影響?
LiBeid:Thank you for the question .Well, the um,sorry ,the topic reminds me of a story .
李貝蒂:謝謝您的問題.對不起,這個問題讓我想起了一個故事.
One day a poet went down to the seaside to think about the ending of this new poem.
有一天,一位詩人去海邊想他的新詩篇的結尾.
Suddenly he caught sihgt of a figure dancing in the distance..
突然間,他看到遠處有個人影在舞動,
He was very curious and he walked up to the figure.It turned out to be a young man who was actually not dancing but picking up something from the beach.
他覺得很奇怪,就向人影走過去.原來是一個年輕人,實際上他并不是在跳舞,他正從沙灘上撿東西.
He stopped the young man and asked him ,"Could you please tell me what are you doing here my young man?"
他攔住年輕人問他:"年輕人,你能不能告訴我你正在干什么呢?"
The young man answered,"The sun is about to rise and if the starfish remain on the beach ,they will be dried and dead .I want to save them ."
年輕人回答說:"太陽就要升起來了,如果海星仍然留在海灘上,它們會被烤干致死,我想挽救它們."
On hearing this ,the poet laughed and said ,"But can't you see there are hundres of starfish remaining on the beach .
聽完之后,詩人笑著說:"但是難道你沒看到海灘上有上千條海星嗎?
The sun is about to rise in just a few minutes .You cannot possibly save all the starfish ."
幾分鐘內,太陽就要升起來了,你不可能挽救所有的海星的."
There was a silence.Then the young man picked up another starfish ,looked the poet in the eye and said ,
一陣沉默,接著年輕人又撿起另外一條海星,看著詩人的眼睛說:
"That is very true.But if I take action right now ,I can at least make a difference to this one ."
"非常正確,但是如果我馬上行動,至少我可以改變這一條魚的命運."
Again ,the young man ran to the sea and threw the lucky starfish into the beautiful blue water .
年輕人又跑到海里把這條幸運的海星歸還給碧藍的大海.
Thinking about a topic, the major effect of China's becoming a member of the World Trade Organization ,in my opinion,is to give China such spirit.
想想這個主題,加入世貿對中國的主要影響,依我之見,是給中國如此精神.
Is to stimulate the Chinese people , to make them realize that we cannot sit there waiting for the tree lunch like what we did years ago.
鼓舞中國人民,讓他們意識到我們不能像多年前那樣等待免費午餐.
On the contrary ,we should stand up right away to work ,to compete ,to take the challenges.
相反,我們應該努力工作,奮斗,接受挑戰.
This is the time of knowledge economy ,the age of changes and speed,the era of development and surpassing the outpack of competition and cooperation .
這是知識經濟的時代,變化和飛速發展的年代,是發展和超越過去 ,競爭和合作的時代.
Tomorrow is so far away ,seize the day .Thank you.
明天是如此遙遠,把握現在每一天,謝謝.
Judge:Thank you very much indeed candidate number twenty .You ,you gave us a very moving and vivid picture of world peach and ,uh ,uh ,uh as you rightly say ,
評委:二十號選手,真的非常謝謝你.你給我們描繪了一幅非常感人和生動的世界和平圖,正如你所說,
the, uh,Olympic ideal promotes ,umm, good relations between nations .But it's not the only thing that does.
奧林匹克的精神在于促進國家之間的良好關系.但那不是唯一的事情,
And I wonder if you can think of any other things that you might just briefly mention which promote good relations between nations.
我想知道你是否能想到其他促進國家之間的良好關系的方法.
Li Beidi:Well, I have a, a very good example about this .Uh,if I'm not mistaken ,in 1971,a group of U.S.ping-pong players visited China at the invitation of Chinese government,
李貝蒂:對這,我有一個好例子.如果我沒有弄錯,在一九七一年,承中國政府的邀請,美國的一個乒乓球隊訪問中國,
and the next year ,a Chinese group paid back a visit to the United States and communicated with the palyers there.
接著第二年,一個中國隊回訪美國,與其隊員交流.
Um,uh ,in the ,in the twenty years of Cold War actually ,it was the first time that there was a closer contact between the United States and China.
實際上,這是二十年冷戰后,美國和中國第一次較親近的接觸.
It was the little ball that broke the ice between the United States and China and gave both governments a chance to build up the friendship.
是這個小小的球打破了美國和中國的僵局,給中美政府建立友誼的機會,
It was the little ball that brought the understandigs between poeple in the two countries .
是這個小小的球讓兩國人民互相理解,
Thus ,brought along communication and cooperation .Thank you .
帶來了交流和合作.謝謝.
Judge:Thank you .Well done .Thank you contestant number twenty .Um,I'd like to focus on the ,uh ,second topic you gave dealing with ,um,
評委:謝謝.說得好.謝謝二十號選手.我想集中于你的第二個主題,
the effect that involvement in the World Trade Organization will have,an as China becomes more globalized,
中國加入世貿的影響,隨著中國更加國際化,
as all countries are becoming ,are there certain aspects of your culture that you would particularly want to make sure that ,um,
正如所有國家一樣.隨著中國的國際化,有沒有一些文化方面的東西,你特別想確定
China becomes more globalized it doesn't lose aspects of the culture that you think are very important for China to ,
它會不會失去?一些你覺得對中國很重要的文化,
values that you think that it's very important for China maintain even though it becomes a more global country.
你覺得它是如此重要中國應該保留的,盡管她變成了國際化的國家.
LiBeidi:Well, I don't worry at all about this topic ,because I ,I believe that even ,um ,after China's entry into the WTO,
李貝蒂:我一點都不擔心這個問題,因為我相信中國加入世貿組織后,
there is something in our culture that we can surely maintain.
我們文化中的某些東西肯定可以保存下來.
Actually ,um,well ,I don't know whether you live in Beijing or not ,but ,um,if you go to uh some ,some like operas,
實際上,我不知道你是否住在北京,如果你去一些地方,如劇院,
you know Beijing Opera ,you know,there are a lot of places where you can ,you can go and listen and watch the Beijing opera.
你知道京劇,你知道有很多的地方你可以去,你可以去聽和看京劇,
We were not going to lose them.And the other thing is like the ,our language ,the Chinese art ,uh ,the Chinese characters.
我們不會失去它們的.另外如我們的語言,中國文字,
Uh,Now we have the uh,uh ,the uh, we can ,we have the Chinese acters on Internet.The ,the ,the ,domain ,we ,we ,can ,um have ,uh the, uh,all kinds of ,uh, uh ,newspapers and TVs,
現在我們在因特網可以看到中國文字.在所有領域里,如報紙和電視.
that we ,we ,we still have the broadcasting in Chinese.We are not going to lose our language.
我們仍然用中文廣播,我們不會失去自己的語言.
And the most important thing is that Chinese,I think Chinese people like they always are, they will look at the future with smiles on their face.
最重要的是中國人,我想和中國人會一如既往,他們會笑臉迎未來.
We are confident.We believe that nothing is so difficult if we set our minds on it.
我們有信心,我們相信如果我們決定了的事情,是沒有困難可嚇倒的.
This is the most important thing for China because this is the spirit,which is rooted in Chinese nation.We are not going to lose it.Thank you.
對于中國,這是最重要的事情,因為這是一種精神,是中華民族的根,我們不會失去它.謝謝.
Judge:Thank you.I believe I heard you say that you are a law student,not an English major .Is that right ?
評委:謝謝.我相信我聽你說起過你是一名法律系學生,而不是英語專業的學生,是嗎?
LiBeidi:That's right .
李貝蒂:是的.
Judge:Well, um ,could you tell us why ?What prompted you to participate in this contest?
評委:你能不能告訴我們為什么?是什么東西促使你參加這次比賽?
I mean most of the students who participate in this contest are English majors.
我的意思是大部分參加比賽的學生都是英語系的.
LiBeid:Well.
李貝蒂:嗯.
Judge:What made you decide to participate in this competition?
評委:什么東西促使你決定參加這次比賽?
LiBeid:Well,uh ,to tell you the truth,I didn't do anything special to ,to prepare for today's competition because as a student majoring in law,
李貝蒂:老實說,我并沒有為今天的比賽作特別的準備,因為作為法律系的學生,
you ,you got to have a , a ,a large range of knowledge.You should have a ,you should be enthusiastic about the society ,not only in English ,
你得有多方面的知識.你必須對這個社會有熱情,不僅僅對英語,
but also in ,in foreign cultures like Britain or Australia.You should have a,a deeper understanding about your society and other societies.
而且也包括英國和澳大利亞的國外文化.你應該對你的社會和其他社會有深層的了解.
So ,the preparation for today's competition ,I think is through the twenty years, from the very day I was born till today .
所以對這次比賽的準備,我想貫穿了二十年,從我出生的那一天到今天.
I have been growing .I have been getting knowledge,that's the preparation ,not only for today's competition,but that's the preparation for my whole life .Thank you .
我不斷地成長,我不斷地汲取知識,那就是準備,不僅僅為了今天的比賽,是為我的整個人生做準備.謝謝.
