CATTI二級口譯精講第31講講義

筆記練習

The United Nation, which I have the honor to serve, has just been through one of the hardest years in its history. We have seen war in Iraq, and deep divisions among nations, about grave issues of war and peace. On 19 August, in a bomb attack on our headquarters in Baghdad, we lost some of our best and most beloved colleagues.//

These events have distracted the world's leaders from dealing with other threats--- threats which, to most people, are more immediate, and more real. I mean the threats of extreme poverty and hunger, unsafe drinking water, environmental degradation, and endemic or infectious disease. //

These dangers stalk large parts of our planet. They kill millions and millions of people every year. They destroy societies. They fuel division and desperation. After a year of war and division, it's time to focus more of our energy on people's health and welfare. It's time to make sure that poor countries have a real opportunity to develop. And it's time we took decisive action to save the resources of our planet. //

Yes, we have to fight terrorism. Yes, we must prevent the spread of deadly weapons. But let's also say Yes to development. Let's bring hope into the lives of those who suffer. Without development and hope, there will be no peace. //

Just over three years ago, at the Millennium Summit, leaders of all nations pledged to provide that hope. They set themselves precise, time-bound targets---the Millennium Development Goals. To meet these Goals would cost only a fraction of what our world spends on weapons of war. Yet it would bring hope to billions, and greater security to us all. //

篇章練習（一）

人們懷著對和平、安寧、幸福和事業成功的憧憬迎接新千年的來臨1。也有不少人仍然對未來 世紀存有憂傷、擔心、疑慮和恐懼。的確,我們將帶著20世紀遺留的不少未決問題進入新世紀2。//

科學界擔心21世紀人口繼續爆增，超過地球的承載能力。世界人口已過60億，比上一千年末增 長了20倍，比100年前增加4倍。盡管世界人口自然增長率逐步下降，現在仍然高達每年1.5％。這樣下去，2050年再翻一番，2100年將達260億。中國人口已到12.5億。如果再翻一番，到25億，中國人的后代將何處棲身3？//

People are greeting the arrival of the new millennium, longing for peace, stability, happiness and success. But many watch it with distress, worry, misgivings and even terror. Indeed we are entering the new century laden with a multitude of unresolved issues left over from the 20th century. //

Scientists worry about the population explosion that may occur in the 21st century; the population size would surpass the carrying capacity of the earth. More than six billion people live on the earth today, 20 times as many as a millennium ago and a four times growth witnessed in the past century. Despite a gradual tapering down of the natural growth rate in the world, it remains as high as 1.5% per year. And at this rate the world population would double by the year 2050 and reach 26 billion by the year 2100. China has 1.25 billion people today and there would be no space for descendants to live in if the population doubles again. //