戈登·布朗辞去英国首相职务演讲中英对照.pptVIP

戈登·布朗辞去英国首相职务演讲 （中英对照） As you know, the general election left no party able to command a majority in the House of Commons.???? 1.the general election 大选 正如你们所了解的，在此次大选中无一政党能够在下议院中拥有多数席位。? I said I would do all that I could to ensure a strong, stable and principled government was formed, able to tackle Britain’s economic and political challenges effectively.??? 我说过，我会竭尽全力确保组建一个强有力的、稳定的、有原则性的政府，这个政府能够有效地处理国家所面临的经济和政治挑战。? ?2.principled [?pr?ns?p?ld] a.有原则的 My constitutional duty is to make sure that a government can be formed following last Thursday’s general election.??? 根据宪法，我的责任是确保在上周四的大选后能够组建一个政府。 ? 3.constitutional?[?kɑnst??tu??n?l] a.宪法的 ? ? I have informed the Queen’s private secretary that it’s my intention to tender my resignation to the Queen.?? ? 我已告知女王的私人秘书，我想向女王提交辞呈。 4.tender?[?t?nd?] vt.递交5.resignation?[?r?z?ɡ?ne??n] n.辞呈 In the event that the Queen accepts, I shall advise her to invite the leader of the opposition to form a government. I wish the next prime minister well as he makes the important choices for the future.??? 如果女王接受我的辞呈，我建议她邀请反对党领袖组建新政府。我祝未来首相好运，因为他将为未来做出重要的选择。 ? ? Only those who have held the office of prime minister can understand the full weight of its responsibilities and its great capacity for good. I have been privileged to learn much about the very best in human nature, and a fair amount too about its?frailties, including my own.??? 只有那些曾担任过首相职务的人才能理解这一职务所担负的责任多么重大，同时能够做多少好事。我有幸担任这一职务，从而最真切地了解了人的本性，也很大程度上了解了人的脆弱性，其中包括我自己。 ? 6.privileged?[?pr?v?l?d?d] a.幸运的 Above all, it was a privilege to serve. And, yes, I loved the job, not for its prestige, its title and its ceremony, which I do not love at all. No, I loved this job for its potential, to make this country I love fairer, more tolerant, more green, more democratic, more prosperous and more just—truly a greater Britain.??? 最重要的是，为人民服务是我的荣幸。是的，我爱这份工作，不是因为它所附带的名望、头衔、仪式，我根本不喜欢这些。不，我爱这份工作是因为它所蕴含的能量，使我所爱的国家更加公平、更加宽容、更加民主、更加繁荣、更加公正，使其真的成为一个更为伟大的英国。 7.prestige n.名望 In the face o