英国女王新冠演讲(高考必看,网上最详)
2020年4月5日晚8点,英国女王伊丽莎白二世发表了针对新冠疫情的电视讲话,这是她执政68年来第5次电视演讲。
(前四次分别是:1. 1991年第一次海湾战争。2. 1997年黛安娜王妃去世。3. 2002年女王母亲去世。4. 2012年,女王继位60周年。)
I am speaking to you at what I know is an increasingly challenging time.A time of disruption in the life of our country:a disruption that has brought grief to some,financial difficulties to many,and enormous changes to the daily lives of us all.
在这样一个至艰时刻,我有话对大家说。在这样一段国家与生命被破坏的日子里,我们很多人历经了财务困境,甚至生离死别。
1. increasingly ”越来越...” 由increase “ 增加”派生而来,相当于more and more。
2. challenging “ 困难的”,⚠️书面表达中可以用来代替difficult的一个高级词汇。
3. disruption ”破坏,瓦解”,是disrupt 的名词,后者可以用来代替destroy。
4. grief “悲痛”,由grieve变来,eve改为ef还有believe,relieve。
5. financial “财政上的”,变为副词为 financially。
6. enormous “巨大的”,⚠️书面表达中可以用来代替big,large,huge的一个高级词汇。
I want to thank everyone on the NHS front line,as well as care workers and those carrying out essential roles,who selflessly continue their day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us all.I am sure the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to more normal times.
我要感谢所有NHS前线工作者,以及包括护工在内,那些让国家运转的重要工作人员,是你们舍小家为大家,日复一日无私地奉献。我和全国人民感谢你们的工作,你们每分每秒的辛勤,都让我们大家一步步朝着复原的生活前进。
1. carry out “实施,执行”,⚠️ 高考重点词组。
2. essential “基本的,必要的”,相当于necessary。
3. selflessly “无私地”。
4. in support of “支持”。⚠️ in...of 短语还有 in memory / need / celebration / want / charge / defence / honor / possession / search / praise of 纪念/ 需要 / 庆祝 / 需要 / 负责 / 保卫 / 尊敬 / 拥有 / 寻找 / 表扬。
5. assure “ 保证”,相当于ensure,都是由sure变来。
6. appreciate “欣赏,感激”。
7. normal “正常的” ,return to normal “恢复正常”
I also want to thank those of you who are staying at home,thereby helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones.Together we are tackling this disease,and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute,then we will overcome it.
我也要感谢所有待在家里的人们。感谢你们遵守规定,从而保护了弱势群体,让千万户家庭免去泪别亲人的苦痛。我们将齐心协力对抗疾病,我也向你们保证,只要大家众志成城,必将无坚不摧。
1. thereby “ 因此,从而”,相当于therefore。
2. vulnerabe “ 易受伤,脆弱的”,此处the vulnerable ⚠️ 属于the adj,表示某一类人。
3. spare sb pain “ 使某人免受痛苦”。
4. loved “被爱着的”,是love的形容词。同义词是beloved,loved / beloved ones “被爱着的人”,此处指亲人。
5.tackle ”处理“,同义词是handle,finesse,do / deal / cope with,注意⚠️:前三个都是及物动词,不需要介词,后三个则相反,要加with。
6. remain united and resolute 字面意思“保持团结和决心”,意为“众志成城”
7. overcome “ 克服”,同义词有:get over,conquer,surmount。
I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge.And those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any.That the attributes of self-discipline,of quiet good-humoured resolve and of fellow-feeling still characterise this country.The pride in who we are is not a part of our past,it defines our present and our future.
在未来的日子里,我希望每一个人都能以今日的自己为豪,并让我们的后人以我们为荣。自律,不失幽默的决断力和人与人之间的同情和关怀,依然是英国的品格。对身份的自豪,并不只存留于过去,它将定义我们的当下和未来。
1. the years to come 即将到来的年,即”未来的日子” 。⚠️ to do是重点。
2. take pride in “ 以...为荣”,同义:be / feel proud of,注意⚠️:两个介词不一样哦!
3. respond to “对...回应”,同义:react / reply to。
4. attribute “属性,品格”,不要看成contribute “ 贡献”。
5. self- discipline “自律”,类似的名词有self-confidence “自信”,self- government “自治”,self-analysis “自我分析”,self-centeredness “自我为中心”,self-control “自控”,self-development “自我提高”,self-criticism “自我批评”,self-education “自学”,self-defence “自卫”,self-help “自助”,self-esteem “自尊“,self-knowledge ”自知之明”,self-isolating “自我隔离”(见下文)。
6. felow feeling “同病相怜,感同身受”,加上连字符就变成合成形容词。
7. characterise:characterize的英国拼法,意思是“赋予...特征”,名词为 character “ 品质,角色”,同义词characteristic “ 特点”。
8. define “给...下定义”。
The moments when the United Kingdom has come together to applaud its care and essential workers will be remembered as an expression of our national spirit;and its symbol will be the rainbows drawn by children.
全英国人为重要工作者鼓掌的那一刻,必将作为国民精神被铭记;其象征将成为孩子们笔下的彩虹。
1. applaud “鼓掌,为...鼓掌”,名词是applause“掌声”。这样的变化,与respond /
response是一样的。
2. be remembered as “被当成...来铭记”
3. national spirit :“国民精神”
4. symbol :“象征”,⚠️ 常考:a symbol of ...的象征。
5. rainbows drawn by children :字面表达“ 被孩子们画的彩虹”,drawn by children属于分词做后置定语,修饰 rainbows,⚠️是高考的重要考点,每次考试都会考!(女王的演讲稿真是做到了面面俱到,不失时机的用这样的方式教育下一代,让孩子们懂得去珍惜来之不易的当下。)
Across the Commonwealth and around the world,we have seen heart-warming stories of people coming together to help others,be it through delivering food parcels and medicines,checking on neighbours,or converting businesses to help the relief effort.
在整个英联邦乃至全世界,我们看到了那么多暖心的故事,比如帮助别人运送食物和药材,关照邻居,或是支持企业度过难关。
1. the Commonwealth “英联邦”,它不是指一个国家,而是一个国际组织,它由53个独立主权的国家组成,它的成员大多为英国的前殖民地或者保护国,其实就是“大英帝国”的延续,只是换了名称,规避了“帝国”一词,少了不愉快的霸权主义色彩。英国女王既是英国最高领袖,同时也是英联邦的最高元首。
2. around the world : “全世界”,还可以说成all over / across / thoughout the world.world 还可以用globe代替(见下文)。
3. heart-warming :“暖心的”。类似的还有heart-breaking“心碎的”,heart-stopping “令人紧张的,兴奋的”,heart-rending“心痛的”。
3. deliver :⚠️ 1)传递 :deliver a parcel 送快递 2)发表:deliver a speech 发表演讲 3)接生:deliver a baby 接生小孩。(西方文化中,孩子是由白鹳刁来的,就像送快递一样。
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4. check on :“检查”,这里译作“关心”。
5. convert :“转变”
And though self-isolating may at times be hard,many people of all faiths,and of none,are discovering that it presents an opportunity to slow down,pause and reflect,in prayer or meditation.
虽然自我隔离并不容易,然而无论有无信仰,很多人发现这其实是个让自己放慢脚步,在冥想或祈祷中反思的契机。
1. faith :“信仰,信念”,同义:belief。
2. present :这个词是高考重点,因为它一词多义/多性。作为动词是”展示,使发生”,作为名词是“礼物,现在,到场“,作为形容词是”现在的,在场的“。此处是动词。
3. slow down :”减速“。反义:speed up。
4. reflect :”反映”,名词reflection“反映,水中倒影”
5. prayer : “祷告”,动词:pray。
6. meditation :“冥想,反思”
It reminds me of the very first broadcast I made,in 1940,helped by my sister.We,as children,spoke from here at Windsor to children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away for their own safety.Today,once again,many will feel a painful sense of separation from their loved ones.But now,as then,we know,deep down,that it is the right thing to do.
隔离让我回想起1940年,我在妹妹的帮助下,第一次通过广播做演讲。作为孩子的我们,同样是在温莎,向被为了安全被迫离家的儿童发表演讲。而今,很多人也许将再一次体验离别之痛。但是内心深处,我们知道,我们应该这样做。
1. remind sb of :“提醒某人某事”,⚠️考查重点是个中介词of,常被大家遗漏,类似的还有:rob / accuse / cheat / warn / cure / inform / rid / clear / persuade / deprive sb of sth 抢 / 控告 / 骗 / 警告 / 治愈 / 通知 / 使去除 / 清除 / 说服 / 剥夺 某人某事。
2. very 在此不是“非常”的意思,它放在名词之前,起加强语气的作用,没有实际意思,如:the very beginning 起初。
3. evacuate :”疏散,撤离“,同义:withdraw,disperse。
4. send away :送走
5. painful :”痛苦的”。
6. separate from :“和...分离”。
7. deep down :“内心深处”。
While we have faced challenges before,this one is different.This time we join with all nations across the globe in a commonendeavour,using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal.We will succeed-and that success will belong toevery one ofus.
新冠和我们历经过的挑战不一样。这次,我们要和全世界所有国家,使用最尖端的科技,为着同一个目标战斗。我们一定会胜利,这场胜利也将属于我们每一个人。
1. endeavour:”努力“,同义:attempt,effort,try。
2. advance :”先进“。
3. instinctive :”本能的,内心的”。
4. compassion :”同情,怜悯“。
5. heal : “治愈”。
6. belong to :“属于”。考试重点⚠️:无被动式。
7. every one of :...中的每一个。⚠️ 这是every one 和 everyone 最明显的区别。
We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure,better days will return:we will be with our friends again;we will be with our families again;we will meet again.
也许我们还有大大小小的困难要趟过,但是更好的日子终将归来。我们将再度与亲朋好友相聚,来日方长。
1.take comfort :“欣慰”
2. endure :”忍受“,同义:stand / bear / tolerate / suffer from / put up with。
But for now,I send my thanks and warmest good wishes to you all.
现在,我要对你们所有人致以最诚挚的感谢和祝福。
⚠️:此处的thanks 和wishes都要以复数形式出现,类似的有:congratulations / congrats “ 祝贺”,respects “敬意”,regards “问候”。
Thanks for your reading & support !
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