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莫言诺贝尔文学奖致辞英文演讲稿

莫言诺贝尔文学奖致辞英文演讲稿YouButMany尊敬的瑞典学院各位院士，女士们、先生们：通过电视或网络，我想在座的各位，对遥远的高密东北乡，已经有了或多或少的了解。

你们也许看到了我的九十岁的老父亲，看到了我的哥哥姐姐我的妻子女儿和我的一岁零四个月的外孙子，但是有一个此刻我最想念的人，我的母亲，你们永远无法看到了。

我获奖后，很多人分享了我的光荣，但我的母亲却无法分享了。

WeLastWhenSoThat我母亲生于1922年，卒于1994年。

她的骨灰，埋葬在村庄东边的桃园里。

去年，一条铁路要从那儿穿过，我们不得不将她的坟墓迁移到距离村子更远的地方。

掘开坟墓后，我们看到，棺木已经腐朽，母亲的骨殖，已经与泥土混为一体。

我们只好象征性地挖起一些泥土，移到新的墓穴里。

也就是从那一时刻起，我感到，我的母亲是大地的一部分，我站在大地上的诉说，就是对母亲的诉说。

MyWeakenedScaredTowardButShe我是我母亲最小的孩子。

我记忆中最早的一件事，是提着家里唯一的一把热水壶去公共食堂打开水。

因为饥饿无力，失手将热水瓶打碎，我吓得要命，钻进草垛，一天没敢出来。

傍晚的时候我听到母亲呼唤我的乳名，我从草垛里钻出来，以为会受到打骂，但母亲没有打我也没有骂我，只是抚摸着我的头，口中发出长长的叹息。

TheButTheAsYears“Son,”An“YouHowWhenInsteadHunger,TheEveryHearingButI’dOneThatSheShe“Son,”VillagersI’dYou’ve我生来相貌丑陋，村子里很多人当面嘲笑我，学校里有几个性格霸蛮的同学甚至为此打我。

我回家痛苦，母亲对我说：“儿子，你不丑，你不缺鼻子不缺眼，四肢健全，丑在哪里?而且只要你心存善良，多做好事，即便是丑也能变美。

”后来我进入城市，有一些很有文化的人依然在背后甚至当面嘲弄我的相貌，我想起了母亲的话，便心平气和地向他们道歉。

诺贝尔奖生理获得者罗伯特·奥基夫在颁奖典礼宴会上英语演讲稿

诺贝尔奖生理获得者罗伯特·奥基夫在颁奖典礼宴会上英语演讲稿Your Majesties,Your Royal Highnesses,Your Excellencies,Ladies and GentlemenOn behalf of my colleagues May-Britt and Edvard Moser, and myself, I would like to express ourgratitude to the Nobel Foundation for hosting this magnificent banquet. I would also like toexpress our gratitude to the Nobel Committee and Assembly for deeming our research worthyof this distinguished accolade. I think it’s fair to say that the Nobel Prize is the highest honorany scientist or artist can achieve. We are pleased and delighted.We see the awards as a recognition not only of ourselves and our accomplishments but also ofour collaborators in the study of the spatial functions of the hippocampus, and our colleagues inthe wider field of cognitive and behavioural neuroscience. Cognitive neuroscience is entering anexciting era in which new technologies and ideas are making it possible to study the neuralbasis of cognition, perception, memory and emotion at the level of networks of interactingneurons, the level at which we believe many of the important operations of the brain take place.We know a considerable amount about how individual neurons work and how two cells cancommunicate with each other but the way in which entire networks of hundreds andthousands of neurons cooperate, interact with each other, and are orchestrated to create ourideas and concepts is an underexplored area of neuroscience. It is probably at this level thatnetwork failure occurs and leads to some of our most disturbing and intractable diseases ofthe mind and brain.This new area of neuroscience has been made possible by the development of new optical,computer-based electronic, and molecular biological tools which will allow us tomonitor theactivity of many thousands of cells simultaneously and to manipulate their activity. We willmove from looking at correlations between brain activity and behaviour to studying how thebrain causes mental states and behaviour. It is fitting therefore that our fellow laureates thisyear in physics and chemistry are world’s leaders in providing us with some of these tools. Weare eager to begin to use some of the laser-based optical techniques being developed by ourchemistry co- laureates.We are also pleased to be receiving the prize with laureates from so many different countries.Science is the quintessential international endeavour and the sterling reputation of the Nobelawards is partly dueto the widely-perceived lack of national and other biases in the selection ofthe laureates. We believe that the future great contributions to our understanding of thebiological and physical world can come from citizens of any country in any part of the world. It isto the credit of the Nobel committees that they have steadfastly endeavoured to follow AlfredNobel’s wishes that the prizes recognise contributions to the welfare of humanity regardless ofcountry of origin, gender, race or religious affiliation.I want to end by recognising and thanking our many collaborators and colleagues toonumerous to mention in this short speech, our universities, UCL and NTNU, and our generousfunders.Thank you for your attention. Tack.。

Nobel Lecture——马拉拉领奖演讲英语原文

Nobel LectureNobel Lecture by Malala Yousafzai, Oslo, 10 December 2014.Bismillah hir rahman ir rahim.In the name of God, the most merciful, the most beneficent.Your Majesties, Your royal highnesses, distinguished members of the Norweigan Nobel Committee,Dear sisters and brothers, today is a day of great happiness for me. I am humbled that the Nobel Committee has selected me for this precious award.Thank you to everyone for your continued support and love. Thank you for the letters and cards that I still receive from all around the world. Your kind and encouraging words strengthens and inspires me.I would like to thank my parents for their unconditional love. Thank you to my father for not clipping my wings and for letting me fly. Thank you to my mother for inspiring me to be patient and to always speak the truth- which we strongly believe is the true message of Islam. And also thank you to all my wonderful teachers, who inspired me to believe in myself and be brave.I am proud, well in fact, I am very proud to be the first Pashtun, the first Pakistani, and the youngest person to receive this award. Along with that, along with that, I am pretty certain that I am also the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who still fights with her younger brothers. I want there to be peace everywhere, but my brothers and I are still working on that.I am also honoured to receive this award together with Kailash Satyarthi, who has been a champion for children's rights for a long time. Twice as long, in fact, than I have been alive.I am proud that we can work together, we can work together and show the world that an Indian and a Pakistani, they can work together and achieve their goals of children's rights.Dear brothers and sisters, I was named after the inspirational Malalai of Maiwand who is the Pashtun Joan of Arc. The word Malala means grief stricken", sad", but in order to lend some happiness to it, my grandfather would always call me Malala – The happiest girl in the world" and today I am very happy that we are together fighting for an important cause.This award is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want change.I am here to stand up for their rights, to raise their voice… it is not time to pity them. It is not time to pity them. It is time to take action so it becomes the last time, the last time, so it becomes the last time that we see a child deprived of education.I have found that people describe me in many different ways.Some people call me the girl who was shot by the Taliban.And some, the girl who fought for her rights.Some people, call me a "Nobel Laureate" now.However, my brothers still call me that annoying bossy sister. As far as I know, I am just a committed and even stubborn person who wants to see every child getting quality education, who wants to see women having equal rights and who wants peace in every corner of the world.Education is one of the blessings of life—and one of its necessities. That has been my experience during the 17 years of my life. In my paradise home, Swat, I always loved learning and discovering new things. I remember when my friends and I would decorate our hands with henna on special occasions. And instead of drawing flowers and patterns we would paint our hands with mathematical formulas and equations.We had a thirst for education, we had a thirst for education because our future was right there in that classroom. We would sit and learn and read together. We loved to wear neat and tidy school uniforms and we would sit there with big dreams in our eyes. We wanted to make our parents proud and prove that we could also excel in our studies and achieve those goals, which some people think only boys can.But things did not remain the same. When I was in Swat, which was a place of tourism and beauty, suddenly changed into a place of terrorism. I was just ten that more than 400 schools were destroyed. Women were flogged. People were killed. And our beautiful dreams turned into nightmares.Education went from being a right to being a crime.Girls were stopped from going to school.When my world suddenly changed, my priorities changed too.I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed.I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.We could not just stand by and see those injustices of the terrorists denying our rights, ruthlessly killing people and misusing the name of Islam. We decided to raise our voice and tell them: Have you not learnt, have you not learnt that in the Holy Quran Allah says: if you kill one person it is as if you kill the whole humanity?Do you not know that Mohammad, peace be upon him, the prophet of mercy, he says, do not harm yourself or others".And do you not know that the very first word of the Holy Quran is the word Iqra", which means read"?The terrorists tried to stop us and attacked me and my friends who are here today, on our school bus in 2012, but neither their ideas nor their bullets could win.We survived. And since that day, our voices have grown louder and louder.I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not.It is the story of many girls.Today, I tell their stories too. I have brought with me some of my sisters from Pakistan, from Nigeria and from Syria, who share this story. My brave sisters Shazia and Kainat who were also shot that day on our school bus. But they have not stopped learning. And my brave sister Kainat Soomro who went through severe abuse and extreme violence, even her brother was killed, but she did not succumb.Also my sisters here, whom I have met during my Malala Fund campaign. My 16-year-old courageous sister, Mezon from Syria, who now lives in Jordan as refugee and goes from tent to tent encouraging girls and boys to learn. And my sister Amina, from the North of Nigeria, where Boko Haram threatens, and stops girls and even kidnaps girls, just for wanting to go to school.Though I appear as one girl, though I appear as one girl, one person, who is 5 foot 2 inches tall, if you include my high heels. (It means I am 5 foot only) I am not a lone voice, I am not a lone voice, I am many.I am Malala. But I am also Shazia.I am Kainat.I am Kainat Soomro.I am Mezon.I am Amina. I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education. And today I am not raising my voice, it is the voice of those 66 million girls.Sometimes people like to ask me why should girls go to school, why is it important for them. But I think the more important question is why shouldn't they, why shouldn't they have this right to go to school.Dear sisters and brothers, today, in half of the world, we see rapid progress and development. However, there are many countries where millions still suffer from the very old problems of war, poverty, and injustice.We still see conflicts in which innocent people lose their lives and children become orphans. We see many people becoming refugees in Syria, Gaza and Iraq. In Afghanistan, we see families being killed in suicide attacks and bomb blasts.Many children in Africa do not have access to education because of poverty. And as I said, we still see, we still see girls who have no freedom to go to school in the north of Nigeria.Many children in countries like Pakistan and India, as Kailash Satyarthi mentioned, many children, especially in India and Pakistan are deprived of their right to education because of social taboos, or they have been forced into child marriage or into child labour.One of my very good school friends, the same age as me, who had always been a bold and confident girl, dreamed of becoming a doctor. But her dream remained a dream. At the age of 12, she was forced to get married. And then soon she had a son, she had a child when she herself was still a child – only 14. I know that she could have been a very good doctor.But she couldn't ... because she was a girl.Her story is why I dedicate the Nobel Peace Prize money to the Malala Fund, to help give girls quality education, everywhere, anywhere in the world and to raise their voices. The first place this funding will go to is where my heart is, to build schools in Pakistan—especially in my home of Swat and Shangla.In my own village, there is still no secondary school for girls. And it is my wish and my commitment, and now my challenge to build one so that my friends and my sisters can go there to school and get quality education and to get this opportunity to fulfil their dreams.This is where I will begin, but it is not where I will stop. I will continue this fight until I see every child, every child in school.Dear brothers and sisters, great people, who brought change, like Martin LutherKing and Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and Aung San Suu Kyi, once stood here on this stage. I hope the steps that Kailash Satyarthi and I have taken so far and will take on this journey will also bring change – lasting change.My great hope is that this will be the last time, this will be the last time we must fight for education. Let's solve this once and for all.We have already taken many steps. Now it is time to take a leap.It is not time to tell the world leaders to realise how important education is - they already know it - their own children are in good schools. Now it is time to call them to take action for the rest of the world's children.We ask the world leaders to unite and make education their top priority.Fifteen years ago, the world leaders decided on a set of global goals, the Millennium Development Goals. In the years that have followed, we have seen some progress. The number of children out of school has been halved, as Kailash Satyarthi said. However, the world focused only on primary education, and progress did not reach everyone.In year 2015, representatives from all around the world will meet in the United Nations to set the next set of goals, the Sustainable Development Goals. This will set the world's ambition for the next generations.The world can no longer accept, the world can no longer accept that basic education is enough. Why do leaders accept that for children in developing countries, only basic literacy is sufficient, when their own children do homework in Algebra, Mathematics, Science and Physics?Leaders must seize this opportunity to guarantee a free, quality, primary and secondary education for every child.Some will say this is impractical, or too expensive, or too hard. Or maybe even impossible. But it is time the world thinks bigger.Dear sisters and brothers, the so-called world of adults may understand it, but we children don't. Why is it that countries which we call strong" are so powerful in creating wars but are so weak in bringing peace? Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard? Why is it, why is it that making tanks is so easy, but building schools is so hard?We are living in the modern age and we believe that nothing is impossible. We have reached the moon 45 years ago and maybe will soon land on Mars. Then, in this 21st century, we must be able to give every child quality education.Dear sisters and brothers, dear fellow children, we must work… not wait. Not just the politicians and the world leaders, we all need to contribute. Me. You. We. It is our duty.Let us become the first generation to decide to be the last , let us become thefirst generation that decides to be the last that sees empty classrooms, lost childhoods, and wasted potentials.Let this be the last time that a girl or a boy spends their childhood in a factory.Let this be the last time that a girl is forced into early child marriage.Let this be the last time that a child loses life in war.Let this be the last time that we see a child out of school.Let this end with us.Let's begin this ending ... together ... today ... right here, right now. Let's begin this ending now.Thank you so much.。

莫言在瑞典诺贝尔颁奖典礼上的英语演讲稿

莫言在瑞典诺贝尔颁奖典礼上的英语演讲稿XX年12月10日(当地时间)mo yan s prepared banquet speech at the nobel banquet10 december XX尊敬的国王陛下、王后陛下，女士们，先生们：your majesties, your royal highnesses, ladies and gentlemen,我，一个来自遥远的中国山东高密东北乡的农民的儿子，站在这个举世瞩目的殿堂上，领取了诺贝尔文学奖，这很像一个童话，但却是不容置疑的现实。

for me, a farm boy from gaomi s northeast township in far-away china, standing here in this world-famous hall after having received the nobel prize in literature feels like a fairy tale, but of course it is true.获奖后一个多月的经历，使我认识到了诺贝尔文学奖巨大的影响和不可撼动的尊严。

我一直在冷眼旁观着这段时间里发生的一切，这是千载难逢的认识人世的机会，更是一个认清自我的机会。

my experiences during the months since the announcement have made me aware of the enormous impactof the nobel prize and the unquestionable respect it enjoys. i have tried to view what has happened during this period in a cool, detached way. it has been a golden opportunity for me to learn about the world and, even more so, an opportunity for me to learn about myself.我深知世界上有许多作家有资格甚至比我更有资格获得这个奖项;我相信，只要他们坚持写下去，只要他们相信文学是人的光荣也是上帝赋予人的权利，那么，他必将华冠加在你头上，把荣冕交给你。

Mother_Teresa

She arrived in India in 1929 and became a nun two years later. The poverty and suffering she saw around her in Calcutta deeply disturbed her. A famine in 1943 killed thousands and worsened the situation. In 1946 she received a call from God. "I was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them. It was an order,” she said. She was an international symbol of charity, visiting many countries to help poor children. At the time of her death, her organization was operating in 123 countries. After she died, the Pope started the process that might one day make her a saint. An international survey ranked her as the "most admired person of the 20th Century."
tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools. She has been praised by many individuals, governments and organizations; however, she has also faced a diverse range of criticism. These include objections by various individuals, including Christopher Hitchens, Michael Parenti, Aroup Chatterjee, Vishva Hindu Parishad, against the proselytizing focus of her work; this included baptisms of the dying, a strong anti-abortion stance, and a belief in the spiritual goodness of poverty. Several medical journals also criticised the standard of medical care in her hospices and concerns were raised about the opaque nature in which donated money was spent. Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.

介绍名人特蕾莎修女 Mother Teresa 英语作文

Mother TeresaMother Teresa Essay in English:It would not be inappropriate to call Mother Teresa, “The Saint of the twentieth century.” Bent down in poised grace, with her white sari draping her head, she was the very image of God’s love on this earth. During turbulent times like ours, in which the race for materialism has all but completely wiped out our conscientiousness, it was this apostle of love and mercy who became a beacon of hope for millions all over the world. Her inspirational selfless work for the homeless, the poor, theaged, the handicapped and the unwanted was nothing short of the manifestation of the divine self. Students can get to know about Mother Teresa essay writing, essay about mother Teresa, an essay on mother Teresa, an essay of mother Teresa,Essay Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26th, 1910, at Skopje. Her family belonged to the Albanian community. They were Catholics, though the majority of the Albanians are Muslims. Her father, Kole, was a widely traveled businessman. Her mother, Drana, was a housewife. They had threechildren of which Agnes was the youngest. When Agnes was nine, her father died. Drana had to look after the family. She started earning her living by sewing wedding dresses and doing embroidery jobs. In spite of these hardships, theirs was a religious family.Every Time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.This spiritual upbringing had a deep impact on Agnes. As a little girl, she began to understand the quintessential meaning of the preachings of the Gospel and early in her life, she tried to put to practice what was preached. Her mother’sinfluence in molding little Agnes into a deeply caring human being cannot be undermined. Apart from taking care of her three children, Drana was much moved by the misery of an alcoholic woman in the neighborhood. She went to wash and feed her twice a day. She began to take care of a widow and her six children.When Drana could not go, Agnes went to do this work. After the death of the widow, the children were raised in the Bojaxhiu household as a part of it. So it was this exemplary attitude of her mother that instilled in Agnes the love and concern for others. This was to become so mucha part of her character that she left all other pleasures in her later life. She was to completely devote herself to the welfare of the poor and the needy.It was at the age of twelve that for the first time, she felt a keen desire to spend her life doing God’s work. But she was not sure. Agnes was eighteen when the decision was made. For two years, she assisted several religious retreats in Lentice and it was clear to her that she would be a missionary in India. She then decided to join the Sisters of Our Lady of Loreto who were very active in India. On September 25th, 1928, sheleft for Dublin where the motherhouse of the Loreto Sisters is located. Here, Agnes learned to speak English and was trained for religious life. After receiving the Sister’s Habit, she chose to call herself Sister Teresa in memory of the little Teresa of Lisieux. On December 1st, 1928, Sister Teresa left for India to begin a new life.After taking her vows at Darjeeling, Sister Teresa dedicated herself to the care of the sick and the needy in a small hospital. Later, she was trained as a teacher and became the headmistress of a secondary school in the center of Kolkata. Not only did Sister Teresateach the students history and geography, but it also took time to get to know the children’s personalities and their families. So overwhelming was her concern for the children that they began calling her ‘Ma.’ Close to this institute, were the slums of Kolkata. The miserable appalling conditions in which the poor lived wrenched her heart. Sister Teresa could not turn herself away from such misery. Along with some girls, she would visit the slums and try to help out the poor in any manner that she could afford.To clear her tormented soul and to look for direction, Sister Teresa went for a retreat to Darjeeling on the tenth of September, 1937. Many years later, Mother Teresa called it, “The most important journey of my life.” It was during that journey that she really heard God’s voice. His message was clear; she had to leave the convent to help the poorest of the poor and to live with them. “It was an order, a d uty, an absolute certainty. I knew what to do but I did not know how.”The tenth day of September is called “Inspiration Day.”Mother Teresa was 38 when she took the vows of poverty, purity, and obedience. Giving up the Habit of the Sisters of Loreto, she took to wearing a cheap white cotton sari with a blue border. Sister Teresa then went to Patna to train herself as a nurse. She realized the importance of such training in her venture to help the poor who lived in dirty and unhealthy habitation. After completing her training, Sister Teresa came back to Kolkata and began her life’s vocation—to live among the poor and to help them.Soon, she became a common figure in the slums and the streets of Kolkata. Her white sari,her fluent Bengali and her unrelenting effort to improve the hygiene and literacy in the slums, soon made her an endearing figure. Rising early at dawn, the Sister worked with dedication and inner spiritual strength that comes with sincere prayer. At this time, Sister Teresa, so sure of the virtue of her vocation, took Indian nationality. Her will to help the needy became stronger with each passing day.With continuous work, their community grew. Soon, Sister Teresa began thinking seriously about starting a congregation. This was approved on October 7th, 1950. Thus, theconstitution of the “Society of the Missionaries of Charity,” came into being. It was the day of the feast of the Holy Rosary. After five years, the congregation became papal as more and more Sisters joined the congregation and devoted their lives to the sick and the poorest of the poor.At Kolkata, owing to their growing numbers, the Missionaries of Charity needed a residence. A Muslim leaving for Pakistan sold his house for a nominal price and this was to become the famous Mother’s House at 54 A, Lower Circular Road, Kolkata. While society grew, the Mother’s work kept on increasing. Her work among thelepers of India got her international recognition. She received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. After receiving the honor, Mothe r Teresa said, “I choose the poverty of our poor people. But I am grateful to receive (the Nobel) in the name of the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the lepers, all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people who have become a burden to society and are shunned by everyone.”On September 5th, 1997, Mother Teresa died of a heart attack at 9.30 pm. It was an irreplaceable loss that was felt worldwide.Mother Teresa was buried on September 13th, 1997, exactly 7 months after electing Sister Nirmala as her successor. Mother Teresa would live on in the memory of all those who were, during her lifetime, graced by her tender touch that made all the difference.。

德蕾莎修女-(Mother-Teresa-of-Calcutta)

德蕾莎修女(Mother Teresa of Calcutta)真福德兰修女，（Blessed Teresa of Calcutta，1910年8月27日－1997年9月5日，中国大陆、台湾译作德蕾莎修女，港澳译作德兰修女，又译作德肋撒修女、泰瑞莎修女），著名天主教慈善工作家，主要替印度加尔各答的穷人服务，于1979年被授予诺贝尔和平奖。

2003年10月，教宗若望·保禄二世把她列入天主教宣福名单。

德兰修女也有「加尔各答的天使」的美誉。

德兰修女的本名是艾格尼丝·刚察·博亚丘（AgnesGonxha Bojaxhiu），她是一个出生于奥斯曼帝国科索沃省的斯科普里（前南斯拉夫联邦马其顿共和国的首都）的阿尔巴尼亚裔人。

就在斯科普里老城石桥附近。

父亲尼古拉（Nikolla Bojaxhiu）是成功的地方杂货承包商，母亲名为Dranafila Bojaxhiu，她是么女，上有哥哥和姐姐（姐姐后来也成为修女）。

家中说阿尔巴尼亚语，是天主教家庭，她所居住的城市多为穆斯林和东正教信徒，仅有少数的天主教徒。

德兰修女出生的那一年，正好阿尔巴尼亚人起来叛乱。

两年后巴尔干战争爆发，1914年第一次世界大战爆发。

德兰修女很少提到她的童年生活。

8岁(1918年)时父亲去世，母亲肩负起整个家庭的担子和照顾三个小孩的责任。

10岁(1920年)时她到克罗埃西亚读书。

她曾说，在12岁加入一个天主教的儿童慈善会时，她就感觉自己未来的职业是要帮助贫寒，15岁时，她和姐姐决定到印度接受传教士训练工作，18岁时，她进了爱尔兰罗雷托修会（Sisters of Loreto），并在都柏林及印度大吉岭接受传教士训练工作，三学期后，德蕾莎修女正式到了印度的加尔各答，在圣玛莉罗雷托修会中学担任教职，主要是教地理。

1931年，德兰正式成为修女，1937年5月更决定成为终身职的修女，并依法国19世纪最著名的修女圣女德莉莎（Saint Teresa）的名字和精神，改名为德兰修女。

赞美女人英文演讲稿范文

Good morning/afternoon/evening! It is my great honor to stand before you today to deliver a speech that celebrates the incredible women in our lives. Women have been the backbone of society, the pillars of our families, and the embodiment of strength, resilience, and compassion. Today, I want to take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate the women who have made a difference in our lives, in our communities, and in the world.First and foremost, let us celebrate the women who have shaped our personal lives. Our mothers, sisters, aunts, and grandmothers are the epitome of love, care, and dedication. They are the first teachers, the first friends, and the first role models we have ever known. They have tirelessly worked to ensure our happiness, success, and well-being. From the early morning wake-up calls to the late-night talks, they havealways been there for us, guiding us through life's ups and downs.Our mothers are the ones who taught us the value of hard work, perseverance, and kindness. They have shown us that no task is too small, no challenge too great, and no obstacle insurmountable. Their unwavering dedication to our success has instilled in us a sense of confidence and determination that will carry us through life's trials and tribulations.Sisters are our closest confidants, our greatest allies, and our most loyal companions. They share our laughter, our tears, and our secrets. They are the ones who pick us up when we fall, console us when we are sad, and celebrate with us when we achieve our dreams. Sisters are the embodiment of unconditional love and support, and they have taught usthe importance of sisterhood and camaraderie.Aunts and grandmothers are the wise, caring mentors who have always been there to offer guidance and wisdom. They have shared their life experiences, their stories, and their knowledge, helping us to navigate the complexities of life. They have taught us to be grateful, to be kind, and to be resilient.In addition to the women in our personal lives, we must also recognize the women who have made significant contributions to our communities and the world at large. These women have broken barriers, shattered glassceilings, and inspired countless others to pursue their dreams and passions.One such woman is Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate. Malala fought tirelessly for the right of girls to receive an education, even at the risk of her own life. Her courage and determination have inspired millions around the world to stand up for what is right and to fight for justice and equality.Another remarkable woman is Dr. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Maathai dedicated her life to environmental conservation and the empowerment of women in Africa. Her work has not only protected the environment but also empowered women to take an active role in decision-making processes.Then there is Mother Teresa, the Albanian nun who dedicated her life to serving the poor and the destitute in India. Her selflessness, compassion, and unwavering commitment to helping others have touched the hearts of millions and have inspired countless people to live a life of service and love.These women, among many others, have shown us that greatness lies within each and every one of us. They have demonstrated that women have the power to change the world, to create a better future, and to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.As we celebrate the achievements of these remarkable women, let us also acknowledge the challenges they have faced and continue to face. Women around the world still struggle with gender inequality, discrimination, and violence. It is our responsibility to stand together and fight for their rights, to ensure that they have the same opportunities as men, and to create a world where all women can thrive and excel.In conclusion, today we gather to honor and celebrate the incredible women in our lives. Let us take a moment to appreciate their love, their strength, their resilience, and their dedication. Let us be inspired by their stories and let us strive to be the women they have inspired us tobe. Together, we can create a world where all women are empowered, respected, and celebrated.Thank you.。

特雷沙修女诺贝尔演讲稿

Beautiful Smile and Love Mother TeresaThe poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition—and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three. I take care of this one who looked worse. So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand as she said just the words “Thank you.” and she died. I could not help but examine my conscience before her and I asked what I would say if I was in her place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much more—she gave me her grateful love. And she died with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain, half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. “I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am go ing to die like an angel, loved and cared for.”And it was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel—this is the greatness of our people. And that is why we believe what Jesus had said: I was hungry—I was naked—I was homeless—I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for—and you did it to me. I believe that we are not real social workers. We may be doing social working the eyes of the people, but we are really contemplatives in the heart of the world. For we are touching the body of Christ twenty-four hours…And I think that in our family we don’t need bombs and guns, to destroy, to bring peace—just get together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home. And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world.And With this prize that I have received as a Prize of Peace, I am going to try to make the home for many people who have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor I think that more and more love will spread. And we will be able through this understanding love to bring peace, be the good news to the poor. The poor in our own family first, in our country and in the world. To be able to do this, our Sisters, our lives have to be woven with prayer. They have to be woven with Christ to be able to understand, to be able to share. Because to be woven with Christ is to be able to understand, to be able to share. Because today there is so much suffering…When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread, I have satisfied.I have removed that hunger. But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person who has been thrown out from society—that poverty is so full of hurt and so unbearable…And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something.词汇学习 drain n.排水道 contemplative n.修女，僧人 unbearable a.难以忍受的背景介绍: 特雷莎修女（1910-1997），印度著名的慈善家，印度天主教仁爱传教会创始人，在世界范围内建立了一个庞大的慈善机构网，赢得了国际社会的广泛尊敬。

mother teresa英文介绍

mother teresa英文介绍Mother Teresa, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, was a Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She is widely known for her selfless service and dedication to helping the poor and sick in India.Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, now part of North Macedonia, to an Albanian family. At the age of 18, she left home to join the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After training in Dublin, she arrived in Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) in 1929.In Kolkata, Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's School for Girls and eventually became the school's principal. However, witnessing the poverty and suffering of the city's slum dwellers deeply affected her. In 1946, she received a "call within a call" from God to leave the convent and serve the poorest of the poor.With permission from the Vatican, Mother Teresa established the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. The organization's primary focus was to provide care and support to the destitute, abandoned, and dying individuals on the streets of Kolkata. The Missionaries of Charity grew rapidly, and by the1990s, it had expanded to over 600 missions in more than 120 countries.Mother Teresa's work extended beyond just providing basic necessities. She believed in the inherent dignity of every human being, regardless of their social status or religious beliefs. She dedicatedher life to serving the marginalized, lepers, orphans, and those suffering from HIV/AIDS. Her compassion and love for the poorest of the poor earned her international recognition and numerous awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.Despite facing criticism and challenges, Mother Teresa remained steadfast in her mission. She once said, "I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself." Her unwavering commitment to servingothers inspired countless individuals around the world to follow in her footsteps and make adifference in the lives of the less fortunate.Mother Teresa's legacy continues to live on evenafter her death on September 5, 1997. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003, and in 2016, she was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis. Herlife and work serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of compassion, selflessness, and the power of love in making the world a better place.。

爱的最大限度(love maximum limits).doc

爱的最大限度(love Maximum limits)特蕾莎修女在接受诺贝尔和平奖时曾说过：“你能为促进世界和平做些什么呢?回家爱你的家人吧。

”这是一个平凡的故事，也是一个感人的故事……freda bright says, “only in opera do people die of love.” it`s true. you really can`t love somebody to death. i`ve known people to die from no love, but i`ve never known anyone to be loved to death. we just can`t love one another enough.a heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. all day she felt nervous and apprehensive. late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. to her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.the woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. candles were softly glowing. her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. she wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?she found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. they embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. it read, “congratulations, darling! i knew you`d get the raise! these things will tell you how much i love you.”following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. she not iced that a second card had fallen from his pocket. picking it off the floor, she read, “don`t worry about not getting the raise! you deserve it anyway! these things will tell you how much i love you.”someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. what this man feels for his spouse is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. his love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds. he stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.upon receiv ing the nobel peace prize, mother teresa said, “what can you do to promote world peace? go home and love your family.” and love your friends. love them without measure.。

初中英语名人演讲稿芭芭拉.布什_在卫尔斯利女子学院授学位典礼上的讲话素材2

芭芭拉.布什—在卫尔斯利女子学院授学位典礼上的讲话Thank you. Thank you, very much. Thank you very, very much, President Keohane. Mrs. Gorbachev, Trustees, Faculty, Parents, and I should say, Julia Porter, class president, and certainly my new best friend, Christine Bicknell -- and, of course, the Class of 1990. I am really thrilled to be here today, and very excited, as I know you all must be, that Mrs. Gorbachev could join us.These are exciting times. They're exciting in Washington, and I have really looked forward to coming to Wellesley. I thought it was going to be fun. I never dreamt it would be this much fun. So, thank you for that.More than ten years ago, when I was invited here to talk about our experiences in the People's Republic of China, I was struck by both the natural beauty of your campus and the spirit of this place.Wellesley, you see, is not just a place but an idea -- an experiment in excellence in which diversity is not just tolerated, but is embraced. The essence of this spirit was captured in a moving speech about tolerance given last year by a student body president of one of your sister colleges. She related the story by Robert Fulghum about a young pastor, finding himself in charge of some very energetic children, hits upon a game called "Giants, Wizards, and Dwarfs." "You have to decide now," the pastor instructed the children, "which you are -- a giant, a wizard or a dwarf?" At that, a small girl tugging at his pants leg, asked, "But where do the mermaids stand?" And the pastor tells her there are no mermaids. And she says, "Oh yes there are. I am a mermaid."Now this little girl knew what she was, and she was not about to give up on either her identity, or the game. She intended to take her place wherever mermaids fit into the scheme of things. Where do the mermaids stand? All of those who are different, those who do not fit the boxes and the pigeonholes?" "Answer that question," wrote Fulghum, "And you can build a school, a nation, or a whole world." As that very wise young woman said, "Diversity, like anything worth having, requires effort. Effort to learn about and respect difference, to be compassionate with one another, to cherish our own identity, and to accept unconditionally the same in others.You should all be very proud that this is the Wellesley spirit. Now I know your first choice today was Alice Walker -- guess how I know! -- known for The Color Purple. Instead you got me -- known for the color of my hair! Alice Walker's book has a special resonance here. At Wellesley, each class is known by a special color. For four years the Class of '90 has worn the color purple. Today you meet on Severance Green to say goodbye to all of that, to begin a new and very personal journey, to search for your own true colors.In the world that awaits you, beyond the shores of Lake Waban, no one can say what your true colors will be. But this I do know: You have a first class education from a first class school. And so you need not, probably cannot, live a "paint-by-numbers" life. Decisions are not irrevocable. Choices do come back. And as you set off from Wellesley, I hope that many of you will consider making three very special choices.The first is to believe in something larger than yourself, to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time. I chose literacy because I honestly believe that if more people could read, write and comprehend, we would be that much closer to solving so many of the problems that plague our nation and our society.And early on I made another choice which I hope you'll make as well. Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you're talking about life -- and life really must have joy. It's supposed to be fun!One of the reasons I made the most important decision of my life, to marry George Bush, is because he made me laugh. It's true, sometimes we've laughed through our tears. But that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. Find the joy in life, because as Ferris Bueller said on his day off, "Life moves pretty fast; and ya don't stop and look around once in a while, ya gonna miss it!"(I am not going to tell George ya clapped more for Ferris than ya clapped for George.)The third choice that must not be missed is to cherish your human connections: your relationships with family and friends. For several years, you've had impressed upon you the importance to your career of dedication and hard work. And, of course, that's true. But as important as your obligations as a doctor, a lawyer, a business leader will be, you are a human being first. And those human connections --- with spouses, with children, with friends -- are the most important investments you will ever make.At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend or a parent.We are in a transitional period right now, fascinating and exhilarating times, learning to adjust to changes and the choices we, men and women, are facing. As an example, I remember what a friend said, on hearing her husband complain to his buddies that he had to babysit. Quickly setting him straight, my friend told her husband that when it's your own kids, it's not called babysitting.Now, maybe we should adjust faster; maybe we should adjust slower. But whatever the era whatever the times, one thing will never change: fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children. And you must hug your children. And you must love your children. Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House, but on what happens inside your house.For over fifty years, it was said that the winner of Wellesley's annual hoop race would be the first to get married. Now they say, the winner will be the first to become a C.E.O. Both of those stereotypes show too little tolerance for those who want to know where the mermaids stand. So I want to offer a new legend: the winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream -- not society's dreams -- her own personal dream.And who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse.I wish him well!Well, the controversy ends here. But our conversation is only beginning. And a worthwhile conversation it has been. So as you leave Wellesley today, take with you deep thanks for the courtesy and the honor you have shared with Mrs. Gorbachev and with me. Thank you. God bless you. And may your future be worthy of your dreams.。

mother teresa 特蕾莎修女的一生

“By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.” --- Mother Teresa
From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, but the suffering and poverty she glimpsed outside the convent walls made such a deep impression on her that in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although she had no funds, she depended on Divine Providence, and started an open-air school for slum children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and financial support was also forthcoming. This made it possible for her to extend the scope of her work.

Nobel Peace Prize Lecture of Mother Teresa

Nobel Peace Prize Lecture of Mother TeresaLet us thank God for the opportunity that we all have togethertoday, for this gift of peace that reminds us that we have been created to live that peace, and Jesus became man to bring that goodnews to the poor. . . .[Jesus Christ] was . . . the first messenger of peace. . . . He diedon the cross to show that greater love, and he died for you andfor me and for that leper and for that man dying of hunger andthat naked person lying in the street not only of Calcutta, but ofAfrica, and New York, and London, and Oslo—and insisted thatwe love one another as he loves each one of us. And we read thatin the Gospel very clearly—love as I have loved you—as I loveyou—as the Father has loved me, I love you—and the harder theFather loved him, he gave him to us, and how much we love oneanother, we, too, must give to each other until it hurts. It is notenough for us to say: I love God, but I do not love my neighbor.St. John says you are a liar if you sa y you love God and you don’tlove your neighbor. How can you love God whom you do notsee, if you do not love your neighbor whom you see, whom youtouch, with whom you live. And so this is very important for usto realize that love, to be true, has to hurt. It hurt Jesus to love us,it hurt him. . . . We have been created in his image. We have beencreated to love and be loved. . . . He makes himself the hungryone—the naked one—the homeless one—the sick one—the onein prison—the lonely one—the unwanted one—and he says: Youdid it to me. Hungry for our love, and this is the hunger of ourpoor people. This is the hunger that you and I must find, it maybe in our own home.I never forget an opportunity I had in visiting a home wherethey had all these old parents of sons and daughters who had just put them in an institution and forgotten maybe. And I went there, and I saw in that home they had everything, beautiful things,but everybody was looking towards the door. And I did not see a single one with their smile on their face. And I turned to the Sister and I asked: How is that? How is it that the people they have everything here, why are they all looking towards the door, why are they not smiling? I am so used to see the smile on our people, even the dying one smile, and she said: This is nearly every day, they are expecting, they are hoping that a son or daughter will come to visit them. They are hurt because they are forgotten, and see—this is where love comes. That poverty comes right there in our own home, even neglect to love. Maybe in our own family we have somebody who is feeling lonely, who is feeling sick, who is feeling worried, and these are difficult days for everybody. Are we there, are we there to receive them, is the mother there to receive the child?I was surprised in the West to see so many young boys andgirls given into drugs, and I tried to find out why—why is it like that, and the answer was: Because there is no one in the family to receive them. Father and mother are so busy they have no time. Young parents are in some institution and the child takes backto the street and gets involved in something. We are talking of peace. These are things that break peace, but I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a direct war, adirect killing—direct murder by the mother herself. And we readin the Scripture, for God says very clearly: Even if a mother could forget her child—I will not forget you—I have carved you in thepalm of my hand. We are carved in the palm of His hand, so closeto Him that unborn child has been carved in the hand of God.And that is what strikes me most, the beginning of that sentence,that even if a mother could forget something impossible—buteven if she could forget—I will not forget you. And today thegreatest means—the greatest destroyer of peace is abortion. Andwe who are standing here—our parents wanted us. We would notbe here if our parents would do that to us. . . . Many people are very, very concerned with the children in India, with the childrenin Africa where quite a number die, maybe of malnutrition, ofhunger and so on, but millions are dying deliberately by the willof the mother. And this is what is the greatest destroyer of peace today. Because if a mother can kill her own child—what is leftfor me to kill you and you kill me—there is nothing between.And this I appeal in India, I appeal everywhere: Let us bring thechild back, and this year being the child’s year: What have wedone for the child? . . . Let us make this year that we make every single child born, and unborn, wanted. And today is the end ofthe year, have we really made the children wanted? I will giveyou something terrifying. We are fighting abortion by adoption,we have saved thousands of lives, we have sent words to all the clinics, to the hospitals, police stations—please don’t destroy the child, we will take the child. So every hour of the day and night itis always somebody, we have quite a number of unwedded mothers—tell them come, we will take care of you, we will take thechild from you, and we will get a home for the child. And we have a tremendous demand from families who have no children, that is the blessing of God for us. And also, we are doing another thing which is very beautiful—we are teaching our beggars, our leprosy patients, our slum dwellers, our people of the street, natural family planning. . . .The poor people are very great people. They can teach us so many beautiful things. The other day one of them came to thank me and said: You people who have vowed chastity you are the best people to teach us family planning. Because it is nothing more than self-control out of love for each other. And I thinkthey said a beautiful sentence. And these are people who maybe have nothing to eat, maybe they have not a home where to live, but they are great people. The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition—andI told the Sisters: You take care of the other three, I take care of this one that looked worse. So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand, as she said one word only: Thank you—and she died.I could not help but examine my conscience before her, and I asked what would I say if I was in her place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself, I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I amin pain, or something, but she gave me much more—she gave meher grateful love. And she died with a smile on her face. As that man whom we picked up from the drain, half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. I have lived like an animal inthe street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and caredfor. And it was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel—this is the greatness of our people. And that is why we believe what Jesus had said: I was hungry—I was naked—I was homeless—I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for—and you didit to me.I believe that we are not real social workers. We may bedoing social work in the eyes of the people, but we are really contemplatives in the heart of the world. For we are touchingthe Body of Christ 24 hours. We have 24 hours in this presence, and so you and I. You too try to bring that presence of God inyour family, for the family that prays together stays together.And I think that we in our family don’t need bombs and guns,to destroy to bring peace—just get together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each otherin the home. And we will be able to overcome all the evil that isin the world.There is so much suffering, so much hatred, so much misery,and we with our prayer, with our sacrifice are beginning at home. Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do. It is to God Almighty—how much we do it does not matter, because He is infinite, but howmuch love we put in that action. How much we do to Him in the person that we are serving. . . .And with this prize that I have received as a prize of peace, Iam going to try to make the home for many people that have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor—I think that more and more love will spread. And we will be able through this understanding love to bring peace, bring the good news to the poor. The poor in ourown family first, in our country and in the world. . . .I never forget some time ago about fourteen professors camefrom the United States from different universities. And they came to Calcutta to our house. Then we were talking about that theyhad been to the home for the dying. We have a home for the dying in Calcutta, where we have picked up more than 36,000 people only from the streets of Calcutta, and out of that big numbermore than 18,000 have died a beautiful death. They have just gone home to God; and they came to our house and we talked of love, of compassion, and then one of them asked me: Say, Mother, please tell us something that we will remember, and I said to them: Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family. Smile at each other. . . . If we could only remember that Godloves me, and I have an opportunity to love others as he loves me, not in big things, but in small things with great love, then Norway becomes a nest of love. And how beautiful it will be that fromhere a center for peace has been given. That from here the joy of life of the unborn child comes out. If you become a burning lightin the world of peace, then really the Nobel Peace Prize is a gift of the Norwegian people. God bless you!。

大学英语3LectureNotes_U2（课文翻译）

⼤学英语3LectureNotes_U2（课⽂翻译）Electronic Teaching PortfolioBook ThreeUnit Two: LovePart I Get StartedSection A Discussion▇Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.1) Do you think love and marriage are important matters in our life? Why or why not?2) Dating and courtship is a common scene at college now. What do you think of it?3) What do you think are the most important factors that contribute to a stable love relationship? Give your reasons.▇ Answers for reference:1)Yes. It is human nature to feel attraction and affection between different sexes. A life without love is oftenregarded as imperfect. Those who are in love would long to stay together, and families resulting from love usually lay the foundation for a stable society.2)It’s OK to start dating at college, because college students are already grown-ups in the legal sense. Noone has the right to interfere in such private matters. However, students’ top priority at college is to study and acquire knowledge and skills for their future careers. Dating and courtship will interfere with their studies. Therefore, some students tend to hold themselves back even if there are opportunities to start a romantic relationship.3)Many factors may contribute to a stable love relationship. Wealth, social status, appearances, familybackground, etc. may be considered as the external factors, which may help promote a love relationship.Wisdom, knowledge, character, personalities, etc. are the internal factors. Love based on external factors alone may not last long. Love based on the internal factors will survive whatever challenges or crises it may encounter. When two persons are in love, they should respect each other and be honest and faithful to each other. In essence, trust and understanding are the key factors that contribute to a successful love relationship.Section B Quotes▇Study the following quotes about love. Which quote(s) do you like best? Why?⊙The course of true love never did run smooth.—— William Shakespeare Interpretation:Shakespeare believes that a true relationship is not easy to establish. People have different personalities, concepts of value, preferences of life style, etc. When two persons of the opposite sex develop a love relationship, they have to try their best to understand each other and reconcile with each other.William ShakespeareAbout William Shakespeare:William Shakespeare (1564-616): an English writer of plays and poems, who is generally regarded as the greatest of all English writers. His many famous plays include the tragedies Romeo and Juliet (《罗密欧与朱丽叶》), Hamlet (《哈姆雷特》), Julius Caesar (《裘⼒斯·凯撒》), Macbeth (《麦克⽩》), Othello (《奥瑟罗》), and King Lear (《李尔王》); the comedies A Midsummer Night’s Dream (《仲夏夜之梦》), Twelfth Night (《第⼗⼆夜》), and As You Like It（皆⼤欢喜》).⊙To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.—— Bertrand Russell Interpretation:Here Russell emphasizes the importance of an active attitude towards love. We should not be afraid to fall in love just because it is not easy to find true love or just because of any possible setbacks. A life without love is as dull as a dying man because he lacks the energy and passion to enjoy life.Bertrand RussellAbout Bertrand Russell:Bertrand Russell (1872-970): a British philosopher and mathematician who developed new ideas connecting mathematics and logic. He is also known for being a pacifist (和平主义者). He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.⊙Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl — no superior alternative has yet been found.—— Sir Winston Churchill Interpretation:The quotation emphasizes that true love is the only basis upon which a happy family is built. Only when the man and the woman love each other dearly and devotedly can they endure trials and tribulations in their common effort to build up a happy family.Sir Winston ChurchillAbout Sir Winston Churchill:Sir Winston Churchill (1874-965): a British statesman, soldier, and author who was Prime Minister during most of World War II and again from 1951 to 1955. He is remembered and admired by most British people as a great leader who made possible Britain’s victory in the war. He is also famous for the many speeches he made during the war. In 1953 Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his writing and oratory (演讲术).⊙It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.—— Mother Teresa Interpretation:The quotation tells us the significant role that love plays in everything we do in life. Whatever we do, we should put adequate love into it so that others can feel our love and be affected by our love. What we can offer to others may be insignificant, but as long as there is love in it, the benefit will be significant. Here, love isunderstood in a broad sense.Mother TeresaAbout Mother Teresa:Mother Teresa (1910-997): an Albanian (阿尔巴尼亚) Roman Catholic nun (修⼥) who lived in India, where she worked to help the poor and the sick in the city of Calcutta (加尔各答). She won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, and people think of her as a typical example of someone who is kind, unselfish, and morally good. Section C Watching and Discussion▇He's Just Not That Into You is a 2009 romantic comedy film about how nine people in Baltimore deal with their romantic problems. Watch the following video clip extracted from this film and then complete the tasks that follow:1.Pay attention to what the woman says in the video clip and fill in the missing words.I. See, you can’t keep being nice to me and I can’t keep pretending like this is something that it’s not.We’ve been t ogether over seven years. You know me. You know who I am. You either wanna marry me or you don’t.II. …for every woman that has been told by some man that he doesn’t believe in marriage and then six months later, he’s married to some twenty-four-year-old that he met at the gym.III. It’s coming from the place that I have been hiding from you for about five years. About five years because I haven’t wanted to seem demanding, and I haven’t wanted to seem clingy or psycho orwhatever. So I have never asked you.2.What can you infer from the conversation between the man and the woman in the video clip?▇Answers for reference:(Open.)Script：BETH：Now. I want you to stop doing anything nice.NEIL: This feels like a trick.BETH: No. No. I just, I just need you to stop being nice to me —unless you’re gonna marry me after.(Neil laughs.)BETH: Is that funny? Do you think that’s funny?NEIL: No. I guess it is not funny.BETH:See, you can’t keep being nice to me and I can’t keep pretending like this is something that it’s not.We’ve been together for over seven years. You know me. You know who I am. You either wanna marry me or you don’t. NEIL: Or there is the possibility that I mean it when I say I don’t believe in marriage.BETH: Bullshit! Bullshit! Come on! Bullshit for every woman that has been told by some man that he doesn’t believe in marriage and then six months later, he’s married to some twenty-four-year-old that he met at the gym. It’s just — it’s Bullshit. (Beth tries to hold back her tears. Neil looks stunned and goes to her.)NEIL: Where is this coming from?BETH: It’s coming from the place that I have been hiding from you for about five years. About five years because I haven’t wanted to seem demanding, and I haven’t wanted to seem clingy or psycho orwhatever. So I have never asked you. But I — but I — I have to. I mean, are you — are you ever going to marry me?Part II Listen and RespondSection A Word Bank(⽆)Section B Task One: Focusing on the Main IdeasChoose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the information contained in the listening passage.1) Where did the woman see the three old men?A) In front of her store.B) In her front yard.C) In her dream.D) In her doorway.2) Who were the three old men respectively?A) Success, Hope and Wealth.B) Faith, Hope, and Love.C) Wealth, Faith and Success.D) Love, Success and Wealth.3) Whom did the family invite in?A) Wealth.B) Love.C) Success.D) All of the above.4) How many of the old men would like to go into the house?A) One.B) Two.C) Three.D) Four.5) What is the main idea of the passage?A) Where there is love, there is wealth and success.B) One cannot live without wealth, love and success.C) Love is as important as wealth and success.D) Wealth and success are what people pursue most eagerly.▇ Answers for Reference:1) B 2) D 3) B 4) C 5) ASection C Task Two: Zooming in on the Details▇Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.1) The woman thought that the three old men must be ____________, so she invited them to come in and have something __________.2) The old men said that they did not go into a house ________________.3) The husband wished to invite ________________, but the woman did not agree and wished to have_____________ , while their daughter suggested: “____________________________________?”4) The woman came out and asked: “Which one of you is________? Please come in and be our________.”5) The other two old men also got up and followed, which_________ the woman.6) One old man t old the woman: “If you had invited _________ or _________, the other two of us would__________.”▆ Answers:1) The woman thought that the three old men must be hungry, so she invited them to come in and havesomething to eat.2) The old men said that they did not go into a house together.3) The husband wished to invite Wealth, but the woman did not agree and wished to have Success, while theirdaughter suggested: “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love?”4) The woman came out and asked: “Which one of yo u is Love? Please come in and be our guest.”5) The other two old men also got up and followed, which surprised the woman.6) One old man told the woman: “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would havestayed out.”Script:An InvitationA woman saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.”“We do not go into a house together,” they replied.“Why is that?” she wanted to know.On e of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth, this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”Then the woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband said, “Let’s invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth.” His wife disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Then the daughter made a suggestion:“Would n’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let’s take our daughter’s advice,” said the father.So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked W ealth and Success: “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”The old men replied together: “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever HE goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success.”Part III Read and ExploreText ASection A Discovering the Main Ideas1. Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.1) Is “love” easy to define? Why or why not?2) How does the au thor describe “puppy loves”?3) What does it take for love to develop into maturity?4) What helped preserve the holiness of love in the author’s parents’ generation?5) What negative roles do the media play in forming the younger generation’s view of lov e?6) What do young people today tend to value in relationships? What does the author think they should value? ▆ Answers for Reference:1) No. It is because love is a feeling that can only be felt but cannot be clearly described.2) “Puppy loves” are brief, silly, adventurous but harmless.3) Love takes time to blossom and it takes a lot of understanding, caring, sharing and affection to developinto maturity.4) It was the distance between men and women that helped preserve the holiness of love in the author’sparents’ generation.5) The media have exposed the younger generation to things that have fast paced their sensibilities so muchthat taking things slow requires effort.6) They tend to value physical beauty, closeness, passion and acquiring. The author thinks that they shouldvalue inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing.2.Text A can be divided into four parts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part.Paragraph(s) Main IdeaPart One 1-2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Two 3-7________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Three 8-12________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Four 13-14________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________▆ Answers for Reference:Paragraph(s) Main IdeaPart One 1-2 Love is hard to define because it can only be felt but not described.Part Two 3-7 The author discusses love of different depths from her own experiences.Part Three 8-12 The two generations handle love and relationships differently. The younger generation tends to be more hasty and selfish in building relationships.Part Four 13-14 The author advises young people to learn the essence of love and find ways to develop relationships into lifelong bonds.Section B In-Depth StudyLove is an overwhelming joy that is beyond description. It is human nature to yearn for and indulge in love, but true love takes a lot of understanding, much sharing and caring, and plenty of affection. What is true love? How deep is your love? The author shares her views with the younger generation on these questions.How Deep Is Your Love?Mansi Bhatia1Love to some is like a cloudTo some as strong as steelFor some a way of livingFor some a way to feelAnd some say love is holding onAnd some say let it goAnd some say love is everythingSome say they don’t know2 At some stage or the other in our lives we experience the gnawing pangs of an emotion which defies definition. It’s a feeling that can only be felt and not described. An overwhelming joy that comes together with its share of sadness. Love.3 Given the busy nature of our lives, it’s to be appreciated that we even find the time to ind ulge in matters of the heart.But at the same time I wonder if we even understand its true depth. I remember having countless crushes while in school. My math teacher, our neighbour’s son, my best friend’s brother and lots of others whom I fancied for the colour of their eyes, the shape of their moustaches or just the way they walked. Harmless puppy loves that are as brief as soap bubbles. I can laugh about all those silly and adventurous thoughts and acts now but at that time nothing could be more serious an affair for me. Then came the stage of real relationships.4 Being in an all girls’ school I hardly had the opportunity to interact with members of the opposite gender. Socials between our school and the boys’ college, therefore, would be awaited anxiously. Those three hours of unhesitant attention by a group of well-groomed young gentlemen provided us with enough content to talk and feel exhilarated about for the next four weeks.5 And even then there was no real need of having a boyfriend.6 I somehow grew up believing that love would happen when it had to. And sure enough it did. It came at an age when I hada career, a long-term plan and a more or less settled life (and now I am not yet 25!). I was mature enough to enter a relationship which demands a lot of give and not so much of take.7 Love was a magnificent building I built on the foundation of friendship. It took time to blossom. It took a lot of understanding, loads of sharing and caring, and plenty of affection to become what it is today. And it meant a meeting of minds. You might say that I belong to the traditional school of romance. But in my opinion, love needs to be nurtured. And it has to be distinguished from the intense but short-lived love or the pleasures of the flesh.8 Our p arents’ generation was fed lavishly with ideals. It was an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. The long skirts, the quiet and unpretentious looks, the curled long hair, the calmness, the shy glance—these areall so frequently remindful of a bygone era. An age when the distance between the sexes somehow managed to help preserve the holiness of love and relationships.9 The younger generation, with its openness and fading lines of proximity, has jumped on the bandwagon of love with so much haste that it is difficult for them to distinguish between physical attraction and mental compatibilities. What we have been exposed to via the media have fast paced our sensibilities so much that taking things slow requires effort on our parts.10 I am amazed when I hear stories of school kids bragging about the number of physical relationships they have had. I am horrified to learn that girls barely eighteen have already been in and out of seven to eight “hook ups”.11 I am sorry to learn about the kind of emotional baggage these kids are carrying in what are purely unemotional relationships. Some might blame the current state of affairs on peer pressure. But has anyone ever stopped to figure out where this peer pressure originates? Do any of us try and understand who is responsible for this shift? Does anyone bother to study the state of mind of the teenagers?12 The mindset of this generation is all too evident in the way it handles its personal life.There are more relationships being distorted under the pressures of lust than ever before. There is more focus on physical beauty than on inner charm. There is more of closeness and less of intimacy. There is more of passion and less of emotion. There is more of acquiring and less of sharing. There is more of opportunism and less of selflessness.In short, there is more of ME and less of US.13 We have hardened ourselves so much in this competitive age that we have forgotten the essence of relationships. There’s much more to being someone’s lover than gifting them red roses and fifty-cent cards. What about gifting our object of affection, our time, our company, our support, our friendship? What about setting priorities in our lives and focusing on each with sincerity? What about trying to be self-sufficient emotionally before letting ourselves loose? What about giving ourselves, and others, time and space to forge relationships? What about working towards meaningful and lasting friendships? What about honouring our commitments? What about channeling our energies and emotions towards building lifelong bonds ratherthan wasting them on seasonal relationships?14 We have but one life and we must experience everything that can make us stronger. True love happens once in a lifetime. And we should not have become so tired by our frivolous acts that when it comes we aren’t able to receive it with open arms.▇课⽂参考译⽂你的爱有多深曼茜·巴蒂亚1 有⼈认为爱如浮云有⼈认为爱坚强如铁有⼈认为爱是⼀种⽣活⽅式有⼈认为爱是⼀种感觉有⼈说爱要执着有⼈说爱不要约束有⼈说爱是⽣命的全部有⼈说不知道爱为何物2 在我们⽣命中的某个阶段，我们会经历某种难以名状的情感所带来的阵阵折磨。

AL Gore Nobel Lecture

诺贝尔演讲2007年12月10日尊贵的国王陛下，尊贵各位殿下，尊敬的各位瑞典诺贝尔学会的各位会员们，诸位阁下，女士们先生们我来这里有一个目的，我已经为这个目的奋斗了许多年，我不断向上帝祈祷，祈求上帝能指引我找到一条实现它的道路。

有的时候，在毫无预告的条件下，未来会叩响我们的房门，带来了珍贵而让人痛苦的未来景象。

119年前，一个富有的发明家在报纸上看到了自己的讣告。

报纸错误的在发明家真正去世前的许多年刊登了发明家的讣告。

错误的以为发明家已经离开人世，一份报纸对于发明家的生平惊醒了极为严厉的评价，极为不公的将这个发明家定义为：死亡商人，因为他发明了炸药。

发明家被这指责所震动，他做出了一个极为重要的决定：为和平事业而不懈努力。

十七年后，阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔以自己的名义设立许多奖项，其中就包括我现在获得的这个奖项。

在七年前的12月11号，我也看到了自己的政治讣告，这份讣告是从一份对于我来说残酷和不公正的判决中读到的。

这份判决是那么的为时过早。

虽然这份不受欢迎的判决给我带来的痛苦，但也带来了弥足珍贵的收获：一个寻找全新的方式来实现我的目的的机会。

出乎我的意料之外，这份对新方式的追求探索把我带到了这里。

尽管我觉得现在可能词不达意，但是我祈祷我心中所想的，今天在场的所有人都能理解明白，大家都能不约而同的说这样一句话：“我们必须行动起来！”我很荣幸能和这些著名的科学家共同分享这个奖项，这是我一生中最大的荣耀。

这些著名的科学家在我们的面前，为我们提供了一个选择两个不同未来的机会。

这个选择的机会使我想起了一位古代先知的话语：“生存或者毁灭，祝福或者诅咒，所以，要选择生存，这样你和你们的子孙后代才能存活下去”我们人类正在面临一场全球性的危机：一场威胁到全体人类文明的危机正在积聚力量。

即使在我们相聚在这里讨论对策的时候，这个危险正在积聚破坏的力量，让人感到不详的预兆。

但是也有一个好消息，我们能够应对这场危机，避免其中最坏的结果，尽管不是全部的结果。

奥巴马夫人演讲(中英文稿)

以下是演讲全文中文翻译：非常感谢，伊莲……我们非常感谢来自你家庭的服务和牺牲，我们永远支持你。

过去的几年来，借由作为第一夫人的非凡殊荣，我几乎游遍了整个美国。

而无论我去到哪里，从我所见到的人们，所听到的故事中，我都看到了最真切的美国精神。

在人们对我和我的家庭，特别是我的女儿们那难以置信的友善和热情中，我看到了它。

在一个濒临破产的学区的教师们不收分文、坚持执教的誓言中，我看到了它。

在人们在突如其来的紧急召唤下化身英雄，纵身扑向灾害去拯救他人……飞过整个国家去扑灭大火……驱车数小时去援助被淹没的城镇时，我看到了它。

在我们身着军装的男女军人和自豪的军属身上……在受伤的战士们告诉我他们不仅会再次站立行走，而是会奔跑，甚至参加马拉松时……在一位于阿富汗因炸弹而失明的年轻人“……为了我所做的和我还将要做的，我宁愿失去我的眼睛一百次。

”这样轻描淡写的话语中，我看到了它。

每一天，我所见到的人们都鼓舞着我……每一天，他们都令我骄傲……每一天，他们都在提醒我，能够生活在这地球上最伟大的国度中是多么的幸福。

成为诸位的第一夫人，是我的荣耀和幸运……但当我们四年前首次聚在一起的时候，我仍对我们即将展开的旅程心怀疑虑。

对我丈夫心中的祖国愿景，我满怀信心……对他将成为一位出色的总统，我也深信不疑……但是就像所有的母亲一样，我也曾担心如果他当选，这对我们的女儿们意味着什么。

身处万众瞩目的聚光灯下，我们要如何让他们保持脚踏实地？当他们被迫离开从小熟悉的家、学校、和朋友时，会有什么感受？在搬到华盛顿之前，我们的生活充满简单的快乐……周六参加足球赛，周日则在祖母家……还有巴拉克和我的约会之夜，我们要么出去晚餐，要么去看场电影，因为作为一个筋疲力尽的老妈，我实在没法同时去晚餐和电影还不打瞌睡。

说真话，我爱我们为女儿们所创造的生活……我深爱和我一起创造这生活的男人……而且我不愿意让这一切因为他当了总统而发生变化。

我爱的就是巴拉克原来的样子。

奥巴马夫人米歇尔的演讲全文(中英文)

奥巴马夫人米歇尔的演讲全文（中英文）Transcript: Michelle Obama's Convention SpeechSeptember 4,2012PBS News Hour/YouTubeFirst lady Michelle Obama addresses the DNC after being introduced by military mom Elaine Brye, fro m PBS News Hour.Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family's service and sacrifice...and we will alwa ys have your back.非常感谢，伊莲……我们非常感谢来自你家庭的服务和牺牲，我们永远支持你。

Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this c ountry.And everywhere I've gone, in the people I've met, and the stories I've heard, I have seen the very best of t he American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especiall y our girls.过去的几年来，借由作为第一夫人的非凡殊荣，我几乎游遍了整个美国。