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1、Heal the Kids 拯救儿童2001年3月6日，杰克逊拖着摔伤的右脚，架着双拐在牛津大学为保障儿童权益进行演讲，宣传由他捐资设立的儿童慈善机构，以帮助改善家庭关系，使儿童们更快乐的成长。Today children are constantly encouraged to grow up faster,as if this period known as childhood is a burdensome stage,to be endured and ushered through,as swiftly as possible.And on that subject,I am cer
2、tainly one of the worlds greatest experts.Ours is a generation that has witnessed the abrogation of the parent-child covenant. 现在，孩子们经常被鼓励长大得快一些，好像这个叫做童年的时期是一个累赘的阶段，大人们很不耐烦地想着法儿让它尽可能地快些结束。在这个问题上，我无疑是世界上最专业的人士之一了。我这一代正是废除亲子盟约必要性的见证 1.burdensome bdnsm a.累赘的2.usher vt.引领3.swiftly swftl ad.快速地4.abrogati
3、on brgen n.废除5.covenant kvnnt n.盟约 As you all know,our two countries broke from each other over what Thomas Jefferson referred to as “certain inalienable rights”.And while we Americans and British might dispute the justice of his claims,what has never been in dispute is that children have certain in
4、alienable rights,and the gradual erosion of those rights has led to scores of children worldwide being denied the joys and security of childhood. 大家都知道，我们两国在托马斯杰斐逊提出的所谓“几个不可妥协的权利”上决裂。当我们美国人和英国人在争执各自要求的公平时，又有什么关于孩子们不可妥协的权利之争呢？对这些权利的逐步剥夺已经导致了世界上的很多孩子失去欢快乐趣和童年的安全感。 6.inalienable neljnbl a.不能让与的7.erosio
5、n ron n.侵蚀 I would therefore like to propose tonight that we install in every home a Childrens Universal Bill of Rights,the tenets of which are：The right to be loved without having to earn it The right to be protected,without having to deserve itThe right to feel valuable,even if you came into the w
6、orld with nothing The right to be listened to without having to be interesting The right to be read a bedtime story,without having to compete with the evening news The right to an education without having to dodge bullets at schools The right to be thought of as adorable (even if you have a face tha
7、t only a mother could love). 因此我建议今晚我们就为每个家庭建立一部全体儿童权利条约，这些条例是： 不必付出就可享受的被爱的权利不必乞求就可享有的被保护的权利即使来到这个世界时一无所有，也要有被重视的权利即使不引人注意也会有被倾听的权利不需要与晚间新闻和复活节抗争，就能在睡觉前听一段故事的权利不需要躲避子弹，可以在学校受教育的权利哪怕你只有妈妈才会爱的脸蛋，也要有被人尊重的权利。 8. dodge dd vt.躲避 Friends,the foundation of all human knowledge,the beginning of human conscio
8、usness,must be that each and every one of us is an object of love.Before you know if you have red hair or brown,before you know if you are black or white,before you know of what religion you are a part,you have to know that you are loved. 朋友们，人类所有知识的创立，人类意识的萌芽必然需要我们每一个人都成为被爱的对象。哪怕你不知道自己的头发是红色还是棕色，不知
9、道自己是白人还是黑人，不知道自己信仰哪个宗教，你也应该知道自己是被爱着的。 Shmuley once mentioned to me an ancient Biblical prophecy which says that a new world and a new time would come,when“the hearts of the parents would be restored through the hearts of their children”.My friends,we are that world,we are those children. 希墨利曾提到古书上的预
10、言：新的世界将要到来，当父母的心换回孩子的心的时候。朋友们，我们就是那个世界，我们就是那些孩子。 9. Biblical bblkl a.圣经的10.prophecy prfsi n.预言 Mahatma Gandhi said:“The weak can never forgive.Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”Tonight,be strong.Beyond being strong,rise to the greatest challenge of allto restore that broken covenant.We mus
11、t all overcome whatever crippling effects our childhoods may have had on our lives and in the words of Jesse Jackson,forgive each other,redeem each other and move on.This call for forgiveness may not result in Oprah moments the world over,with thousands of children making up with their parents,but i
12、t will at least be a start,and well all be so much happier as a result. 圣雄甘地曾说：“弱者从不原谅，宽恕是强者的属性。”今晚，作一个强者，并且超越强者，迎接最大的挑战治愈感情的创伤，我们一定能克服，无论我们童年受的伤害对生活的影响有多大，用杰西杰史逊的话说，宽恕每个人，就能赢得每个人。成千上万孩子和他们的父母对宽恕的呼唤，或许在这一刻没有结果，但这至少是一个开始，我们所有人都乐意看到的开始。 11.redeem rdim n.赎回 And so ladies and gentlemen,I conclude my rem
13、arks tonight with faith,joy and excitement.From this day forward,may a new song be heard.Let that new song be the sound of children laughing.Let that new song be the sound of children playing.Let that new song be the sound of children singing.And let that new song be the sound of parents listening.
14、好了，女士们，先生们，我对我今晚的讲话评价是：自信，有趣，激动。从今往后，或许可以听到一首新歌。那新歌是孩子们的欢笑声。那新歌是孩子们的嬉闹声。那新歌是孩子们的歌唱声。那新歌是父母们的聆听声。 链接： 迈克尔杰克逊（Michael Jackson，1958年8月29日2009年6月25日），被誉为流行音乐之王（the King of Pop），是继猫王之后西方流行乐坛最具影响力的音乐家。他是出色的音乐全才，在作词、作曲、场景制作、编曲、演唱、舞蹈、乐器演奏等方面都有着极高的造诣。他融合了黑人节奏蓝调与白人摇滚的独特的乐风，时而高亢愤疾、时而柔美灵动的嗓音，空前绝后的高水准音乐录制，以及规模宏大的演唱会无不在世界各地引起极大轰动。他在全球范围内拥有亿万歌迷。他拥有世界销量第一的专辑THRILLER，销量达1.04亿。美国当地时间2009年6月25日是，这位世界流行音乐史上的传奇人物迈克尔杰克逊猝然离世。他的去世，不但是一位巨星的陨落，更是一个时代永远的终结，整个世界为之震惊。美国时代周刊这样总结道：天才与悲剧的一生。
