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1、2019年特蕾莎梅的辞职演讲稿范文 EversinceIfirststeppedthroughthedoorbehindmeasPrimeMinister,IhavestriventomaketheUKacountrythatworksnotjustforaprivilegedfewbutforeveryone,andtohonourtheresultoftheEUreferendum. TheresaMay这次是在唐宁街10号(英国首相官邸)门口发表演讲,firststeppedthroughthedoorbehindmeasprimeminister即“作为首相第一次入主唐宁街10号”,a
2、privilegedfew是一个固定说法,意思是“享有特权的少数人”。 Backin2016wegavetheBritishpeopleachoice.AgainstallpredictionstheBritishpeoplevotedtoleavetheEU.IfeelascertaintodayasIdidthreeyearsagothatinademocracyifyougivepeopleachoiceyouhaveadutytoimplementwhattheydecide.Ihavedonemybesttodothat. Inegotiatedthetermsofourexitan
3、danewrelationshipwithourclosestneighboursthatprotectsjobs,oursecurityandourunion.IhavedoneeverythingIcantoconvinceMPstobackthatdeal.SadlyIhavenotbeenabletodoso.Itriedthreetimes. Ibelieveitwasrighttopersevereevenwhentheoddsagainstsuccessseemedhigh.Butitisnowcleartomethatitisinthebestinterestsofthecou
4、ntryforanewPrimeMinistertoleadthateffort.SoIamtodayannouncingthatIwillresignasleaderoftheConservativeandUnionistPartyonFriday,June7,sothatasuccessorcanbechosen. theoddsagainstsomething意思是“某事情不会成功的机率”,例如:Theoddsagainsthiswinningtheracearehigh.他赢得比赛的概率不高。要表达相反的意思可以说Theoddsinfavorofsomething;itisintheb
5、estinterestsofXXtodosomething是一个固定句式,意思是“做某事对XX最有利”。 Ihaveagreedwiththepartychairman,andthechairmanofthe1922Committee,thattheprocessforelectinganewleadershouldbegininthefollowingweek. the1922Committee即“1922委员会”,这是指英国保守党在国会下议院的议会党团。 IhavekeptHerMajestyTheQueenfullyinformedofmyintentionsandIwillcontin
6、uetoserveasherPrimeMinisteruntiltheprocesshasconcluded. HerMajestyTheQueen是对女王的尊称,如果尊称国王则是HisMajestytheKing ItisandwillalwaysremainamatterofdeepregrettomethatIhavenotbeenabletodeliverBrexit.Itwillbeformysuccessortoseekawayforwardthathonourstheresultofthereferendum.Tosucceed,heorshewillhavetofindcons
7、ensusinParliamentwhereIhavenot. 最后一句补充完整后是heorshewillhavetofindconsensusinParliamentwhereIhavenotfoundconsensus. Suchaconsensuscanonlybereachedifthoseonallsidesofthedebatearewillingtocompromise. Formanyyears,thegreathumanitarianSirNicholasWinton-whosavedthelivesofhundredsofchildrenbyarrangingtheirev
8、acuationfromNazi-occupiedCzechoslovakiathroughKindertransport-wasmyconstituentinMaidenhead.Atanothertimeofpoliticalcontroversy,afewyearsbeforehisdeath,hetookmetoonesideatalocaleventandgavemeapieceofadvice. SirNicholasWinton是指尼古拉斯温顿爵士,他在二战前夕协助捷克斯洛伐克669名儿童到英国,使他们得以避过后来的大屠杀。尼古拉斯温顿爵士也是特蕾莎在梅登黑德选区(Maidenh
9、ead)的选民。 Kindertransport是指二战时的“儿童撤离行动,在二战爆发前夕,将近一万名犹太儿童通过Kindertransport计划被安置在英国。 Hesaid:Neverforgetthatcompromiseisnotadirtyword.Lifedependsoncompromise.Hewasright. Aswestrivetofindthecompromisesweneedinourpolitics,whethertodeliverBrexitorrestoredevolvedgovernmentinNorthernIreland,wemustrememberwha
10、tbroughtushere. restoredevolvedgovernmentinNorthernIreland是指英国政府将部分内务权力(比如教育和医疗等)下放给北爱尔兰政府。 BecausethereferendumwasnotjustacalltoleavetheEU,butforprofoundchangeinourcountry,acalltomaketheUKacountrythattrulyworksforeveryone.Iamproudoftheprogresswehavemadeoverthelastthreeyears. Wehavecompletedtheworkt
11、hatDavidCameronandGeorgeOsbornestarted.Thedeficitisalmosteliminated,ournationaldebtisfallingandwearebringinganendtoausterity. Myfocushasbeenonensuringthatthegoodjobsofthefuturewillbecreatedincommunitiesacrossthewholecountry-notjustinLondonandthesouth-east-throughourmodernindustrialstrategy. Wehavehe
12、lpedmorepeoplethaneverenjoythesecurityofajob.Wearebuildingmorehomesandhelpingfirst-timebuyersontothehousingladdersothatyoungpeoplecanenjoytheopportunitiestheirparentdid. helpingfirst-timebuyersontothehousingladder这一说法很形象,字面意思是“帮助首次购房者爬上楼市的阶梯”,引申为“帮助首次购房者顺利买房”,ladder的常见用法还有workyourwayupthecareer/corp
13、orateladder,例如:Stevensslowlyworkedhiswayupthecorporateladder.史蒂文斯慢慢地在公司晋升的阶梯上往上爬。 Andweareprotectingtheenvironment:eliminatingplasticwaste,tacklingclimatechangeandimprovingairquality.Thisiswhatadecent,moderateandpatrioticConservativegovernment,onthecommongroundofBritishpolitics,canachieve-evenasweta
14、cklethebiggestpeacetimechallengeofanygovernmenthasfaced. evenas意思相当于atthesametimeas,意思是“与此同时”。 IknowthattheConservativePartycanrenewitselfintheyearsahead,thatwecandeliverBrexitandservetheBritishpeoplewithpoliciesinspiredbyourvalues:security,freedomandopportunity.Thosevalueshaveguidedmethroughoutmyca
15、reer. Buttheuniqueprivilegeofthisofficeistousethisplatformtogiveavoicetothevoiceless.Tofighttheburninginjusticesthatstillscaroursociety.ThatiswhyIputproperfundingformentalhealthattheheartofourNHSlong-termplan,itswhyImendingthepostcodelotteryforsurvivorsofdomesticabuse.Itiswhytheracedisparityauditandgenderpayreportingareshiningalightoninequalitysoithasnowheretohide.AnditiswhyIsetuptheindependentpublicinquiryintothetragedyatGrenfellTower,tosearchforthetruthsonothinglikeitcaneverhappena