Part 4
• Mr. Prime Minister, I wish to thank you for your very gracious and eloquent remarks. At this very moment, through the wonder of telecommunications, more people are seeing and hearning what we say than on any other such occasion in the whold history of the world.
Part 6 • If our two peoples are enemies the future of this world we share together is dark indeed.
Part 7 • But if we can find common ground to work together, the chance for world peace is immeasurable increased.
Words
• gracious:
• Condescendingly courteous; indulgent. • 有恩赐的，好意的；纵容的，溺爱的 • Characterized by charm or beauty; graceful. • 优雅的，雅致的：以魅力或美丽为特征的；优 雅的 • Characterized by elegance and good taste: • 有品味的；高雅的：以优雅和高品味为特征的：
Words • incomparable: • incomparable singing, hospitality, food • 无与伦比的歌唱﹑ 殷勤招待 ﹑ 食物.
Words • hospitality : n. • friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests or strangers, esp in one‘s own home 殷勤待客; 好客:
Words • hospitality : n. • 谢谢你的盛情款待. • Thank you for your hospitality.
kind
Words
• hospitality : • [attrib 作定语] • a hospitality room, suite, coach, ie one reserved for the use of guests in a hotel, TV studio, etc • （旅馆﹑ 电视台等的）迎宾室﹑ 套间﹑ 大轿车.
Words
• gracious:
• Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy. • 亲切的，和蔼的：以和善和殷勤为特征 的 • Characterized by tact and propriety: • 有礼的，得体的：以得体和礼貌为特征 的： • Of a merciful or compassionate nature. • 天性仁慈宽厚的
Words
• • • • • • on behalf of ： As the agent of; on the part of. 作为…的代理；在…一边 in behalf of For the benefit of; in the interest of. 为了…；为了…利益
Words
• 我代表我的同事以及我自己向你 表示谢意. • On behalf of my colleagues and myself I thank you.
Words • justly : adverb • You use justly to show that you approve of someone's attitude towards something, because it seems to be based on truth or reality.(rightly, justifiably)
Part 5
• Yet, what we say here will not be long remembered. What we do here can change the world.
Part 5.5 • As you said in your toast, the Chinese people are a great people, the American people are great people.
Part 2 • On behalf of all your American guests, I wish to thank you for the incomparable hospitality for which the Chinese people are justly famous throughout the world.
Words • compromise :
• 2. to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone:
Words • compromise : • Party unity is threatened when members will not compromise.
Words
• 肯不在场, 所以我代表他领奖. • Ken is not present, so I shall accept the prize on his behalf.
Words • The legal guardian must act on behalf of the child. • 法定监护人应该维护这个孩 子的利益.
Comparative Translation
毛海燕
Unit Nine
Speech
Sourse language:
• 美国第37任总统Richard Milhous Nixon（1913——1972）1972年访华 欢迎宴会上的祝酒词: • 张培基，《英汉翻译教程》，1980，9;t be uneasy on my behalf, ie about me. • 不要为我担心.
Words • incomparable: • adj too good, great, etc to have an equal; beyond comparison • 无比的; 无双的; 不可比拟的:
Words
• compromise : • Don't compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted.
• If we back down on this issue, our
reputation will be compromised.
Words
• tribute : • A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration: • 礼物，称赞，颂辞：表示感激、 尊重或仰慕等情感的礼物、回报、 声明或其他形式的表示：
Target language:
• 1. 《英汉翻译教程》，张培基译，1980， 上海，上海外语教育出版社。 • 2. 《英汉翻译教程》，古今明编著， 1997， 上海： 上海外语教育出版社。 • 3. 《英语演说词精品》，刘同冈、史建 斌主编，2000， 北京：新时代出版社。
Part 1
• Mr. Prime Minister and all of your distinguished guests this evening:
• Well, you want $400 and I say
Part 8 • In the spirit of frankness which I hope will characterize our talks this week, let us recognize at the outset these points:
Words • characterize : • If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
Words
• justly : adverb • Australians are justly proud of their native wildlife. • India is justly proud of her democratic institutions.
Part 2.5 • I particularly want to pay tribute, not only to those who prepared the magnificent dinner, but also to those who have provided the splendid music.
about them. •这些问题人类是无法了解的.
Words
• transcend : • ~ sb/sth (in sth) be much better or greater than sb/sth; surpass 优 於 或 胜 过 某 人 [ 某 事 物]: • 她才貌出众. • She far transcends the others in
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• characterize : • This election campaign has been characterized by violence. •A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom.