2022年奥巴马发表讲话悼念南非国父曼德拉逝世英语演讲稿.docx

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1、2022年奥巴马发表讲话悼念南非国父曼德拉逝世英语演讲稿At his trial in 1964, Nelson Mandela closed his statement from the dock saying, I have foughtagainst white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished theideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and

2、withequal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it isan ideal for which I am prepared to die.纳尔逊曼德拉在1964年接受审判时在被告席上结束他的陈述时说：“我曾为反对白人统治而斗争，也曾为反对黑人统治而斗争。我始终珍藏着一个民主、自由的社会志向，让全部人都生活在一个和谐共处、机会均等的社会中。我希望为这个志向而生并将其付诸实现。但是，假如须要，我也愿为这样一个志向献诞生命。”And Nelson Man

3、dela lived for that ideal, and he made it real. He achieved more than could beexpected of any man. Today, he has gone home. And we have lost one of the most influential,courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on thisEarth. He no longer belongs to us - he belo

4、ngs to the ages.纳尔逊曼德拉为这个志向而生，并将其变成现实。他的成就超出了我们能够寄望于任何一个人去取得的。今日，他安眠了。而我们失去了一位我们任何一个人能在这个地球上与之共渡时间的人中，最有影响力、最有志气、最无比和善的一位。他不再属于我们他属于一个时代。Through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom ofothers, Madiba transformed South Africa - and moved all of us. His jou

5、rney from a prisonerto a President embodied the promise that human beings - and countries - can change for thebetter. His commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him set anexample that all humanity should aspire to, whether in the lives of nations or our own personallives. A

6、nd the fact that he did it all with grace and good humor, and an ability toacknowledge his own imperfections, only makes the man that much more remarkable. As heonce said, I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.曼德拉以其剧烈的尊严和为了他人的自由不惜牺牲自己的自由的不折的意志，变更了南非的面貌，并感动了我们全

7、部人。他从一名囚徒变成一位总统的历程体现了全人类以及各个国家都能变得更美妙的希望。他移交权力并同那些关押他的人和解的承诺，树立了一个全人类都应当追求的典范，不论是在国家生活中，还是在我们的个人生活中。而他在做到这一切时还能保持风度和幽默，以及承认自己的不足的实力，这使他更加卓尔不群。他曾说过：“我不是一个圣人，除非你们认为圣人是一个不断努力的罪人。”I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandelas life. My veryfirst political action, the first

8、thing I ever did that involved an issue or a policy or politics, was aprotest against apartheid. I studied his words and his writings. The day that he was releasedfrom prison gave me a sense of what human beings can do when theyre guided by their hopesand not by their fears. And like so many around the globe, I cannot fully imagine my own lifewithout the example that Nelson Mandela set, and so long as I live I will do what I can to learnfrom him.