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1、沪江英语:http://www.hjenglish.com/口译实践:昂上素季补领诺贝尔和平奖致辞YourMajesties,YourRoyalHighness,Excellencies,DistinguishedmembersoftheNorwegianNobelCommittee,DearFriends,尊敬的国王和王后陛下,尊敬的皇室家族和各位阁下,杰出的挪威诺贝尔委员会委员们,各位亲爱的朋友们:Longyearsago,sometimesitseemsmanylivesago,IwasatOxfordlisteningtothe
2、radioprogrammeDesertIslandDiscswithmyyoungsonAlexander.Itwasawell-knownprogramme(forallIknowitstillcontinues)onwhichfamouspeoplefromallwalksoflifewereinvitedtotalkabouttheeightdiscs,theonebookbesidethebibleandthecompleteworksofShakespeare,andtheoneluxuryitemtheywouldwish
3、tohavewiththemweretheytobemaroonedonadesertisland.Attheendoftheprogramme,whichwehadbothenjoyed,AlexanderaskedmeifIthoughtImighteverbeinvitedtospeakonDesertIslandDiscs.“Whynot?”Irespondedlightly.Sinceheknewthatingeneralonlycelebritiestookpartintheprogrammeheproceededtoask
4、,withgenuineinterest,forwhatreasonIthoughtImightbeinvited.Iconsideredthisforamomentandthenanswered:“PerhapsbecauseI’dhavewontheNobelPrizeforliterature,”andwebothlaughed.Theprospectseemedpleasantbuthardly probable.回忆起多年前,恍若隔世,我和我的小儿子亚历山大正在牛津收听广播节目“荒岛唱片”。那是一档知名的广播节目(据我所知它依
5、旧存在),邀请各行各业的名人来谈谈,当他们被放逐到荒岛上后,希望能携带的哪八张唱片?除了《圣经》和莎士比亚著作以外的想带哪本书和哪件奢侈品?节目快结束时,我们都听得非常开心,亚历山大问我想不想被邀请参加“荒岛唱片”。我随口答道:“为什么不?”因为他知道,上节目的通常都是名人,他就继续真心实意地问我觉得自己能被邀请的理由。我想了想,说:“也许是因为我得了诺贝尔文学奖吧。”然后我们都哈哈大笑了起来。因为这份憧憬看似美好,却几乎渺无希望。(IcannotnowrememberwhyIgavethatanswer,perhapsbecauseI
6、hadrecentlyreadabookbyaNobelLaureateorperhapsbecausetheDesertIslandcelebrityofthatdayhadbeenafamouswriter.)(现在,我不记得当时为何要那样回答,也许因为刚好读了一本诺贝尔获奖者的作品,又或许因为那天“荒岛唱片”邀请的名人是位有名的作家。)In1989,whenmylatehusbandMichaelAriscametoseemeduringmyfirsttermofhousearrest,hetoldmethatafriend,Jo
7、hnFinnis,hadnominatedmefortheNobelPeacePrize.ThistimealsoIlaughed.ForaninstantMichaellookedamazed,thenherealizedwhyIwasamused.TheNobelPeacePrize?Apleasantprospect,butquiteimprobable!SohowdidIfeelwhenIwasactuallyawardedtheNobelPrizeforPeace?Thequestionhasbeenputtomemanyti
8、mesandthisissurelythemostappropriateoccasiononwhichtoexaminewhattheNobelPrizemeanstomeandwhatpeacemeans