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1、昂山素季:迟到21年的诺贝尔奖演讲YourMajesties,YourRoyalHighness,Excellencies,DistinguishedmembersoftheNorwegianNobelCommittee,DearFriends,国王和王后陛下,王子殿下,阁下们,挪威诺贝尔委员会卓越的委员们,亲爱的朋友们:Longyearsago,sometimesitseemsmanylivesago,IwasatOxfordlisteningtotheradioprogrammeDesertIslandDiscswithmyyoungsonAlexander.Itwasawel
2、l-knownprogramme(forallIknowitstillcontinues)onwhichfamouspeoplefromallwalksoflifewereinvitedtotalkabouttheeightdiscs,theonebookbesidethebibleandthecompleteworksofShakespeare,andtheoneluxuryitemtheywouldwishtohavewiththemweretheytobemaroonedonadesertisland.Attheendoftheprogramme,whichwehadboth
3、enjoyed,AlexanderaskedmeifIthoughtImighteverbeinvitedtospeakonDesertIslandDiscs.“Whynot?”Irespondedlightly.Sinceheknewthatingeneralonlycelebritiestookpartintheprogrammeheproceededtoask,withgenuineinterest,forwhatreasonIthoughtImightbeinvited.Iconsideredthisforamomentandthenanswered:“Perhapsbec
4、auseI’dhavewontheNobelPrizeforliterature,”andwebothlaughed.Theprospectseemedpleasantbuthardlyprobable.多年以前,有时候回想起来,好象是多生多世以前,我在牛津同我的儿子亚历山大一起收听广播节目《荒岛唱片》。那是个非常著名的节目(我觉得它现在应该还在广播吧),邀请各行各业的名人来谈谈,当你身处在荒岛时想携带一件什么东西,是哪八张唱片,是除了圣经和莎士比亚全集之外的哪本书,还是哪一件奢侈品?当节目结束的时候,亚历山大和我都听得很开心。亚历山大问我是不是可能会上这个节目,我随口答道:“为什
5、么不会呢?”因为他知道只有名人才可以上这个节目,就很真心的问我,如果我被邀请的话,是因为什么理由呢。我想了一会然后答道:“可能是我会得诺贝尔文学奖吧。”然后我们都笑了。这个前景看起来美好,但确实不太可能。(IcannotnowrememberwhyIgavethatanswer,perhapsbecauseIhadrecentlyreadabookbyaNobelLaureateorperhapsbecausetheDesertIslandcelebrityofthatdayhadbeenafamouswriter。)(我现在记不起为什么我会说这么一个答案,可能是因为我那时候刚读了
6、一本由诺贝尔文学奖得主写的书,或者是那天的名人正好是个著名作家。)In1989,whenmylatehusbandMichaelAriscametoseemeduringmyfirsttermofhousearrest,hetoldmethatafriend,JohnFinnis,hadnominatedmefortheNobelPeacePrize.ThistimealsoIlaughed.ForaninstantMichaellookedamazed,thenherealizedwhyIwasamused.TheNobelPeacePrize?Apleasantprospect
7、,butquiteimprobable!SohowdidIfeelwhenIwasactuallyawardedtheNobelPrizeforPeace?ThequestionhasbeenputtomemanytimesandthisissurelythemostappropriateoccasiononwhichtoexaminewhattheNobelPrizemeanstomeandwhatpeacemeanstome.1989年,当我第一次被软禁时,我的亡