偶像勵志英語演講 第125期:直面恐懼(12)

For all of them, after a long time being far away in the harsh ground of war, they returndifferent from what they were when they left. Surely, their faith in themselves is shadowed bythe fear of not knowing what is expected of them next.
對他們所有人來說，歷經多年的戎馬生涯以后回鄉(xiāng)，情況已今非昔比。他們的自信已被充滿未知的未來籠罩上一層陰影。
And no matter what your view of those wars over there, you can affect a future of our nationright here...by taking their fears head-on. You can imprint the very next pages of the historyof our troubled world by reinforcing the faith of those returning veterans. Allowing them torest, aiding in their recovery, if possible, there's completely recovery, so let those of us whowatch the debate of longer promise serve them now as they served when they were asked, andit was they were ordered. Let's provide for them their place free from fear, by educating them, ifthey can learn; by plying them as they transition from a soldier back to a citizen, ...and byempathizing with the new journey they are starting even though we will never fullyunderstand the journey they just completed. We all will define the true nature of ourAmerican identity, not by the parades and the welcome home parties, but how we match theirtime in the service with service of our own.
不論你們對戰(zhàn)爭有什么看法，你們都可以通過幫助他們直面恐懼，而影響到我們國家的未來。通過幫助那些軍人重建信心，你們將會被銘記在這個混亂世界的歷史篇章上。讓他們休息，幫助他們復原，如果可能，會完全復原。所以讓我們這些關注承諾是否長久的爭論的人，現在為他們服務吧!就像他們當時被要求去服役一樣。事實上是被命令服役的。如果他們愿意學，讓我們引導他們，為他們提供沒有恐懼的新天地;當他們復員后讓我們指導他們;并且用心體會和看待他們即將展開的人生新旅程，即使我們永遠不能充分理解他們剛剛結束的征程。因為，真正的美國精神，并不在于我們?yōu)檫@些返鄉(xiāng)軍人辦了多少游行或歡迎派對，而要看我們如何用自己的作為，回報他們的付出。
重點講解：
1. head-on
正面的，直接的;
eg. Try to tackle the problem head-on.
盡量正面處理問題。
eg. The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
那輛小轎車和貨車在濃霧中迎面相撞。
2. transition from
(從某一狀態(tài)或活動)轉變，過渡(到另一狀態(tài)或活動);
eg. Most of the discussion was on what needed to be done now as we transitioned from thesecurity issues to the challenging economic issues.
隨著我們由安全議題轉向具有挑戰(zhàn)性的經濟議題，討論最多的就是目前需要做些什么。
eg. The experimental phase transition from solution to solid is often poorly defined.
從溶液到固體的實驗的相變常常很不明確。
3. empathize with
有同感;產生共鳴;移情;
eg. I clearly empathize with the people who live in those neighborhoods.
我非常同情生活在那些地方的人們。
eg. I know they will empathize with what I'm up against and will give me the best advicepossible.
我知道他們對我的處境感同身受，會給我最優(yōu)質的意見。