英語美文名人勵志故事69:潘基文在學術影響力國際研討會上發(fā)表講話

69. Ban Ki-moon's Relllarks to "United Nations Academic Impact for a Better World" Conference

69. 潘基文在學術影響力國際研討會上的講話

The United Nations understands the enormous impact of scholarship, innovation and ideas. We are trying to harness that great power to build a better world... A world where human ingenuity will make our homes, communities and consumption patterns socially and environmentally sustainable. A world where research receives the funding; and support it needs to defeat disease, deprivation and despair. A world where the "unlearning" of intolerance will bridge barriers that still divide nations and peoples.

聯(lián)合國十分清楚知識、創(chuàng)新和理念的巨大作用。我們正努力利用這些巨大的能量來建造一個更美好的世界。在這個世界里，人類的聰明才智將發(fā)揮作用，我們將建造新型的家園、社區(qū)，使用社會可持續(xù)發(fā)展和環(huán)瓏可持續(xù)發(fā)展的消費模式。在這里，人們將投入更多的資金，加大對研究的支持，努力消除貧困，減少饑餓，增強信心。在這里，人們將更加寬容，分割不同國家與民族之間的壁壘將減少。

Promoting and advancing these goals is the essence of the United Nations Academic Impact. We have been laying the groundwork for this initiative for some time now, with great support from the academic community. Later this month, we will launch it officially at United Nations headquarters in New York.

本屆學術影響力國際研討會的核心便是推動這些目標的實現(xiàn)。為了促成這個項目的展開，在學術界的支持下，我們已經(jīng)作了一些時日的準備工作，奠定了基礎。本月末，我們將在聯(lián)合國總部紐約正式舉辦這個活動。

It will help serve as a clearing house to better match academic innovation with particular areas of work of the United Nations---neglected areas of research, countries in need of specific help, research that will help deliver concrete change on the ground, and the best ideas to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

將學術創(chuàng)新與聯(lián)合國工作的特定領域(卻被研究忽視的領域)，與需要特殊援助的相關國家，與能產(chǎn)生具體變化的研究，與實現(xiàn)2015年千年發(fā)展目標的最好方式相結合，起到了“結算中心”的作用。

I am encouraged by the support demonstrated here. have high hopes for what the initiative---and all of us---can do together in the future. Of course, the UN and the academic community already enjoy a strong partnership Academic Impact will deepen it further for the twenty-first century.

在這里，大家的支持使我倍受鼓舞。我對這個項目，對所有人都寄予厚望，我們在未來可以攜手合作，共同面對。當然，聯(lián)合國與學術界已經(jīng)建立了強有力的伙伴關系。“學術影響力”將在21世紀進一步加深這一關系。

本文中重難點詞匯解析：

harness ：vt. 利用

例句：But if we harness our efforts and employ innovative approaches as these nations are doing, there is no reason that we cannot turn back the tide of this epidemic.
但是如果我們象這些國家正在進行的那樣利用我們的努力和采用創(chuàng)新的策略，我們沒有理由不能遏制該病流行的趨勢。

deprivation：n. 剝奪;損失;免職;匱乏;貧困

例句：What’s more, they seemed to recover more quickly from periods of sleep deprivation .
而且，它們似乎能從短時間的睡眠剝奪中更快地恢復過來。

demonstrated: v. 證明

例句：The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality.

這項研究也證明了肥胖和死亡率之間的直接關系。

the essence of : 本質、精華

例句：This definition is simple and describes, in my opinion, the essence of a process.
這是一個簡單的描述性的定義，在我看來，這是過程的本質。

laying the groundwork for : 為...奠定了基礎

例句：Yes, we have a long-run budget problem, and we need to start laying the groundwork for a long-run solution.
是的，我們存在長期預算赤字的問題，我們也需要奠定基礎，尋求對應的解決之道。

serve as : 擔任…，充當…;起…的作用

例句：Or it can serve as the go-between for your personal and career schedules.
或者它也可以作為你個人和工作時間表的中間人。