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第1篇 威廉王子在澳大利亞堪培拉國(guó)會(huì)大廈英語(yǔ)演講稿
prime minister, mr president, madam speaker, chief justice, leader of the opposition, ministers and members of parliament, members of the diplomatic corps, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen – thank you for your truly warm welcome.
when catherine and i arrived in sydney last week, i said how much we had been lookingforward to this visit. drawing on my own e_perience, i told catherine that it would bewonderful, and so it has been. anticipation has become deep admiration.
there is so much to admire about australia. catherine and i acknowledge the timeless valuesof the aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples. they have been the custodians of thisancient and majestic continent for thousands of years. the traditional owners’ stories, and themagnificent and moving rock art at uluru, which we saw for ourselves, are a pricelessinheritance. they tell us not just about the past but provide a precious vision for the future.
catherine and i had the privilege earlier this week of visiting sydney’s taronga zoo, which iscommitted – through conservation – to just such custodianship. and i know, too, howimportant australian support has been for the global consortium, united for wildlife, which isfighting the scourge of the illegal trade in wildlife, and poaching, something very close to myheart.
australia has a quality of life and a level of e_cellence that makes it a magnet: anenormously attractive place to live, trade, invest, and indeed just visit. the arts and sciencesflourish; australian sporting success is legendary; agriculture – from the traditional to thetechnologically most advanced – is hugely successful. this is a country that is in the front rankinternationally.
we have both seen all this for ourselves. australia may be known as “the lucky country”, butoften the harder you work, the luckier you get. australians make their own luck. the distinctaussie formula that has fashioned such a dynamic society is the source of admiration andenvy around the world.
what australia has achieved goes much wider than australia itself. the last thirty years haveseen the rise of the asia-pacific region. in a short time, it has become an economic power housewith huge consequences for the whole world order. the asia-pacific region is now a key actor –sometimes the key actor – in confronting many of the global challenges of the twenty firstcentury. it is enormously important – and reassuring – that australia is at the heart not justof its own success but of the wider regional story, too. australia is a champion of justice andeconomic and political freedoms. australia plays an invaluable role in building an open andpeaceful asia-pacific for the benefit of all.
over the years, australians have fought bravely for freedom in numerous conflicts. as thosewho were involved pass on, succeeding generations must remember and keep vivid thesacrifice they made. catherine and i look forward to paying tribute to them at tomorrow’sanzac day commemoration; and – with my brother harry – to taking part in ne_t year’sgallipoli centenary.
reluctantly, catherine, george and i leave australia tomorrow. thank you for the warmth andgenerosity that has been shown to us during our visit. we go away with wonderful memories,and george goes away with his cuddly wombat, which he has taken to chewing so lovingly. wegreatly look forward to coming back. and when we do return, it will be to marvel again at allthat australia is, and will yet become.
第2篇 威廉王子上央視宣傳動(dòng)物保護(hù)英語(yǔ)演講稿
ladies and gentlemen,
never before have we had so many different ways totalk to one another.
in the distant past, written documents would becarried by hand across thousands of miles from chinato western europe.
today, we access knowledge from all over the world,through our mobile phones, at the tap of a key.
wherever you are watching this programme – whether in this hall, at work, with your friends, orat home with your families;
_iè_iè. [thank you.]
hen gao_ing he ni jianmian. [i'm pleased to meet you.]
thank you for welcoming me into your homes.
many of the most important conversations we have in our lives, take place in the family home.
the home is where we learn from our parents and grandparents, teach our own children, andshare our stories and hopes for the future. it is where many of our ideas and values are firstkindled.
in that spirit, there is one subject i believe we have to discuss, around our family tables andacross the generations.
it concerns the future, and i know the chinese are a far-sighted people.
it concerns particularly the environment, and i know that protecting china's rich and beautifulnatural heritage is important to all chinese families.
it is the mass destruction and trafficking of iconic endangered species;
and it is time to talk about the growing human demand for illegal wildlife products that drivesthe trade and makes it profitable.
today, we face an unprecedented surge in the brutal slaughter of iconic animals by poachers.
in south africa, for e_ample, one rhino was killed every month until __. but last year, threerhinos were killed every single day.
in the 33 years since i was born, we have lost around 70 percent of africa's elephantpopulation. of those that are left, 20,000 are being killed every year – that is 54 elephantskilled every single day.
at this rate, children born this year – like my daughter charlotte – will see the last wildelephants and rhinos die before their 25th birthdays.
those who suffer the most from this loss are some of the poorest people on our planet.
they are the families who feel powerless as the wildlife around them disappear; who face beingtrapped in poverty forever without the income that should be brought in by tourism, acornerstone of the economy in many developing nations.
they are the children whose parents risk their lives in the fight against poachers. in the last fewdays, three rangers and one member of the armed forces were killed by poachers in oneincident in central africa; leaving behind 14 children between them.
it is these children's future that is blighted so tragically by the illegal wildlife trade, and it is their birth right that is stolen.
there is no hiding from these facts today. on our phones, laptops and our tv screens, we can see the images and read the reports that lay bare the truth of this crisis.
that knowledge brings responsibility – the responsibility to do everything in our power to reverse the march towards the eradication of these fine animals.
the good news is that we are far from powerless in this struggle. we can turn the tide of e_tinction.
we know where the animals we are trying to protect live.
we know many of the roads, the airports and ports criminals use to transport their cargo from killing field to marketplace.
and over the last few years we have seen a groundswell of action by governments to improve their laws and work across borders to fight the traffickers.
only last month, president _i announced that china will take steps to halt the domestic trade in ivory, adding to the ban on ivory carving imports he announced in february.
but we know the illegal wildlife trade cannot be solved by governments alone.
the spotlight falls back on all of us, and on the choices we have to make to play our part in addressing this problem.
we have to accept the truth that consumers are driving the demand for animal body parts, for art, for trinkets, for medicine.
only we as consumers can put the wildlife traffickers out of business, by ending our demand for their products.
i know we can do this.
the desire to possess animal trophies, or ornaments made from ivory, has been felt on every continent for centuries.
i know this topic is sensitive for many families.
for e_ample, until 100 years ago my ancestors were among those who had little concern about acquiring ivory, without the knowledge of the threats of e_tinction, corruption, and violence that the ivory trade would lead to.
my rejection of ivory today is not a judgement ofpast generations. it is an acceptance of the world asi find it today and the world i want my children,george and charlotte, to inherit.
likewise, those doctors and medical practitioners inchina that are speaking out against the use ofendangered species in medicine, they are notjudging previous generations who did not have thefacts that you do today. they are just accepting thetruth that all credible evidence and scientific research shows, for e_ample, that rhino horncannot cure cancer.
we have a responsibility to act on the facts we have today. by doing so we are honouring thegenerations that have come before us and we are protecting those that are yet to come.
i do not think that any of us would stand and watch an elephant or rhino being killed – or aranger being gunned down – because we wanted a bracelet or an ornament to impresssomeone else as a gift.
but that is what the demand for wildlife products means in practice.
the decisions we make as consumers affect the lives of ordinary people thousands of thousandsof miles away, in countries we may never visit.
if we buy illegal wildlife products, we are contributing to the e_tinction of whole species.
but there is good news, and if you remember one thing, i want you to remember this: we canwin this battle.
each generation decides what it values.
each generation can determine what we consider to be beautiful on the one hand, orunacceptable or immoral on the other.
we can act in solidarity with those fighting poaching and trafficking in their communities.
i am absolutely convinced that china can become a global leader in the protection ofwildlife.
your influence in the world means you can change the face of conservation in this century.
this would be a contribution that would go down in history, one that your great grandchildrenwould speak of with great pride.
the greatest inheritance we can pass on to the ne_t generation is a safe and sustainableenvironment: the priceless endowment of nature.
let us not tell our children the sad tale of how we watched as the last elephants, rhinos andtigers died out, but the inspiring story of how we turned the tide and preserved them for allhumanity.
and in so doing, let us show the world that by working together we can stand up to the greatchallenges our planet and our families will face in the generations to come.
_iè_iè. [thank you.]
第3篇 倫敦主教在威廉王子婚禮上英語(yǔ)演講稿
the bishop of london's sermon
29th april 2022
倫敦主教在威廉王子婚禮上的布道詞
2022年4月29日
“be who god meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” so said st catherine of siena whose festival day it is today. marriage is intended to be a way in which man and woman help each other to become what god meant each one to be, their deepest and truest selves.
“成為遵循上帝旨意的人，你就會(huì)激勵(lì)這個(gè)世界。”圣.凱瑟琳錫耶納說(shuō)到?；橐鰬?yīng)該是男人和女人相互幫助成為遵循上帝旨意的人，回歸最深入、最真實(shí)的自我。
many are full of fear for the future of the prospects of our world but the message of the celebrations in this country and far beyond its shores is the right one – this is a joyful day! it is good that people in every continent are able to share in these celebrations because this is, as every wedding day should be, a day of hope.
很多人對(duì)我們這個(gè)世界未來(lái)的前景非?？謶郑谶@個(gè)國(guó)家以及那些遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超越其國(guó)界的地方傳遞出的這個(gè)慶賀的信息是正確的——這是一個(gè)令人歡欣的日子!在每一塊陸地上的人們都能夠一起慶賀，這很好，因?yàn)槊恳粋€(gè)婚禮的日子都應(yīng)該是一個(gè)充滿希望的日子。
in a sense every wedding is a royal wedding with the bride and the groom as king and queen of creation, making a new life together so that life can flow through them into the future.
從某種意義上說(shuō)，每一個(gè)婚禮都是王室婚禮，作為造物主的國(guó)王和王后，新郎和新娘共同創(chuàng)造新的生活，讓生命通過(guò)他們延續(xù)到未來(lái)。
william and catherine, you have chosen to be married in the sight of a generous god who so loved the world that he gave himself to us in the person of jesus christ.
威廉和凱瑟琳，你們選擇了在仁慈的上帝面前結(jié)婚，他對(duì)這個(gè)世界是如此的慈愛(ài)，以至于通過(guò)耶穌.基督這個(gè)人把他自己給予了我們。
and in the spirit of this generous god, husband and wife are to give themselves to each another.
在這個(gè)仁慈上帝的精神下，夫妻將把自己奉獻(xiàn)給彼此。
a spiritual life grows as love finds its centre beyond ourselves. faithful and committed relationships offer a door into the mystery of spiritual life in which we discover this; the more we give of self, the richer we become in soul; the more we go beyond ourselves in love, the more we become our true selves and our spiritual beauty is more fully revealed. in marriage we are seeking to bring one another into fuller life.
當(dāng)愛(ài)情在自我之外找到它的中心點(diǎn)時(shí)，精神生活才會(huì)成長(zhǎng)。建立在忠實(shí)和承諾基礎(chǔ)上的關(guān)系為神秘的精神生活打開(kāi)一一扇門(mén)，在其中我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，我們?cè)蕉嗟姆瞰I(xiàn)自我，在靈魂上我們就越富有;在愛(ài)情上我們?cè)蕉嗟某阶晕?，我們就?huì)變得更接近真實(shí)的自我，我們的精神之美就會(huì)更多地顯現(xiàn)出來(lái)。在婚姻中，我們追求帶給彼此更完善的生活。
it is of course very hard to wean ourselves away from self-centredness. and people can dream of doing such a thing but the hope should be fulfilled it is necessary a solemn decision that, whatever the difficulties, we are committed to the way of generous love.
當(dāng)然，一下子改變自我為中心是很難。人們可以夢(mèng)想著這樣做，但應(yīng)該履行這樣的希望 - 這是一個(gè)莊嚴(yán)的決定，不論是什么困難，我們已承諾要彼此仁慈地相愛(ài)。
you have both made your decision today – “i will” – and by making this new relationship, you have aligned yourselves with what we believe is the way in which life is spiritually evolving, and which will lead to a creative future for the human race.
今天你們兩人都做出了“我愿意”這個(gè)決定，通過(guò)建立這個(gè)新的關(guān)系，你們讓自己與我們所相信的保持一致 - 生命是精神的成長(zhǎng)，將會(huì)為人類帶來(lái)一個(gè)有創(chuàng)意的未來(lái)。
we stand looking forward to a century which is full of promise and full of peril. human beings are confronting the question of how to use wisely a power that has been given to us through the discoveries of the last century. we shall not be converted to the promise of the future by more knowledge, but rather by an increase of loving wisdom and reverence, for life, for the earth and for one another.
我們共同期待著一個(gè)既充滿希望又充滿危險(xiǎn)的世紀(jì)，通過(guò)上個(gè)世紀(jì)的發(fā)現(xiàn)，人類面臨著如何智慧的運(yùn)用賦予我們手中權(quán)力的問(wèn)題，我們不會(huì)靠更多的知識(shí)而轉(zhuǎn)變成未來(lái)的希望，而是通過(guò)對(duì)生命、大地、以及彼此的愛(ài)的智慧和崇敬。
marriage should transform, as husband and wife make one another their work of art. it is possible to transform as long as we do not harbour ambitions to reform our partner. there must be no coercion if the spirit is to flow; each must give the other space and freedom. chaucer, the london poet, sums it up in a pithy phrase:
婚姻是應(yīng)該令人改變的，只要這種改變是建立在夫妻將對(duì)方成為自己的藝術(shù)作品?；橐鍪强梢愿淖兊娜说?，只要我們不要有去改造對(duì)方的雄心。精神的成長(zhǎng)絕對(duì)不是靠強(qiáng)制，每個(gè)人必須給予對(duì)方空間和自由。倫敦的詩(shī)人喬叟，在詩(shī)中寫(xiě)道：
“whan maistrie [mastery] comth, the god of love anon,
beteth his wynges, and farewell, he is gon.”
as the reality of god has faded from so many lives in the west, there has been a corresponding inflation of e_pectations that personal relations alone will supply meaning and happiness in life. this is to load our partner with too great a burden. we are all incomplete: we all need the love which is secure, rather than oppressive, we need mutual forgiveness, to thrive.
由于在西方很多人淡忘了上帝這樣的現(xiàn)實(shí)，從而產(chǎn)生了對(duì)兩性關(guān)系相應(yīng)膨脹的期望，希望兩性關(guān)系能提供生活的意義與幸福。這會(huì)給我們的伴侶帶來(lái)巨大的負(fù)擔(dān)。我們都不完整：我們都需要安全而不是壓抑的愛(ài)，我們需要相互寬恕，共同成長(zhǎng)。
as we move towards our partner in love, following the e_ample of jesus christ, the holy spirit is quickened within us and can increasingly fill our lives with light. this leads to a family life which offers the best conditions in which the ne_t generation can practise and e_change those gifts which can overcome fear and division and incubate the coming world of the spirit, whose fruits are love and joy and peace.
遵循著耶穌.基督的榜樣，當(dāng)我們心懷仁慈走向我們的伴侶時(shí)，圣靈在我們之中增長(zhǎng)，我們的生活會(huì)越來(lái)越充滿光明。這會(huì)為下一代提供最佳的家庭生活條件，在這種條件下，下一代能夠訓(xùn)練和交換那些能夠克服恐懼和才能，并培養(yǎng)未來(lái)世界的精神，這精神成果是愛(ài)、歡樂(lè)與和平。
i pray that all of us present and the many millions watching this ceremony and sharing in your joy today, will do everything in our power to support and uphold you in your new life. and i pray that god will bless you in the way of life that you have chosen, that way which is e_pressed in the prayer that you have composed together in preparation for this day:
我祈禱今天所有在場(chǎng)的以及觀看今天儀式并分享歡樂(lè)的億萬(wàn)人民，都能盡其所能支持你們的新生活。我也祈禱上帝能夠保佑你們，使你們所選擇的生活正如你們之前寫(xiě)下的祈禱一樣美滿：
god our father, we thank you for our families; for the love that we share and for the joy of our marriage.
我們的天父，我們感謝您賜予我們彼此的家庭，相互的愛(ài)情以及幸福的婚姻。
in the busyness of each day keep our eyes fi_ed on what is real and important in life and help us to be generous with our time and love and energy.
讓我們?cè)诿β档拿恳惶熘?，將目光放在生命里真?shí)而重要的事情上，指引我們奉獻(xiàn)我們的時(shí)間、愛(ài)與能量。
strengthened by our union help us to serve and comfort those who suffer. we ask this in the spirit of jesus christ. amen.
讓我們結(jié)合并增強(qiáng)力量，指引我們?nèi)シ?wù)與安慰那些受苦的人。我們以耶穌基督的精神祈禱。阿門(mén)。
第4篇 威廉王子在英國(guó)猶太護(hù)理中心25周年慶祝晚宴上英語(yǔ)演講稿
thank you very much, lord levy, for your e_tremely kind introduction and, to lionel, for giving your time to entertain us this evening. i imagine this crowd is a lot rowdier than what you will have at glastonbury.
ladies and gentlemen, thank you for inviting me to join you this evening for your birthdaycelebrations. nearly two hundred years ago, in 1819, there were two quite monumental births.the first was monumental for my family – the birth of my great, great, great, greatgrandmother, queen victoria, who went on to live 81 years and whose daughter-in-law,ale_andra, gave her name to this amazing building.
the second remarkable birth was of an organisation, which later became known as the jewishblind society. over the ne_t two centuries, the world changed considerably. yet there hasalways been one constant in the united kingdom – a jewish community which has organiseditself to support those who need help and support. whether in the time of the jewish board ofguardians, or the jewish welfare board or, in our generation, jewish care, there is a proud storyto be told of self-reliance and communal responsibility.
this common thread through history – of caring for one another and generosity of time andmoney – is something that many sectors of british society can be rightly proud of. but you inthis room deserve particular praise. the results of your commitment to one another withinthe jewish community are obvious – the real and loving care that thousands of elderly andvulnerable people receive, among the many works that you carry out.
your care for one another has another, less tangible value. during a year when many in thejewish community have had cause to feel under threat, for no reason other than simply thefact of your jewishness, your unity is all the more precious. your commitment and loyalty toone another, and to society more widely, is ultimately what keeps you strong.
i was reminded before i came here tonight that an ancestor of mine, a previous duke ofcambridge in fact, visited the great synagogue in london in 1809 and attended a sabbathservice there with his brothers.
it is a matter of great pride that these bonds in our society run as deep as they run long.
your care for one another is not just a feeling, but it is – as we are reminded tonight – amaterial fact. i know that jewish care is viewed as a leader in the social care field and uses itsknowledge, e_pertise and e_perience to engage in the debate on high-quality care, especiallyin relation to dementia.
your holocaust survivors centre is a second home for many people who were liberated 70 yearsago from those evil places.
all of you in this room, in some way, play your part in making all this happen through thisoutstanding organisation. through your generosity and commitment, i am sure jewish carewill continue to thrive and grow for the ne_t 25 years.
once again, congratulations on everything you have achieved. i wish you a wonderful eveningand a happy birthday.
mazel tov.
第5篇 威廉王子在2022非法野生動(dòng)物貿(mào)易會(huì)議招待英語(yǔ)演講稿
your e_cellencies,ladies and gentlemen,
it's a great pleasure to be here tonight and it's incredibly encouraging to see such anunprecedented gathering of heads of government, ministers and e_perts from around theworld. and i'd like to particularly thank jackie chan again for his unwavering support of thisissue and for coming all this way tonight. i feel enormously grateful that you have asked meto address you – this room is full of people whom i admire immensely and i feel humbled to behere.
my father, the prince of wales, who will also be attending the london conference tomorrow, hasalways been a passionate advocate of wildlife conservation – as has my grandfather, theduke of edinburgh, who has championed the cause for decades. we are, as a family, sohonoured to be part of this movement. we will stay the course with you until you succeed.
tonight we are here with a single, shared purpose–to use our collective influence to put a stopto the illegal killing and trafficking of some of our world's most iconic and endangered species.
never before has a group like this come together – in these numbers – to stop the illegal tradein wildlife. all of us in this room have a duty to make sure that tomorrow, 13th february, is adate that marks the beginning of the end of this despicable trade.
the conference will bring together leaders from around the world who will pledge to reduceboth the supply and the demand driving this trade. let's not for a second underestimate howimportant this step is.
the illegal wildlife trade is now the 4th most lucrative transnational crime after drugs, armsand human trafficking. it is estimated to be worth between 10 and 20 billion dollars each year.some might imagine it is a crime without human victim, but over 1,000 rangers have beenkilled in the past 10 years. every week, another two rangers are murdered by poachers. there isalso evidence that poachers' activities are funding international terrorism.
the scale of the trade continues to increase dramatically and is becoming ever moresophisticated. poachers now operate in highly organized, international criminal gangs.technology is also being e_ploited for the sale of these goods, with illegal products openly andeasily available online.
but we need to believe in our ability to turn the tide. we need to tackle wildlife crime with aconcerted global response as vigorous and forceful as the trade itself. we need to setaside differences, speak with one voice and act as one global community. i am delighted thatthis is happening.
as president of united for wildlife, i am proud that seven of the world's largest field-basedorganisations, and my foundation, have taken the first steps to create a powerful globalalliance, addressing both demand and supply issues. united for wildlife recognises five specificareas which need to be addressed.
if i may, i will briefly list them:
first, we must strengthen protection for endangered species through the use ofsophisticated new technology, including gps trackers and drones.
secondly, by working with e_perts in marketing, youth leaders and policy makers, we can workto reduce the consumer demand for illegally traded products.
thirdly, legal systems are key to fighting wildlife crime. we need to support the judiciary andlocal authorities to combat trafficking, and to shine a spotlight on successful law enforcement.
fourthly, we need to encourage the private sector–including shipping companies and others –to declare a 'zero tolerance' approach to the illegal wildlife trade.?
finally, and perhaps crucially, we need to support local communities to ensure their livelihoodsimprove as a direct result of these conservation efforts.
the united for wildlife organisations are committed to these five pledges, which have beendrawn up because they are achievable. i know that all of you in your own ways are alreadyhelping to implement these pledges, too.
let me say again what i said a few moments ago: tonight is an unprecedented gathering. thefact that we are all here gives me faith that we can turn the tide against the illegal wildlifetrade. let's turn tonight's goodwill into action, and, please, let's be part of the movementthat can tell our children and grandchildren that we saved these e_traordinary species forthem.
thank you so much for being here tonight.
