第一篇：聯(lián)合國秘書長2010年國際地球母親日致辭（xiexiebang推薦）

Secretary-General's message to People's World Conference on Climate Change and Mother

Earth Rights

Cochabamba, Bolivia, 20 April 2010

Mother Earth – our only home – is under pressure.We are making progressively unreasonable demands on her, and she is showing the strain.For all of human history we have depended on nature's bounty for sustenance, well-being and development.Too often we have drawn on nature's capital without putting back.We are now beginning to see the consequences of failing to safeguard our investment.地球母親——我們唯一的家園——面臨著壓力。我們對她的索求越來越不合理，使之漸露疲態(tài)。在整個人類歷史中，我們一直依賴大自然的賜予維持生計、增進福祉和謀求發(fā)展。我們常常提取大自然的資本而未予以回報。現(xiàn)在，我們漸漸看到?jīng)]有確保投資的后果。

Climate change and the depleted ozone layer are among the starkest examples.Biological diversity--the incredible variety of life on Earth that sustains us--is in rapid decline.Freshwater and marine resources are increasingly polluted;soils and once-prolific fisheries are growing barren.氣候變化和臭氧層耗減就是其中最明顯的例子。生物多樣性——我們賴以為生的地球上難以置信的大量物種——正在迅速減少。淡水資源和海洋資源日益受到污染；土壤和一度豐富多產(chǎn)的漁場日趨貧瘠。

The impact of our neglectful stewardship is being felt most by the world's most vulnerable people: those who live on the desert margins;indigenous communities;the rural poor;the inhabitants of the squalid slums of the world's expanding megacities.If they are to break out of the poverty trap and prosper, they need – at the very minimum – fertile land, clean water and adequate sanitation.對管理疏忽的影響感受最深的是世界上最脆弱的群體：即那些在沙漠邊緣生活的人們、土著民族、農(nóng)村窮困者和世界上不斷擴大的特大城市的貧民窟居民。他們?nèi)缫獢[脫貧困的束縛和實現(xiàn)繁榮，就至少要有肥沃的土地、清潔的飲水和適當?shù)男l(wèi)生條件。

Environmental sustainability – the wise management of Mother Earth's bounty – is one of eight Millennium Development Goals adopted a decade ago by United Nations Member States.The deadline for achieving the goals is 2015.This September, I will convene a summit in New York to review progress towards the MDGs and develop an agenda for action – a practical, results-oriented plan, with concrete steps and timelines.Protecting Mother Earth must be an integral component of our strategy.環(huán)境可持續(xù)性——即明智管理地球母親所賜財富——是聯(lián)合國會員國十年前通過的八個千年發(fā)展目標之一。實現(xiàn)這些目標的最后期限是2015年。今年9月，我將在紐約召集舉行一次首腦會議，審查實現(xiàn)千年發(fā)展目標的進展情況，并制定一項行動議程——即一項切合實際和注重成果的計劃及其具體步驟和時間安排。保護地球母親的工作必須成為我們戰(zhàn)略中不可分割的組成部分。

Without a sustainable environmental base, we will have little hope of attaining our objectives for reducing poverty and hunger and improving health and human well-being.For these reasons and more, the General Assembly has proclaimed that each year on 22 April we will observe International Mother Earth Day.I call on all governments, businesses and citizens of the world to give our Mother Earth the respect and care she deserves.如果沒有可持續(xù)的環(huán)境基礎(chǔ)，我們就沒有什么希望實現(xiàn)減少貧困和饑餓、改善健康和人類福祉的目標。出于這些和其他原因，大會已宣布我們每年4月22日紀念國際地球母親日。我呼吁世界各國政府、企業(yè)和公民給予地球母親應有的尊重和關(guān)愛。

第二篇：國際地球母親日致辭

國際地球母親日致辭

2014年4月22日

地球維持著人類生活。在這一年一度的地球母親日，我們對與地球的關(guān)系進行反省。我們呼吸的空氣，飲用的水，生長食物的土壤，是全球脆弱生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的一部分，這一系統(tǒng)所承受的人類活動的壓力日益加大。從熱帶雨林砍伐到海洋漁業(yè)枯竭，從淡水日益緊缺到生物多樣性迅速退化，再到世界許多地區(qū)空氣和海洋污染日趨嚴重，我們感到了人類雙手的重量。

世界人口不斷增長，我們必須認識到，我們對地球資源的消費是無法持續(xù)的。我們必須從根本上改變我們的態(tài)度和做法。當務之急是要解決如何生產(chǎn)推動我們社會進步的能源的問題。燃燒化石燃料是造成氣候變化的主要原因，它日益威脅著世界各個地區(qū)的繁榮和穩(wěn)定。正因為如此，世界各國領(lǐng)導人承諾在2015年就全球氣候問題達成協(xié)議。

采取行動應對氣候變化，給我們帶來了多種機會，使我們能夠調(diào)整與地球母親的關(guān)系，并改善人類，特別是最貧困最脆弱群體的福祉。農(nóng)業(yè)實現(xiàn)氣候智能化，城市提高效力，森林得到更好的管理和保護，將能增進數(shù)十億人民的健康、財富和機會。為所有人提供可持續(xù)能源，同樣能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)這一目標。

為促進大規(guī)模實際行動，為給2015年新的氣候條約營造勢頭，我將于今年9月23日在紐約召開氣候問題峰會。我將邀請各國元首和政府首腦以及私營部門和民間社會領(lǐng)導人建言獻策并結(jié)成聯(lián)盟，為實現(xiàn)可持續(xù)未來做出貢獻。但是，變化總是困難的，我們必須給他們以支持和鼓勵。因此，值此國際地球母親日，我呼吁世界各國人民發(fā)出呼聲——為地球，為我們唯一的家園發(fā)出呼聲。幾千年來，地球母親一直照顧著我們，我們應該回報地球，使地球能夠繼續(xù)照顧我們。

第三篇：聯(lián)合國秘書長2010年國際減災日致辭

聯(lián)合國秘書長2010年國際減災日致辭時間:2010-10-14 18:29來源:口譯網(wǎng) 作者:口譯網(wǎng) 點擊:976次

UN Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction

New York, 13 October 2010

聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文2010年國際減災日致辭

2010年10月13日

Biggest, deadliest, worst ever.We have seen those words in the headlines too often this year.We have used them about earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and forest fires, about loss of life and income.Those words are likely to be heard for years to come, as the climate changes and hazards multiply.To complicate the picture, just as weather patterns have altered, so has human society.We are more urban.If earthquakes, floods or storm surges were deadly in the past, they are deadlier still in an increasingly urbanized world.有史以來最大、死傷人數(shù)最多、最嚴重。這些字眼我們今年經(jīng)常在頭版頭條上見到。我們用這些字眼來描繪地震、洪水、颶風和森林火災造成的生命和財產(chǎn)損失。而隨著氣候的變化和危險倍增，這些字眼今后若干年很可能會不斷傳來。更糟糕的是，不僅天氣模式發(fā)生了改變，而且人類社會也與以往不同了。我們更加城市化。如果說地震、洪水或風暴潮從來就是致命的，那么在日益城市化的當今世界，這些災害的致命性則更大。

Many cities are on the coasts, vulnerable to storms, inundation and sea level rise.More than a billion people in Asia live within 100 kilometres of the sea, and two-thirds of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean live within 200 kilometres.Too many people live on flood plains, others above earthquake fault lines.Some settle downstream from treeless areas, with little buffer against the elements.The risk of disaster quietly accumulates.And, while natural hazards menace everyone, the poor are by far the most vulnerable.許多城市都位于沿海地區(qū)，易受暴風雨、洪水和海平面上升的威脅。亞洲有十多億人生活在距海100公里之內(nèi)，拉丁美洲和加勒比區(qū)域三分之二的人生活在距海200公里之內(nèi)。太多的人生活在洪泛區(qū)，還有很多人生活在地震帶上。有的人居住在無樹區(qū)的下游地帶，幾乎無法緩沖災難的影響。災害風險的累積是悄然無聲的。而且，雖說自然災害威脅的是每個人，但迄今為止，窮人是最易受害的人群。

On the positive side, we are learning to cope.Today, on the International Day for Disaster Reduction, we recognize what local governments and communities are doing to protect themselves while building more sustainable towns and cities.令人樂觀的是，我們正在學習如何應對。今天，恰逢國際減災日，我們要肯定一些地方政府和社區(qū)所做的工作，它們在建設(shè)更具可持續(xù)性的城鎮(zhèn)和城市的同時，開展自我保護。

Last May, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction launched a global campaign called “Making Cities Resilient”.More than 100 cities, with nearly 110 million residents, have signed up to the “Ten Essentials” – actions that will make communities safer from disasters.The role models with good practices include Albay Province in the Philippines, Hyogo Prefecture in Japan, Bangkok, Bonn, Mexico City and Mumbai.今年5月，聯(lián)合國國際減災戰(zhàn)略發(fā)起了“使城市富有復原力”全球運動。已有100多個城市(居民人數(shù)共約1.1億)簽名參與了“十大要點”——即可加強社區(qū)在災害中安全的若干項行動。菲律賓的阿爾拜省、日本兵庫縣、曼谷、波恩、墨西哥城和孟買等地堪稱楷模，其良好做法值得借鑒。

The Ten Essentials translate broad ideas about sustainable cities into workable solutions.They recommend that governments assign a budget to serve everyone – rich and poor alike – and that they invest in risk assessment, training on disaster risk reduction, ecosystem protection, and early warning systems.City planners must also tackle the principal sources of risk in urban areas – poor governance, planning and enforcement.Decision-making should be inclusive and participatory and the principles of sustainable urbanization must be embraced and upheld, especially for the benefit of people living in slums and informal settlements.“十大要點”將關(guān)于可持續(xù)城市的寬泛理念轉(zhuǎn)化成可行的解決辦法?！笆笠c”建議政府提供服務于每個人(不論貧富)的預算撥款，并建議它們投資于風險評估、減災培訓、生態(tài)系統(tǒng)保護以及預警系統(tǒng)。城市規(guī)劃者也必須解決城市地區(qū)風險的幾大主要來源，即管理不善、規(guī)劃不妥和執(zhí)行不力。決策應具有包容性和參與性，必須接受和奉行可持續(xù)城市化原則，特別是要有利于貧民窟和非正式定居點的居民。

Reducing disaster risk is everybody's business, and needs everyone's participation and investment – civil society, professional networks as well as municipal and national governments.On this International Day for Disaster Reduction, I commend those cities that are acting to build resilience to climate, environmental and social risks.And to all others I pose this question: Is your city ready?

減少災害風險是大家共同的責任，需要大家共同參與和投入——民間社會、專業(yè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)、以及城市和國家政府都義不容辭。值此國際減災日之際，我要贊揚那些已經(jīng)行動起來，努力建立氣候、環(huán)境和社會風險抵御能力的城市。而對所有其他城市，我要問一聲：你們的城市準備

好了嗎？

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第四篇：聯(lián)合國秘書長2011年曼德拉國際日致辭

聯(lián)合國秘書長2011年曼德拉國際日致辭

UN Secretary-General’s Video Message for Nelson Mandela International Day 2011July, 2011

聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文2011年曼德拉國際日電視致辭

2011年7月18日

On Nelson Mandela International Day, we honour a living symbol of courage and integrity.Nelson Mandela has been a lawyer and a freedom fighter.A political prisoner, peacemaker and president.A healer of nations, and a

mentor to generations of leaders and people from all walks of life throughout the world.在此納爾遜·曼德拉國際日，我們慶祝他活生生的智慧、勇氣。納爾遜·曼德拉曾經(jīng)是律師和自由戰(zhàn)士、一個政治犯、和平締造者和總統(tǒng)、一個民族創(chuàng)傷的愈合者。他是在世界各地各行各業(yè)幾代人的良師益友。I had the honour of meeting him.I thanked him for all he has done.But, he insisted that the credit belonged to

others.His humility continues to inspire.我有幸與他見過面。我們感謝納爾遜·曼德拉所作的一切。但他堅持認為榮譽屬于他人。他的謙遜繼續(xù)

激勵著人們。

Today, I join the Nelson Mandela Foundation in urging each and every one of us to perform 67 minutes of public service on Mandela Day – one minute for each year of Mandela’s own remarkable service to humanity.Tutor a child.Feed the hungry.Care for your environment.Volunteer at a hospital or community centre.Be part of the Mandela movement to make the world a better place.Together, we can help people achieve the dignity that is

their birthright.今天，我與納爾遜·曼德拉基金會一道，鼓勵世界各地的人們在曼德拉日這一天從事67分鐘的公共服務——每一分鐘代表曼德拉為人類服務的每一年。去教導一個孩子、幫助饑餓者；關(guān)愛您的環(huán)境；花時間在本地醫(yī)院或社區(qū)中心做志愿工作；成為參加曼德拉運動的一份子，讓世界變得更加美好，讓我們一起幫

助人們獲得他們與生俱來的尊嚴。

That is the best way to wish Nelson Mandela a very happy 93rd birthday.And it is the best way we can thank

him for being such an inspiration to us all.這是慶祝納爾遜·曼德拉93歲生日的最好方式是我們大家能夠感謝納爾遜·曼德拉的最佳途徑。

第五篇：聯(lián)合國秘書長2000年致辭

聯(lián)合國秘書長2000年致辭（中英對照）

全世界親愛的朋友們:

今天,我們慶祝一個特殊的新年,它的年號不同凡響,是2000年。走進新千年之際,有許多事是我們許多人都應該感恩的。世界大部分地區(qū)平安無事。我們大多數(shù)人比自己的父母和祖父母受的教育多,預期壽命長,享有更大的自由和更廣泛的選擇。

新世紀帶來新的希望,但也可能帶來新的危險,或者是老危險換上了可怕的新形式。有些人擔心,經(jīng)濟變化會毀掉我們的就機會和生活方式。又有些人擔心偏見、暴力或疾病會蔓延。還有一些人擔心,人類活動可能毀掉生命賴以存在的全球環(huán)境。誰也不能確實知道,這每一種危險到底有多么嚴重。但是我們知道,這些危險有一個共同點:它們都是不尊重國界的。即便是最強大的國家,如果單獨行動,或許也無法保護其公民免受這些危險之害。在人類歷史上,我們從未像現(xiàn)在這樣休戚與共。只有共同面對,我們才能掌握自己的命運。

朋友們,這就是成立聯(lián)合國的原因。

通過聯(lián)合國,我們共同努力維護和平,禁止濫殺濫傷的武器,把大屠殺的兇手和戰(zhàn)爭罪犯繩之以法。

通過聯(lián)合國,我們共同努力戰(zhàn)勝艾滋病和其他流行病,控制氣候變化,讓每個人都能享受到潔凈的空氣和飲水。

通過聯(lián)合國,我們共同努力確保全球市場讓人人獲益,使窮人擺脫貧困。

通過聯(lián)合國,我們共同努力讓每個人都能切實享受人權(quán),使人人都能真正作出生活的選擇,對影響其生活的決定獲得真正的發(fā)言權(quán)。

在所有這些領(lǐng)域以及其他領(lǐng)域,聯(lián)合國正在為大家工作。要是沒有大家,聯(lián)合國便難以有所作為。畢竟,聯(lián)合國是大家的聯(lián)合國,是全世界人民的聯(lián)合國。所以,有大家的幫助,有大家的智慧,聯(lián)合國才能發(fā)揮更大的作用。

朋友們,新的千年不必是恐懼或擔憂的時代。如果我們共同努力,相信自己的能力,新千年可以成為希望和機遇的時代。一切全靠我親約骸?

祝大家新年快樂!

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIDEO MESSAGE

FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM

My dear friends all over the world,Today we celebrate a special New Year with a momentous number: the Year Two

Thousand.As we move into a new Millennium, many of us have much to be thankful for.Most of the world is at peace.Most of us are better educated than our parents or grandparents, and can expect to live longer lives, with greater freedom and a wider range of choices.A new century brings new hope, but can also bring new dangers-or old ones in a new and alarming form.Some of us fear seeing our jobs and our way of life destroyed by economic change.Others fear the spread of bigotry, violence or disease.Others still are more worried that human activities may be ruining the global environmenton which our life depends.No one knows for sure how serious each of these dangers will be.But one thing they have in common: they do not respect state frontiers.Even the strongest state, acting alone, may not be able to protect its citizens against them.More than ever before in human history, we all share a common destiny.We can master it only if we face it together.And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.Through the United Nations, we are working together to preserve peace;to outlaw weapons that kill and maim indiscriminately;to bring mass murderers and war criminals to justice.Through the United Nations, we are working together to defeat AIDS and other epidemics;to control climate change;to make clean air and water available to everyone.Through the United Nations, we are working together to ensure that the global market benefits all of us, freeing the poor to lift themselves out of poverty.Through the United Nations, we are working together to make human rights a reality for everyone ?to give all human beings real choices in life, and a real say in decisions that affect their lives.In all these areas and more, the United Nations is working for you.But it can do little without you.After all, it belongs to youthe peoples of the world.And therefore it can work much better with your help and your ideas.My friends, the new millennium need not be a time of fear or anxiety.If we work together and have faith in our own abilities, it can be a time of hope and opportunity.It's up to us to make it so.Politics and World Affairs

1.The two leaders stated that both countries would develop good-neighborly and friendly relations on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence.兩位領(lǐng)導人聲明，兩國將在互相尊重主權(quán)和領(lǐng)土完整，互不侵犯，互不干涉內(nèi)政，平等互利與和平共處的基礎(chǔ)上發(fā)展睦鄰友好關(guān)系。

2.The country’s stability depends on how well the president can groom a successor.這個國家能否穩(wěn)定取決于總統(tǒng)能否成功地培養(yǎng)一個接班人。

注：groom，使準備參加競選，做好準備，訓練。

3.He accused the prime minister of burnishing his own image while folding under pressure.他指責總理一方面在壓力下退縮，一方面給自己臉上貼金。

注：accuse用在法律上應當譯成“”指控“，如：He was accused of theft.（他被指控犯有偷竊罪）；fold,作不及物動詞用時有”關(guān)閉“、”垮臺“的意思此處轉(zhuǎn)義”退縮“；burnishing原意是拋光、擦亮。

4.The opposition leader’s speech stole the headlines from the government.反對黨領(lǐng)袖的演講在報紙上大出風頭，使政府相形見絀。

注：直譯是：反對黨領(lǐng)袖的演講從政府手里偷走了報紙的通欄大標題。

5.He said that the release of the men gave the green light to terrorism.他說，釋放這些人，等于向恐怖主義活動開綠燈。

注：也可以翻譯成“等于縱容恐怖主義活動“。

6.The CIA is drawing fire as its director is questioned over press leaks.中央情報局被罵得焦頭爛額，因為局長正因為報界泄密的問題接受質(zhì)詢。

注：CIA=CENTUAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY，美國中央情報局；drawing fire，原意是

“招致猛烈抨擊“；leaks，此處顯然指”泄密“。

7.Albright played hardball by walking out of the meeting.奧爾布萊特以退出會場的方式表示強硬的立場。

注：play hardball,表示強硬（立場、抗議、反對等），hardball也可以用作形容詞，如hardball questions，故意刁難，非常難回答的問題。

8.While the West goes about its business, Russia gains nothing by going off into a corner to sulk.西方依然我行我素，而俄羅斯一無所獲，只好縮在旮旯（ga-la）里生氣。

注：這個句子非常形象：to go about one’s business的意思是“該干什么還干什么”go off into a corner to sulk，直譯是“走開到一個角落里生氣”；gain nothing，什么也沒有得到。

9.Blair is unlikely to roll back any of the previous ruling party’s major economic reforms.布萊爾看來不可能從上宙執(zhí)政黨推行的任何重大經(jīng)濟改革中退縮。

注：previous此處指布萊爾出任英國首相之前的執(zhí)政黨，即保守黨。

10.The whiff of scandal, and particularly the cash-for-questions imbroglio, reminds the electorate that power concentrated in the hands of a single party for too long tends to corrupt.盡管丑聞不大，而且這些來路不明的款項內(nèi)情復雜，至今尚無定論，卻也足以提選民：權(quán)力集中字一個政黨手中過長就會產(chǎn)生腐敗。

注：a whiff of scandal,一個小小的丑聞；imbroglio，情節(jié)復雜、難下結(jié)論的事情。

11.A group of pragmatists are reorienting Iranian politics as the revolution fades into history.革命正在成為歷史，一批實用主義者正在為伊朗重新確定政策方向。

注：reorient的意思是“為……重新規(guī)定方向“；fade into history直譯是”淡入歷史“。

12.Legally, most experts agree, the case has some holes.多數(shù)專家認為，從法律的角度來講，這個案子有漏洞。

13.The newspaper story was quickly overrun by the White House spin machine [ public relations team].報紙上的這條新聞很快就被白宮“說謊機器“（即白宮宣傳機構(gòu)）的編造淹沒了。

注：spin的原意是紡織，在美國俚語中引申為“編造謊言“；public relations的意思是”公關(guān)“，但是在資本主義國家，公司、政府等公關(guān)機構(gòu)等于我國的”宣傳部“，這同我國一般群眾理解的”公關(guān)“不盡相同，為了照顧中國人對”公關(guān)“的理解，此處將public relations譯為”宣傳“。

14.He blamed leaks for breakdown in the negotiations.他把談判失敗歸罪于泄密。

注：blame…for…,把……歸罪于。

15.The negotiators struggled to finalize a deal.談判參加者努力做成一筆交易。

16.Arabs and Jews alike are increasingly at risk in a climate of steadily rising tensions.在緊張局勢不斷加劇這樣一種（政治）氣候中，無論是阿拉伯人還是猶太人都在冒越來越大的風險。

注：climate原意為“氣候“，此處應制”政治氣候“。

17.Her husband could be freed on bail within months.她的丈夫有可能在幾個月內(nèi)交保釋放。

注：bail還可以用作動詞，如：She was bailed out of prison.（她被取保釋放）

18.Harassment of minorities remains endemic in some quarters.在某些地方，騷擾少數(shù)民族的現(xiàn)象依舊司空見慣。

注：minorities,少數(shù)民族。我國正式文件中把“少數(shù)民族“譯為”Minority ethnic groups”,如：The Uygurs are one of China’s minority ethnic groups.（維吾爾族是中國少數(shù)民族之一）

19.The setting up of a credible oversight authority has curbed police brutality.由于建立了一個可信任的監(jiān)督機構(gòu)，警察暴行受到了遏制。

注：oversight,監(jiān)督，監(jiān)管。

20.The number of complains is down simply because abused citizens have given up.投訴減少，只是因為受害公民放棄投訴。