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中石油职称英语考试阅读60篇精讲 第8篇:Our Family Creed 家族的信条

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1. Theyare the principleson whichmy wife and I have tried tobring upour family. They are the principlesin whichmy fatherbelievedandby whichhe governed his life. They are theprinciples,many of them,whichI learnedat my mother's knee.

1、这些是我和我太太在教育子女的时候所尽力倚仗的信条,这些是我父亲所深信并以之为人生律条的信条,这些信条中的大部分是我从母亲的膝下秉承而来的。 (一串定语从句)

2. Theypoint the waytousefulness and happinessin life,tocourage and peaceindeath.

2、这些信条告诉人们如何快乐而有所作为地活着,也告诉人们如何勇敢而安详地面对死亡。

3.Iftheymean toyouwhat they mean to me, they mayperhapsbehelpful also toour sons for theirguidanceandinspiration.

3、假如这些信条于诸位的意义如同它们于我的意义,那么也许它们可以有效地指导和鼓舞我们的儿女们。

4.Let mestate them:4、让我说出这些信条:

5. Ibelieveinthesupremeworth of the individualandinhis right to life,liberty, and thepursuitof happiness.

5、我相信,个人拥有无上的(supreme)价值,拥有生存、自由和追求幸福的权利。

6. Ibelievethatevery rightimplies aresponsibility;every opportunity, anobligation;everypossession,a duty.

6、我相信,每一项权利都必然包含着(imply)责任,每一个机遇都必然包含着义务,每一种获得都必然包含着职责。

7. Ibelieve thatthe law was made for man and not man for the law;thatgovernmentistheservantof the peopleandnot theirmaster.

7、我相信,法律为人而制,而非人为法律而生,政府是人民的公仆,而非人民的主人。

8. Ibelieveinthedignity of labor,whetherwithheadorhand;thatthe worldowesno man a living butthatitowesevery manan opportunity to make aliving.

8、我相信,无论体力劳动还是脑力劳动都是高尚的(dignity),世界不会让人不劳而获,而会给人一次谋生的机会。

9. Ibelieve thatthriftisessentialtowell-orderedlivingandthateconomy is aprime requisiteof a soundfinancialstructure,whether ingovernment, business,orpersonal affairs.

9、我相信,无论在政府、商业还是个人事务中,勤俭节约都是合理安排生活之基本要素(be essential to 对…必要的),而经济适用是健全的金融机制(a sound financial structure)之必需。

10. Ibelievethattruth andjusticeare fundamental toanenduringsocial order.

10、我相信,真理和正义是任何一个长治久安的社会秩序之基础。

11. Ibelieveinthesacredness of a promise,thata man's wordshouldbe as good as his bonds,thatcharacter-not wealth or power orposition-is of supreme worth.

11、我相信,承诺是神圣的;我也相信,假如人的言语(a man's word)能和契约同样可靠(as good as),那么这种品质(thatcharacter)-而非财富、权势与身份地位-就具有至高无上的价值。

12. Ibelievethatthe rendering of useful serviceis the common duty ofmankind andthatonlyin thepurifyingfire ofsacrificeisthedrossofselfishnessconsumedandthegreatness of the human soulset free.

12、我相信,人类共同的职责是有用地服务社会(the rendering of useful service),只有在自我牺牲的炼火中(only in the purifying fire of sacrifice)自私的沉渣才会被焚为灰烬(only 在句首时句子要倒装is提到主语前),人类灵魂中的伟大情操才会显现(setfree)

13. Ibelieveinanall-wiseandall-lovingGod,namedbywhatevername, andthattheindividual'shighest fulfillment,greatest happiness,andwidest usefulnessare tobe found inliving inharmonywithhis will.

13、我相信,有一位大智大慧、大慈大悲的上帝存在-尽管人们对他的称呼各不相同--人们能在与他的意志相和谐的生活过程中得到最高的满足感(highest fulfillment)、最大的幸福感(greatesthappiness),以及最广博的成就感(widest usefulness)。

14. Ibelievethatlove is the greatest thing in the world;thatitalonecanovercomehate;thatrightcan and willtriumph over might.

14、我相信,世界上最伟大的事物就是爱,只有爱能够战胜仇恨,而真理(right)能够而且必定能击败强权(might)。

15.These are the principles,howeverformulated,for whichallgood men and womenthroughoutthe world,irrespectiveof race orcreed,education, social position, or occupation, arestanding, andforwhichmany of themaresufferingand dying.

15、无论怎样表达(howeverformulated),以上就是那些信条-世界上所有不计(irrespective)种族、信仰、教育、地位或职业的善良的人们(all good men and women)所代表(stand for)的信条-而且正是为了这些信条,他们中许多人正在忍受折磨(suffer for),甚至正在死去。

16.These are the principlesupon whichalone a newworldrecognizingthe brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of Godcan beestablished.

16、只有凭借这些信条,人类才能建立起人人如手足、上帝如慈父的新世界。

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essential [i'senʃəl]

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n. 要素,要点
adj. 必要的,重要的,本

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enduring [in'djuəriŋ]

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adj. 持久的,忍耐的

 
harmonious [hɑ:'məuniəs]

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adj. 和睦的,和谐的,音调优美的

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dignity ['digniti]

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n. 尊严,高贵,端庄

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fulfillment [ful'filmənt]

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n. 满足,完成,履行

 
setting ['setiŋ]

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n. 安装,放置,周围,环境,(为诗等谱写的)乐曲

 
inspiration [.inspə'reiʃən]

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n. 灵感,吸入,鼓舞人心(的东西)

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imply [im'plai]

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vt. 暗示,意指,含有 ... 的意义

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guidance ['gaidəns]

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n. 引导,指导

 
established [is'tæbliʃt]

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adj. 已被确认的,确定的,建立的,制定的 动词est

 

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