演讲稿

Well, more than we think. We can't fix every problem--corruption, natural calamities are part of the picture here--but the ones we can we must. The debt burden, as I say, unfair trade, as I say, sharing our knowledge, the intellectual copyright for lifesaving drugs in a crisis, we can do that. And because we can, we must. Because we can, we must. Amen.
这比我们想象的更为复杂。我们无法解决所有的问题——腐败和自然灾害是无法抵抗的——但对于力所能及的问题，我们必须竭尽所能地去解决。我认为，外债负担、不公平贸易、知识共享以及危急时刻救命药物的知识产权问题，我们是可以做到的。因为我们可以做到，那我们就必须去做。我们可以做到，就要竭尽所能。阿门。
This is the straight truth, the righteous truth. It's not a theory; it's a fact. The fact is that this generation--yours, my generation--that can look at the poverty. We're the first generation that can look at poverty and disease, look across the ocean to Africa and say with a straight face, "We can be the first to end this sort of stupid, extreme poverty, where, in the world of plenty, a child can die for lack of food in it's belly." We can be the first generation. It might take a while, but we can be that generation that says no to stupid poverty. It's a fact. It's a fact. The economists confirm it. It's an expensive fact but, cheaper than say the Marshall Plan that saved Europe from communism and fascism. And cheaper I would argue than fighting wave after wave of terrorism's new recruits. That's the economics department over there, very good.
这就是现实，真正的现实。不是理论，而是现实。现实就是我们这代人和你们这代人要直面贫困，我们是第一代能够穿越大洋直面非洲的贫困和疾病的人，我们这样说：“我们也可以成为结束这种荒谬的极度贫困的第一代人，在这个丰裕的时代，那里的孩子正因为肚子里没有食物而死去，”我们可以成为这第一代人。也许解决这一问题需要很长时间，但我们可以成为对这种荒谬的贫困说“不”的第一代人。这就是事实，这就是事实！经济学家证实，解决这一问题耗资巨大，但却比从共产主义和法西斯主义中拯救欧洲的“马歇尔计划”耗资要少得多，也比一浪高过一浪的反恐部队的开支要少得多。那边就是经济系的学生吧，真是太好了。
It's a fact. So why aren't we pumping our fists in the air and cheering about it? Well, probably because when we admit we can do something about it, we've got to do something about it. For the first time in history we have the know-how, we have the cash, we have the lifesaving drugs, but do we have the will?
这就是事实。为什么我们没有挥舞着拳头欢呼呢？也许是因为如果我们承认了我们可以做出行动，我们就得有所作为。有史以来第一次，我们拥有了解决方法、资金以及救命的药物，但是我们有决心吗？

重点讲解+名人简历

重点讲解：
1. a while
一段时间；一会儿；
eg. They walked on in silence for a while.
他们默默地走了一会儿。
eg. He was married a little while ago.
他不久前刚刚结婚。
eg. Working at low intensity means that you can continue to perform the activity for a long while.
低强度意味着你可以持续长时间从事这一活动。
2. save sb. from sth.
免去；省去；使某人免受某事；
eg. She was hoping that something might save her from having to make a decision.
她希望有什么能使自己不必作决定。
eg. This simple courtesy will save you from much embarrassment.
这种简单的礼貌能够让你避免很多窘境。
3. know-how
（尤指专业或实用的）技巧，技能；
eg. He hasn't got the know-how to run a farm.
他没有经营农场的专业知识。
eg. We need skilled workers and technical know-how.
我们需要熟练工人和专业技术知识。

名人简介：
个人生活：
波诺在公众场合上的标准配备是太阳眼镜，波诺曾接受《滚石杂志》访问时说道：“我的眼睛对光相当敏感，如果有人在我面前按快门，接下来的几天我都还能看到残影。”波诺在1980年代的演唱会上很少佩戴太阳眼镜，不过在90年代的Zoo TV巡回演唱会上，由于波诺使用“The Fly”（大圆墨镜）、“Mirror-Ball Man”（典型圆镜）舞台身分，太阳眼镜也逐渐成了波诺的随身物件之一。2000年以前波诺习惯佩带蓝色眼镜，在Elevation巡回演唱时倒在多场表演时裸眼演出。2004年的晕眩国度巡回演唱，则又恢复戴眼镜的习惯。波诺自1990年后便时佩戴眼镜在公众场合露面，应该也可说这成了时代潮流的一部分。