全国英语演讲大赛演讲稿之第七名doomsday.doc

Honorable judges, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon: We are seven minutes from doomsday. In February 2002, the doomsday clock, on which midnight represents destruction by nuclear war, was moved two minutes ahead. Now, humankind is only seven minutes from annihilation. I believe world peace is a dream cherished by each and every decent human being. Yet the reality is that there has never been a time in history when we are so vulnerable. The fear of nuclear proliferation-the fear of the spread of weapons of mass destruction to many more countries is on the rise. Nuclear weapons are the enemies of humanity. Their effects transcend time and space, poisoning the earth and its inhabitants for generations to come. A single nuclear bomb can be a thousand times than more devastating than the largest conventional explosives. A single nuclear weapon can ruin tons of soil and vegetation. A single nuclear weapon can destroy an entire city of over 120,000 defenseless civilians and leave about twice the number of people to die in slow agony. Nuclear weapons, with their indiscriminate, massive destructive power, can now destroy the world several times over. Terrified by the catastrophic power of nuclear weapons, I dare not think what the world would be like if this dark and monstrous should fall into wrong hands. If Adolf Hitlers tyrannical regime had acquired the first functioning nuclear weapon, history would have to be rewritten. And even worse, what if the terrorists go nuclear? What if the perpetrators of the Sept. 11th horrors, whose intent to inflict destruction is unconstrained by human feelings; and whose capacity to inflict is enlarged by technology, could strike again and this time with dirty bombs? If we hesitate in the face the threat, when we should have acted as early as possible, then we are condemned to live under everlasting lament and horror. Hence, the time has come for us to do something. Together in partnership, we should stem the tide of nuclear proliferation for human security and survival. It is time for us to turn down the heat on nuclear dangers by endorsing the Non-proliferation Treaty, and establishing nuclear-free zones. And more importantly, we should integrate non-proliferation efforts into our education, so that the next generation will learn more about nuclear dangers and their inherent risks and they would understand better than us that the human future is as much about scientific advancements and environmental protection as it is about arsenals. Ladies and gentlemen, in a time when there is a dark cloud hanging over the future of humanity, when our hope for a peaceful world may be broken, weve got to work to change the situation. Weve got to integrate efforts into Non-proliferation regime. And weve got to make it better. And ladies and gentlemen, I know you may say I am a dreamer, but Id say Im not the only one. I hope someday youll join us. And world will live as one. Thank you very much! 1.doomsday noun in sing.the last day of the worlds existence 世界末日 (in Christian belief) the day of the Last Judgement. （基督教信仰中的）最后审判日 (figurative)a time or event of crisis or great danger. (喻)危机；大难 in all the concern over greenhouse warming, one doomsday scenario stands out.在对温室效应的担忧中，有一个危机情景是很突出的。2annihilation noun mass nouncomplete destruction or obliteration 毁灭 the threat of global annihilation.全球毁灭的危险。total defeat. 溃败 a show of independence is its only hope of avoiding annihilation in next years elections.要避免次年选举溃败唯一的希望在于展示独立性。(Physics)the conversion of matter into energy, especially the mutual conversion of a particle and an antiparticle into electromagnetic radiation. (物理)湮灭，湮没 3decent adjective conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour 正派的 a decent clean-living individual.安分守己的正派人。appropriate; fitting. 合宜的，适当的 they would meet again after a decent interval.他们在适当的间隔之后会再见面。not likely to shock or embarrass others. 得体的，恰当的 a decent high-necked dress.得体的高领女装。(informal)sufficiently clothed to see visitors. (非正式)穿好了衣服的，穿戴停当的 Hello, miss? Are you decent?.“喂，小姐，你穿戴停当了吗？”。attrib.of an acceptable standard; satisfactory 过得去的，合意的，舒适的，满意的 people need decent homes.给我一杯好咖啡。good. 好的，出色的 theres a few decent players in the team.队里有一些好选手。(Brit. informal)kind, obliging, or generous. (英， 非正式)和蔼有礼的，慷慨的 thats awfully decent of you.你真是太好了4易受伤的, 脆弱的, 敏感的He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.她看上去很脆弱, 他就主动去保护她。5perpetrator 犯罪人实行犯执行犯6 nuclear proliferation核武器扩散7transcend verb with obj.be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division) （尤指概念范围、分类等抽象方面）超出，超越 this was an issue transcending party politics.这是超越党派政治的问题。surpass (a person or an achievement). 胜过（某人）；超过（某项成就）8 devastating devsteiti adj.毁灭性的It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。很好的, 引人注目的She looks devastating in that skirt.她穿着那条裙子真好看。9 conventional explosives常规炸药10 indiscriminate ndskrmnt adjective done at random or without careful judgement 任意的；胡乱行事的，不分青红皂白的，行事草率的 terrorist gunmen engaged in indiscriminate killing.恐怖主义持枪歹徒参与滥杀行动。(of a person) not using or exercising discrimination. （人）不加区别的 she was indiscriminate with her affections.她对爱不加 区别。11 in slow agony慢性痛苦的挣扎12 inflict verb with obj.cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something 使遭受（不快，痛苦） they inflicted serious injuries on three other men.他们使其他三人严重受伤。(inflict something on)impose something unwelcome on. 将（不受欢迎的事物）强加于 she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else.她错误地将自己的看法强加给所有人。13背书支票赞同,认可,支持(意见,活动,某人等)to endorse someones opinion 赞成某人的意见No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger.委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds.政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land.该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。14 Non-proliferation Treaty核武器不扩散协议15 regime rei:m noun a government, especially an authoritarian one （尤指独裁的）政府，政权 a system or planned way of doing things, especially one imposed from above 管理制度，体制；政治制度，政体 detention centres with a very tough physical regime.身体活动管理制度非常严格的拘留所。a tax regime.税收体制。a coordinated programme for the promotion or restoration of health; a regimen. 饮食起居制度，养生法 a low-calorie, low-fat regime.低卡路里、低脂肪的饮食制度。the conditions under which a scientific or industrial process occurs. （科技或生产过程）管理体系16tyrannical trank()l, t- adjective exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way 残暴的；专横的 her father was portrayed as tyrannical and unloving.他的父亲被描绘成残暴而又无爱心。characteristic of tyranny; oppressive and controlling. 暴君的；专制的 a mome