特蕾莎·梅的辞职演讲稿.docx

特蕾莎梅的辞职演讲稿EversinceIfirststeppedthroughthedoorbehindmeasPrimeMinister,IhavestriventomaketheUKacountrythatworksnotjustforaprivilegedfewbutforeveryone,andtohonourtheresultoftheEUreferendum.TheresaMay这次是在唐宁街XXX号(英国首相官邸)门口发表演讲，firststeppedthroughthedoorbehindmeasprimeminister即作为首相第一次入主唐宁街XXX号，aprivilegedfew是一个固定说法，意思是享有特权的少数人。Backin2016wegavetheBritishpeopleachoice.AgainstallpredictionstheBritishpeoplevotedtoleavetheEU.IfeelascertaintodayasIdidthreeyearsagothatinademocracyifyougivepeopleachoiceyouhaveadutytoimplementwhattheydecide.Ihavedonemybesttodothat.Inegotiatedthetermsofourexitandanewrelationshipwithourclosestneighboursthatprotectsjobs,oursecurityandourunion.IhavedoneeverythingIcantoconvinceMPstobackthatdeal.SadlyIhavenotbeenabletodoso.Itriedthreetimes.Ibelieveitwasrighttopersevereevenwhentheoddsagainstsuccessseemedhigh.ButitisnowcleartomethatitisinthebestinterestsofthecountryforanewPrimeMinistertoleadthateffort.SoIamtodayannouncingthatIwillresignasleaderoftheConservativeandUnionistPartyonFriday,June7,sothatasuccessorcanbechosen.theoddsagainstsomething意思是某事情不会成功的机率，例如：Theoddsagainsthiswinningtheracearehigh.他赢得比赛的概率不高。要表达相反的意思可以说Theoddsinfavorofsomething;itisinthebestinterestsofXXtodosomething是一个固定句式，意思是做某事对XX最有利。Ihaveagreedwiththepartychairman,andthechairmanofthe1922Committee,thattheprocessforelectinganewleadershouldbegininthefollowingweek.the1922Committee即1922委员会，这是指英国保守党在国会下议院的议会党团。IhavekeptHerMajestyTheQueenfullyinformedofmyintentionsandIwillcontinuetoserveasherPrimeMinisteruntiltheprocesshasconcluded.HerMajestyTheQueen是对女王的尊称，如果尊称国王则是HisMajestytheKingItisandwillalwaysremainamatterofdeepregrettomethatIhavenotbeenabletodeliverBrexit.Itwillbeformysuccessortoseekawayforwardthathonourstheresultofthereferendum.Tosucceed,heorshewillhavetofindconsensusinParliamentwhereIhavenot.最后一句补充完整后是heorshewillhavetofindconsensusinParliamentwhereIhavenotfoundconsensus.Suchaconsensuscanonlybereachedifthoseonallsidesofthedebatearewillingtocompromise.Formanyyears,thegreathumanitarianSirNicholasWinton-whosavedthelivesofhundredsofchildrenbyarrangingtheirevacuationfromNazi-occupiedCzechoslovakiathroughKindertransport-wasmyconstituentinMaidenhead.Atanothertimeofpoliticalcontroversy,afewyearsbeforehisdeath,hetookmetoonesideatalocaleventandgavemeapieceofadvice.SirNicholasWinton是指尼古拉斯温顿爵士，他在二战前夕协助捷克斯洛伐克669名儿童到英国，使他们得以避过后来的大屠杀。尼古拉斯温顿爵士也是特蕾莎在梅登黑德选区(Maidenhead)的选民。Kindertransport是指二战时的儿童撤离行动，在二战爆发前夕，将近一万名犹太儿童通过Kindertransport计划被安置在英国。Hesaid:Neverforgetthatcompromiseisnotadirtyword.Lifedependsoncompromise.Hewasright.Aswestrivetofindthecompromisesweneedinourpolitics,whethertodeliverBrexitorrestoredevolvedgovernmentinNorthernIreland,wemustrememberwhatbroughtushere.restoredevolvedgovernmentinNorthernIreland是指英国政府将部分内务权力(比如教育和医疗等)下放给北爱尔兰政府。BecausethereferendumwasnotjustacalltoleavetheEU,butforprofoundchangeinourcountry,acalltomaketheUKacountrythattrulyworksforeveryone.Iamproudoftheprogresswehavemadeoverthelastthreeyears.WehavecompletedtheworkthatDavidCameronandGeorgeOsbornestarted.Thedeficitisalmosteliminated,ournationaldebtisfallingandwearebringinganendtoausterity.Myfocushasbeenonensuringthatthegoodjobsofthefuturewillbecreatedincommunitiesacrossthewholecountry-notjustinLondonandthesouth-east-throughourmodernindustrialstrategy.Wehavehelpedmorepeoplethaneverenjoythesecurityofajob.Wearebuildingmorehomesandhelpingfirst-timebuyersontothehousingladdersothatyoungpeoplecanenjoytheopportunitiestheirparentdid.helpingfirst-timebuyersontothehousingladder这一说法很形象，字面意思是帮助首次购房者爬上楼市的阶梯，引申为帮助首次购房者顺利买房，ladder的常见用法还有workyourwayupthecareer/corporateladder，例如：Stevensslowlyworkedhiswayupthecorporateladder.史蒂文斯慢慢地在公司晋升的阶梯上往上爬。Andweareprotectingtheenvironment:eliminatingplasticwaste,tacklingclimatechangeandimprovingairquality.Thisiswhatadecent,moderateandpatrioticConservativegovernment,onthecommongroundofBritishpolitics,canachieve-evenaswetacklethebiggestpeacetimechallengeofanygovernmenthasfaced.evenas意思相当于atthesametimeas，意思是与此同时。IknowthattheConservativePartycanrenewitselfintheyearsahead,thatwecandeliverBrexitandservetheBritishpeoplewithpoliciesinspiredbyourvalues:security,freedomandopportunity.Thosevalueshaveguidedmethroughoutmycareer.Buttheuniqueprivilegeofthisofficeistousethisplatformtogiveavoicetothevoiceless.Tofighttheburninginjusticesthatstillscaroursociety.ThatiswhyIputproperfundingformentalhealthattheheartofourNHSlong-termplan,itswhyImendingthepostcodelotteryforsurvivorsofdomesticabuse.Itiswhytheracedisparityauditandgenderpayreportingareshiningalightoninequalitysoithasnowheretohide.AnditiswhyIsetuptheindependentpublicinquiryintothetragedyatGrenfellTower,tosearchforthetruthsonothinglikeitcaneverhappenagain,andsothepeoplewholosttheirlivesthatnightareneverforgotten.theburninginjusticesthatstillscaroursociety这里用词很形象，burninginjustices即紧迫的社会不公问题，scar原本是指伤疤，这里引申为对造成伤害。特蕾莎在这里连续用了四个That/Itiswhy来形成排比，强调了她任期内政府做的一系列贡献，读起来非常震撼。第二个排比句中提到的postcodelottery是指地域性公共服务差异，这是英国的一种公共服务政策，它规定人们能获得的医疗类型、所接受的政府服务类型等，均与其居住地区有关。Itiswhytheracedisparityauditandgenderpayreportingareshiningalightoninequalitysoithasnowheretohide.这就是为什么种族差异审查以及性别薪酬报告正将不平等现象公之于众，这样它才无处藏身。Shinealightonsomething字面意思是将光线打在之上，这与后面的nowheretohide形成对应，此外，它还有引申用法将公之于众。Shinealightoninequality在这里有一语双关的意味。Becausethiscountryisaunion,notjustafamilyoffournations.Butaunionofpeople.Allofus.Whateverourbackground,thecolourofourskinorwhowelove,westandtogether.Andtogether,wehaveagreatfuture.这里对together进行了重复，强调了团结的重要性。Ourpoliticsmaybeunderstrain,butthereiss