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Honorablejudges,distinguishedguests,ladiesandgentlemen,goodafternoon:Wearesevenminutesfromdoomsday.InFebruary2002,thedoomsdayclock,onwhichmidnightrepresentsdestructionbynuclearwar,wasmovedtwominutesahead.Now,humankindisonlysevenminutesfromannihilation.Ibelieveworldpeaceisadreamcherishedbyeachandeverydecenthumanbeing.Yettherealityisthattherehasneverbeenatimeinhistorywhenwearesovulnerable.Thefearofnuclearproliferation-thefearofthespreadofweaponsofmassdestructiontomanymorecountriesisontherise.Nuclearweaponsaretheenemiesofhumanity.Theireffectstranscendtimeandspace,poisoningtheearthanditsinhabitantsforgenerationstocome.Asinglenuclearbombcanbeathousandtimesthanmoredevastatingthanthelargestconventionalexplosives.Asinglenuclearweaponcanruintonsofsoilandvegetation.Asinglenuclearweaponcandestroyanentirecityofover120,000defenselessciviliansandleaveabouttwicethenumberofpeopletodieinslowagony.Nuclearweapons,withtheirindiscriminate,massivedestructivepower,cannowdestroytheworldseveraltimesover.Terrifiedbythecatastrophicpowerofnuclearweapons,Idarenotthinkwhattheworldwouldbelikeifthisdarkandmonstrousshouldfallintowronghands.IfAdolfHitler’styrannicalregimehadacquiredthefirstfunctioningnuclearweapon,historywouldhavetoberewritten.Andevenworse,whatiftheterroristsgonuclear?WhatiftheperpetratorsoftheSept.11thhorrors,whoseintenttoinflictdestructionisunconstrainedbyhumanfeelings;andwhosecapacitytoinflictisenlargedbytechnology,couldstrikeagainandthistimewithdirtybombs?Ifwehesitateinthefacethethreat,whenweshouldhaveactedasearlyaspossible,thenwearecondemnedtoliveundereverlastinglamentandhorror.Hence,thetimehascomeforustodosomething.Togetherinpartnership,weshouldstemthetideofnuclearproliferationforhumansecurityandsurvival.ItistimeforustoturndowntheheatonnucleardangersbyendorsingtheNon-proliferationTreaty,andestablishingnuclear-freezones.Andmoreimportantly,weshouldintegratenon-proliferationeffortsintooureducation,sothatthenextgenerationwilllearnmoreaboutnucleardangersandtheirinherentrisksandtheywouldunderstandbetterthanusthatthehumanfutureisasmuchaboutscientificadvancementsandenvironmentalprotectionasitisaboutarsenals.Ladiesandgentlemen,inatimewhenthereisadarkcloudhangingoverthefutureofhumanity,whenourhopeforapeacefulworldmaybebroken,we’vegottoworktochangethesituation.We’vegottointegrateeffortsintoNon-proliferationregime.Andwe’vegottomakeitbetter.Andladiesandgentlemen,IknowyoumaysayIamadreamer,butI’dsayI’mnottheonlyone.Ihopesomedayyou’lljoinus.Andworldwillliveasone.Thankyouverymuch!1.doomsdaynoun[insing.]thelastdayoftheworld'sexistence世界末日■(inChristianbelief)thedayoftheLastJudgement.（基督教信仰中的）最后审判日■(figurative)atimeoreventofcrisisorgreatdanger.(喻)危机；大难inalltheconcernovergreenhousewarming,onedoomsdayscenariostandsout.在对温室效应的担忧中，有一个危机情景是很突出的。2annihilationnoun[massnoun]completedestructionorobliteration赞成某人的意见Nooneisfoolishenoughtoendorseit.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。Thecommitteeendorsedaninitiativebythechairmantoenterdiscussionaboutapossiblemerger.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。Thegovernmenthasbroadlyendorsedaresearchpaperproposingneweducationaltargetsfor14-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。Theplandoesnotexplicitlyendorsetheprivateownershipofland.该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。14Non-proliferationTreaty核武器不扩散协议15regime[reɪˈʒi:m]nounagovernment,especiallyanauthoritarianone（尤指独裁的）政府，政权asystemorplannedwayofdoingthings,especiallyoneimposedfromabove管理制度，体制；政治制度，政体detentioncentreswithaverytoughphysicalregime.身体活动管理制度非常严格的拘留所。ataxregime.税收体制。■acoordinatedprogrammeforthepromotionorrestorationofhealth;aregimen.饮食起居制度，养生法alow-calorie,low-fatregime.低卡路里、低脂肪的饮食制度。■theconditionsunderwhichascientificorindustrialprocessoccurs.（科技或生产过程）管理体系16tyrannical[tɪˈranɪk(ə)l,tʌɪ-]adjectiveexercisingpowerinacruelorarbitraryway残暴的；专横的herfatherwasportrayedastyrannicalandunloving.他的父亲被描绘成残暴而又无爱心。■characteristicoftyranny;oppressiveandcontrolling.暴君的；专制的amomentaryquietingofhertyrannicalappetite.暂时平息她那压倒一切的欲望。17catastrophicD.J.[ˌkætəˈstrɔfɪk]K.K.[ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk]adj.灾难性的potentiallycatastrophicfortheenvironment可能对环境造成灾难性后果IthasbeenpredictedthattheEarthwilltiltonitsaxis,causingcatastrophicfamineanddisease.有人曾预言地球会导致大荒灾和疾病。惨重的;悲惨的catastrophicallyadvcatastrophicadjectiveinvolvingorcausingsuddengreatdamageorsuffering大灾难的；大灾祸的acatastrophicearthquake.灾难性地震。■involvingasuddenandlarge-scalealterationinthestateofsom