第一篇：潘基文-2010世界掃盲日致辭-關注婦女

UN Secretary-General's Message on International Literacy Day

New York, 8 September 2010

聯合國秘書長潘基文2010年國際掃盲日致辭

2010年9月8日 紐約 聯合國總部

This year's observance of International Literacy Day highlights the central role of literacy in the empowerment of women.Literacy transforms the lives of women, their families, communities and societies.Literate women are more likely to send their children, especially their girls, to school.By acquiring literacy, women become more economically self-reliant and more actively engaged in their country's social, political and cultural life.All evidence shows that investment in literacy for women yields high development dividends.今年的國際掃盲日紀念活動突出展示識字在增強婦女能力方面的中心作用。識字改變婦女的生活，也改變她們的家庭、社區和社會。識字的婦女更有可能把子女尤其是女孩送去上學。通過識字，婦女在經濟上變得更加自力更生，更積極地參與自己國家的社會、政治和文化生活。所有證據都表明，投資開展婦女掃盲能帶來很高的發展紅利。

Women's literacy has gained greater prominence on political agendas over the past decade, ever since the World Education Forum, in Dakar, at which governments set the goal of halving the number of adult illiterates by 2015.The UN Literacy Decade, running from 2003 to 2012, has given further impetus to reducing illiteracy.Illiteracy rates are dropping, yet approximately one adult in six is still unable to read or write;two out of three illiterate adults are women.在達喀爾世界教育論壇上，各國政府提出了到2015年將文盲成年人的人數減少一半的目標。在論壇舉辦以來的過去十年里，婦女掃盲在政治議程上的地位更加突出。聯合國掃盲十年(2003年至2012年)為減少文盲提供了進一步推動力。文盲率正在下降，但六個成年人中大約有一個仍然不會讀寫；文盲成年人中三分之二是婦女。

The world needs increased funding and sustained advocacy for quality literacy programmes that empower women and ensure that girls and boys at primary and secondary level do not become a new generation of young illiterates.The International Literacy Prizes awarded by UNESCO today to programmes in Cape Verde, Egypt, Germany and Nepal are examples of excellence and innovation.Each is

tangible proof of literacy's profound and positive influence on women living in very different circumstances – from rural environments to immigrant urban communities.Such programmes deserve to be widely replicated and expanded.全世界需要為旨在增強婦女能力的高質量掃盲方案提供更多資金，開展持續的宣傳，并確保小學和中學階段的女童和男童不會成為新一代青年文盲。教科文組織今天把國際掃盲獎授予佛得角、埃及、德國和尼泊爾的方案，把這些方案作為卓越和創新的典范。每一個方案都實實在在地證明了| 識字對生活環境迥異(從鄉村環境到移民城市社區)的婦女產生的深遠而積極的影響。這種方案應該得到廣泛效仿和推廣。

Every literate woman marks a victory over poverty.On this International Literacy Day I urge governments, donors, non-governmental organizations and all development partners to make literacy accessible to women everywhere.Literacy is an essential foundation for development and prosperity.Empowering women through literacy empowers us all.每一個識字婦女都是對貧困的一次勝利。值此國際掃盲日之際，我敦促各國政府、捐助者、非政府組織和所有發展伙伴使給世界各地的婦女帶去文化。識字是發展和繁榮必不可少的基礎。通過掃盲增強婦女的能力，就是增強我們所有人的能力。

第二篇：潘基文2013年國際掃盲日致辭

潘基文2013年國際掃盲日致辭

難度：容易 來源：網絡

Secretary-General’s Message on World Literacy Day 秘書長國際掃盲日致辭 8 September 2013 2013年9月8日

More than 773 million young people and adults around the world cannot read this message.They are among the ranks of our fellow citizens who have not yet gained full literacy skills.They may not be able to fill out a job application, decipher a bus timetable or read a story aloud to their children.Two out of three are women who are denied this essential ingredient to full participation in society.全世界有7.73億以上的年青人和成年人不會念這份致辭。他們是我們的同胞，但卻還沒有充分掌握識字技能。他們可能無法填寫求職申請書、辨認汽車時刻表或大聲朗讀故事給子女聽。其中三分之二是婦女，她們被剝奪了充分參與社會的這一基本要素。

In our knowledge-based era, literacy is a foundation for a more just, inclusive and sustainable world.It can advance all the Millennium Development Goals.Literacy enables people to gain access to information to improve their health and nutrition, widen their livelihood options, cope with environmental change and make informed choices.在我們這個立足于知識的時代，識字是實現一個更加公平、更具包容性和更可持續世界的基礎。識字可以推動各項千年發展目標，可以使人們獲取信息，改善自身的健康和營養，可以拓寬謀生手段，應對環境變化和作出明智的選擇。

When we invest in learning and literacy, we invest in human dignity, development and peace.That is why I launched the Global Education First Initiative, which focuses on ensuring that every child can go to school.Worldwide at least 250 million primary-school–age children cannot read, write or count.Half of these girls and boys never make it to school or are pushed out before their fourth year.Another 200 million adolescents, including those who completed secondary school, do not have basic literacy skills--and so our initiative also focuses on improving the quality of education as well as fostering global citizenship.當我們為學習和識字進行投資時，我們是在投資于人的尊嚴、發展與和平。這就是我啟動“教育第一全球倡議”，確保每名兒童都能上學的目的。全世界至少有2.5億小學學齡兒童不會讀寫或計算。其中半數男孩和女孩根本沒機會上學，或還沒有上到四年級就輟學了。另有2億青少年，包括上完中學的人沒有掌握基本的識字技能－因此，我們的倡議還側重于提高學習質量，以及培養全球公民。

I urge all countries to make education and literacy national priorities and to work with partners across society to advance these goals.By promoting literacy, we can help millions of people write their own chapter of opportunity in their lives and our common future.我敦促所有國家將教育和識字作為國家優先事項，與社會各界伙伴共同努力推動這些目標。通過促進識字，我們可以幫助數以百萬計的人書寫他們人生的機會篇章，并書寫我們共同的未來。

第三篇：潘基文-2010世界老年日致辭

UN Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Older Persons New York, 1 October 2010

聯合國秘書長潘基文在2010年國際老年人日的獻詞

2010年10月1日

This Day marks the twentieth anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons.Older persons play an invaluable role in all societies--as leaders, caregivers and volunteers – yet are also vulnerable to discrimination, abuse, neglect and violence.今天是國際老年人日二十周年紀念日。作為領袖、照顧者和志愿人員，老年人在所有社會中發揮寶貴的作用。然而，他們也很容易遭受歧視、虐待、冷落和暴力行為。

The United Nations has long fought for the rights and well-being of older persons, and to make their voices heard.On this year's observance, we celebrate hard-won achievements, especially those related to the Millennium Development Goals.In many countries older persons have benefited from reduced rates of poverty and hunger, improved access to medicines and health services, and greater education and work opportunities.聯合國一直為爭取老年人的權利和幸福而長期奮斗，并使他們呼聲得到傾聽。在今年紀念活動中，我們慶祝得來不易的成就，特別是與千年發展目標有關的成就。很多國家的老年人因貧窮和饑餓率降低、更易獲得醫藥和保健服務和有更多的教育工作機會而受益。

Yet, progress has been uneven, as it has been for the MDGs overall in all countries and regions.For example, in those countries hardest hit by the AIDS pandemic, it is often grandparents who are left to care for AIDS orphans.In sub-Saharan Africa, 20 per cent of rural women aged 60 and older are the sole supporters for their grandchildren.These caregivers, who take on added and often unexpected responsibilities, typically with little or none of the necessary resources, desperately need social services, especially social pensions, so that they and their families have a chance for life beyond mere survival.然而，就像所有國家和區域的整體千年發展目標方面的進展不均勻那樣，這方面的進展也一直不均勻。例如在受到艾滋病大流行病打擊最嚴重的國家，到頭來照

顧艾滋病孤兒的往往是祖父母。在撒哈拉以南非洲，60歲和60歲以上的農村婦女有20%是她們孫輩的唯一撫養者。這些照顧者負起額外和往往是突如其來的責任，一般獲得的所需資源不多或根本沒有資源，迫切需要社會服務特別是社會養恤金，以便讓她們及其家屬有機會過上除了掙扎生存以外的較佳生活。

The number and proportion of older persons is growing rapidly.In the past three decades their numbers have doubled.By 2050, the global population of older persons will total two billion– a significant shift in the world's demographic profile, with implications for us all.老年人人數和比例正在迅速增加。在過去30年中，他們的人數翻了一番。到2050年，全球老年人人口總數將達20億，大大改變了世界人口面貌，對我們大家都產生影響。

On this International Day, I call on governments to do more to address the needs of older persons.The key interventions are well-known: granting universal access to social services;increasing the number and worth of pension plans;and creating laws and policies that prevent age and gender discrimination in the workplace.With five years left before the 2015 MDG deadline, it is time for governments everywhere to institute the financial, legal and social protections that will lift millions of older persons out of poverty and ensure their rights to dignified, productive and healthy lives.值此國際日之際，我吁請各國政府進一步努力解決老年人的需要。大家熟悉的重要措施是：普及提供社會服務；增加養恤金計劃的數目和價值；制定防止工作場所實行年齡歧視和性別歧視的法律和政策。在離2015年千年發展目標截止日期尚余五年的期間內，世界各國政府必須把握時機，采取財政、法律和社會保護措施，使數以百萬計的老年人擺脫貧窮，并確保他們享有尊嚴的、老有所為和健康的生活的權利。

第四篇：潘基文世界水日致辭（精選）

Water is the source of life and the link that binds all living beings on this planet.It is connected directly to all our United Nations goals: improved maternal and child health and life expectancy, women's empowerment, food security, sustainable development and climate change adaptation and mitigation.Recognition of these links led to the declaration of 2005-2015 as the International Decade for Action “Water for Life”.水是生命之源，也是維系地球上所有生命的紐帶。水直接關系到我們聯合國的各項目標：改善孕產婦和兒童健康和提高預期壽命、增強婦女力量、糧食安全、可持續發展以及適應和減緩氣候變化。正是因為認識到這些聯系才宣布2005-2015年為“生命之水”國際行動十年。

學習：

順譯

1.Link 后為定語，定語前置

Linke 譯為紐帶。

2.Living beings 生命

3.It 代替water，被動變主動

4.Goal 后面同位語，解釋目標，分譯

5.Maternal： 孕產婦

6.Empowerment 力量

增詞：提高預期壽命，增強婦女力量

7.Mitigation 減緩

Adaption mitigation 轉換詞性。名詞——動詞

8.The declaration of 抽象名詞變動詞

9.Recognition of these links led to the

正是因為認識到才??（注意翻譯方法）

Our indispensable water resources have proven themselves to be greatly resilient, but they are increasingly vulnerable and threatened.Our growing population's need for water for food, raw materials and energy is increasingly competing with nature's own demands for water to sustain already imperiled ecosystems and the services on which we depend.Day after day, we pour millions of tons of untreated sewage and industrial and agricultural wastes into the world's water systems.Clean water has become scarce and will become even scarcer with the onset of climate change.And the poor continue to suffer first and most from pollution, water shortages and the lack of adequate sanitation.我們不可缺少的水資源確實具有巨大的復原力，但它們越來越脆弱也日趨受到威脅。不斷增長的人口對食物、原材料和能源用水的需求與大自然本身對維持瀕危生態系統和繼續提供我們賴以生存的服務的水量需求之間競爭日趨激烈。人類每天都向世界各水系中傾倒千百萬噸未經處理的污水以及工業和農業廢物。清潔飲水已經成為稀缺資源，而且隨著氣候變化的到來將變得更加稀缺。窮人將首當其沖地受到污染、缺水和缺乏適當衛生條件的影響。

學習：

注意語序調整

1.Resilient 復原力

2.Indispensable 不可缺少的3.Have proven themselves to be greatly resilient 確實具有巨大的復原力（減譯？prove themselves都省略了？）

4.need for water for ??對?..水的需求（一開始看錯了，以為水和后面是并列的呢。）

5.A compete B A 與B之間的競爭 increasingly競爭日益激烈

6.and the services on which we depend 這里省略了water？

7.Onset 1.開始，開端，發生，肇始（尤指不快的事件）2.攻擊,襲擊3.【醫】發病

8.First and most 首當其沖

9.Suffer 根據句子上下文來譯，這里是影響。

The theme of this year's World Water Day, “Clean Water for a Healthy World”, emphasizes that both the quality and the quantity of water resources are at risk.More people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war.These deaths are an affront to our common humanity, and undermine the efforts of many countries to achieve their development potential.今年世界水日的主題是“保障清潔水源，創造健康世界”，強調水資源質量和數量都面臨威脅。因飲用不衛生的水而死亡的人數超過了包括戰爭在內等一切形式暴力的死亡人數。這些死亡是對我們共同人性的侮辱，也破壞了許多國家充分發揮發展潛力的努力。

學習：

1.Clean Water for a Healthy World：保障清潔水源，創造健康世界（我永遠想不出來這么翻譯）

2.at risk 有危險，面臨威脅

3.die from死于 柯林斯顯示后跟of和from是一樣的。

Die：

When someone dies as a result of a disease or injury, you can say that they die of the disease or injury or die from it.An old woman dying of cancer was taken into hospital.His first wife died from cancer in 1971.He died of a heart attack....a man who died from a suspected heart attack.Many of the injured sailors died of their wounds.Simon Martin died from brain injuries caused by blows to the head.You do not use any preposition except `of' or `from' after die in sentences like these.See also entry at dead.(c)HarperCollins Publishers.4.affrontn冒犯，侮辱affront to

5.humanity 人性

The world has the know-how to solve these challenges and become better stewards of our water resources.Water is central to all our development goals.As we mark the mid-point of the International Decade for Action, and look forward to this year's MDG Summit, let us protect and sustainably manage our waters for the poor, the vulnerable and for all life on Earth.世界已掌握解決這些難題的專門技能，能夠更好地管理水資源。水對于我們的所有發展目標都至關重要。現在，該國際行動十年已為期過半，我們期待今年舉行千年發展目標首腦會議，讓我們保護水資源并對之進行可持續的管理，以增進窮人和弱勢群體的利益，保護地球上的所有生命。

學習：

1.know-how 1.<口>技術2.實際知識;技能;本事;竅門

knowledge, practical ability, or skill to do something:

those who have the know-how to exploit the technology to the fullest

the know-how needed by today's practising lawyer

No other company had thetechnical know-howto deal with the disaster.2.steward 這個詞應該是指人，但是這里他翻譯成掌握

3.central 至關重要

4.mid-point 中點

5.mark 省略了？

6.MDG Summit 千年發展目標首腦會議

7.for the poor, the vulnerable and for all life on Earth.以增進窮人和弱勢群體的利益，保護地球上的所有生命。（注意翻譯增詞）

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第五篇：潘基文-2010 世界糖尿病日致辭-雙語

Secretary-General's Message on World Diabetes Day

世界糖尿病日致辭

New York, 14 November 2010

2010年11月14日，美國紐約

世界糖尿病日（World Diabetes Day' WDD）是由世界衛生組織和國際糖尿病聯盟于1991年共同發起的，定于每年的11月14日，其宗旨是引起全球對糖尿病的警覺和醒悟。這一天是為紀念 Frederick Banting 的誕辰而設立的。Frederick Banting 和 Charles Best 以在1921年發現胰島素而著稱于世。

2010年世界糖尿病日的口號是：控制糖尿病，刻不容緩！（Let's take control of diabetes.Now！）

World Diabetes Day highlights the need for action by governments and their partners to address a chronic, debilitating and costly disease.世界糖尿病日突顯出需要各國政府及其合作伙伴采取行動，防治這一使人喪失能力并造成經濟負擔的慢性病。

The World Health Organization predicts that diabetes deaths could double between 2005 and 2030.The poorest countries are hardest-hit, with 80 per cent of cases occurring in low-and middle-income States.More than 220 million people are now affected, and no country is immune.世界衛生組織預測，糖尿病造成的死亡在2005和2030年期間將會增加一倍。受影響最大的是最貧窮的國家，80%的病例發生在低收入和中等收入的國家。患病人數目前已超過2.2億人，所有國家均有病例發生。

Early diagnosis and effective treatment are critical.It is unacceptable that people with diabetes die because they lack information, treatment or access to life-saving drugs like insulin.Governments must do everything possible to close all gaps so people with diabetes can recover and avoid the damage to their heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves that is caused by the disease.早期診斷和有效治療是關鍵。糖尿病患者如因缺乏信息、治療或胰島素一類的拯救生命的藥物而死亡，這是不能接受的。各國政府必須盡一切努力，抓好每一個環節，使糖尿病患者能夠康復，并避免其心臟、血管、眼睛、腎臟和神經因糖尿病受到損壞。

It is crucial to educate people at risk or those who are suffering from the disease so they can avoid complicating factors such as smoking, and understand how to manage their condition.This will prevent long-term complications which take a heavy toll in human suffering and financial cost.十分重要的是，要教育有患病危險的人或已經患病的人，使他們能夠避免帶來并發癥的因素，如吸煙，并理解如何應對自己的疾病。這樣可預防造成嚴重痛苦和經濟損失的長期性并發癥。

The World Health Organization's Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases identifies ways that individuals, communities and governments can tackle diabetes.In September, the General Assembly will convene a High-level Meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.I urge all the participants to use this event to show the world that they are committed to

tackling diabetes and other major chronic diseases.世界衛生組織的《全球預防和控制非傳染病戰略》指出了個人、社區和政府得以攻克糖尿病的方法。大會將在九月召開一個預防和控制非傳染疾病的高級別會議。我敦促所有與會者借此機會向全世界顯示，他們決心攻克糖尿病和其他嚴重的慢性病。

More broadly, promoting a healthy diet and lifestyle can have a positive impact on the environment | by decreasing consumption of highly processed foods and increasing walking, cycling and other forms of transportation that are beneficial to both our bodies and our planet.更廣泛地講，促進健康的飲食和生活方式可對環境產生有益的影響，要少食深加工食品，增加步行、騎自行車和其他有益于我們自己的身體、也有益于地球的出行方式。

This is a campaign that every individual can also join.On World Diabetes Day, let us all do our part to control the disease and ensure that people who have it receive the care and treatment they need.每一個人都可以參加這項運動。在世界糖尿病日，讓我們作出自己的一份貢獻，控制疾病，并確保糖尿病患者得到所需的治療和護理。