Speeches That Sent Off '09 College Graduates

    1.rewarding a.有益的, 有报酬的, 报答的

    例句:It's so rewarding to work with young people.
           跟年轻人打交道非常令人欣慰。

    2.perseverance n.毅力, 忍耐, 锲而不舍, 不屈不挠

    例句:It requires prudence and perseverance to probe into the law of nature.
          探索自然规律需要严谨的态度和不屈不挠的谨慎。

    3.display n.显示, 陈列, 炫耀, 显示器

    例句:I discovered the salesman's trick that he sells display products to customers as new ones.
          我认清了这个销售员的把戏,他把陈列品当作新的卖给顾客。

    4.determination n.决心, 果断

    例句:He shows great determination to overcome all the difficulties.
          他显示出很大的战胜所有困难的决心。

    5.dispute n.争论,纠纷,争端,争议

    例句:We must confine the dispute to our department instead of submiting it to the boss.
          我们必须将争论限制在部门内部,而不应交给老板处理。

    6.vibrant a.振动的, 战栗的, 响亮的, 活跃的

    例句:The lake light and the tree shadow set off each other, the scene is vibrant with life.
          湖光树影相互衬映,一派生机。
     
    7.vigorous a.精力充沛的, 元气旺盛的, 茁壮的, 有力的

    例句:Banking services saw vigorous development.
          金融业务不断扩大。

    8.harness vt.给...上挽具, 驾驭, 披上甲胄, 利用...以产生动力

    9.multicultural 多元文化的

    例句:Since Australia is a multicultural and unique society,it is probably hard for Chinese students to fit in with it.
          由于澳大利亚是一个有着多元文化的独特的社会,所以对中国学生来说或许较难适应。

    10.discrimination n.差别, 岐视, 辨别力

    例句:The company denies to have practiced discrimination against any applicant.
          公司否认对申请者存在任何歧视行为。

    1.There are few things that are more rewarding than to watch young people recognize that they have the power to make their dreams come true.

    come true实现, 成为事实

    例句:May all your dreams come true.
          愿你梦想成真!

    realize one's dreams实现梦想

    2.Is it possible for us to join hands in common effort?

    join hands联手

    例句:We can not win unless we join hands.
          我们只有合手,才能取得胜利。

    3.He told students it was time for them to learn what it means to be a human being on Earth at a time when every living system was failing.

    on earth究竟

    例句:What on earth do you mean?
          你究竟是什么意思?

    4.Clara Park of New York City says she first fell in love with "Star Trek" in the late nineteen eighties by watching the "Next Generation" television series.

    fall in love with爱上某人

    例句:The prince fall in love with a fair young maiden.
          王子爱上了一位美丽的年轻少女。

    Ziggy Marley

    Ziggy Marley是牙买加音乐家Bob Marley的长子.他从父亲那里学会了了怎么演奏吉他和鼓, "Ziggy"这个名字来源于英国的glam摇滚明星David Bowie 和他1972 年的专辑<<The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars>>.

    在Bob Marley死后,Reggae 音乐渐渐没落。 直到80, 90年代, 一种融合了饶舌音乐及雷鬼音乐的新型态出现, 这种叫做dub 或是toasting 的新音乐型态为雷鬼音乐注入了新的生命。 Bob 的儿子 - Ziggy Marley,也是这段时间雷盖乐界的代表人物。