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昂山素季牛津演讲翻译 　　口译实践：昂上素季补领诺贝尔和平奖致辞　　YourMajesties,YourRoyalHighness,Excellencies,DistinguishedmembersoftheNorwegianNobelCommittee,DearFriends,　　尊敬的国王和王后陛下，尊敬的皇室家族和各位阁下，杰出的挪威诺贝尔委员会委员们，各位亲爱的朋友们：　　Longyearsago,sometimesitseemsmanylivesago,IwasatOxfordlisteningtotheradioprogrammeDesertIslandDiscswithmyyoungsonAlexander.Itwasawell-knownprogramme(forallIknowitstillcontinues)onwhichfamouspeoplefromallwalksoflifewereinvitedtotalkabouttheeightdiscs,theonebookbesidethebibleandthecompleteworksofShakespeare,andtheoneluxuryitemtheywouldwishtohavewiththemweretheytobemaroonedonadesertisland.Attheendoftheprogramme,whichwehadbothenjoyed,AlexanderaskedmeifIthoughtImighteverbeinvitedtospeakonDesertIslandDiscs.“Whynot?”Irespondedlightly.Sinceheknewthatingeneralonly　　celebritiestookpartintheprogrammeheproceededtoask,withgenuineinterest,forwhatreasonIthoughtImightbeinvited.Iconsideredthisforamomentandthenanswered:“PerhapsbecauseI?dhavewontheNobelPrizeforliterature,”andwebothlaughed.Theprospectseemedpleasantbuthardlyprobable.　　回忆起多年前，恍若隔世，我和我的小儿子亚历山大正在牛津收听广播节目“荒岛唱片”。那是一档知名的广播节目，邀请各行各业的名人来谈谈，当他们被放逐到荒岛上后，希望能携带的哪八张唱片？除了《圣经》和莎士比亚著作以外的想带哪本书和哪件奢侈品？节目快结束时，我们都听得非常开心，亚历山大问我想不想被邀请参加“荒岛唱片”。我随口答道：“为什么不？”因为他知道，上节目的通常都是名人，他就继续真心实意地问我觉得自己能被邀请的理由。我想了想，说：“也许是因为我得了诺贝尔文学奖吧。”然后我们都哈哈大笑了起来。因为这份憧憬看似美好，却几乎渺无希望。　　(IcannotnowrememberwhyIgavethatanswer,perhapsbecauseIhadrecentlyreadabookbyaNobelLaureateorperhapsbecausetheDesertIslandcelebrityofthatdayhadbeenafamouswriter.)　　In1989,whenmylatehusbandMichaelAriscametoseemeduringmyfirsttermofhousearrest,hetoldmethatafriend,JohnFinnis,hadnominatedmefortheNobelPeacePrize.ThistimealsoIlaughed.ForaninstantMichaellookedamazed,thenherealizedwhyIwasamused.TheNobelPeacePrize?Apleasantprospect,butquiteimprobable!SohowdidIfeelwhenIwasactuallyawardedtheNobelPrizeforPeace?ThequestionhasbeenputtomemanytimesandthisissurelythemostappropriateoccasiononwhichtoexaminewhattheNobelPrizemeanstomeandwhatpeacemeanstome.　　1989年，当我第一次被软禁时，我的亡夫迈克·阿里斯前来探望我。迈克告诉我有个朋友约翰·芬尼斯提名我为诺贝尔和平奖候选人。那时