联合国秘书长潘基文2015年国际扫盲日致辞（中英对照+词汇解析）
国际扫盲日致辞
8 September 2015
2015年9月8日
Literacy, a human right that empowers individuals and advances societies, is needed more than ever as the United Nations prepares to adopt a new global agenda for sustainable development.
识字是一项人权，增强个人能力，推动社会进步;在联合国准备通过新的全球可持续发展议程之际比以往任何时候都更有必要。
Agenda 2030 is ambitious and transformative, aiming to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality and preserve our planet. Its adoption by world leaders later this month offers an opportunity to recommit to promoting literacy as part of our collective push for a life of dignity for all.
《2030年议程》抱负远大，意在变革，目标是消除贫穷、减少不平等和保护我们的地球。世界各国领导人将在本月晚些时候通过该议程，这提供了一个重新致力于促进扫盲的机会，此乃我们共同推动人人过上有尊严生活努力的一部分。
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More than 750 million adults in our world are illiterate – and two thirds of them are women. Some 250 million primary school age children do not have a grasp of basic literacy skills while 124 million children and adolescents are out of school. All of these people, whatever their age, deserve the chance to learn to read. When we give them that opportunity, we will create more productive, stable and secure societies for all.
世界上逾7.5亿成人为文盲，其中三分之二是妇女。约2.5亿名小学适龄儿童没有掌握基本的识字技能，1.24亿名儿童和青少年失学。所有这些人无论年龄几何，都应该有机会识字。我们如果给他们这一机会，就将构建人人共享的更具成效、更稳定和更安全的社会。
On this International Literacy Day, I call for governments and partners, including in the private sector, to join forces for universal literacy as an essential component of the future we want.
值此国际扫盲日，我呼吁各国政府和合作伙伴，包括私营部门携手普及识字，将其作为我们希望的未来的一个重要部分。
注释：
1.literacy.n.识字; 有文化; 能读能写;
例句:Of course, literacy isn't the same thing as intelligence.
当然，识字和智力是两码事。
2.eradicate.vt.摧毁; 完全根除
例句：They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.
他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
3.grasp.n.了解;
例句：Attlee was extremely intelligent and his grasp of the situation was masterly.
阿特利聪明过人，对局势的把握颇为高明。
4.call for.要求;号召
例句：The Finance Minister has renewed his call for lower interest rates.
财政部长再次呼吁降低利率
口译小知识：
国际扫盲日(International Literacy Day)
国际扫盲日是联合国教科文组织在1965年11月17日所召开的第14届代表大会上所设立的。日期为每年的9月8日，旨在动员世界各国以及相关国际机构重视文盲现象，与文盲现象作斗争，并促进世界各国普及初等教育，提高初等教育的水平，使适龄儿童都能上学，达到能够识字的目标。最终达到增进人际沟通，消除歧视，促进文化传播和社会发展的目标。
