英语经典美文诵读100篇：045.jimmy carter’s nobel lecture (Ⅱ)

[00:05.22]045.Jimmy Carter’s Nobel Lecture (Ⅱ) [00:13.29]I am not here as a public offcial, but as a citizen of a troubled world [00:18.90]who finds hope in a growing consensus that the generally accepted goals of society are peace, [00:26.18]freedom, human rights, environmental quality, the alleviation of suffering, and the rule of law. [00:35.68]During the past decades, the international community, usually under the auspices of the United Nations, [00:42.71]has struggled to negotiate global standards that can help us achieve these essential goals. [00:48.76]They include: the abolition of land mines and chemical weapons; an end to the testing, proliferation, [00:56.70]and further deployment of nuclear warheads; constraints on global warming; prohibition of the death penalty, [01:04.53]at least for children; and an international crimial court to deter and to punish war crimes and genocide. [01:13.34]Those agreements already adopted must be fully implemented, and others should be pursued aggressively. [01:20.66]Despite theological differences, all great religions share common commitments that define our ideal secular relationships. [01:30.55]I am convinced that Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, [01:36.45]and others can embrace each other in a common effort to alleviate human suffering and to espouse peace. [01:44.52]At the beginning of this new millennium I was asked to discuss, [01:48.96]here in Oslo, the greatest challenge that the world faces. Among all the possible choices, [01:56.65]I decided that the most serious and universal problem is the growing chasm between the richest [02:02.75]and poorest people on earth. Citizens of the ten wealthiest countries are now seventyfive times richer than those [02:10.97]who live in the ten poorest ones, and the separation is increasing every year, [02:16.36]not only between nations but also within them. [02:19.98]The results of this disparity are root causes of most of the world’s unresolved problems, [02:25.52]including starvation, illitaracy, environmental degradation, violent conflict, [02:31.85]and unnecessary illnesses that range from Guinea worm to HIV/AIDS. [02:37.20]But tragically, in the industrialized world there is a terrible absence of understanding or concern [02:43.32]about those who are enduring lives of despair and hopelessness. [02:48.28]We have not yet made the commitment to share with others an appreciable part of our excessive wealth. [02:54.64]This is a potentially rewarding burden that we should all be willing to assume. [03:00.48]Ladies and gentlemen, [03:02.00]War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. [03:11.88]We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. [03:17.35]The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. [03:24.40]God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. [03:30.43]We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must. Thank you.

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