翻譯資格三級英漢對照復習資料(4)

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1. I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
    1、我相信,個人擁有無上的價值,擁有生存、自由和追求幸福的權利。
    2. I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
    2、我相信,每一項權利都必然包含著責任,每一個機遇都必然包含著義務,每一種獲得都必然包含著職責。
    3. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
    3、我相信,法律為人而制,而非人為法律而生,政府是人民的公仆,而非人民的主人。
    4. I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
    4、我相信,無論體力勞動還是腦力勞動都是高尚的,世界不會讓人不勞而獲,而會給人—次謀生的機會。
    5. I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business, or personal affairs.
    5、我相信,無論在政府、商業(yè)還是個人事務中,勤儉節(jié)約都是合理安排生活之基本要素,而經(jīng)濟適用是健全的金融機制之必需。
    6. I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.
    6、我相信,真理和正義是任何一個長治久安的社會秩序之基礎。
    7. I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond, that character—not wealth or power or position—is of supreme worth.
    7、我相信,承諾是神圣的;我也相信,假如人的言語能和契約同樣可靠,那么這種品質(zhì)—而非財富、權勢與身份地位——就具有至高無上的價值。
    8. I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.
    8、我相信,人類共同的職責是有用地服務社會,只有在自我犧牲的煉火中,自私的沉渣才會被焚為灰燼,人類靈魂中的偉大情操才會顯現(xiàn)。
    9. I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individual's highest fulfillment, greatest happiness, and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with his will.
    9、我相信,有一位無所不知、大慈大悲的上帝存在——盡管人們對他的稱呼各不相同——人們能在與他的意志相和諧的生活過程中得到的滿足感、的幸福感,以及最廣博的成就感。
    10. I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.
    10、我相信,世界上最偉大的事物就是愛,只有愛能夠戰(zhàn)勝仇恨,而真理能夠而且必定能擊敗強權。