全國英語演講大賽演講稿之第七名doomsday

1、Honorable judges, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon: We are seven minutes from doomsday. In February 2002, the doomsday clock, on which midnight represents destruction by nuclear war, was moved two minutes ahead. Now, humankind is only seven minutes from annihilation. I beli

2、eve world peace is a dream cherished by each and every decent human being. Yet the reality is that there has never been a time in history when we are so vulnerable. The fear of nuclear proliferation-the fear of the spread of weapons of mass destruction to many more countries is on the rise. Nuclear

3、weapons are the enemies of humanity. Their effects transcend time and space, poisoning the earth and its inhabitants for generations to come. A single nuclear bomb can be a thousand times than more devastating than the largest conventional explosives. A single nuclear weapon can ruin tons of soil an

4、d vegetation. A single nuclear weapon can destroy an entire city of over 120,000 defenseless civilians and leave about twice the number of people to die in slow agony. Nuclear weapons, with their indiscriminate, massive destructive power, can now destroy the world several times over. Terrified by th

5、e catastrophic power of nuclear weapons, I dare not think what the world would be like if this dark and monstrous should fall into wrong hands. If Adolf Hitlers tyrannical regime had acquired the first functioning nuclear weapon, history would have to be rewritten. And even worse, what if the terror

6、ists go nuclear? What if the perpetrators of the Sept. 11th horrors, whose intent to inflict destruction is unconstrained by human feelings; and whose capacity to inflict is enlarged by technology, could strike again and this time with dirty bombs? If we hesitate in the face the threat, when we shou

7、ld have acted as early as possible, then we are condemned to live under everlasting lament and horror. Hence, the time has come for us to do something. Together in partnership, we should stem the tide of nuclear proliferation for human security and survival. It is time for us to turn down the heat o

8、n nuclear dangers by endorsing the Non-proliferation Treaty, and establishing nuclear-free zones. And more importantly, we should integrate non-proliferation efforts into our education, so that the next generation will learn more about nuclear dangers and their inherent risks and they would understa

9、nd better than us that the human future is as much about scientific advancements and environmental protection as it is about arsenals. Ladies and gentlemen, in a time when there is a dark cloud hanging over the future of humanity, when our hope for a peaceful world may be broken, weve got to work to

10、 change the situation. Weve got to integrate efforts into Non-proliferation regime. And weve got to make it better. And ladies and gentlemen, I know you may say I am a dreamer, but Id say Im not the only one. I hope someday youll join us. And world will live as one. Thank you very much! 1.doomsday n

11、oun in sing.the last day of the world's existence 世界末日 (in Christian belief) the day of the Last Judgement. （基督教信仰中的）最后審判日 (figurative)a time or event of crisis or great danger. (喻)危機；大難 in all the concern over greenhouse warming, one doomsday scenario stands out.在對溫室效應(yīng)的擔(dān)憂中，有一個危機情景是很突出的。2annihil

12、ation noun mass nouncomplete destruction or obliteration 毀滅 the threat of global annihilation.全球毀滅的危險。total defeat. 潰敗 a show of independence is its only hope of avoiding annihilation in next year's elections.要避免次年選舉潰敗唯一的希望在于展示獨立性。(Physics)the conversion of matter into energy, especially the mut

13、ual conversion of a particle and an antiparticle into electromagnetic radiation. (物理)湮滅，湮沒 3decent adjective conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour 正派的 a decent clean-living individual.安分守己的正派人。appropriate; fitting. 合宜的，適當(dāng)?shù)?they would meet again after a decent

14、 interval.他們在適當(dāng)?shù)拈g隔之后會再見面。not likely to shock or embarrass others. 得體的，恰當(dāng)?shù)?a decent high-necked dress.得體的高領(lǐng)女裝。(informal)sufficiently clothed to see visitors. (非正式)穿好了衣服的，穿戴停當(dāng)?shù)?Hello, miss? Are you decent?.“喂，小姐，你穿戴停當(dāng)了嗎？”。attrib.of an acceptable standard; satisfactory 過得去的，合意的，舒適的，滿意的 people need dece

15、nt homes.給我一杯好咖啡。good. 好的，出色的 there's a few decent players in the team.隊里有一些好選手。(Brit. informal)kind, obliging, or generous. (英， 非正式)和藹有禮的，慷慨的 that's awfully decent of you.你真是太好了4易受傷的, 脆弱的, 敏感的He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.她看上去很脆弱, 他就主動去保護(hù)她。5perpetrator 犯罪人實行犯執(zhí)行犯6

16、 nuclear proliferation核武器擴散7transcend verb with obj.be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division) （尤指概念范圍、分類等抽象方面）超出，超越 this was an issue transcending party politics.這是超越黨派政治的問題。surpass (a person or an achievement). 勝過（某人）；超過（某項成就）8 devastating

17、 devsteiti adj.毀滅性的It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.這是20年來破壞性最大的風(fēng)暴。很好的, 引人注目的She looks devastating in that skirt.她穿著那條裙子真好看。9 conventional explosives常規(guī)炸藥10 indiscriminate ndskrmnt adjective done at random or without careful judgement 任意的；胡亂行事的，不分青紅皂白的，行事草率的 terrorist gunmen engaged in in

18、discriminate killing.恐怖主義持槍歹徒參與濫殺行動。(of a person) not using or exercising discrimination. （人）不加區(qū)別的 she was indiscriminate with her affections.她對愛不加 區(qū)別。11 in slow agony慢性痛苦的掙扎12 inflict verb with obj.cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something 使遭受（不快，痛苦） they inflic

19、ted serious injuries on three other men.他們使其他三人嚴(yán)重受傷。(inflict something on)impose something unwelcome on. 將（不受歡迎的事物）強加于 she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else.她錯誤地將自己的看法強加給所有人。13背書支票贊同,認(rèn)可,支持(意見,活動,某人等)to endorse someones opinion 贊成某人的意見No one is foolish enough to endorse it.沒有哪個人會傻得贊成它。

20、The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger.委員會通過了主席提出的新方案，開始就可能進(jìn)行的并購進(jìn)行討論。The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds.政府基本上支持建議對14 歲少年實行新教育目標(biāo)的研究報告。The plan does not explicitly endorse the

21、 private ownership of land.該計劃沒有明確地支持土地私有制。14 Non-proliferation Treaty核武器不擴散協(xié)議15 regime rei:m noun a government, especially an authoritarian one （尤指獨裁的）政府，政權(quán) a system or planned way of doing things, especially one imposed from above 管理制度，體制；政治制度，政體 detention centres with a very tough physical regime

22、.身體活動管理制度非常嚴(yán)格的拘留所。a tax regime.稅收體制。a coordinated programme for the promotion or restoration of health; a regimen. 飲食起居制度，養(yǎng)生法 a low-calorie, low-fat regime.低卡路里、低脂肪的飲食制度。the conditions under which a scientific or industrial process occurs. （科技或生產(chǎn)過程）管理體系16tyrannical trank()l, t- adjective exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way 殘暴的；專橫的 her father was portrayed as tyrannical and unloving.他的父親被描繪成殘暴而又無愛心。characteristic of tyranny; oppressive and controlling. 暴君的；專制的 a momentary qu