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各国政要对曼德拉的颂词

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-12-15 05:59 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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World leaders, family, friends and thousands of mourners who lined up for hours to secure a seat in Johannesburg's FNB stadium paid tribute to South Africa's anti-apartheid icon¹ Nelson Mandela. Here's a selection of quotes from the speeches at the memorial service and from mourners attending the event:

世界各国领导人，曼德拉的家人、朋友，以及排了好几个小时的长队，以争取在曼德拉追悼会所在地约翰内斯堡的FNB体育场占到席位的成千上万的哀悼者向南非反种族隔离偶像纳尔逊·曼德拉致以崇高的敬意。这里是从追悼会演讲和参会的哀悼者中摘取的语录：

Mandela family friend Andrew Mlangeni: "He touched my heart, my soul, my life and those of the millions of South Africans. He created hope where there was none."

Family member Thanduxolo Mandela: "To him, life was all about service to others. He mingled² with kings, queens and presidents. ... At the core, he was a man of the people."

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: "Mr Mandela was more than one of the greatest pillars of our time. He was one of our greatest teachers. He taught by example. He sacrificed so much ... for freedom and equality, for democracy and justice."

US President Barack Obama: "He was not a bust³ made of marble（大理石）, he was a man of flesh and blood. It is hard to eulogize（颂扬） any man ... how much harder to do so for a giant of history who moved a nation towards justice."

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown: "His life was just an extraordinary journey, from beginning to end, with such an effect, both on his own country, and on the rest of the world. So, enjoy today, enjoy and celebrate what he achieved. We may not see his like again."

Muhammad Choonara, a 24-year-old university student: "I think Madiba would like us to celebrate and not be sad, to have smiles on our faces."

Matlhogonolo Mothoagae, a 24-year-old marketing⁴ student: "I would not have the life I have today if it was not for him. I'm here to show my gratitude⁵ to Madiba. He was jailed so we could have our freedom."

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1 icon
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
参考例句：
They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。 Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

2 mingled
混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )；混进，与…交往[联系]
参考例句：
The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。 The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

3 bust
vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部
参考例句：
I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。 She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

4 marketing
n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西
参考例句：
They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。 He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 gratitude
adj.感激，感谢
参考例句：
I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。 She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

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