Being a global citizen 3
But here's the thing: it didn't last.
See, there was a change in government, and six years later, all that new money disappeared.
What did we learn?
We learned that one-off spikes are not enough.
ps:我们了解到一次性的钉子是不够的
learned有学问的; 知识渊博的; 博学的; 学者的; 学术性的; 学问精深的; 通过训练形成的; 学到的; 非天生的; 学; 学习; 学到; 学会; 听到; 得知; 获悉; 记住; 背熟; 熟记; learn的过去分词和过去式
one-off一次性的; 非经常的; 绝无仅有的事物; 一次性的事物
spikes尖状物; 尖头; 尖刺; 鞋钉; 钉鞋; 用尖物刺入; 在…中偷偷掺入; 拒绝发表; 阻止…传播; 阻挠; spike的第三人称单数和复数
enough足够的,充足的,充分的; 足够; 充分; 充足; 足够地; 充分地; 充足地; 相当; 尚; 十分; 很
We needed a sustainable movement, not one that is susceptible to the fluctuating moods of a politician or the hint of an economic downturn.
ps:我们需要一个可持续的运动,而不是一个易受政治家情绪波动或经济衰退暗示影响的运动。
needed需要; 必需; 有必要; need的过去分词和过去式
sustainable不破坏生态平衡的,合理利用的; 可持续的
movement运动,转动; 移动; 迁移; 转移; 活动; 运动
that is即; 用于纠正之前说过的内容
susceptible易受影响; 敏感; 过敏; 好动感情的; 感情丰富的; 善感的; 容许…的; 可能…的; 可以…的
fluctuating波动; 起伏不定; fluctuate的现在分词
moods情绪; 心情; 坏心境; 坏脾气; 气氛; 氛围; mood的复数
politician从政者; 政治家; 政客; 见风驶舵者; 投机钻营者
hint暗示; 提示; 示意; 征兆; 迹象; 少许; 少量; 透露
economic downturn经济低迷;经济不景气;经济滑坡
And it needed to happen everywhere; otherwise, every individual government would have this built-in excuse mechanism that they couldn't possibly carry the burden of global action alone.
ps:它需要在任何地方发生;否则,每个政府都会有这种内在的借口机制,他们不可能独自承担全球行动的负担。
needed需要; 必需; 有必要; need的过去分词和过去式
happen发生,出现; 出现,发生; 碰巧; 恰好
everywhere处处; 到处; 各个地方; 所有地方
otherwise否则; 不然; 除此以外; 在其他方面; 另; 亦
built-in是…的组成部分的; 嵌入式的; 内置的
excuse借口; 理由; 辩解; 拙劣样品; 蹩脚货; 原谅; 宽恕; 为…辩解; 准许…离开; 请求准予离开; 请求原谅
mechanism机械装置; 机件; 方法; 机制; 机制,构造
possibly可能; 或许; 强调惊奇、恼怒等; 表示委婉的请求
burden重担,负担; 重担; 重负; 担负; 负重
alone独自; 独力; 单独; 孤苦伶仃; 无依无靠; 孤独; 寂寞
And so this is what we embarked upon.
And as we embarked upon this challenge, we asked ourselves, how do we gain enough pressure and build a broad enough army to win these fights for the long term?
ps:当我们开始这项挑战时,我们问自己,我们如何获得足够的压力,建立一支足够广泛的军队,以便长期赢得这些战斗?
embarked上船; 装船; embark的过去分词和过去式
upon this这时候
challenge挑战; 艰巨任务; 挑战书; 邀请,提议; 质询; 质疑; 提出异议; 对…怀疑; 拒绝接受; 向挑战; 强烈建议; 考查…的能力; 考验…的技巧
asked问; 询问; 要求; 请求; 恳求; 征求; ask的过去分词和过去式
ourselves(we的反身形式)我们自己; (用于强调或代替we或us)我们自己,亲自
gain获得; 赢得; 博得; 取得; 受益,获益; 得到; 增加; 增添; 增进; 增长; 增值,增加; 好处; 利益; 改进; 利润; 经济收益
broad宽阔的; 广阔的; …宽; 涉及各种各样的人的; 广泛的; 婆娘
army陆上作战军队; 陆军部队; 陆军; 大批; 大群
fights打仗; 战斗; 作战; 搏斗; 打斗; 打架; 参加; 竞争; fight的第三人称单数
long term长期的; 时间持续很长的; 涉及较长期限的
We could only think of one way.
We needed to somehow turn that short-term excitement of people involved with the Make Poverty History campaign into long-term passion.
ps:我们需要以某种方式将参与“创造贫困历史”运动的人们的短期兴奋转变为长期激情。
needed需要; 必需; 有必要; need的过去分词和过去式
somehow以某种方式; 由于某种未知的原因; 不知为什么; 不知怎么地
turn转动,旋转; 转身; 扭转; 翻转; 翻动; 把…翻过来; 转动; 旋动; 转弯,转向; 弯道,转弯处
short-term短期的; 近期的
excitement激动; 兴奋; 刺激; 令人激动的事
involved参与; 作为一部分; 有关联; 耗费很多时间; 关注; 关系密切; 包含; 需要; 使成为必然部分; 牵涉; 牵连; 影响; 参加,加入; involve的过去分词和过去式
Poverty贫穷; 贫困; 贫乏; 短缺; 劣质
campaign运动; 战役; 参加运动,领导运动
long-term长期的; 长远的; 长期有效的; 近期不大可能改变的; 不大可能很快解决的
passion强烈情感; 激情; 盛怒; 激愤; 强烈的爱
It had to be part of their identity.
So in 2012, we cofounded an organization that had exactly that as its goal.
ps:所以在2012年,我们共同成立了一个以这一目标为目标的组织。。
organization组织; 团体; 机构; 组织工作; 筹备工作; 安排; 配置; 分配
exactly精确地; 准确地; 确切地; 究竟,到底; 一点不错,正是如此,完全正确
goal球门; 射门; 进球得分; 目标; 目的
And和; 与; 同; 又; 而; 加; 加上; 然后; 接着
only one唯一; 只有一个; 独一无二
name for以…的名字起名
And there was only one name for it: Global Citizen.
But this is not about any one organization.
This is about citizens taking action.
And research data tells us that of the total population who even care about global issues, only 18 percent have done anything about it.
ps:研究数据告诉我们,在关心全球问题的总人口中,只有18%的人对此做过任何事情。
tells告诉; 告知; 提供; 说明; 显示; 讲述; 说; 表达; tell的第三人称单数和复数
total总的; 总计的; 全体的; 全部的; 彻底的; 完全的; 总数; 总额; 合计; 总计; 总数达; 共计; 把…加起来; 计算…的总和; 彻底毁坏
population人口,人口数量; 某领域的生物; 族群; 人口
global全球的; 全世界的; 整体的; 全面的; 总括的
issues重要议题; 争论的问题; 问题,担忧; 一期; 期号; 宣布; 公布; 发出; 发给,供给; 将…诉诸法律; issue的第三人称单数和复数
percent百分之…
have done现在完成时; 所做的每一件事; 表示做了不必做的事
anything(用于否定句、疑问句也用于if或whether之后,或紧接prevent、ban、avoid等动词,代
It's not that people don't want to act.
It's often that they don't know how to take action, or that they believe that their actions will have no effect.
So we had to somehow recruit and activate millions of citizens in dozens of countries to put pressure on their leaders to behave altruistically.
ps:因此,我们不得不设法在几十个国家招募和激活数百万公民,向他们的领导人施压,要求他们表现出利他主义。
somehow以某种方式; 由于某种未知的原因; 不知为什么; 不知怎么地
recruit吸收; 征募; 动员…; 组成,组建; 新兵; 新警员; 新成员
activate使活动; 激活; 使活化
millions of数百万
citizens公民; 居民; 市民; citizen的复数
dozens of几十;很多
countries国; 国家; 地区,区域; 全国人民; 国民; 全民; country的复数
leaders领导者; 领袖; 首领; 最佳的人; 处于领先地位的人; 首席小提琴手; leader的复数
behave表现; 表现得体; 有礼貌; 表现得…的
altruistic英 [ˌæltruˈɪstɪk] 美 [ˌæltruˈɪstɪk] adj.利他的;无私的
And as we did so, we discovered something really thrilling, that when you make global citizenship your mission, you suddenly find yourself with some extraordinary allies.
ps:当我们这样做的时候,我们发现了一些非常令人兴奋的事情,当你把全球公民权作为你的使命时,你突然发现自己和一些非凡的盟友在一起。
discovered发现; 发现,找到,发觉; 了解到; 认识到; 查明; discover的过去分词和过去式
something某事; 某物; 想来重要的事物; 大致,左右; 很,非常
really事实上,真正地,真实地; 确实,的确; 加强形容词或副词的语气
thrilling惊险的; 紧张的; 扣人心弦的; 令人兴奋不已的; 使非常兴奋; 使非常激动; thrill的现在分词
citizenship公民权利; 公民身份
mission官方使命; 使团的使命; 使团; 代表团; 执行任务的地点; 传教,布道; 布道团; 作艰苦的长途旅行
suddenly突然; 忽然; 猛地; 骤然
yourself你自己; 您自己; 你们自己; 强调说话对象做某事; 你; 您
extraordinary意想不到的; 令人惊奇的; 奇怪的; 不平常的; 不一般的; 非凡的; 卓越的; 特别的; 临时的
allies同盟国; 盟友,支持者; 协约国; 与…结盟; ally的第三人称单数和复数
See, extreme poverty isn't the only issue that's fundamentally global.
ps:你看,极端贫困并不是唯一的全球性问题。
See看见; 见到; 看出; 看得见; 看; 有视力; 观看; 主教教区; 主教权限; 牧座
extreme极度的; 极大的; 异乎寻常的; 严重的; 严厉的; 极端的; 偏激的; 过分的; 极端不同的感情; 完全相反的事物; 极端; 极度; 极限
poverty贫穷; 贫困; 贫乏; 短缺; 劣质
isn信息系统及网络公司; 战俘编号;拘留犯编号(Internment Serial Number); 以色列海军
issue重要议题; 争论的问题; 问题,担忧; 一期; 期号; 宣布; 公布; 发出; 发给,供给; 将…诉诸法律
fundamentally根本上; 完全地; 从根本上说,基本上
global全球的; 全世界的; 整体的; 全面的; 总括的
So, too, is climate change, human rights, gender equality, even conflict.
We found ourselves shoulder to shoulder with people who are passionate about targeting all these interrelated issues.
ps:我们发现自己与那些热衷于解决所有这些相互关联的问题的人肩并肩。
found创建,创办; 建立,兴建; 把…基于; 把…建立在; find的过去分词和过去式
ourselves(we的反身形式)我们自己; (用于强调或代替we或us)我们自己,亲自
shoulder to shoulder同心协力地; 并肩;肩并肩
who谁,什么人; 表示所指的人; 进一步提供有关某人的信息
passionate拥有强烈性爱的; 情意绵绵的; 怒不可遏的; 热诚的; 狂热的
targeting把…作为攻击目标; 把…作为批评的对象; 面向,把…对准; target的现在分词
these这些,他们; 这些; 一些
interrelated相互关联; interrelate的过去分词和过去式
issues重要议题; 争论的问题; 问题,担忧; 一期; 期号; 宣布; 公布; 发出; 发给,
Questions:
1.What lesson did Evans take away from holding the concert?
A single success isn't enough to bring long-term change.
2.Why have only 18 percent people who care about global issues take action?
Many people don't know how to take action.
3.what thing did he discover when he develop his organization?
he could work with people who were confronting different global challenges.
4.what does he say about poverty, climate change, human rights, gender equality, even conflict?
they are all global issues interrelated with one another
5.to be susceptible to something means
to be easily affected by it.
But how did we actually go about recruiting and engaging those global citizens?
ps:但我们究竟是如何招募和吸引这些全球公民的呢?
actually的确,真实地,事实上; 居然,竟然; 实际上
go about着手干; 做; 处理; 从事,进行; 穿…; 表现得…
recruiting吸收; 征募; 动员…; 组成,组建; recruit的现在分词
engaging有趣的; 令人愉快的; 迷人的; 吸引住; 雇用; 聘用; 与…建立密切关系; 尽力理解; engage的现在分词
those用来对已经提及的事物作补充说明; 人们;人; 那些; 用于提供更多的细节、信息
global全球的; 全世界的; 整体的; 全面的; 总括的
citizens公民; 居民; 市民; citizen的复数
Well, we used the universal language: music.
We launched the Global Citizen Festival in the heart of New York City in Central Park, and we persuaded some of the world's biggest artists to participate.
ps:我们在纽约市中心的中央公园举办了全球公民节,并说服了一些世界上最大的艺术家参加。
launched开始从事,发起,发动; 上市,发行; 使下水; launch的过去分词和过去式
Festival会演,节; 节日; 节期; 喜庆日
persuaded劝说; 说服; 使信服; 使相信; persuade的过去分词和过去式
some of中的一些; 其中一些; 其中的一些
artists艺术家; 画家; artist的复数
participate参加; 参与
We made sure that these festivals coincided with the UN General Assembly meeting, so that leaders who need to hear our voices couldn't possible ignore them.
ps:我们确保这些节日与联合国大会同时举行,这样需要听到我们声音的领导人就不可能忽视这些节日。
sure确信; 确知; 肯定; 有把握; 一定,必定,无疑; 无疑; 当然; 确实,的确; 不用客气,应该的
festivals会演,节; 节日; 节期; 喜庆日; festival的复数
coincided同时发生; 相同; 相符; 极为类似; 相接; 相交; 同位; 位置重合; 重叠; coincide的过去分词和过去式
meeting会议; 集会; 与会者; 会面; 集合; 相遇; 相逢; 遇见; 开会; 会晤; meet的现在分词
so that因此; 以便
leaders领导者; 领袖; 首领; 最佳的人; 处于领先地位的人; 首席小提琴手; leader的复数
hear听见; 听到; 听; 注意听; 倾听; 听说; 得知
voices嗓音; 说话声; 歌唱声; 有…嗓音的; 嗓音…的; 发言权; 发表意见的权利; 影响; 表示,表达,吐露; 发浊音; 发嗓音; voice的第三人称单数和复数
ignore忽视; 对…不予理会; 佯装未见; 不予理睬
But there was a twist: you couldn't buy a ticket.
ps:但有一个转折点:你买不到票。
twist使弯曲,使扭曲; 弯曲变形,扭曲变形; 扭转,转动; 转动; 旋转; 搓; 捻; 拧; 扭动; 转折,转变,突然变化; 急转弯处; 曲折处
buy买; 购买; 够支付; 买通; 收买; 贿赂; 合算的商品; 买进的东西
ticket票; 券; 车票; 戏票; 入场券; 奖券; 彩票; 标签; 售票; 给…门票; 送票; 发出交通违章通知单
You had to earn it.
You had to take action on behalf of a global cause, and only once you'd done that could you earn enough points to qualify. Activism is the currency.
ps:你必须代表一个全球性的事业采取行动,只有当你这样做了,你才能获得足够的积分,以符合资格。激进主义是货币。
take action采取措施
on behalf of代表某人,作为某人的代言人; 为了某人的利益,为了某人
only once只此一遭
done完毕; 了结; 结束; 煮熟; 熟了; 合乎礼仪; 合乎规矩; 得体; 行,好; 做,干,办; 做; 行动; 表现; 进展,进行; do的过去分词
earn挣得; 赚得; 挣钱; 生; 获; 应得; 博得; 赢得
enough足够的,充足的,充分的; 足够; 充分; 充足; 足够地; 充分地; 充足地; 相当; 尚; 十分; 很
points论点; 观点; 见解; 重点; 要点; 核心问题; 意图; 目的; 理由; 指,指向; 瞄准; 对着; 朝向; point的第三人称单数和复数
qualify取得资格; 合格; 使合格; 使具备资格; 有权,使有权
currency通货; 货币; 通用; 流行; 流传
I had no interest in citizenship purely as some sort of feel-good thing.
ps:我对公民身份毫无兴趣,纯粹是出于某种好感
no interest免付利息
citizenship公民权利; 公民身份
purely仅仅; 完全
feel-good使人愉悦的
thing东西; 物; 物件; 物品; 事物; 用品,衣服; 用具
For me, citizenship means you have to act, and that's what we required.
And amazingly, it worked.
Last year, more than 155,000 citizens in the New York area alone earned enough points to qualify.
ps:去年,仅纽约地区就有超过15.5万名市民获得了足够的积分。
more than比…更;比…更重要; 超出需要;超乎寻常
citizens公民; 居民; 市民; citizen的复数
New York纽约; 缩写词为NY
alone独自; 独力; 单独; 孤苦伶仃; 无依无靠; 孤独; 寂寞
earned挣得; 赚得; 挣钱; 生; 获; 应得; 博得; 赢得; earn的过去分词和过去式
enough足够的,充足的,充分的; 足够; 充分; 充足; 足够地; 充分地; 充足地; 相当; 尚; 十分; 很
points论点; 观点; 见解; 重点; 要点; 核心问题; 意图; 目的; 理由; 指,指向; 瞄准; 对着; 朝向; point的第三人称单数和复数
qualify取得资格; 合格; 使合格; 使具备资格; 有权,使有权
Globally, we've now signed up citizens in over 150 countries around the world.
And last year, we signed up more than 100,000 new members each and every week of the whole year.
See, we don't need to create global citizens from nothing.
We're already everywhere.
We just need to be organized and motivated to start acting.
And this is where I believe we can learn a lot from Davinia, who started taking action as a global citizen back in 2012.
Here's what she did.
It wasn't rocket science.
ps:这不是火箭科学。
rocket science高深的事;难做的事;考验智力的事
She started writing letters, emailing politicians' offices.
She volunteered her time in her local community.
That's when she got active on social media and started to collect pennies -- a lot of pennies.
Now, maybe that doesn't sound like a lot to you.
How will that achieve anything?
Well, it achieved a lot because she wasn't alone.
Her actions, alongside 142,000 other global citizens', led the US government to double their investment into Global Partnership for Education.
ps:她的行动,加上其他14.2万名全球公民,导致美国政府将对全球教育伙伴关系的投资翻了一番。
actions行动; 行为过程; 所做之事; 行为; 诉讼; 起诉; 务必做,确保处理; action的第三人称单数和复数
alongside在…旁边; 沿着…的边; 与…一起; 与…同时; 在…的侧面; 与…并排
global全球的; 全世界的; 整体的; 全面的; 总括的
citizens公民; 居民; 市民; citizen的复数
led起主导作用的; 带路; 领路; 引领; 相连,相通; 通向; 通往; lead的过去分词和过去式
government政府; 内阁; 政体; 国家体制; 统治,治理,统治方式,管理方法
double两倍的; 加倍的; 双的; 成双的; 成对的; 供两者用的; 双人的; 双重地; 两倍地; 成对地; 弓身地; 两倍; 两倍数; 两倍量; 一杯双份的烈酒; 酷似的人; 极相似的对应物; 加倍; 是…的两倍; 把…对折; 折叠; 以二垒打使上二垒; 击出二垒安打
investment投资; 投资额; 投资物; 值得买的东西; 有用的投资物
Partnership伙伴关系; 合伙人身份; 合作关系; 合作; 合伙企业
Education教育; 培养; 训练; 教育机构; 教育界人士
And here's Dr. Raj Shah, the head of USAID, making that announcement.
See, when thousands of global citizens find inspiration from each other, it's amazing to see their collective power.
ps:你看,当成千上万的全球公民从彼此身上找到灵感时,看到他们的集体力量真是太神奇了。
See看见; 见到; 看出; 看得见; 看; 有视力; 观看; 主教教区; 主教权限; 牧座
when什么时候; 何时; 什么情况下; 什么场合下; 在那时; 其时; 当时; 当场; 在…时候; 当…时; 在…期间; 在…之后; 在任何…时候
thousands of几千; 成千上万
global全球的; 全世界的; 整体的; 全面的; 总括的
citizens公民; 居民; 市民; citizen的复数
find发现,碰到; 找到; 找回; 发现,查明,找出,求得; 发现物,被发现的人
inspiration灵感; 启发灵感的人; 使人产生动机的人; 鼓舞人心的人
each other互相,彼此
amazing令人大为惊奇的; 令人惊喜的; 使惊奇; 使惊愕; 使惊诧; amaze的现在分词
Global citizens like Davinia helped persuade the World Bank to boost their investment into water and sanitation.
ps:像达维尼亚这样的全球公民帮助说服世界银行增加对水和卫生设施的投资。
Global全球的; 全世界的; 整体的; 全面的; 总括的
citizens公民; 居民; 市民; citizen的复数
helped帮助; 协助; 援助; 改善状况; 促进; 促使; 搀扶; 带领; help的过去分词和过去式
persuade劝说; 说服; 使信服; 使相信
World Bank世界银行
boost使增长; 使兴旺; 偷窃; 帮助; 激励; 增长; 提高; 功率增大
investment投资; 投资额; 投资物; 值得买的东西; 有用的投资物
water水; 大片的水; 水域; 江,河,湖,海; 给…浇水; 灌溉; 充满眼泪; 流口水
sanitation卫生设备; 卫生设施体系
Here's the Bank's president Jim Kim announcing 15 billion dollars onstage at Global Citizen, and Prime Minister Modi of India affirmed his commitment to put a toilet in every household and school across India by 2019. Global citizens encouraged by the late-night host Stephen Colbert launched a Twitter invasion on Norway.
ps:以下是世界银行行长吉姆•金(Jim Kim)在《环球公民》(Global Citizen)的舞台上宣布的150亿美元,印度总理莫迪(Modi)也重申了他在2019年前为印度每家每所家庭和学校提供厕所的承诺。受深夜主持人斯蒂芬科尔伯特(Stephen Colbert)的鼓舞,全球公民在推特上发起了对挪威的入侵。
announcing宣布,宣告; 通知; 声称; 宣称; announce的现在分词
onstage舞台上的; 表演的; 上台,上场
Prime Minister总理; 首相
affirmed肯定属实; 申明; 断言; affirm的过去分词和过去式
encouraged支持; 鼓励; 激励; 鼓动; 劝告; 怂恿; 促进; 助长; 刺激; encourage的过去分词和过去式
late-night深夜的; 午夜的; 可得到的
invasion武装入侵; 侵略; 侵犯; 涌入; 干预
Erna Solberg, the country's Prime Minister, got the message, committing to double investment into girls' education.
ps:该国总理埃尔纳索尔伯格(Erna Solberg)得到了这一信息,承诺对女童教育进行双重投资。
Global citizens together with Rotarians called on the Canadian, UK, and Australian governments to boost their investment into polio eradication. They got together and committed 665 million dollars.
ps:全球公民和扶轮社员呼吁加拿大、英国和澳大利亚政府加大对根除小儿麻痹症的投资。他们聚在一起承诺了6.65亿美元。
citizens公民; 居民; 市民; citizen的复数
together with和…一起[合起来]
Canadian加拿大的; 加拿大人
Australian澳大利亚的; 澳大利亚人
governments政府; 内阁; 政体; 国家体制; 统治,治理,统治方式,管理方法; government的复数
boost使增长; 使兴旺; 偷窃; 帮助; 激励; 增长; 提高; 功率增大
polio脊髓灰质炎; 小儿麻痹症
eradication根除,消灭
committed尽心尽力的; 坚信的; 坚定的; 做出; 犯; 自杀; 承诺,保证; commit的过去
Questions:
1.What was the purpose of holding the global citizen festival?
to encourage global citizens to unite and have their message heard.
2.To Evans, global citizenship means
taking action.
3.if there is a twist in something ,it
has an unexpected feature or change.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1.Its goal is to build a community of people with a lifelong passion for solving global issues.
2.he learned that one-off spikes are not enough to bring about global change.
3.the purpose of the festival was to encourage global citizens to unite and have their message heard.
4.We needed a sustainable movement, not one that is susceptible to the fluctuating moods of a politician or the hint of an economic downturn.
5. We made sure that these festivals coincided with the UN General Assembly meeting, so that leaders who need to hear our voices couldn't possible ignore them.