实用的趣味英语

aaron01

1，美国国家队主教练教你如何写请假条：

To whom it may concern:

敬启者：

（此句是写邮件、求职信的万能开篇，尤其是你不知道对方是男是女的时候。）

Please excuse _ from work on Thursday, June 26th.

请原谅某某某6月26日周四无法上班。

（开门见山，要请假。）

I understand that this absence may reduce the productivity of your workplace, but I can assure you that it is for an important cause. The #USMNT has a critical World Cup game vs. Germany and we will need the full support of the nation if we are to advance to the next round.

我知道某某某休假可能会降低贵司的工作效率，但我能保证ta有重要的事情。因为美国男子国家足球队在世界杯有一场关键比赛，对阵德国队，我们要晋级下一轮需要全国的全力支持。

（讲明请假理由，有理有据。）

By the way, you should act like a good leader and take the day off as well. Go USA!

顺便说一句，此时的你也应该拿出好领导的样子，一并休假（为我们加油）。美国队加油！

（如有补充，另起一段。）

Jürgen Klinsmann

Head Couch

U.S. Men's National Team

美国男子国家足球队主教练

（落款）

aaron01

2，奥巴马的一次演讲：

这是奥巴马刚就任美国总统的2009年为全美学生做的开学演讲，今天看来依然毫无违和感，且每个看过的人都说被触动了。你会是例外吗？



Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.

你们每一个人都有自己擅长的东西。你们每一个人都有可以贡献的东西。发现你擅长的和可以贡献的东西是你对自己应有的责任。这正是教育为你提供的机会。

And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.

然而这不仅仅关乎你的人生和未来。你从教育中获得的收获几乎决定着这个国家的未来。

Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.

你现在的情况并不能决定你未来的成就。没有人能决定你的命运。在我们美国，你的命运由你自己来决定。你的未来由你自己去创造。

That’s no excuse for not trying.

不要为不尝试找借口。

But the truth is, being successful is hard.

事实上，成功很难。

But Michael Jordan once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

但乔丹曾说过：“我的一生中失败了一次一次又一次，这才是我成功的原因。”

These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures define you – you have to let them teach you.

那些人获得了成功，因为他们懂得，失败不能定义你，但失败可以教育你。

No one’s born being good at things, you become good at things through hard work.

没有人生来就擅长所有事，擅长是通过努力获得的。

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.

别怕问问题。当你需要帮助的时候别怕寻求帮助。寻求帮助不是弱者的表现，反而是强者的表现，因为这说明你有勇气承认自己在某些方面的无知，且你想要学习一些新东西。

And even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you – don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

就算你在苦苦挣扎，就算你心灰意冷，就算你觉得其他人都放弃了你，你也不要放弃你自己。因为你放弃了自己，就等于放弃了你的国家。

aaron01

英国首相卡梅伦深情演讲：苏格兰请留下来！

今年9月，苏格兰将举行全民公投，决定是否从英国独立出去。为了防止这一幕的发生，英国首相卡梅伦7日在伦敦发表演讲，呼吁全英国人一起努力，让苏格兰人在9月的公投中投反对票，从而阻止苏格兰独立。

Centuries of history hang in the balance, a question mark hangs over the future of our United Kingdom. If people vote “yes” in September, then Scotland will become an independent country. There will be no going back.

As I’ve made clear, this is a decision that is squarely and solely for those in Scotland to make. I believe passionately that it is in their interests to stay in the United Kingdom. But my argument today is that while only 4 million people can vote in this referendum, all 63 million of us are profoundly affected. There are 63 million of us who can wake up on September 19 in a different country with a different future ahead of them. We would be deeply diminished without Scotland, this matters to all of our futures. And everyone in UK can have a voice in this debate.

The outcome is still up in the air, and we have just 7 months to go, 7 months to do all we can to keep our United Kingdom as one, 7 months to save the most extraordinary country in history. And we must do whatever it takes, so to everyone, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, everyone like me who cares about the United Kingdom.

I want to say this, you don’t have a vote, but you do have a voice. Those voting, they’re our friends, they’re our neighbors, they’re our family, you do have an influence. So get on the phone, get together, email, tweet, speak, let me message ring out. From Manchester to Motherwell, from Pembrokeshire to Perth, from Belfast to Bute, from us to the people of Scotland, let the message be this: we want you to stay! Think of what we’ve done together, what we can do together, what we stand for together. Team GB, the winning team in the history of the world, let us stick together, for a winning future too.

aaron01

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