这篇演讲稿跟奥巴马的美式演讲相比，充满了英伦英语的严谨和优雅。是一篇很好的英语学习文章。

Centuries of history hang in the balance（悬挂在天平上，我想到了一些中文中对应的词语，都可以诠释这个英文词组，“风雨飘摇”，“摇摇欲坠”）, a question mark hangs over（一个问号悬挂在…之上，相当于 “we have noidea about”） 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（没有回头之路）. 拥有数百年历史的国家处于关键时刻，一个巨大的问号横在英国的未来。如果人民在九月的投票中选择yes，那么苏格兰讲成为独立的国家，这没有回头路。

As I’ve made clear（正像我之前清楚地表述过）, this is a decision that is squarely and solely（这两个词的表面意思是“直接地、仅仅地”，从来表现出这次投票是完完全全苏格兰人自己的决定，外界力量无法去干涉） 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（公投，真正由国家公民一票一票选出来）, all 63 million of us are profoundly（深刻地） affected. There are 63 million of us who can wake up on September19 in a different country with a different future ahead of them. We would be deeply diminished（减少、削弱）without Scotland, this matters（动词，很重要） to all of our futures.

And everyone in UK can have a voice（发出声音，表达意见）in this debate.

正如我所说过的，这次的投票将是苏格兰人自己的决定，我热情地相信：他们想要留在英国。今天我所要说的是，只有400万人（苏格兰人）可以投票，但却有6300万人将受深刻影响。我们有6300万人，你或许会在9月19日起床，发现自己在另一个国家，面临不同的未来。如果没有苏格兰，我们会被大幅削弱；这对我们所有人的未来都很重要，每个英国人都可以参与争论。

The outcome is still up in the air（成语，悬而未决）,and we have just 7 months to go, 7 months to do all we can to keep our United Kingdom as one（keep…as one，保持团结一致）, 7 months to save the most extraordinary（神奇的、非凡的）country in history. And we must do whatever it takes（竭尽所能）, so to everyone, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, everyonelike me who cares about（关心） the United Kingdom.

结局还是未知，而我们只有七个月的时间，这7个月我们要竭尽全力，保住我们的国家不分裂。7个月的时间拯救历史上最非凡的国家。我们需要想尽办法，每个人：英格兰、威尔士、北爱尔兰的每个人。每个像我一样热爱祖国的人。

I want to say this, you don’t have a vote, but you do have a voice（跟前面的vote有押头韵，这句话很有音韵美，大家自己感受）. 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 message ring out（发送出）. From Manchester to Motherwell, from Pembrokeshire to Perth, from Belfast to Bute, from us to the people ofScotland, 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（排比句很有气势）. Team GB（在奥运会赛场上，英国奥运代表队喜欢自称“Team GB”，即“大不列颠队”，GB是Great Britain的简写。）, the winning team in the history of the world, let us stick together（团结一致）, for a winning（在此是一个形容词，表示“获胜的”） future too.

我想说，或许你没有选票（非苏格兰人），但你有声音，能够投票的人是我们的朋友，我们的邻居，我们的家人，你能够影响他们。所以拿起电话、电子邮件、推特、通话。让我们的信息传达出去：从曼彻斯特（英格兰）到马瑟韦尔，从彭布洛克郡（威尔士）到帕斯，从贝尔法斯特（北爱尔兰）到比特岛，从我们到苏格兰人。让我们告诉他们：我们想要你们留下来，想想我们经历的过去，我们能拥有的未来和我们对彼此的坚守。英国队—世界历史上的优胜团队，让我们携起手，走向胜利的未来。

 

第二篇：20xx卡梅隆就职中英文演讲稿

英国保守党领袖卡梅伦12日晨就任首相，并发表就职演讲。卡梅伦称，他计划组建一个由保守党和自由民主党组成的联合政府。以下为卡梅伦演讲全文(中英文对照)：

HER MAJESTY the queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted。 女王陛下已经授权予我组建新政府，我已接受了这一任命。

Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed. Compared with a decade ago, this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad, and that is something we should all be grateful for。 在谈论新政府之前，请允许我谈一谈最近刚刚发生过的一件事情。与十年前相比，这个国家对内更加开放，对外更加富有同情心，我们都应该为此感到高兴。

On behalf of the whole country I’d like to pay tribute to the outgoing prime minister, for his long record of dedicated public service。

我谨代表这个国家，对长期致力于公共服务的前任首相深表赞扬。

In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where no party has an overall majority and we have some deep and pressing problems – a huge deficit, deep social problems and a political system in need of reform。

就未来而言，我们的议会无任何党派占明显多数，我们面临着一些深刻而紧迫的问题庞大的赤字、深刻的社会问题以及需要改革政治制度。

For those reasons, I aim to form a proper and full coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. I believe that is the right way to provide this country with the strong, the stable, the good and decent government that I think we need so badly。

基于这些原因，我计划在保守党和自由民主党间组建适当并充分的联盟。我想，这是为国家提供一个我认为我们非常需要的强大、稳定、完善、体面的政府的正确途径。 Nick Clegg and I are both political leaders who want to put aside party

differences and work hard for the common good and for the national interest. I believe that is the best way to get the strong government that we need, decisive government that we need today。

尼克·克莱格(Nick Clegg)和我都是希望撇开党派差异、为公益事业、为国家利益而努力的领导人。我认为，这是打造我们所需要的强大政府的最佳途径，是打造今天我们需要的果断的政府的最佳途径。

I came into politics because I love this country, I think its best days still lie ahead and I believe deeply in public service. And I think the service our country needs right now is to face up to our really big challenges, to confront our problems, to take difficult decisions, to lead people through those difficult decisions, so that together we can reach better times ahead。

我之所以从政，是因为我热爱这个国家，我相信最好的日子还在前面，我深信公共服务。我认为，服务国家最重要的是直面我们真正的大挑战，直面我们的问题，做出艰难的决定，并领导人民克服这些困难，这样我们就能够一起迈向更美好的明天。

One of the tasks that we clearly have is to rebuild trust in our political system. Yes, that’s about cleaning up expenses; yes, that’s about reforming parliament; and yes, it’s about making sure people are in control and that the politicians are always their servants and never their masters。

很明显，我们的任务之一就是重建对政治体系的信任。是的，这就要求我们清理开支、改革议会、保证对人民的管理并确保政治家始终是人们的公仆，而非主人。

But I believe it’s also something else. It’s about being honest about what government can achieve. Real change is not what government can do on its own. Real change is when everyone pulls together, comes together, works together, when we all exercise our responsibilities to ourselves, to our families, to our communities and to others。

但是我相信还有其他方面。这关乎于要诚实地表现政府可能达到的业绩。真正的变革不是仅靠政府之力就能完成的。真正的变革需要所有人齐心协力、众志成城，需要我们每个人完成自己的责任，为自己，为家庭，为社会，也为其他人。

And I want to help build a more responsible society here in Britain, one where we don’t just ask ‘what are my entitlements?’ but ‘what are my

responsibilities?’. One where we don’t just ask ‘what am I just owed?’ but more ‘what can I give?’. And a guide for that society, that those who can, should, and those who can’t, we will always help。

我希望帮助不列颠建立一个更加有责任感的社会。在这样一个社会，我们不会只问“我们的权利是什么”，而是要问“我们的责任是什么”；在这样一个社会，我们不会只问“我应该感激谁”，而是问“我能够给与什么”。为了实现这样的社会，不管是对那些能够做到、愿意做到还是不能做到的人，我们都应该始终给与帮助。

I want to make sure that my government always looks after the elderly, the frail, the poorest in our country. We must take everyone through with us on some of the difficult decisions that we have ahead。

我希望你们知道，我的政府一直在照顾我们国家的老者、弱者和贫困者。我们必须让大家和我们一起面对一些我们之前曾面对过的困难决定。

Above all, it will be a government that will be built on some clear values – values of freedom, values of fairness, and values of responsibility。

总而言之，这将是一个建立在有着清晰价值观上的政府——这个价值观就是自由、公平和责任。

I want us to build an economy that rewards work, I want us to build a society with stronger families and stronger communities, and I want a political system that people can trust and look up to once again。

我希望我们能够打造这样一个让工作有所回报的经济体制，我希望我们能够建设一个拥有更坚固家庭、更完善社区的社会，我希望带来一个人民能够信任并且再次令人民尊敬的政治体系。

This is going to be hard and difficult work. A coalition will throw up all sorts of challenges. But I believe together we can provide that strong and stable government that our country needs, based on those values – rebuilding family, rebuilding community, above all rebuilding responsibility in our country。

这需要艰苦卓绝的工作。联合政府将面对各种各样的挑战。但是我坚信，基于这样的价值观——重建家庭、重建社区、重建我们国家的责任感，我们能够提供我们国家所需要的坚强而稳定的政府。

Those are the things that I care about, those are the things that this government will now start work on doing。

这些是我关心的事情，也是这个政府即刻开始致力于处理的事情。

Thank you very much。 谢谢。