PBS高端访谈:残障法案签订三十周年

JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally, during this anniversary week for the ADA, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the achievements of performers, writers, comedians², and artists with disabilities. Their work was featured in a special ceremony streamed over Facebook called ADA 30: Lead on. Here are a few moments from the evening, which had a format³ much like a variety show. And it included President Bush's speech when he signed the law. It's part of our ongoing⁴ arts and culture coverage⁵, Canvas.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：最后，在美国残障法案的周年纪念周，我们想花一点时间来强调表演者、作家、喜剧演员和残疾艺术家的成就。他们的作品在“脸书”上举行了一个名为“美国残障法案30周年：引领向前”的特别仪式。下面是今晚的一些片段，它的形式很像综艺节目。其中包括布什总统签署这项法律时的讲话。这是我们正在进行的艺术和文化报道“帆布”栏目的一部分。

GEORGE H.W. BUSH, Former President of the United States: I now lift my pen to sign this Americans with Disability Act and say, let the shameful⁶ wall of exclusion⁷ finally come tumbling down.

美国前总统乔治·H·W·布什：我现在举笔签署这项《美国残疾人法案》，并说，让这堵可耻的排斥之墙最终倒塌。

MAYSOON ZAYID, Comedian¹: There are so many other things that I want to thank the ADA for, but the most important thing, the thing I love the best about the ADA is that I got to cut the lines at Disney.

喜剧演员梅森·扎伊德：我想感谢美国残疾人协会还有很多其他的事情，但最重要的是，我最喜欢美国残障法案的地方是我在迪斯尼剪掉了台词。

HEATH MONTGOMERY: Free our people.

希斯·蒙哥马利：解放我们的人民。

DIANA ELIZABETH JORDAN, Actress: What's wrong with your little girl? is what people in the town would ask my grandmother.

女演员戴安娜·伊丽莎白·乔丹：你的小女儿怎么了？镇上的人都会问我奶奶这样的话。

ANITA HOLLANDER, Leg Amputee (singing): I have the body of a fighter who's constantly at war. I get knocked down 100 times and rise 100 more. When you are someone slightly different, people say things to beware, like, why pursue a job when they don't want to have you there? There's a little piece of wisdom passed around from friend to friend, says that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger in the end.

遭遇腿部截肢的安妮塔·霍兰德（唱歌）：我有一个经常在战争中战斗的战士的身体。我被击倒100次，然后再爬起来100次。当你和别人略有不同时，人们说话都会小心翼翼，比如他们都不想你在那里，为什么还要找份工作？朋友之间流传着一句很有智慧的话，说它不会杀死我们，最终会使我们更强大。

SELENE LUNA, Comedian: I actually just turned 45. OK, like two years ago. And I know a lady is not supposed to tell her age, but I don't care, because at least I am still at my birth weight.

赛琳娜·卢娜，喜剧演员：实际上我刚满45岁。好吧，就像两年前。我知道一个女士不应该告诉她的年龄，但我不在乎，因为至少我还处于出生体重。

ALI STROKER, Broadway Actress (singing): Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

百老汇女演员阿里·斯特洛克（唱歌）：在彩虹之上的某个地方，天空是蓝色的，你敢于梦想的梦想真的实现了。

JUDY WOODRUFF: And so much more talent where that came from.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：许多天赋异禀的人都出自那里。

1 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

2 comedians   

n.喜剧演员，丑角( comedian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The voice was rich, lordly, Harvardish, like all the boring radio comedians'imitations. 声音浑厚、威严，俨然是哈佛出身的气派，就跟无线电里所有的滑稽演员叫人已经听腻的模仿完全一样。 来自辞典例句
• He distracted them by joking and imitating movie and radio comedians. 他用开玩笑的方法或者模仿电影及广播中的滑稽演员来对付他们。 来自辞典例句

3 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6 shameful   

adj.可耻的，不道德的

参考例句：

• It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
• We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。

7 exclusion   

n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。