英国首相托尼布莱尔奥运演讲 英文版Tony Blair-olympic

Honorable judges, dear teachers and close friends. Today I’m very happy to be here to share with you some of my thoughts on the topic of the Green Olympics2008 is such a common number, but many Chinese will get excited when they mention it. How can a common number attract such a strange fascination? The answer is simple and obvious: the twenty-ninth Olympic Game will be held in Beijing in the year 2008. At that time, the whole world will focus their attentions on Beijing. As the hostess, Beijing will show her beauty to the guests from all over the world.The Beijing Olympic Games will be a Green Olympic, a high technology Olympic, and a people's Olympic. Among them, a Green Olympic is the most important concept. It will show the world the determination, the ability, and the confidence of the Chinese people and their government to successfully hold a Green OlympicBut as a middle school student, what can I do for it now? First, I should make Beijing’s environment to grow better, I can save water, electricity and paper, place garbage by classifying it, actively spread the knowledge of environmental protection. Second, I should enhance my ethic , safeguard the nation’s honor and take good care of public facilities. Third, I should work hard for my lessons, especially in English. Fourth, I should do exercises every day to improve my health. At last I will mobilize every students around me to learn civilized manners and strength the consciousness of the protecting the environment .we should do from now on for Beijing Olympic Game to be a real Green Olympics, humanities Olympics, technology OlympicsAlthough we are not the athletes, who can win glory to the country, but we can do more sports exercises to achieve for "faster ,higher, stronger" of ourselves ;Maybe we can not the spectators ,who can cheer for Olympic heroes and inspect the ambiance with excitement ,but we can do some little things around us to make our hometown more sanitary, more beautiful, and more harmonious .Maybe we can not do much thing directly to the Olympic Games ,but we can try our best to strive for the goal of the Olympic Movement .The goal of Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practice without discrimination or any kind ,in a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.尊敬的裁判，敬爱的老师，亲爱的同学们，今天我很高兴在这儿和大家一起畅谈我们的绿色奥运。

Hello and welcome to what I am sure will be the first of many direct broadcasts from the Downing Street website. I'm sitting here at my desk in Downing Street in front of my PC terminal, which I'm just getting to use after many years of not really wanting to come to terms with the new computer technology. I did a course. I'm coming to terms with it. I'm using the new PC terminal and it really brings me to reflect upon what I wanted to say to you this week, which is of course the importance of education and skills-the importance of education and skills for everyone including adults but most particularly for our children. My children, like others, are having to learn the new technology. They have to become expert at it and they are going to be leaving school and going to work in a world in which skill and talent and ability is not just their route to personal fulfilment, it is their route to prosperity. They will need those skills and talents if they have got any chance of succeeding. And the country needs them to be highly skilled as well.In Britain, we've always been excellent at educating an elite well. The top 20 per cent have always been pretty well educated. But for the majority, the standards just haven't been high enough. We've had a poverty of ambition and aspiration which has meant that large numbers of people leave school either without qualifications or without nearly the qualifications they need. Our vision for the education system is really like this. We need education throughout life. Everyone understands that.It has to begin at a young age so the first stage is nursery education for the four year olds and three year olds. And we're pretty well on the way to achieving that. The four year olds have now got the chance of decent nursery education. We've doubled the numbers of three year olds who get the chances of nursery education and will extend that further over time.Then after that, at the second stage, we need primary schools that really focus on the basics - getting literacy and numeracy right and I'll come back to that in a minute.And then the third stage is a comprehensive system. That isn't comprehensive in the sense of being so uniform that everyone gets the same type of teaching in the same way as if they were all of the same ability. But is comprehensive in the sense that everyone gets the chance of an equal opportunity dependent on their ability, to do the very best that they can.And the fourth stage is a university system where we're opening up access to more people and where we're building up really high class, high quality universities.So, going back to the primary school system, this week we had a report from OFSTED - which is the body that inspects all our schools and says how they're doing - we had a report which was good news in many ways and showed where we still have to improve.On the primary schools they've pointed out that, thanks to the reforms of the literacy and numeracy hour, then results of English and Maths for the test for 11 year olds had shot up to the best ever. And that's good news. It's a great tribute to the people and of course the teachers. And it's important in other ways too because what it meant was that we could see that the reforms introduced, which many people resisted at the time, have actually yielded good results, I think we're well on the way, with the reduction in infant class sizes and the new money that's going into primary school buildings to make our primary schools a place where kids can pretty much be guaranteed the very basics they need for later life education.What we've now got to do is turn our attention to the secondary schools. And here, in a sense, we've tolerated bad results and low expectations, particularly in some of the inner city comprehensives, for far too long. Now when I said we wanted a comprehensive system in which there was equal opportunity but where we didn't have a uniform system, what I meant by that was we need schools that all have strong headteachers, good discipline and ethos of hard work and learning, high quality motivated teachers, parents that get involved, good facilities - all these things are vital, and you can tell a good school the moment you walk through the door. Those things are, if you like, common to all good schools. But then we also need to recognise that children are of different abilities and we also need to recognise that schools can specialise in different types of subjects. So what we are now doing is, as well as trying to raise standards generally in the schools, developing specialist schools and, in fact by the year 2003, about a quarter of our secondary schools will be specialist schools. That means that they will specialise in science or languages or technology and they'll offer something particular, and a bit more in those specalties that wil attract children to the school they want to specialize in that way,but also raise the standards in the school generally.Along with all the other investment that we're putting in-with the changes in teachers' pay so that teachers can get an increase above the ordinary increase but related to standards of performance, along with the measures we're taking to train headteachers properly and to set up a new college of leadership for our schools where we're trying to develop the headteachers of the future - along with all these things, I think we will be able to build a secondary school system for the future that isn't abouteither returning to the old system where we divided kids up into successes and failures at the age of 11, but is getting away from, if you like, the 60s or 70s concept of the comprehensive school. So I think again there the OFSTED report said that we were making improvements. They said that the majority of schools were doing better than they were last year but we've got some way to go. And we've acknowledged that and I hope that the reforms that we're putting in place will help us get there. So, yes we've got a long way to go, but there's nothing more important in Britain than the sort of teenagers that emerge from our schools. And our aim has got to be that more and more of them get high quality, high class education that enables them to go into university or to develop their skills in a way that gives them the chance of fulfilling their own potential. And I think that's within our reach. We need the investment in our schools, but we need the reform and the modernisation too. So it's a long haul but this week's OFSTED report is important because it shows we can make a difference.I'm the first to say that we have to go even further. That education is my passion, the passion of this Government. We said it would be our number one priority. It is our number one priority. And I think we can say asa result of this report this week that, yes, there's much still to do buta lot has been achieved. Britain's schools are getting better step by step, and, as those reforms take root, and as people start to see the results of those reforms, then I think we can build the notion of high quality excellent education for all as the national purpose for Britain as we begin the 21st Century.。

I make no apologies for returning to the subject of drugs so soon. As I said three weeks ago, the threat drugs pose to our children is something which terrifies all parents.Some of you may have seen the TV programme on Wednesday night about the death of Leah Betts after taking ecstasy. Not long ago, I sat down - with Mo Mowlam and Keith Hellawell, whos the UKs anti-drugs co-ordinator and I listened to Leahs parents talk about their grief and their anger and most of all their crusade for the future against drugs.Their tragedy was every parents nightmare. And what was chilling as you listened to them was that you realised it could happen to anyones daughter, to anyones son.Its why Im determined that, as a country, we will do everything we can to tackle the menace of drugs. But theres no point pretending we can do it alone.Those behind this evil trade dont recognise national borders. The drugs that cause the most damage to our young people and to our society are not grown here. Theyre often not refined here. And the main supply routes, as you know, are usually controlled by criminal gangs based a long way from our shores.Hard drugs sold on the streets of London or Glasgow can be grown in Afghanistan or Columbia and make a fortune for criminals based anywhere in the world.So if we are serious about stopping the drugs trade we have to think and act internationally. Because unless we do, we will simply fail.Of course, its up to us as countries to draw up our own policies and plans to tackle drugs. And the weapons we use wont always be the same in the fight against drugs.Keith Hellawell is driving forward new policies and new approaches to tackling drugs here. Policies which are already making a difference.And I was in Scotland yesterday to look at the Drug Enforcement Agency - set up as one of the first priorities of the new Scottish Parliament.Its an exciting initiative intended to co-ordinate action against drugs north of the border and one we will be watching closely.But whether we do things slightly differently in Scotland to England, or in the UK to the rest of the Europe, or indeed in Europe to the rest of the world, the real lesson for all of us is that we can only win this war against drugs together.There is a great deal of good work already going on internationally particularly in Europe - between Governments, police forces and other anti-drug agencies such as customs.But if we needed any reminder that more must be done, we only have to look at the amount of drugs still being peddled on our streets, the number of addicts and the amount of crime fuelled by drugs.So we want to press European Union leaders to give an even higher priority to this battle.There must be rapid progress, for instance, on agreeing minimum penalties throughout the European Union for those caught trafficking in drugs like cocaine and heroin. Dealers must know they will face severe penalties wherever they are caught.I also want us to work harder in Europe to learn from each other. We all share drug problems. We must also share the successful methods we have found to counter them.And I want to see common targets so we can measure the success of our anti-drug action plans. By enabling us to compare our performance nationally, it will highlight the weaknesses so that we can put them right.But we have also got to reach out beyond the existing European Union members to countries like Poland and Hungary - helping those countries that want to join us.We are already helping them economically to prepare for European Union membership. But we must also help them in the fight against international crime and drugs. Not just for their own sakes now but for the future of an enlarged European Union.Britain will be setting a lead by expanding our own anti-drugs programmes with these countries.Increasing the assistance, for instance, we already give in training police and customs officers. Providing the extra resources they need from sniffer dogs to computer software to spot money laundering.So we are going to set a lead internationally. Keith Hellawell is doing this with INTERPOL and the United Nations. But we are also going to do more at home.In the next few days, we will be unveiling the new Criminal Justice Bill. This will give police new powers to help break the link between drugs and crime. For the first time, they will be able to test for drugs suspects they have arrested for a whole range of offences.Its a controversial move but one that I am convinced is right. Because I know you expect us to do all we can to combat the threat drugs pose to our families, our communities and our country. And that's what we will continue to do, whether at home or abroad.。

布莱尔三次蝉联首相职务的获胜英语演讲稿布莱尔三次蝉联首相职务的获胜英语演讲稿Tony Blairs speech on returning to Downing StreetIve just come from Buckingham Palace where the Queen has asked me to form a new government which I will do.Its a tremendous honour and privilege to be elected for a third term and Im acutely conscious of that honour and that privilege.When I stood here first eight years ago I was a lot younger but also a lot less experienced.Today as well as having in our minds the priorities that people want, we, I, the government, has the knowledge, as well as the determination and commitment, to deliver them.The great thing about the election is that you go out and talk to people for week upon week.And Ive listened and Ive learned, and I think Ive a very clear idea what the people now expect from the government in a third term.And I want to say to them very directly that I, we, the government, are going to focus relentlessly now on the priorities that people have set for us.What are those priorities? First they like the strong economy, but life is still a real struggle for many people and many families in this country and they know there are new issues: help for first time buyers to get their feet on the first rungs of the housing ladder; families trying to cope with balancing work and family life; many people struggling to make ends meet; many families on low incomes who desperately need help and support to increase their living standards; businesses who whilst they like theeconomic stability, want us also to focus on stimulating enterprise on investing in science and skills and technology for the future.Its very clear what people want us to do and we will do it.Second in relation to the public services, health and education, again people like the investment that has gone into public services, they welcome it. I have found absolutely no support for any suggestion we cut back that investment.The people want that money to work better for them, they want higher standards, both of care and of education for the investment we are putting in.And so we will focus on delivering not just the investment but the reform and change of those public services and I will do so with passion, because I want to keep universal public services that know that the only way of keeping the consent for them is by making the changes necessary for the twenty-first century.。

珍惜现在，把握未来—托尼·布莱尔耶鲁演讲It is an honor to be here and say to the Yale College Class of 2008: you did it; you came through; from all of us to you: congratulations.The issues you must wrestle with-the threat of climate change, food scarcity, and population growth, worldwide terror based on religion, the interdependence of world economy-my student generation would barely recognize. But the difference today is they are essentially global in nature.Your understand this. Yale has become a melting pot of culture, language and civilization. You are the global generation. So be global citizens.Each new generation finds the world they enter. But they fasion the world they leave. So: what do you inherit and what do you pass on?The history of humankind is marked by great events but written by great people.People like you.Given Yale’s record of achievement, perhaps by you.So to you as individuals, what wisdom, if any, have I learnt?First, in fact, keep learning. Always to be alive to the possibilities of the next experience, of thinking, doing and being.When Buddha was asked, near the end of his life, to describe his secret, he answered bluntly: “I’m awake”.So be awake.Understand conventional wisdom, but be prepared to change it.Feel as well as analyze; use you instinct alongside your reason. Calculate too much and you will miscalculate.Be prepared to fail as well as to succeed, realist it is failure not success that defines character.I spent years trying to be a politician failing at every attempt and nearly gave up. I know you’re thinking: I should have.Sir Paul McCartney reminded me that the first record company the Beatles approached rejected them as a band no-one would want to listen to.Be good to people on your way up because you never know if you will meet them again on your way down.Judge someone by how they treat those below them not those above them.Be a firm friend not a fair-weather friend. It is your friendships, including those friends you made here at Yale, at this time, that sustain and enrich the human spirit.A good test of a person is who turns up at their funeral and with what sincerity. Try not to sit the test too early, of course.Recently, I attended a funeral and the speaker said he would like to begin by reading a list of all those whose funerals he would rather have been attending, but the list was too long. It was a sweet compliment to our friend.Alternatively there was Spike Milligan, the quintessential English comic who when he was asked what he would like as the epitaph on his tombstone replied : “They should write: I told you l was ill.”There was a colleague of mine in the British Parliament who once asked another:” why do people take such an instant dislike to me?” and got the reply:” Because it saves time.”So, when others think of you, let them think not with their lips but their hearts of a good friend and a gracious acquaintance.Above all, however, have a purpose in life. Life is not about living but about striving. When you get up, get up motivated. Live with a perpetual sense of urgency. And make at least part of that purpose about something bigger than you.There are great careers. There are also great causes.Ht least let some of them into your Lives. Giving hefts the heart in a way that getting ne ver can. Maybe it really was Oscar Wilde who said: “No one ever died, saying if only l had one more day at the office.”One small but shocking sentence: each year three million children die in Africa from preventable disease or conflict.The key word? Preventable.When all is said and done, there is usually more said than done.Be a doer not a commentator. Seek responsibility rather than shirk it. People often ask me about leadership, l say: leadership is about wanting the responsibility to be on your shoulders, not ignoring its weight but knowing someone has to carry it and, reaching out for that person to be you. Leaders are heat-seekers notheat-deflectors.And luck?You have all the luck you need. You are here, at Yale, and what-apart from the hats-could be better?You have something else: your parents.When you are your age, you can never imagine being our age. But believe me, when you’re our age we remember clearly being your age. That’s why I am so careful about young men and my daughter, “Don’t tell me what you’re thinking. I know what you’re thinking.”But as a parent let me tell you something about parents. Despite all rational impulses, despite all evidence to the contrary, despite what we think you do to us and what you think we do to you-and yes, it is often hell on both sides-the plain, unvarnished truth is we love you. Simply, profoundly, utterly.I remember, back in the mists of time, my Dad greeting me off the train at Durham railway station. I was a student at Oxford. Oxford and Cambridge are for Britain kind of like Yale and Harvard, only more so. It was a big deal. I had been away for my first year and was coming home.I stepped off the train. My hair was roughly the length of Rumpelstiltskin’s and unwashed. I had no shoes and no shirt. My jeans were torn-and this was in the days before this became a fashion item. Worst of all, we had just moved house. Mum had thrown out the sitting room drapes. I had retrieved them and made a sleeveless long coat with them.My Dad greeted me. There were all his friends at the station. Beside me, their kids looked paragons of responsibility.He saw the drapes, and visibly winced. They did kind of stand out. I took pity on him.“Dad”, I said. “There is good news. I don’t do drugs.”He looked me in the eye and said: “Son, the bad news is if you’re looking like this and you’re not doing drugs we’ve got a real problem.”Your parents look at you today with love. They know how hard it is to make the grade and they respect you for making it.And tomorrow as I know, as a parent of one of this class, as you receive your graduation, their hearts will beat with the nature rhythm of pride. Pride in what you have achieved. Pride in who you are.They will be nervous for you, as you stand on the threshold of a new adventure for they know the many obstacles that lie ahead.But they will be confident that you can surmount them, for they know also the strength of character and of spirit that has taken you thus far.To my fellow parents: I say, let us rejoice and be glad together.To the Yale College Class of 2008, I say: well done; and may blessings and good fortune be yours in the years to come.演讲稿中文：珍惜现在，把握未来——前英国首相安东尼·布莱尔2008年在耶鲁大学毕业典礼上的演讲能够站在这里在耶鲁大学2008届毕业典礼发表演讲我深感荣幸。

奥运会知识演讲稿英语The Olympic Games, as we all know, is the largest and most prestigious international sporting event in the world. It brings together athletes from all corners of the globe to compete in a wide variety of sports, showcasing the pinnacle of human physical and mental abilities. Today, I would like to share with you some interesting and important knowledge about the Olympic Games.First and foremost, the modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the4th century AD. The modern Olympic Games were revived in 1896 by Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator, and have been held every four years since then, with the exception of 1916, 1940, and 1944, when they were canceled due to World Wars.The Olympic Games have a rich history and have seen many memorable moments, such as Jesse Owens' four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, and Usain Bolt's record-breaking sprints at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. These moments have not only inspired countless individuals, but have also brought people from different countries and cultures together in the spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie.In addition to its historical significance, the Olympic Games also have a profound impact on the host city and country. Hosting the Olympics can bring about economic development, infrastructure improvements, and increased tourism. However, it also comes with its challenges, such as the high cost of hosting the games and the displacement of local residents. Therefore, it is important for host cities and countries to carefully consider the long-term effects of hosting the Olympics.Furthermore, the Olympic Games have evolved over time to become more inclusive and diverse. The International Olympic Committee has made efforts to promote gender equality and to include more sports and athletes from different backgrounds. For example, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics featured new sports such as skateboarding, surfing, and sport climbing, as well as the participation of transgender and non-binary athletes.In conclusion, the Olympic Games are not just about sports, but also about history, culture, and global unity. They serve as a platform for athletes to showcase their talents, for countries to come together in friendly competition, and for the world to celebrate the values of excellence, friendship, and respect. As we look forward to the upcoming Olympic Games, let us remember the rich history and the enduring spirit of the Olympics, and let us continue to support and celebrate this extraordinary event. Thank you.。

标题英国首相布莱尔的演讲(1)Being Prime Minister is a difficult job but nothing's more difficult than being a parent.And there are fewer bigger worries when you are a parent than drugs. No matter how hard you try to bring your children up well, no matter how sensible and decent they are, we all of us worry.What if they fall in with wrong crowd? What if my kids get offered ecstasy at a party or a club? What if someone even offers them drugs at school?Heroin. Ecstasy. Crack. Cocaine.Lethal drugs with lethal consequences. Hard drugs that lead to addiction. Often after starting from so called softer drugs. These drugs ruin lives. They replace hope with despair, they tear families apart. They shatter communities.And they fuel, of course, we all know that, so much of our crime. It is estimated that at least half of all the property crime in this countryis linked in some way to drugs.And it isn't just inner-city housing estates which are prey to drugs.There's not a community, from here in the centre of London to the most remote parts of our countryside, which is free from it. Not a parent - rich or poor - that doesn't worry. Not a family that is immune to the threat.So not just as a Prime Minister, as a parent too, we want to support hard working families and make sure that we engage in a real battle to combat the scourge of drugs in our society.We all know there's no single, simple solution. What's needed is a raft of co-ordinated measures to tackle this modern menace.Choking off the supply of drugs. Catching and punishing drug dealers. Breaking the link between drugs and crime. Treating properly those hooked on drugs. Educating our children about the dangers.Giving families every possible support.New laws are the crucial first step.We're taking new powers to test criminals for drugs.Mandatory testing of all prisoners.New powers to ensure convicted drug offenders are referred for treatment.New seven year minimum sentences for drug dealers.But we have to do more. Because no matter how effectively the police, or courts or customs operate, they can't win this war on their own. We've all got to play our part.That's what's behind the successful Metropolitan Police Rat on a Rat phone-line here in London and the other Crime Stoppers campaigns that are engaging members of the public in this battle too.Just to give you a couple of examples, in one case a grandmother got suspicious about the people next door. From her call to the confidential number, the police were able to bust a。

英国首相布莱尔演讲（7）I want to talk today about a subject on which I've probably spent almost as much time as anything else since I became Prime Minister - the efforts to find a fair and lasting peace for Northern Ireland.I am also delighted that the Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who is sitting with me here in Downing Street, has agreed to join me on this week's webcast.It is, I suppose, a practical recognition of how closely our two Governments have worked together ever since the peace process started.Certainly I've worked more closely with the Taoiseach and spent far more time with him thanI have with any other Prime Minister as we try to play our part in delivering a peaceful andprosperous future for all the people of Northern Ireland.Of course, we are not there yet. But, on the second anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, it's important to remember the real progress that has been made.It's progress which has made a real and practical difference in many different ways already to the lives of the people of Northern Ireland.Yes, there are still unacceptable acts ofviolence but the overall level of violence is as low as many people can remember.For the first time in 30 years, there are no regular soldiers stationed on the streets of BelfastThe city, largely freed of the threat of violence and terrorism, is as vibrant as any in Europe.There's a real sense of optimism about Northern Ireland's economic prospects.And there's been progress, too, on human rights and tackling inequality and discrimination.Not for the first time, of course, in this process we have real problems to overcome. But weshould not forget what the progress made means to the people of Northern Ireland.And it's why, when people say that the Good Friday Agreement is over, they have got it badly wrong.For it's only through the full implementation of the Agreement that we can deliver the peace that people want.No-one from the very beginning of this process has put forward a realistic alternative. Theagreement remains the only show in town.And there's something else that strikes you when you spend time speaking to people in Northern Ireland as I did earlier this week.An antidote, in a way, to the widespread cynicism about politics in so many parts of the world.Across Northern Ireland and in both communities, there was a real welcome for the Executive and the Assembly, a real joy, a real sense of achievement and ownership.It was not just pride or the fact that people in Northern Ireland have more control over their own lives.They saw it as a symbol of the better future they want for themselves and their families.It was, I can assure you, with the greatest reluctance that we took the decision to suspend the Assembly and the Executive.But I can also promise you that we want to restore these institutions and implement the restof the Good Friday Agreement as quickly as possible. And I believe it can be done.It won't be easy. It will need patience and courage.The central questions - on government, on decommissioning - are clear. We are working flatout to find the answers.And I believe there remains a real commitment to find a solution becausewe've come too far to fail.After my discussions in Northern Ireland earlier this week, I believe the lasting peace which is the overwhelming desire of the people of Northern Ireland remains within our grasp.I can promise that we will keep working to ensure this opportunity for peace and prosperity - the best for a generation - is not wasted.It is now my pleasure to ask the Taoiseach, the Irish Prime Minister to address you.TaoiseachThank you very much Prime Minister.It's my pleasure and honour to join with you in this week's Webcast and to say a few words on this the second anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement - the most important Agreement that has happened and a historic achievement in relations between Britain and Ireland since the Treaty 80 years ago.I believe that we, during that week of two years ago, got the balance right and the institutions were working extremely well, responding to the real needs of real people. All sides were beginning to reach out to each other.Tragically therefore the institutions are in suspension. Above all else, the Prime Ministerand myself and all of the Parties are determined to put them back in place at the earliest possible date. It's our highest priority to do that. We believe that the institutions areworking for Loyalists and Republicans, for Unionists and Nationalists and can make NorthernIreland prosperous.The economic prosperity in the North is beginning to grow. Peace is at its strongest ever.Violence thankfully has practically stopped in all its respects. And if we can continue to renew our collective commitment to the Good Friday Agreement we can restore the institutions and bring forward the implementation of all the Agreements and all its aspects.I agree fully with the Prime Minister that on issues of human rights, on equality, of theimplementation of many parts of the Agreement, that it's worked extraordinarily well.We are seeing peaceful cooperation between communities. We are seeing greater cooperationNorth and South and in the period that the north south bodies were operating, we saw the prosperity of the islands moving forward.And what is true of our excellent economic relations holds good for cooperation in sportsand politics, in culture and social life.I am proud of the quality of the relationships between Ireland and Britain that's been builtup by Tony Blair and I over the last two years. And I wanted to publicly acknowledge the role which everybody plays to do that and particularly what the British Government have done.I believe that strong Anglo-Irish relations are a great source to our country and I am determined to make them stronger in every way moving forward. The relations between Ireland and Britain on the economic front have never been better. And the level of economic inter-dependence between us has never been greater.And for all of these reasons, and the fact that our people are now again travelling across the sea - an enormous part of tourism and an enormous part of investment, last year 3.4 million people visited Ireland from Britain, this new relationship which we have built up together can be completed and we can see the Good Friday Agreement in all its respects in an inclusive way with all of the parties working together successfully implemented.I look forward on the other side of the Easter break to continuing this work with the British Prime Minister and thank him for the enormous amount of involvement and commitmentand dedication he's given to it over the last three years.。

英国首相布莱尔在美国国会演讲全文(2003年7月17日)议长先生、副总统先生、尊敬的国会议员先生们，我为所受到的热情慷慨的欢迎深深感动。

坦诚而言，我受之有愧，而且有违常规。

首先,我要最诚挚地感谢你们投票授予我国会金质奖章。

但是你们像我一样，知道谁是真正的英雄:那些英勇服役的男女们，你们的和我们的。

他们在这次战争中奋斗并仍然处在危险境地。

我们给予他们的献词应当以此方式来概括: 向他们和他们的家人证实,他们的奋斗和牺牲不是无谓的。

他们的牺牲使后代可以生活在伟大的和平、繁荣和希望之中。

（掌声）让我也表达对布什总统的感激之情。

经过自911灾难时刻以来的我们世界的改变,我们成为盟邦和朋友。

谢谢您的带领,总统先生。

（热烈掌声）议长先生，先生们，我为获此奖而受宠若惊的心情稍有淡化，唯一原因，是被告知第一个国会金质奖章授予了乔治. 华盛顿。

如国会所言，表彰他的“机智英勇的运作”，从而把英国人赶出了波士顿(笑声、掌声)。

在我们到这里来的时候,议员富瑞斯特（FRIST）亲切地向我展示1814年战争的交火之地，英国人在那里火烧国会图书馆。

我知道道歉有点晚了，但仍要说：对不起。

(笑声,掌声，笑声)事实上，你们知道，我的二儿子曾经学习18世纪历史和美国独立战争史,他对我说，“你知道，诺斯勋爵（Lord North, 十八世纪下半叶中期英国首相，美国独立战争的对手。

由于美国独立而下台----译者注），爸爸，他就是那个让我们丢了美国的英国首相。

所以想想吧，无论你将犯多少错误，都不会比那个错误更糟糕。

”(笑声)恐怖主义威胁世界自由国会议员们，我对关于今日世界的使命有相当的紧迫感。

9月11日不是一个孤立的事件，而是一个悲剧的序言。

在伊拉克的另一行动和许多未来的争斗将在悲剧结束之前, 呈现在这个舞台上。

历史从来没有像今天这样，美国的力量如此必要却如此被误解。

或者说, 在普通常识之外，历史的研究没有象今天这样为当前提供如此少的指引。

英国前首相布莱尔访问北京大学并发表主题演讲《英国前首相布莱尔访问北京大学并发表主题演讲》新闻由中国教育新闻网12月16日报道，转载。

本网讯(店铺 wwww.)英国前首相、布莱尔信仰基金会创始人托尼?布莱尔日前访问北京大学，并发表主题演讲。

布莱尔以一句中文“你好”开场，半开玩笑地谈起了今年夏天在英国举办的奥运会：“你们2008年举办的太好，以至于我们必须举办一场更出色的奥运才行。

”布莱尔在演讲中表示，当今世界各国关系越来越紧密，科技的进步及社会化媒体的发展也在加速全球化进程。

在此背景下，移民问题越来越凸显，各国要创造一个适宜差异共存的和谐社会。

“全球化的推进者是人，是与科技联系越来越紧密的人们。

”布莱尔说，在公共媒体迅速发展，人口资本技术自由流动的今天，世界各国联系日益紧密，我们面临着一场由全球化带来的革命。

如何更好地应对全球化的挑战，需要我们建立共同的价值观，在存在个体差异的情况下寻求共同认知。

他结合的成长经历，感慨于自己这一代与下一代之间成长背景上的巨大差异。

布莱尔认为，这种差异来自于公共媒体的发展，更来自于全球化的快速推进。

他强调，在全球化的大背景下，不同宗教信仰、民族、文化背景的人民需要在尊重各方多样性的基础上建立合作，实现互动。

布莱尔强调，每一个人都是全球化的推动者，全球化在改变世界的同时也创建了交流、合作、学习、相处的平台。

学生是世界的未来，是未来世界的决策者，学生的思想发展及世界观将成为影响世界和平、和谐的重要因素。

因此，北京大学与布莱尔信仰基金会的合作，将成为中国与世界进行文明沟通的重要平台。

布莱尔说，北大学子将来也会像他一样，成为领导者，成为这个社会中的中坚力量。

他希望北大学子能够承担起国际社会寄予他们的厚望，努力成长为优秀的领导者。

随后，布莱尔就移民问题、全球化问题等回答了北大学生的提问，现场气氛活跃，学生反应热烈。

演讲前，布莱尔与北大“全球化时代的宗教关系”课程学生代表座谈，就信仰、哲学等相关问题进行了深入交流。