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1.媒體來源:
http://ppt.cc/dArq
http://allafrica.com/stories/201410171772.html

由於伊波拉問題延燒全世界，今天看到這篇賴比瑞亞總統的錄音檔，
為了方便大家閱讀，找到ＢＢＣ賴比瑞亞總統錄音稿，並且自己翻譯成中文
因為第一次做這樣的翻譯，措辭可能有任何問題，歡迎大家修正！
也歡迎轉貼我寫的這篇，希望大家更關心伊波拉疫情！
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    Dear World
    In just over six months, Ebola has managed to bring my country to
    a standstill. We have lost over 2,000 Liberians. Some are children
    struck down in the prime of their youth. Some were fathers,
    mothers, brothers or best friends. Many were brave health workers
    that risked their lives to save others, or simply offer victims
    comfort in their final moments.
    給世界的一封信,

    員。或在受難者的最後時刻給予撫慰


    There is no coincidence Ebola has taken hold in three fragile
    states – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea - all battling to
    overcome the effects of interconnected wars. In Liberia, our civil
    war ended only eleven years ago. It destroyed our public
    infrastructure, crushed our economy and led to an exodus of
    educated professionals. A country that had some 3,000 qualified
    doctors at the start of the war was dependent by its end on barely
    three dozen. In the last few years, Liberia was bouncing back. We
    realized there was a long way to go, but the future was looking
    bright.
    伊波拉肆虐的三個脆弱的國家---賴比瑞亞、獅子山國、幾內亞並不巧合。
    這三國戰火彼此波及，仍然在克服戰爭後的遺毒
    在賴比瑞亞，內戰在11年前結束戰爭，破壞了我們的公共設施，摧毀了我們
    的經濟以及教育人才流失。3000名合格醫師在戰爭開始前到結束僅剩下36
    位。近幾年來，我國狀態逐漸復甦。我們知道，即使有一條長路要走，不過
    未來是樂觀正面的。


    Now Ebola threatens to erase that hard work. Our economy was set
    to be larger and stronger this year, offering more jobs to
    Liberians and raising living standards. Ebola is not just a health
    crisis – across West Africa, a generation of young people risk
    being lost to an economic catastrophe as harvests are missed,
    markets are shut and borders are closed.
    在伊波拉威脅下，這些眾多努力即將消失。我國經濟在今年有擴大成長之
    勢，提供賴比瑞亞人更多的工作及提升水準。伊波拉不只是衛生健
    康危機---全西非，年輕人被迫失去經濟復蘇的豐收，將面臨的是市場關
    門，疆域封鎖。


    The virus has been able to spread so rapidly because of the
    insufficient strength of the emergency, medical and military
    services that remain under-resourced and without the preparedness
    to confront such a challenge. This would have been the case
    whether the confrontation was with Ebola, another infectious
    disease, or a natural disaster.



    But one thing is clear. This is a fight in which the whole world
    has a stake. This disease respects no borders. The damage it is
    causing in West Africa, whether in public health, the economy or
    within communities – is already reverberating throughout the
    region and across the world.


    The international reaction to this crisis was initially
    inconsistent and lacking in clear direction or urgency. Now
    finally, the world has woken up. The community of nations has
    realized they cannot simply pull up the drawbridge and wish this
    situation away.



    This fight requires a commitment from every nation that has the
    capacity to help – whether that is with emergency funds, medical
    supplies or clinical expertise.
    I have every faith in our resilience as Liberians, and our
    capacity as global citizens, to face down this disease, beat it
    and rebuild. History has shown that when a people are at their
    darkest hour, humanity has an enviable ability to act with
    bravery, compassion and selflessness for the benefit of those most
    in need.


    From governments to international organizations, financial
    institutions to NGOs, politicians to ordinary people on the street
    in any corner of the world, we all have a stake in the battle
    against Ebola. It is the duty of all of us, as global citizens, to
    send a message that we will not leave millions of West Africans to
    fend for themselves against an enemy that they do not know, and
    against whom they have little defense.

    任。傳遞底下消息：「我們不會丟下數以百萬計手無寸鐵的西非人民讓他們

    自己想辦法抵抗未知的敵人。」


    The time for talking or theorizing is over. Only concerted action
    will save my country, and our neighbors, from experiencing another
    national tragedy. The words of Henrik Ibsen have never been truer:
    “A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a
    single deed.”
    沒時間紙上談兵，只有一致的行動才能夠拯救我們的國家以及鄰國，避免另
    一場民族悲劇


    The words of Henrik Ibsen（挪威劇作家） have never been truer: “A
    thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single
    deed.”
    Henrik lbsen 說過再真切不過的話：「千言萬語抵不上一個實際作為」

    Yours sincerely,

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf（賴比瑞亞總統）
    (2014/10/17 http://allafrica.com/stories/201410171772.html 網頁上
    的日期)


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