威廉王子在澳大利亚堪培拉国会大厦英语演讲稿（共6页）3400字.docx

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威廉王子在澳大利亚堪培拉国会大厦英语演讲稿

　　PrimeMinister,MrPresident,MadamSpeaker,ChiefJustice,LeaderoftheOpposition,MinistersandMembersofParliament,membersoftheDiplomaticCorps,distinguishedguests,ladiesandgentlemen–thankyouforyourtrulywarmwelcome.

　　WhenCatherineandIarrivedinSydneylastweek,Isaidhowmuchwehadbeenlookingforwardtothisvisit.Drawingonmyownexperience,ItoldCatherinethatitwouldbewonderful,andsoithasbeen.Anticipationhasbecomedeepadmiration.

　　ThereissomuchtoadmireaboutAustralia.CatherineandIacknowledgethetimelessvaluesoftheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoples.Theyhavebeenthecustodiansofthisancientandmajesticcontinentforthousandsofyears.TheTraditionalOwners’stories,andthemagnificentandmovingrockartatUluru,whichwesawforourselves,areapricelessinheritance.Theytellusnotjustaboutthepastbutprovideapreciousvisionforthefuture.

　　CatherineandIhadtheprivilegeearlierthisweekofvisitingSydney’sTarongaZoo,whichiscommitted–throughconservation–tojustsuchcustodianship.AndIknow,too,howimportantAustraliansupporthasbeenfortheglobalconsortium,UnitedforWildlife,whichisfightingthescourgeoftheillegaltradeinwildlife,andpoaching,somethingveryclosetomyheart.

　　Australiahasaqualityoflifeandalevelofexcellencethatmakesitamagnet:

anenormouslyattractiveplacetolive,trade,invest,andindeedjustvisit.Theartsandsciencesflourish;Australiansportingsuccessislegendary;agriculture–fromthetraditionaltothetechnologicallymostadvanced–ishugelysuccessful.Thisisacountrythatisinthefrontrankinternationally.

　　Wehavebothseenallthisforourselves.Australiamaybeknownas“theLuckyCountry”,butoftentheharderyouwork,theluckieryouget.Australiansmaketheirownluck.ThedistinctAussieformulathathasfashionedsuchadynamicsocietyisthesourceofadmirationandenvyaroundtheworld.

　　WhatAustraliahasachievedgoesmuchwiderthanAustraliaitself.ThelastthirtyyearshaveseentheriseoftheAsia-Pacificregion.Inashorttime,ithasbecomeaneconomicpowerhousewithhugeconsequencesforthewholeworldorder.TheAsia-Pacificregionisnowakeyactor–sometimesthekeyactor–inconfrontingmanyoftheglobalchallengesofthetwentyfirstcentury.Itisenormouslyimportant–andreassuring–thatAustraliaisattheheartnotjustofitsownsuccessbutofthewiderregionalstory,too.Australiaisachampionofjusticeandeconomicandpoliticalfreedoms.AustraliaplaysaninvaluableroleinbuildinganopenandpeacefulAsia-Pacificforthebenefitofall.

　　Overtheyears,Australianshavefoughtbravelyforfreedominnumerousconflicts.Asthosewhowereinvolvedpasson,succeedinggenerationsmustrememberandkeepvividthesacrificetheymade.CatherineandIlookforwardtopayingtributetothemattomorrow’sANZACDaycommemoration;and–withmybrotherHarry–totakingpartinnextyear’sGallipolicentenary.

　　Reluctantly,Catherine,GeorgeandIleaveAustraliatomorrow.Thankyouforthewarmthandgenerositythathasbeenshowntousduringourvisit.Wegoawaywithwonderfulmemories,andGeorgegoesawaywithhiscuddlywombat,whichhehastakentochewingsolovingly.Wegreatlylookforwardtocomingback.Andwhenwedoreturn,itwillbetomarvelagainatallthatAustraliais,andwillyetbecome.