2023年PM Tony Blair39;s Olympic speech.docx

2023年PM Tony Blair39;s Olympic speech 英语演讲稿 TonyBlair: (InFrench) MrPresident,IOCmembers,distinguishedguests.IamsorryIcan''''tbewithyouinperson.Myresponsibilitya版权全部shostoftheG8summit,whichstartstoday,meansImustbebackintheUK.ItistheonlyreasonIamnotatyourhistoricsession.Iwas,however,honouredtomeetmanyofyouoverthelastfewdays,anddelightedtorenewoldfriendships. LastyearIwasprivilegedtoattendthesuperbOlympicGamesandParalympicGamesinAthens.Andproudtobeoneof20,000Britons,thelargestgroupofoverseasspectators.Athensinspiredme-andtaughtmemuchabouttheOlympicMovement.OurgoalistowitnessitspowerinLondon. (inEnglish) ItisauniquehonourtoactasHostCity.Ialsounderstanditisanhonourwhichcomeswithagreatresponsibility-andwhichrequiresthehighestlevelsofco-operationwiththeIOC. Mypromisetoyouisthatwewillbeyourverybestpartners.Allofuswhohavemadeguaranteestoyouarereadytodeliveronthemnow.Onsecurity.Onfinance.Oneverysingleundertakingwehavegiven.IfyouawardLondontheGames,IpledgetoyoupersonallywewillcontinuetogivethehighestlevelofsupporttoSebCoeandKeithMillsastheyleadtheOrganisingCommittee,backedupbyourOlympicMinisterTessaJowell. MyentireGovernment-andthemainOppositionpartiestoo-areunitedbehindthisbid.Ithastotalpoliticalsupport.Itisthenation''''sbid.Ithasexcitedpeoplethroughoutthecountry.Morethanthreemillionhavealreadyvolunteeredtheirsupport.Andthatsupportgoesbeyondourshorestoo.Wewerehonouredtoreceivetheendorsementofthemostinspiringstatesmanofourage:NelsonMandela.Hesaidthis:`Ican''''tthinkofabetterplacethanLondontoholdaneventthatunitestheworld.LondonwillinspireyoungpeoplearoundtheworldandensurethattheOlympicGamesremainthedreamforfuturegenerations''''. Thosewordsremindusthatasleaders,ingovernmentorsport,wehaveadutytoreachbeyondourowntimeandborders.Tohaveavisionwhichservesthosewhocomeafterus. Ourvisionistoseemillionsmoreyoungpeople-inBritainandacrosstheworld-participatinginsport,andimprovingtheirlivesasaresultofthatparticipation. AndLondonhasthepowertomakethathappen.Itisacitywithavoicethattalkstoyoungpeople.And,withmorethan1,000foreignmediacorrespondentsbasedhere,itisacitywithavoicethatisheardallaroundtheworld. Itisthatun版权全部iquecombinationofstrengthswhichLondonoffers-aglobalplatformfortheOlympicmessagetoyoungpeople.Notjustforthe17daysofthecompetition,butfortheyearsleadinguptotheGames,andbeyond. 3