托福阅读材料之曼德拉逝世全球政要表示哀悼

South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Pollitical leaders from all over the world made statements of their own about Mandela.

南非首位黑人前总统，反抗种族隔离政策的政治纳尔逊·曼德拉逝世，享年95岁。各国政要纷纷致辞表示对曼德拉的悼念。

President Obama

美国总统奥巴马

"I cannot imagine my life without the example of Madiba...He no longer belongs to us -- he belongs to the ages."

“如果没有马迪巴（曼德拉的家族名）的激励，我无法设想我生命的走向会如何......他不再属于我们，而是属于一个时代。”

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George W Bush

美国前总统乔治·布什

"President Mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our time. our world is better off because of his example."

“曼德拉总统曾经是我们这个时代里对自由和平等的最坚强捍卫者，他的奋斗使我们的世界更为美好。”

David Cameron

英国首相卡梅伦

"A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time. "

“一盏照亮世人的明灯熄灭了，曼德拉是我们这个时代的英雄。”

Tony Blair

英国前首相布莱尔

"He was an extraordinary father figure... to me as a new prime minister."

“当我刚成为英国首相的时候，曼德拉总统是我非常敬仰的政治楷模。”

Ban Ki-moon

联合国秘书长潘基文

"I will never forget his selflessness and deep sense of shared purpose."

“我将永远铭记他无私奉献的精神和深重的使命感。”

President Jacob Zuma

南非总统祖马

"Our nation has lost its greatest son,Although we knew that this day would come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss."

“我们的国家失去了最伟大的儿子。尽管我们知道这终究会来临，但我们仍然感到遭受了巨大的无法弥补的损失。”