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World in Words
December 10, 2003

"I would like to describe myself as a fun-loving yet humble person and hopefully a great ambassador for my country and for women all around the world."

Nineteen-year-old Miss Ireland, Rosanna Davison, was crowned Miss World 2003 on Saturday in China's first international beauty pageant.

 “如果要我描述自己，我觉得自己是个爱玩而又谦逊的人。我希望能成为我们国家的一个伟大的大使以及全世界妇女的代表。”

-19岁的爱尔兰小姐，洛桑娜·戴维森上周六荣获“世界小姐”冠军，这是第一次在中国举行的世界佳丽大赛。在选举结果公布之前，当被问到个人的生活和性格 时，她如
是说。

"I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I'm going to go all the way."

Actor Tom Cruise, noting how deeply he immersed himself into the role of Algren in "The Last Samurai."

 “做事不能半途而废，或是只做了四分之三，十分之九。如果我决定要做某事了，我就会善始善终。”

-影星汤姆·克鲁斯谈及他在电影《最后的武士》中扮演奥尔戈兰的角色时，完全沉浸其中。

"I was just looking for a warm meal somewhere."

President Bush saying in his secretive trip to Baghdad to spend Thanksgiving with United States troops.

 “我只是到其他地方寻找一份温暖的午餐。”

-布什总统秘密飞往巴格达与美国军队一起度过感恩节，他如是说。

"If you create the most beautiful and evocative memorial that lasts 10 years, you have not truly met your objective. You must build a memorial that will last through the generations."

Kari Watkins, Executive Director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust said about the design competition for the World Trade Center memorial.

 “如果你要建造一座最漂亮而且最能勾起人们回忆，但是只能保持10年的纪念馆，你们也没有真正达到目的。你们要建造的必须是能够代代相 传的纪念馆。”

-美国俄克拉荷马城国家纪念馆信托公司主管，卡利·沃特金斯谈及美国世贸中心纪念馆的设计大赛时说到。

"I was the only guy in my high school who knew how to handle a camera, so I went along."

Lew Allen, whose photos of rock pioneer Elvis Presley, went on display in London for the first time. The collection includes pictures of Elvis taken in Cleveland in 1956 when local newspapers were on strike and Allen, then 17, showed up with a camera.

 “我们高中就只有我会使用照相机，所以我就跟去了。”

-艾伦在伦敦首次展出摇滚乐先驱“猫王”的照片，这些照片摄于1956年克莱弗兰，当时，当地报纸罢工，17岁的艾伦正好带着相机，从而拍到了这些珍贵的 照片。