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World in Words
December 24, 2003

"This is not just a building. This is a symbol of New York. This is a symbol of America. This is a symbol of freedom."

Governor George E. Pataki, on the Freedom Tower, designed for the World Trade Center site.

“这不仅仅是一栋建筑物。它是纽约的标志，是美国的标志，是自由的象征。”

—纽约州州长乔治·帕塔基谈及在世贸中心旧址上建造“自由塔”时如是说。

"The police treat me very nicely. If it's raining and I can't get a cab, sometimes a squad car will come by and they'll say 'Where you going?' I say, 'I don't want to get you guys in trouble.' They say, 'Get in the back. We'll pretend you're under arrest.'"

Actor Jerry Orbach on how real-life police officers react to his portrayal of a cop on "Law && Order".

“警察们对我很友好。有时候下雨，我找不到出租车，就会有警察巡逻车开过来问我‘你要去哪里？’我说‘我不想给你们添麻烦。’他们就会说，‘坐到后座上 去。我们会假装你被捕了。’”

—影星杰里·奥巴其在影片《法律与秩序》中扮演了一个警察的角色，因此在现实生活中遇到警察们如此的待遇。

"I'm like a fish out of water. They've never run across anything like me. I mean, a guy like me running for the presidency. I've never run for anything."

General Wesley K. Clark, on campaigning, so far.

“我就像是一条离开水的鱼。他们从来没有碰到我这种情况，我意思是像我这样的总统竞选人。我从来没有参加过其它竞选。”

—前北大西洋公约组织联军司令，威斯利·克拉克将军参加2004年美国总统竞选时说道。

"We are the owners of the jungle. We have always rejected the petroleum companies. We do not accept them."

Antonia, a tribal elder in Ecuador, on fight by indigenous Indians to fend off international energy companies that are moving into Amazon basin to tap some of last untouched oil and natural gas reserves.

“我们是丛林的主人，我们永远都反对石油公司。我们不会接受他们。”

—厄瓜多尔某部落长者安东尼奥和土著印第安人一起反对一些国际能源公司进入亚马逊盆地开发最后的石油和天然气资源。

"This ruling will resound beyond the Dutch borders. Courts worldwide will look to what is happening here."

Mr Thijm, a lawyer for online music company Kazaa, after a Dutch court case ruled in favour of the company, finding they were not in breach of copyright.

“这次裁决的影响将跨越荷兰国界。全世界的法庭都会关注这里所发生的事情。”

—荷兰法庭判决卡萨网络音乐公司未违反知识产权法，该公司的辩护律师如是说。