The College of William and Mary is the second oldest institution of higher learning in this country. We have nurtured great minds like Thomas Jefferson and we are proud of our name.

威学院是这个国家第二古老的高等院校。我们培育了很多像托马斯·杰斐逊那样的伟人 ，我们因为这个学院的名称而感到自豪。

Mr Johnson is keen on great men.

约翰逊崇敬伟人。

He absolutely deserves the epithet 'the Great', he really was.

他绝对值得配得上伟人的封号, 他是实至名归。

On the other hand, the really great man never grows old.

反之，真正的伟人从来会衰老。

Because part of the point of politics is to honor people like Pericles.

因为政治的一部分，就是要赞伯里克利这样的伟人。

He was a great American who lived between 1737 and 1809.

他是一位生活在1737至1809年的美国伟人。

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I see them as the tombs of cemeteries of great men who died fighting for their country, whether their German, Japanese or American.

我认为这些海上遗址是为国家而战的伟人的墓地，无论他们是德国、日本还是美国的。

Of all Dublin's heroes, perhaps none are as important as St Patrick, who is credited with many miracles including, converting Ireland to Christianity.

所有都柏林的伟人中，恐怕没人比圣派翠克更重要，人们认为他有许多神迹，包含让爱尔兰改信天主教。

A great man without religion is no more than a great beast without a soul.

一个没有宗教信仰的伟人是一没有灵魂的巨兽。

We can learn much by reading about the careers of great men.

阅读伟人的经历可以学到许多。

That is why even the great minds of modern science can't create anything like this, but maybe there's a chance to find something similar in space.

这就是为什么即使是现代科学的伟人也能创造出这样的东西，但也许有机会在太空中找到类似的东西。

In this 6 Minute English we're celebrating the life of one of modern South Africa's founding fathers – the icon and Nobel laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

本期节目中，我们要歌颂当代南非国父之一、伟人、诺贝尔奖获得者——德斯蒙德·图图大主教。

Anniversaries are normally opportunities for reappraising the legacy of the great man or woman concerned.

一般来讲，重新评价与伟人相关的遗留下来的东西，周年纪念是个好机会。

For though King was a great man, he was not a saint.

因为虽然金是一个伟人，但他是圣人。

A great man can dominate others by force of character.

伟人能以人格的力量支配他人。

I mean, there are just so many greats, too many influences to name them all.

我是说，有太多的伟人，太多的影响，无法一一列举。

Son of the great Joseph Roulin, giant of the South with Dostoevsky's soul.

你父亲是伟大的约瑟夫·鲁兰 有着陀思妥耶夫斯基之魂的南方伟人。

They say all of us have within us the ability to be great.

他们说我们身体中都藏着能成为伟人的能力。

Most great women and men have gone through adversity, why?

大多数伟人都经历逆境，为什么？

Myth four, Lincoln was destined for greatness.

误区四，林肯注定要成为伟人。