Thank you, Digby, for that warm and typically robust Birmingham welcome. Gathered here in this hall are the representatives of Britain's great Party of Progress. The Party of enterprise and discov

Every school was a big top circus tent, and the pecking order went from acrobats to lion tamers, 每个学校都像是一个大马戏团，人与人之间等级分明，从杂耍员到驯兽师， from clowns to carnies, all of these miles ahead of who we were. 从小丑到

We need to shrink them to the point,within the next five years,that they no longer pose a systemic risk. 在接下来的五年里，我们要给它们大幅瘦身，让它们不再具有系统性风险。 Right now, they are ticking time bombs that will cause a glob

In our Olympians, we recognize that no one accomplishes greatness alone. 奥运会让我们认识到，没有人单打独斗能成就伟大。 Even solo athletes have a coach beside them and a country behind them. 每个运动员身旁都有教练，还有他们身后的祖国。 In a seas

Now, meanwhile, let's get back to business. I was trying to convince her to marry me. 现在让我们回到正题。我想说服她嫁给我。 I first proposed to her on a trip to Great Britain, the first time she had been overseas. 我第一次