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WHERE DO WE STAND NOW ?

AN OVERVIEW (2001)

Man, at the dawn of the 21st century, has created a new world for himself. The future is now full of hopes, worries, uncertainties, dreams and thrills.

dawn /DOUN/ okunur = şafak... at the dawn of = "şafağında", başında, başlarında, başlangıcında... thrill = heyecan, zevk ve heyecan...

The revolutionary developments in the fields of communication and transportation, in addition to other developments brought on by science and technology, have transformed the world, making it a smaller place.

revolutionary developments = devrim niteliğinde ilerlemeler... have transformed the world = dünyayı dönüştürmüş bulunuyor...

Mankind has the world virtually in the palm of its hand. We are now in a position where we have a much broader outlook. Mankind has become global in all of his deeds.

virtually = almost = hemen hemen, neredeyse, %99.99 oranında... palm = elin ayası... in the palm of ... etc = avuçlarının içinde... outlook = genel görünüm (burada manzara, görüş alanı anlamında)... deed = eylem, yapılan şey ("do" fiilinden ad)... We are now in a position where we have a much broader outlook = Şimdi herşeyi çok daha geniş bir çerçevede görebildiğimiz bir konumdayız.

So where do we go from here? What is to happen from this point onwards?

Bundan sonra yolumuz nereye çıkıyor? Bu noktadan itibaren neler olacak?

Bipolarization, namely East versus West and North versus South, has in large part lost its significance. The world will become a place where borders no longer exist.

bipolarization = iki kutupluluk... namely = yani, adını vermek gerekirse... versus (Vs) = karşı... in large part = büyük ölçüde... significance = önem ve anlam, "mana ve ehemmiyet"... a place where borders no longer exist = artık sınırların mevcut olmadığı bir yer... ["no longer", "any longer", "no more", "any more" deyimlerini "Artık olmamak" kavramı ile çeviriniz: I don't love you any more... I love you no more]

We will come face to face with a world where changes come at the speed of light and where events that unfold take place on several planes at the same time.

to unfold = peşpeşe açılarak ortaya çıkmak... plane = düzlem, düzey... at the same time = aynı anda, birlikte...

This will be an altogether different world and generations that follow will be confronted with the task of both shaping and administering such a world.

altogether = tümüyle ("tümüyle farklı bir dünya ve tümüyle farklı kuşaklar" -- Sözcüğün bu anlamını mutlaka not ediniz; unutmayınız)... to confront = yüzyüze gelmek (genelde hasmane bir şekilde, karşı durmak anlamında)... task = görev... to administer = yönetmek, hükumet etmek...

In order to better understand what I have just stated, let us go back in history a little.

Az önce söylediğim şeyi daha iyi anlayabilmek için, tarihte biraz gerilere gidelim.

There are enormous differences between the state of the world at the beginning of the 20th century and the state of the world at the end of it.

enormous /i-NOU-mıs/ = çok büyük, devasa, kocaman...

Grand technological discoveries such as the telescope, microscope, steam, electricity, telephone, television, jet engine, nuclear energy, satellites and the Internet have brought about developments which were previously unimaginable.

discovery = buluş, keşif (aslında, burada sıralanan buluşların hemen hepsi "invention" = icat" sınıfındandır)... satellite /SÆ-tılayt/ = uydu...

With these developments, the world has been divided into two: strong, rich and developed counties with powerful weapons, on the one hand, and countries that live under very harsh circumstances on the other.

weapon /WE-pın/ = silah (genel ad)... harsh = sert, haşin, acımasız...

It is largely Europe that has been the centre of the all the developments that have taken place in the last two centuries.

largely = büyük ölçüde...

Westphalia, which gave birth to the concept of equal sovereign states, was followed by the French Revolution. This, in turn, was succeeded by "nations," and "nation-states" comprised of free citizens.

Westphalia = Vestfalya Barış Andlaşması (1648)... sovereign /S@V-rın/ = egemen... in turn = Bu deyimi Türkçe'ye herzaman de, da (dahi) = "........ ki bu da" kavramı çeviriniz. to succeed = ardından gelmek, halef olmak, yerine geçmek. (Sözcüğün bu anlamını mutlaka not ediniz; asla unutmayınız)... comprised of = ----dan oluşan...

In addition to science and technology, there have also been major advances in the areas of education, health and industrialization.

there have been = olageldi. ("There is / are" yapısı için present perfect çekim.)

Two horrific wars, the first beginning in 1914 and the second in 1939 erupted in Europe. These wars resulted in the loss of millions of lives, disintegration of empires, the end of colonialism and the birth of independent states. Then came -- ideological conflict. It started once again in Europe and later spread to other countries of the world.

horrific = dehşet verici, korkunç, iğrenç...to erupt = patlak vermek...to result in = ile sonuçlanmak... disintegration = parçalanma... conflict = çatışma, sürüp giden anlaşmazlık...

There was fascism. There was communism. And there was democracy, which was left in a situation where it had no choice but to defend itself.

in a situation ...... itself = kendini savunmaktan başka bir seçeneği olmadığı bir durumda...

It is a well-known fact that ideological conflicts rest on issues such as how nations are to be governed, how development is to be brought about and how wealth is to be achieved.

to rest on = üzerine dayanmak, -a dayanmak. (Başka bağlamda, "üzerinde hareketsiz durmak" anlamı da verebilir)... to bring about = gerçekleştirmek, olmasını sağlamak (burada edilgen çatıda kullanılıyor)...

The United Nations, which was founded in 1945, has made significant contributions to the preservation of world peace and to the peaceful resolution of conflicts. Founded by around 50 countries, the United Nations now has 190 members.

to found (founded - founded) = kurmak, tesis atmek, temellerini kurmak. ("To find" fiili ile hiçbir ilişkisi yok)... resolution = (burada) çözüm... (Ayrıca, "kararlılık" ve "karar sureti" gibi anlamları da vardır)... around = yaklaşık, takriben...