经典英语演讲稿【一】
PresidentpitzerMr.VicePresident,Governor,CongressmanThomas,SenatorWiley,andCongressmanMiller,Mr.Webb,Mr.Bell,scientists,distinguishedguests,andladiesandgentlemen:
Iappreciateyourpresidenthavingmademeanhonoraryvisitingprofessor,andIwillassureyouthatmyfirstlecturewillbeverybrief.
IamdelightedtobehereandI'mparticularlydelightedtobehereonthisoccasion.
Wemeetatacollegenotedforknowledge,inacitynotedforprogress,inastatenotedforstrength,andwestandinneedofallthree,forwemeetinanhourofchangeandchallenge,inadecadeofhopeandfear,inanageofbothknowledgeandignorance.Thegreaterourknowledgeincreases,thegreaterourignoranceunfolds.
Despitethestrikingfactthatmostofthescientiststhattheworldhaseverknownarealiveandworkingtoday,despitethefactthatthisNation'sownscientificmanpowerisdoublingevery12yearsinarateofgrowthmorethanthreetimesthatofourpopulationasawhole,despitethat,thevaststretchesoftheunknownandtheunansweredandtheunfinishedstillfaroutstripourcollectivecomprehension.
Nomancanfullygrasphowfarandhowfastwehavecome,butcondense,ifyouwill,the50,000yearsofman'srecordedhistoryinatimespanofbutahalf-century.Statedintheseterms,weknowverylittleaboutthefirst40years,exceptattheendofthemadvancedmanhadlearnedtousetheskinsofanimalstocoverthem.Thenabout10yearsago,underthisstandard,manemergedfromhiscavestoconstructotherkindsofshelter.Onlyfiveyearsagomanlearnedtowriteanduseacartwithwheels.Christianitybeganlessthantwoyearsago.Theprintingpresscamethisyear,andthenlessthantwomonthsago,duringthiswhole50-yearspanofhumanhistory,thesteamengineprovidedanewsourceofpower.Newtonexploredthemeaningofgravity.Lastmonthelectriclightsandtelephonesandautomobilesandairplanesbecameavailable.Onlylastweekdidwedeveloppenicillinandtelevisionandnuclearpower,andnowifAmerica'snewspacecraftsucceedsinreachingVenus,wewillhaveliterallyreachedthestarsbeforemidnighttonight.
Thisisabreathtakingpace,andsuchapacecannothelpbutcreatenewillsasitdispelsold,newignorance,newproblems,newdangers.Surelytheopeningvistasofspacepromisehighcostsandhardships,aswellashighreward.
Soitisnotsurprisingthatsomewouldhaveusstaywherewearealittlelongertorest,towait.ButthiscityofHouston,thisstateofTexas,thiscountryoftheUnitedStateswasnotbuiltbythosewhowaitedandrestedandwishedtolookbehindthem.Thiscountrywasconqueredbythosewhomovedforward--andsowillspace.
WilliamBradford,speakingin1630ofthefoundingofthePlymouthBayColony,saidthatallgreatandhonorableactionsareaccompaniedwithgreatdifficulties,andbothmustbeenterprisedandovercomewithanswerablecourage.
Ifthiscapsulehistoryofourprogressteachesusanything,itisthatman,inhisquestforknowledgeandprogress,isdeterminedandcannotbedeterred.Theexplorationofspacewillgoahead,whetherwejoininitornot,anditisoneofthegreatadventuresofalltime,andnonationwhichexpectstobetheleaderofothernationscanexpecttostaybehindinthisraceforspace.
Thosewhocamebeforeusmadecertainthatthiscountryrodethefirstwavesoftheindustrialrevolution,thefirstwavesofmoderninvention,andthefirstwaveofnuclearpower,andthisgenerationdoesnotintendtofounderinthebackwashofthecomingageofspace.Wemeantobeapartofit--wemeantoleadit.Fortheeyesoftheworldnowlookintospace,tothemoonandtotheplanetsbeyond,andwehavevowedthatweshallnotseeitgovernedbyahostileflagofconquest,butbyabanneroffreedomandpeace.Wehavevowedthatweshallnotseespacefilledwithweaponsofmassdestruction,butwithinstrumentsofknowledgeandunderstanding.
YetthevowsofthisNationcanonlybefulfilledifweinthisNationarefirst,and,therefore,weintendtobefirst.Inshort,ourleadershipinscienceandindustry,ourhopesforpeaceandsecurity,ourobligationstoourselvesaswellasothers,allrequireustomakethiseffort,tosolvethesemysteries,tosolvethemforthegoodofallmen,andtobecometheworld'sleadingspace-faringnation.
Wesetsailonthisnewseabecausethereisnewknowledgetobegained,andnewrightstobewon,andtheymustbewonandusedfortheprogressofallpeople.Forspacescience,likenuclearscienceandalltechnology,hasnoconscienceofitsown.Whetheritwillbecomeaforceforgoodorilldependsonman,andonlyiftheUnitedStatesoccupiesapositionofpre-eminencecanwehelpdecidewhetherthisnewoceanwillbeaseaofpeaceoranewterrifyingtheaterofwar.Idonotsaythatweshouldorwillgounprotectedagainstthehostilemisuseofspaceanymorethanwegounprotectedagainstthehostileuseoflandorsea,butIdosaythatspacecanbeexploredandmasteredwithoutfeedingthefiresofwar,withoutrepeatingthemistakesthatmanhasmadeinextendinghiswritaroundthisglobeofours.
Thereisnostrife,noprejudice,nonationalconflictinouterspaceasyet.Itshazardsarehostiletousall.Itsconquestdeservesthebestofallmankind,anditsopportunityforpeacefulcooperationmanynevercomeagain.Butwhy,somesay,themoon?Whychoosethisasourgoal?Andtheymaywellaskwhyclimbthehighestmountain?Why,35yearsago,flytheAtlantic?WhydoesRiceplayTexas?
Wechoosetogotothemoon.Wechoosetogotothemooninthisdecadeanddotheotherthings,notbecausetheyareeasy,butbecausetheyarehard,becausethatgoalwillservetoorganizeandmeasurethebestofourenergiesandskills,becausethatchallengeisonethatwearewillingtoaccept,oneweareunwillingtopostpone,andonewhichweintendtowin,andtheothers,too.
ItisforthesereasonsthatIregardthedecisionlastyeartoshiftoureffortsinspacefromlowtohighgearasamongthemostimportantdecisionsthatwillbemadeduringmyincumbencyintheofficeofthePresidency.
Inthelast24hourswehaveseenfacilitiesnowbeingcreatedforthegreatestandmostcomplexexplorationinman'shistory.WehavefeltthegroundshakeandtheairshatteredbythetestingofaSaturnC-1boosterrocket,manytimesaspowerfulastheAtlaswhichlaunchedJohnGlenn,generatingpowerequivalentto10,000automobileswiththeiracceleratorsonthefloor.WehaveseenthesitewherefiveF-1rocketengines,eachoneaspowerfulasalleightenginesoftheSaturncombined,willbeclusteredtogethertomaketheadvancedSaturnmissile,assembledinanewbuildingtobebuiltatCapeCanaveralastallasa48storystructure,aswideasacityblock,andaslongastwolengthsofthisfield.
Withintheselast19monthsatleast45satelliteshavecircledtheearth.Some40ofthemweremadeintheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtheywerefarmoresophisticatedandsuppliedfarmoreknowledgetothepeopleoftheworldthanthoseoftheSovietUnion.
TheMarinerspacecraftnowonitswaytoVenusisthemostintricateinstrumentinthehistoryofspacescience.TheaccuracyofthatshotiscomparabletofiringamissilefromCapeCanaveralanddroppingitinthisstadiumbetweenthe40-yardlines.
Transitsatellitesarehelpingourshipsatseatosteerasafercourse.Tirossatelliteshavegivenusunprecedentedwarningsofhurricanesandstorms,andwilldothesameforforestfiresandicebergs.
Wehavehadourfailures,butsohaveothers,eveniftheydonotadmitthem.Andtheymaybelesspublic.
Tobesure,wearebehind,andwillbebehindforsometimeinmannedflight.Butwedonotintendtostaybehind,andinthisdecade,weshallmakeupandmoveahead.
Thegrowthofourscienceandeducationwillbeenrichedbynewknowledgeofouruniverseandenvironment,bynewtechniquesoflearningandmappingandobservation,bynewtoolsandcomputersforindustry,medicine,thehomeaswellastheschool.Technicalinstitutions,suchasRice,willreaptheharvestofthesegains.
Andfinally,thespaceeffortitself,whilestillinitsinfancy,hasalreadycreatedagreatnumberofnewcompanies,andtensofthousandsofnewjobs.Spaceandrelatedindustriesaregeneratingnewdemandsininvestmentandskilledpersonnel,andthiscityandthisstate,andthisregion,willsharegreatlyinthisgrowth.WhatwasoncethefurthestoutpostontheoldfrontieroftheWestwillbethefurthestoutpostonthenewfrontierofscienceandspace.Houston,yourcityofHouston,withitsMannedSpacecraftCenter,willbecometheheartofalargescientificandengineeringcommunity.Duringthenext5yearstheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationexpectstodoublethenumberofscientistsandengineersinthisarea,toincreaseitsoutlaysforsalariesandexpensesto$60millionayear;toinvestsome$200millioninplantandlaboratoryfacilities;andtodirectorcontractfornewspaceeffortsover$1billionfromthiscenterinthiscity.
Tobesure,allthiscostsusallagooddealofmoney.Thisyear'sspacebudgetisthreetimeswhatitwasinJanuary1961,anditisgreaterthanthespacebudgetofthepreviouseightyearscombined.Thatbudgetnowstandsat$5,400millionayear--astaggeringsum,thoughsomewhatlessthanwepayforcigarettesandcigarseveryyear.Spaceexpenditureswillsoonrisesomemore,from40centsperpersonperweektomorethan50centsaweekforeveryman,womanandchildintheUnitedStates,forwehavegiventhisprogramahighnationalpriority--eventhoughIrealizethatthisisinsomemeasureanactoffaithandvision,forwedonotnowknowwhatbenefitsawaitus.ButifIweretosay,myfellowcitizens,thatweshallsendtothemoon,240,000milesawayfromthecontrolstationinHouston,agiantrocketmorethan300feettall,thelengthofthisfootballfield,madeofnewmetalalloys,someofwhichhavenotyetbeeninvented,capableofstandingheatandstressesseveraltimesmorethanhaveeverbeenexperienced,fittedtogetherwithaprecisionbetterthanthefinestwatch,carryingalltheequipmentneededforpropulsion,guidance,control,communications,foodandsurvival,onanuntriedmission,toanunknowncelestialbody,andthenreturnitsafelytoearth,re-enteringtheatmosphereatspeedsofover25,000milesperhour,causingheatabouthalfthatofthetemperatureofthesun--almostashotasitisheretoday--anddoallthis,anddoitright,anddoitfirstbeforethisdecadeisout--thenwemustbebold.
I'mtheonewhoisdoingallthework,sowejustwantyoutostaycoolforaminute.
However,Ithinkwe'regoingtodoit,andIthinkthatwemustpaywhatneedstobepaid.Idon'tthinkweoughttowasteanymoney,butIthinkweoughttodothejob.AndthiswillbedoneinthedecadeoftheSixties.Itmaybedonewhilesomeofyouarestillhereatschoolatthiscollegeanduniversity.Itwillbedoneduringthetermsofofficeofsomeofthepeoplewhosithereonthisplatform.Butitwillbedone.Anditwillbedonebeforetheendofthisdecade.
AndIamdelightedthatthisuniversityisplayingapartinputtingamanonthemoonaspartofagreatnationaleffortoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
ManyyearsagothegreatBritishexplorerGeorgeMallory,whowastodieonMountEverest,wasaskedwhydidhewanttoclimbit.Hesaid,"Becauseitisthere."
Well,spaceisthere,andwe'regoingtoclimbit,andthemoonandtheplanetsarethere,andnewhopesforknowledgeandpeacearethere.And,therefore,aswesetsailweaskGod'sblessingonthemosthazardousanddangerousandgreatestadventureonwhichmanhaseverembarked.
Thankyou.
经典英语演讲稿【二】
Myfriends,comrades,andfellowSouthAfricans:Igreetyouallinthenameofpeace,democracy,andfreedomforall.Istandherebeforeyounotasaprophetbutasahumbleservantofyou,thepeople.Yourtirelessandheroicsacrificeshavemadeitpossibleformetobeheretoday.Ithereforehaveplacedtheremainingyearsofmylifeinyour,Iextendmysincereandwarmestgratitudetothemillionsofmycompatriotsandthoseineverycorneroftheglobewhohavecampaignedtirelesslyformyrelease.IextendspecialgreetingstothepeopleofCapeTownthecitythroughwhich—whichhasbeenmyhomeforthreedecades.
Isalutetherank?and?filemembersoftheANC:Youhavesacrificedlifeandlimbinthepursuitofthenoblecauseofour,likeSolomonMahlanguandAshleyKriel,whohavepaidtheultimatepriceforthefreedomofallSouthAfricans.IsalutetheSouthAfricanCommunistPartyforitssterlingcontributiontothestrugglefordemocracy.Youhavesurvived40yearsofunrelentingpersecution.
ThememoryofgreatcommunistslikeMosesKotane,YusufDadoo,BramFischer,andMosesMabhidawillbecherishedforgenerationstocome.IsaluteGeneralSecretaryJoeSlovo,oneofourfinestpatriots.WeareheartenedbythefactthatthealliancebetweenourselvesandthePartyremainsasstrongasit—italways,theNationalEducationCrisisCommittee,theSouthAfricanYouthCongress,theTransvaalandNatalIndianCongresses,andCOSATUandthemanyotherformationsoftheMassDemocraticMovement.IalsosalutetheBlackSashandtheNationalUnionofSouthAfricanStudents.
Wenotewithpridethatyouhavelooked—thatyouhaveactedastheconscienceofwhiteSouthAfrica.Evenduringthedarkestdaysinthehistoryofourstruggleyouheldtheflagoflibertyhigh.Thelarge?scalemassmobilizationofthepastfewyearsisoneofthekeyfactorswhichledtotheopeningofthefinalchapterofour—Yourorganizedstrengthistheprideofourmovement.Youremainthemostdependableforceinthestruggletoendexploitationandoppression.
Igreetthetraditionalleadersofourcountry—manyamongyoucontinuetowalkinthefootstepsofgreatheroeslikeHintsaand,you,theyounglions.You,theyounglions,haveenergizedourentirestruggle.Ipaytributetothemothersandwivesandsistersofournation.Withoutyoursupportourstrugglewouldnothavereachedthisadvancedstage.ThesacrificeofthefrontlinestateswillberememberedbySouthAfricans,blackandwhite,recognizethatapartheidhasnofuture.Ithastobeendedbyourowndecisivemassactioninordertobuildpeaceandsecurity.
Themasscampaignsofdefianceandotheractionsofourorganizationsandpeoplecanonlyculminateintheestablishmentofcontinentisincalculable.Thefabricoffamilylifeofmillionsofmypeoplehasbeenshattered.Millionsarehomelessandunemployed.Oureconomy—Oureconomyliesinruinsandourpeopleareembroiledinpoliticalstrife.Ourresorttothearmedstrugglein1960withtheformationofthemilitarywingoftheANC,UmkhontoweSizwe,wasapurelydefensiveactionagainsttheviolenceofapartheid.Thefactorswhichnecessitatedthearmedstrugglestillexisttoday.Wehavenooptionbuttocontinue.Weexpressthehopethataclimateconducivetoanegotiatedsettlementwillbecreatedsoonsothattheremaynolongerbetheneedforthearmed,strategies,and,Ifeelduty?boundtomakethepointthataleaderofthemovementisapersonwhohasbeendemocraticallyelectedatanationalconference.
Thisisaprinciplewhichmustbeupheldwithoutany,Iwishtoreporttoyouthatmytalkswiththegovernmenthavebeenaimedatnormalizingthepoliticalsituationinthecountry.Wehavenotasyetbegundiscussingthebasicdemandsofthestruggle.IwishtostressthatImyselfhaveatnotimeenteredintonegotiationsaboutthefutureofourcountryexcepttoinsistonameetingbetweentheANCandthehasgonefurtherthananyotherNationalistPresidentintakingrealstepstonormalizethesituation.However,therearefurthersteps,asoutlinedintheHarareDeclaration,thathavetobemetbeforenegotiationsonthebasicdemandsofourpeoplecanbegin.
Negotiationscannottakeplace—Negotiationscannottakeplaceabovetheheadsorbehindthebacksofourpeople.Itisourbeliefthatthefutureofourcountrycanonlybedeterminedbyabodywhichisdemocraticallyelectedonanon?racialbasis.Negotiationsonthedismantlingofapartheidwillhavetoaddresstheoverwhelmingdemandsofourpeopleforademocratic,non?racialandunitarySouthAfrica.AndthisrealityisthatwearestillsufferingunderthepoliciesoftheNationalist,sothattheprocesstowardsdemocracyisrapidanduninterrupted.Wehavewaitedtoolongforourfreedom.Wecannolongerwait.
Nowisthetimetointensifythestruggleonallfronts.Torelaxoureffortsnowwouldbeamistakewhichgenerationstocomewillnotbeabletoroleinauniteddemocraticandnon?racialSouthAfricaistheonlywaytopeaceandracialharmony.Inconclusion,Iwishtoquotemyownwordsduringmytrialin1964.Theyareastruetodayastheywerethen.Ispoke:IhavefoughtagainstwhitedominationandIhavefoughtagainstblackdomination.Ihavecherishedtheidealofademocraticandfreesocietyinwhichallpersonslivetogetherinharmonyand—andwithequalopportunities.ItisanidealwhichIhopetoliveforandtoachieve.Butifneedsbe,itisanidealforwhichIampreparedtodie.
经典英语演讲稿【三】
Hello,everybody!Thankyou.Thankyou.Thankyou,everybody.Allright,everybodygoaheadandhaveaseat.Howiseverybodydoingtoday?(Applause.)HowaboutTimSpicer?(Applause.)IamherewithstudentsatWakefieldHighSchoolinArlington,Virginia.Andwe’vegotstudentstuninginfromallacrossAmerica,fromkindergartenthrough12thgrade.AndIamjustsogladthatallcouldjoinustoday.AndIwanttothankWakefieldforbeingsuchanoutstandinghost.Giveyourselvesabigroundofapplause.(Applause.)Iknowthatformanyofyou,todayisthefirstdayofschool.Andforthoseofyouinkindergarten,orstartingmiddleorhighschool,it’syourfirstdayinanewschool,soit’sunderstandableifyou’realittlenervous.Iimaginetherearesomeseniorsouttherewhoarefeelingprettygoodrightnow--(applause)--withjustonemoreyeartogo.Andnomatterwhatgradeyou’rein,someofyouareprobablywishingitwerestillsummerandyoucould’vestayedinbedjustalittlebitlongerthismorning.Iknowthatfeeling.WhenIwasyoung,myfamilylivedoverseas.IlivedinIndonesiaforafewyears.Andmymother,shedidn’thavethemoneytosendmewherealltheAmericankidswenttoschool,butshethoughtitwasimportantformetokeepupwithanAmericaneducation.Soshedecidedtoteachmeextralessonsherself,MondaythroughFriday.Butbecauseshehadtogotowork,theonlytimeshecoulddoitwasat4:30inthemorning.Now,asyoumightimagine,Iwasn’ttoohappyaboutgettingupthatearly.Andalotoftimes,I’dfallasleeprightthereatthekitchentable.ButwheneverI’dcomplain,mymotherwouldjustgivemeoneofthoselooksandshe’dsay,“Thisisnopicnicformeeither,buster.”(Laughter.)SoIknowthatsomeofyouarestilladjustingtobeingbackatschool.ButI’mheretodaybecauseIhavesomethingimportanttodiscusswithyou.I’mherebecauseIwanttotalkwithyouaboutyoureducationandwhat’sexpectedofallofyouinthisnewschoolyear.Butattheendoftheday,wecanhavethemostdedicatedteachers,themostsupportiveparents,thebestschoolsintheworld--andnoneofitwillmakeadifference,noneofitwillmatterunlessallofyoufulfillyourresponsibilities,unlessyoushowuptothoseschools,unlessyoupayattentiontothoseteachers,unlessyoulistentoyourparentsandgrandparentsandotheradultsandputinthehardworkittakestosucceed.That’swhatIwanttofocusontoday:theresponsibilityeachofyouhasforyoureducation.Iwanttostartwiththeresponsibilityyouhavetoyourself.Everysingleoneofyouhassomethingthatyou’regoodat.Everysingleoneofyouhassomethingtooffer.Andyouhavearesponsibilitytoyourselftodiscoverwhatthatis.That’stheopportunityaneducationcanprovide.
