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Meanwhile, my mind began knitting itself back together. Gradually, my awareness started to return. 但是同一时间，我的意识开始逐渐缓慢复原，慢慢的，我的意识开始恢复了。 But no one realized that I had come back to life. I was aware of everything, just like any normal person. 但是没有人意识到我已经恢复了意识。我可以意识到一切，就像一个完全正常的人一样。 I could see and understa...
In myself, I had a ready audience, and I believed that by expressing my thoughts and wishes, others would listen, too. 在我身体里有一个现成的观众，我相信只要表达思想和愿望，其他人也可以听到。 But as I began to communicate more, I realized that it was in fact only just the beginning of creating a new voice for myself. 但随着交流的增多，我意识到这其实只是创造一个新的表达方式的...
US President’s speech on Middle East (March 5,2005) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. In the short time since I returned from my trip to Europe, the world has witnessed remarkable developments in the Middle East. In Lebanon, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in peaceful protest over the brutal assassination of former Prime Minister Hariri. For years, the Leban...
Ilana Wexler’s speech at 2004 Democratic Party Convention (July 27,2004) Ilana Wexler: My name is Ilana Wexler. I’m 12 years old, and I am the founder of “Kids for Kerry.” Kids for Kerry is a grassroots organization of kids that support John Kerry, want to help their futures, and get active in politics. When my parents went to see Teresa Heinz Kerry ...
US President’s speech on European trip (7 May 2005) Bush: Good morning. On Sunday and Monday, I will attend ceremonies in The Netherlands and Russia, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of V-E Day. These events will celebrate a great triumph of good over evil. We will never forget the acts of courage that made possible the liberation of a continent, or the heroes who f...
First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan (Tuesday, January 20, 1981) Senator Hatfield, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Bush, Vice President Mondale, Senator Baker, Speaker O’Neill, Reverend Moomaw, and my fellow citizens: To a few of us here today, this is a solemn and most momentous occasion; and yet, in the history of our Nation, it is a commonplace ...
Ronald Reagan’s address on the space shuttle “Challenger” tragedy (28 January 1986) Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shutt...
US President’s radio address on social security (January 15,2005) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, I met with some of our fellow citizens from across the country to discuss one of the great responsibilities of our nation: strengthening Social Security for our children and grandchildren. For 70 years, the Social Security system has fulfilled the promise made by P...
US President’s speech on economic security & war on terror (June 18,2005) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today we face two issues of vital importance for all Americans: growing our economy and protecting our citizens from those who wish to do us harm. So in the weeks ahead, I will continue to focus on ways to ensure that our government takes the side of working famil...
John Kerry’s radio address: this election will be in your hands (October 30，2004) U.S. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry raises his arms upon arriving at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, October 30, 2004. (Reuters) Listen to the story: John Kerry: My fellow Americans, after the many long months and miles of this campaign, in three days this election will be in yo...
Jesse Jackson: 1984 Democratic National Convention Address “The Rainbow Coalition” Thank you very much. Tonight we come together bound by our faith in a mighty God, with genuine respect and love for our country, and inheriting the legacy of a great Party, the Democratic Party, which is the best hope for redirecting our nation on a more humane, just, and peacefu...
US President’s radio address on tsunami (January 1,2005) Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks as Florida Governor Jeb Bush listens at a news conference in tsunami-hit Thai resort island of Phuket, January 4, 2005. (Reuters) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On this first day of a new year, we join the world in feeling enormous sadness over a great human tragedy. Last Sund...
US president addresses the nation in prime time press conference THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Before I take your questions, let me speak with the American people about the situation in Iraq. This has been tough weeks in that country. Coalition forces have encountered serious violence in some areas of Iraq. Our military commanders report that this violence is being instigated...
The main thing is just to try to be nice … 最重要的是和善待人… You already are. Just resolve to shine, constantly and steadily, like a warm lamp in the corner, 你已经做到了。下定决心，持续地，稳定地发光，就像温暖的角落里的灯， and people will want to move towards you in order to feel happy, and to read things more clearly. 为了获得愉悦，以及更加清晰的视野，人们会逐渐走向你。...
The Space Shuttle “Challenger” Tragedy Address （28 January 1986） Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We know ...
Imagine being unable to say, "I am hungry," "I am in pain," "thank you," or "I love you." 想象一下不能说出“我饿了”，“我好疼” “谢谢”以及“我爱你”的情形。 Being trapped inside your body, a body that doesn't respond to commands. Surrounded by people, yet utterly alone. 被束缚在自己的身体里，一个不能作出响应的身体，尽管被人群包围，但却...
US President’s speech on Easter (March 26,2005) US President George W. Bush, pictured here with wife Laura after attending Easter services at Fort Hood, TX, 27 March 2005.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend, millions of Americans celebrate the joyous holiday of Easter. Easter is the most important event of the Christian faith, when people aro...
I have a Dream 我有一个梦想 by Martin Luther King, Jr. Listen to the story Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long ...
Richard M. Nixon: “Checkers” “…the kids, like all kids, love the dog, and…regardless of what they say about it, we’re gonna keep it.” My Fellow Americans, I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity has been questioned. Now, the usual political thing to do when charges a...
Let me give you another example "from cozy to crazy", and it happened right here in Chicago. 让我再举一个从舒适到疯狂的例子，它就发生在芝加哥。 In 1999, after years of studying at law school, hard work as a young, and then not so young lawyer, 1999年，在结束了法学院几年的学习并成为一名年轻的律师，并不是那么的年轻的律师之后， my partners at Baker & McKenzie elec...