美国经典英文演讲100篇:Farewell Address

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Address Good evening, my fellow Americans. First, I should like to express my gratitude to the radio and television networks for the opportunities they have given me over the years to bring reports and messages to our nation. My special thanks go to them for the opportunity of addressing you this evening. Three days from now, after half centur...

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President Bush’s radio address on December 20

President Bush’s radio address on December 20 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Every year during the holidays, families across America gather to celebrate our blessings — and we unite to share those blessings with others. Particularly in this time of giving, our thoughts turn to fellow citizens who face hardship, or illness, or loneliness. Their burden often seems ev...

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凯特琳·莫兰读信:给女儿写的人生忠告(1)

My daughter is about to turn 13 and I’ve been smoking a lot recently, and so – 我的女儿马上就13岁了,我最近烟瘾很大, in the wee small hours, when my lungs feel like there’s a small mouse inside them, scratching to get out – 所以在凌晨时分,我的肺里感觉有只小老鼠,挣扎着想要钻出来—— I’ve thought about writing her one of those “Now I’m Dead, Here’s My Letter Of Advice For You...

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US President's radio address on Memorial Day

US President’s radio address on Memorial Day (May 28,2005) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This Memorial Day weekend, Americans pay tribute to those who have given their lives in the service of our nation. As we honor the members of our Armed Forces who have died for our freedom, we also honor those who are defending our liberties today. On Friday, I met with some of the ...

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美国经典英文演讲100篇:Inaugural Address

John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address [Administering of the Oath of Office] Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, fellow citizens: We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom — symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning — signifying renewal, as...

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US President’s speech on European trip

US President’s speech on European trip (February 19,2005) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Tomorrow I leave on a trip to Europe, where I will reaffirm the importance of our transatlantic relationship with our European friends and allies. Over the last several weeks the world has witnessed momentous events — Palestinians voting for an end to violence; Ukrainians stand...

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美国经典英文演讲100篇:The Great Arsenal of Democracy

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: “The Great Arsenal of Democracy” My friends: This is not a fireside chat on war. It is a talk on national security; because the nub of the whole purpose of your President is to keep you now, and your children later, and your grandchildren much later, out of a last-ditch war for the preservation of American independence, and all of the ...

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TED演讲:一段无人了解的经历(8)

Being given a means of communication changed everything. 有了交流的方式,一切都改变了。 I used the power of words and will to challenge the preconceptions of those around me and those I had of myself. 我用语言的力量挑战了来自于身边人的和来自于自己的偏见。 Communication is what makes us human, enabling us to connect on the deepest level with those around us, 交流是人类的特质...

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US President's speech on Iraq

US President’s speech on Iraq (March 19,2005) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On this day two years ago, we launched Operation Iraqi Freedom to disarm a brutal regime, free its people, and defend the world from a grave danger. Before coalition forces arrived, Iraq was ruled by a dictatorship that murdered its own citizens, threatened its neighbors, and defied the world. W...

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美国经典英文演讲100篇:Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at ...

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TED演讲:一段无人了解的经历(5)

Seeing my father walk through the door to collect me was the best moment of the day. 每次看到父亲穿过大门进来接我的一刻,都是那一天最美好的时候。 My mind became a tool that I could use to either close down to retreat from my reality or enlarge into a gigantic space that I could fill with fantasies. 我的思维变成了可以被我利用的工具,我抑或压抑思维,用它来逃避现实抑或无限扩大...

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美国经典英文演讲100篇:1988 DNC Keynote Address

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, very much. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Buenas noches, mis amigos. I’m delighted to be here with you this evening, because after listening to George Bush all these years, I figured you needed to know what a real Texas accent sounds like. Twelve years ago Barbara Jordan, another Texas woman, Barbara made the keynote address to thi...

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TED演讲:如何用创新来克服危机?(9)

Moreover, as everyone knows, look — it's energy, not oil, which counts. And higher oil prices mean a greater incentive to invest in energy R and D. 此外,正如大家都知道,能源,而不是石油,是最重要的。而且,油价越高,投资新能源研发的动力越大。 You can see this in the data. As oil prices go up, energy patents go up. The world is much better equipped to overcome an in...

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation (December 8 ,1941) Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The Unit...

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美国经典英文演讲100篇:Duty, Honor, Country

General Douglas MacArthur: Thayer Award Acceptance Address delivered 12 May 1962, West Point, NY “Duty, Honor, Country” General Westmoreland, General Grove, distinguished guests, and gentlemen of the Corps! As I was leaving the hotel this morning, a doorman asked me, “Where are you bound for, General?” And when I replied, “West Point,” he...

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US President's speech on social security

US President’s speech on social security (March 12,2005) THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Over the last few weeks, I have traveled across our nation and met with tens of thousands of you to discuss my plans for strengthening Social Security. I share a great responsibility with your representatives in Congress. We must fix the system permanently, so it will be there for our...

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美国经典英文演讲100篇:1976 DNC Keynote Address

Barbara Jordan: 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address “Who, then, will speak for the common good?” Thank you ladies and gentlemen for a very warm reception. It was one hundred and forty-four years ago that members of the Democratic Party first met in convention to select a Presidential candidate. Since that time, Democrats have continued to convene...

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President Bush addresses nation on the capture

美国总统布什就萨达姆被捕发表演讲 THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Yesterday, December the 13th, at around 8:30 p.m. Baghdad time, United States military forces captured Saddam Hussein alive. He was found near a farmhouse outside the city of Tikrit, in a swift raid conducted without casualties. And now the former dictator of Iraq will face the justice he denied to millions. The...

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拉加德2015伊利诺伊理工大学毕业演讲(5)

This is precisely what you have been doing here at IIT. 这正是你们在伊利诺伊理工大学所做的事情。 You have taken a financial risk — or maybe not you, maybe your parents — by attending this great university. 来这所伟大学府求学,你们可能会承受财务风险,也可能是不是你们,而是你们的父母承担了财务风险。 And you have transformed yourself through learning. 你们已经通过学...

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美国经典英文演讲100篇:Atoms for Peace

*Madam President and* Members of the General Assembly: When Secretary General Hammarskjold’s invitation to address this General Assembly reached me in Bermuda, I was just beginning a series of conferences with the Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Great Britain and of France. Our subject was some of the problems that beset our world. During the remainder of the Bermu...

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