Gettysburg_address[1].ppt_1

1、Thinking Whats the background of the Gettysburg address? Why did these two people deliver the speech at Gettysburg?The American civil war Uncle Toms cabin Uncle Toms Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a

2、profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, so much in the latter case that the novel intensified the sectional conflict leading to the American Civil War The background of the war of Gettysburg Uncle Toms cabin Abraham Lincoln allegedly remarked, So youre

3、 the little lady who started this great war!This story is about the life of a loyal slave called Tom, who was sold by his owner and later on suffered all kinds of misfortune .when his original owner want to buy him back ,he died under the cruel beating of another slave owner. Feeling regret for Toms

4、 death, the slave owner freed all the other slaves .Every time you see Uncle Toms Cabin, we should think of your freedom. this is the final sentence of the bookThe war of GettysburgThe war of GettysburgBackground The Gettysburg war the turning point of the American civil war. In 1863, both Abraham L

5、incoln and Edward Everett made an address on the base of that background. And both speeches have great effect on the history. Abraham Lincoln1809年2月12日，出生在一座簡(jiǎn)陋的小屋 1824年，15歲，開(kāi)始上學(xué) 1832年，23歲，競(jìng)選州議員，但失敗了， 想進(jìn)法學(xué)院學(xué)法律，但未獲入學(xué)資格,工作也丟了 1833年，24歲，向朋友借錢經(jīng)商，年底失??；接下來(lái)還了16年， 才把這筆錢還清 1834年，25歲，再次競(jìng)選州議員，當(dāng)選 1835年，26歲，訂婚后即將

6、結(jié)婚時(shí)，未婚妻病逝，因此他的心也碎了 1836年，27歲，精神完全崩潰，臥病在床6個(gè)月 1840年，31歲，爭(zhēng)取成為被選舉人，失敗了 1841年，32歲，當(dāng)選國(guó)會(huì)議員 1849年，40歲，想在自己州內(nèi)擔(dān)任土地水長(zhǎng)，被錄選了 1854年，45歲，競(jìng)選參議員 1860年，51歲，當(dāng)選美國(guó)第16任總統(tǒng) 1864年，55歲，連任美國(guó)總統(tǒng)，北方軍取得勝利 1865年，56歲，去世 Edward Everett 愛(ài)德華埃弗里特（Edward Everett，1794年4月11日波士頓 - 1865年1月15日波士頓），美國(guó)政治家，曾任馬薩諸塞州州長(zhǎng) (1836-1840)、哈佛大學(xué)校長(zhǎng) (18461849

7、)和美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)卿(1852-1854) 。lU.S. orator ,educator, and public official .Best known for his brilliant public speaking ,he was also a member of congress, president of Harvard college and secretary of the State .after the outbreak of the Civil War, Everett devoted his talents to the union cause through numero

8、us lecture tours .The setting At that time, Edward Everett was best-known for his remarkable lectures After the construction of the city of the dead, the principal David Wills invited Edward Everett to be the main speaker and give an address for it. Lincoln was merely invited to watch the process an

9、d give a brief comment after watching. But Lincolns short address was more striking than Edwards.The address delivered by Lincoln Its one of the best-known speeches in American history This address expressed strong sense of national pride and praised those people who sacrificed themselves in this wa

10、r. Meanwhile, it mainly delivered the aim of unifying the nation in about two minutes. Now, lets listen to the recording.The address delivered by Edward Everett This address was over 3000 words and it lasted about 2 hours. First of all, Edward made his mourning the hero in this war. Then he told som

11、e details of the civil war and denounced those people who claim national division. He cited many well-known saying in his lecture. This address was passionate and full of sparkling saying. It embodies Edwards prominent talent of giving speeches.Appreciation Four score and seven years ago our fathers

12、 brought forth on this continent ,a new nation， conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. 八十七年錢，我們的先輩在這個(gè)大路上創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)新的國(guó)家。她孕育于自由之中，奉行人人生而平等的信條。 Bring forth 生產(chǎn)，產(chǎn)生 she brought forth a son Conceive 孕育，想出you may conceive a new world in the atomic age. Dedicate 奉獻(xiàn) h

13、e dedicated his life .Appreciation We cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate we cannot hallow-this ground. The brave men living and dead ,who struggled here, have consecrated it ,far above our poor power to add or detract. 我們是不能奉獻(xiàn)，不能圣化，也不能神化這片土地的，因?yàn)槟切┰?jīng)在這里戰(zhàn)斗過(guò)的人們，活著的和死去的人們，已經(jīng)圣化了這片土地，他們所做的遠(yuǎn)非我們的微薄之力所能抑揚(yáng)。

14、 Consecrate 奉獻(xiàn) he consecrated his life to helping the poor Hallow視為神圣 I cannot hallow the book. Detract毀損，貶低 the defect detracts greatly from the value of the vase.Appreciation We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation ,under the god, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people ,by the people, for the people, shall not p