精彩英語勵(lì)志演講稿

1、精彩英語勵(lì)志演講稿精彩英語勵(lì)志演講稿winstonchurchilt slroncurtainspeechwins to nchurchillprese nt edhiss inewsofpea.ee, atwestminstercollegeinfulton, missourionmarch5, 1946presidentmccluer, ladiesandgentlemen, andlast, butcer tainlynotl east, thepr esidentoft heunitedst atesofamer ica:iamv erygladind eedtocomet owest

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13、lruinofeurope, withallitsvanishedglories,andoflargepartsofasiaglaresusintheeyeswhenthedesignsofwickedmenortheaggressiveurgeofmightystatesdissolveoverlargeareastheframeofcivilizedsociety,humblefolkareconfrontedwithdifficultieswithwhichtheycannotcopeforthemisalldistotted, allisbro ken, allise vengroun

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24、vebeenusedtoenforcetotalitariansystemsuponthefreedemocraticworld, withconsequencesappallingtohumanimagination.godhaswilledthatthisshalinotbeandwehaveatleastabreathingspacetosetourworldhouseinorderbeforethisperilhastobeencountered:andeventhen, ifnoeffortisspared,weshouldstillpossesssoformidableasuper

25、iorityastoimposeeffectivedeterrentsuponitsemployment,orthreatofemployment,byothers.ultimately,whentheessentialbrotherhoodofmanistrulyembodiedandexpressedinaworldorganizationwithallthenecessarypracticalsafeguardstomakeiteffective,thesepowerswouldnaturallybeconfidedtothatw orldorgani zations.auders, t

26、otheseconddangerwhicht hreatensthecottagehomes, andtheordinarypeoplenamely, tyranny helibertie.wecannotb senjoyedbyeblindtothindividualefactthattcitizensthnowlcometo thesecondo fthetwomaxroughoutth ritishempi mberofcoun ul.inthese commonpeop gpolicegov elmingandc racy thepo trestraint ligarchies tya

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30、yconstitutionalaction,byfreeunfetteredelections, withsecretballot,tochooseorchangethecharacterorformofgovernmentunderwhichtheydwell;thatfreedomofspeechandthoughtshouldreign;thatcourtsofjustice,independentoftheexecutive, unbiasedbyanyparty, shouldadministerlawswhichhavereceivedthebroadassentof1argema

31、joritiesorareconsecratedbytimeandcustom. herearethetitledeedsoffreedomwhichshouldlieineverycottagehome hereisthemessageofthebritishandamericanpeoplestomankind.letuspreachwhatwepractice-letusprac ticewhatwe preach.t houghlhave nowstatedt hetwogreat dangerswhichmenaceth andtyranny privationw ganxiety.

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34、nationstheinaugurationandenjoymentofanageofplenty.ihaveoftenusedwordswhichllearnfiftyyearsagofromagreatlris h-american orator, afr iendofmine , mr. bourke cockran, “thereisenoughforal1.theearthisagenerousmother;shewillprovideinplentifulabundancefoodforallherchildreniftheywillbutcultivatehersoilinjus

35、ticeandpeace ” sofarlfee1thatweareinf ullagreeme nt.now, w hilestillp ursingthem ethod一一the methodofreadingtocommonstudyofty,andlwillventuretoalizingour tothecruxo itherthesu uousriseof ithoutwhat tionofthee nsaspecial ommonwealt america. la orgenerali theprecise otonlytheg standingbe msofsociet ter

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38、itishc edstatesof sisnotimef nrequiresn utualunder ndredsyste ftheintima dvisers, le angers, the finstrueti ersandcade carrywithi ilitiesfor llnavaland eithercountryallovertheworld.thiswouldperhapsdoublethemobilityoftheamericannavyandairforce.itwouldgreatlyexpandthatofthebritishempireforcesanditmigh

39、twelllead, ifandastheworldcalmsdown,toimportantfinancialsavings.alreadyweusetogetheralargenumberofislandsjmoremaywellbeentrustedtoourjointcarei nthenearfu ture.the unitedstat eshasalrea dyapermane ntdefenseagreementwi odevotedly thandtheem ivethanman formalalli endedtoall lreciproci sonly, shal orks

40、togeth taredearto theremaycoththedomin attachedto pire.thisa yofthosewh ances this thebritish ty. thus, wh lwebesecur erforthehi usandbodenionofcanad thebritish greementis ichhavebee principles commonweal ateverhapp eourselves ghandsimpl oilltoany.a, whichiss commonweal moreeffect nmadeunder houldbe

41、ext thswithful ens,andthu andabletow ecausestha eventuallymeifeele ventuallyt herewillco methepri ncipleofco minoncitize nship, butt hatwemaybecontenttoleavetodestiny, whoseo utstretchedarmnianyof uscanalrea dyclearlys ee.there ishowevera nimportant questionwe mustaskourselves wou heunitedst eincons

42、ist totheworld ontrary, it hatorganiz andstrengt tedstatesr tmentioned ntheunited lies webri tyofcollab sovietruss gnsecretar lbeafiftyy d. weaimatn llaboratio liancewithldaspecial atesandthe entwithour organizati isprobably ationwilla h.thereare elationswi ,andtherea statesandt tishhaveal orationan

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44、hat, onthec nsbywhicht ullstature specialuni atihavejus ionsbetwee ricanrepub yyearstrea stancewith n,theforei itmightwel reconcerne tanceandco shhaveana.1 etheyearl384, andwhichproducedfruitfulresultsatacriticalmomentintherecentwar noneoftheseclashwiththegeneralinterestofaworldagreement, oraworldor

45、ganizati on;ontheco ntrary, the yhelpit.“ i nmyfather， shousearemanymansions. ” specialassociationsbetweenmembersoftheun it edna. tionswhichhavenoaggressivepointagainstanyothercountry, whichharbornodesignincompatiblewiththecharteroftheunitednations, farfrombeingharmful, arebeneficialand,aslbelispoke

46、ear lier, ladie sandgentleempleofpea buildthatt hotherpart ftheirfami“ faithinea er' sfuture ortcomings retheother atthecommoce. workmen emple iftw icularlywe liesareint chother，sp andcharity 7 -toquote day一whyca ntaskasfrifromallcou oofthework llandareol ermingled, urpose, hop towardseac somego

47、odwo nnottheywo endsandparmen,ofthet ntriesmust menknoweac dfriends, i iftheyhave eineachoth hother' ssh rdslreadhe rktogether tners?whycieve, indis pensable.antheynotsharetheirtoolsandthusincreaseeachother，sworkingpowers?indeedtheymustdosoorelsethetempiemaynotbebuilt,or,beingbuilt, itmaycollaps

48、e, andweshouldallbeprovedagainunteachableandhavetogoandtrytolearnagainforathirdtimeinaschoolofwar incomp a.rablymorerigorousthanthatfromwhichwehavejustbeenreleased. thedarkagesmayreturn, thestoneagemayreturnonthegleamingwingsofscience,andwhatmightnowshowerimmeasurablematerialblessingsuponmankind, ma

49、yevenbringaboutitstotaldestruction.beware,isay;timemaybeshort.donotletustakethecourseofallowingeventstodriftalonguntilitistoolate.ifthereistobeafraternalassociationofthekindofihavedescribed,withallthestrengthandsecuritywhichbothourcountriescanderivefromit, letusmakesurethatthatgreatfactisknowntothew

50、orid,andthatitplaysitspartinsteadyingandstabilizingthefoundationsofpeace.thereisthepathofwisdom. preventionisbetterthanthe cure.ash adowhasfal lenuponthe scenessola telylightbythealliedvictory.nobodyknowswhatsovietrussiaanditscommunistinternationalorganizationintendstodointheimmediatefuture, orwhata

51、rethelimits, ifany,totheirexpansiveandproselytizingtendenciesihaveastrongadmirationandregardforthevaliantrussianpeopleandformywartimecomrade, marshallstalin.thereisdeepsympathyandgoodwillinbritain- 一andldoubt not hereals o一to wards thepeoples ofal it herussiasandaresolvetoperseverethroughmanydiffere

52、ncesandrebuffsinestablishinglastingfriendships.weunderstandtherussianneedtobesecureonherwesternfrontiersbytheremovalofallpossibilityofgermanaggressiori weweicomerussiatoherrightfulplaceamongtheleadingnationsoftheworld.wewelcomeherflagupontheseasaboveall, wewelcome, orshouldwelcome, constant,frequent

53、andgrowingcontactsbetweentherussianpeopleandourownpeopleonutyhowever tethefacts acebeforey,forlamsuraslseethemoucertainfeyouwouldw toyou.itis actsabouttishmetostamydutytoplhepresentpositionine urope.fr omstettini nthebaltic totriestei ntheadriaticanironcurtainhasdescendedacrossthecontinent behindtha

54、tlinelieallthecapitalsoftheancientstatesofcentralandeasterneurope.warsaw, berlin,prague, vienna, budapest, be1grade, bucharestandsofia, allthesefamouscitiesandthepopulationsaroundthemlieinwhatlmustcallthesovietsphere, andallaresubjectinoneformoranother,notonlytosovietinfluencebuttoaveryhighand, insomecases, increasingmeasureofcontrolfrommoscow. athensal one-greec ewithitsim mortalglor ies- isfre etodecidei tsfutureat anelection underbriti sh, america nandfrench observatio n.therussi an- dominat edpolishgo vernmentha sbeenencou ragedtomak eenormousa