英語(yǔ)優(yōu)秀演講稿

第頁(yè)共頁(yè)英語(yǔ)優(yōu)秀演講稿英語(yǔ)優(yōu)秀演講稿franklindelanoroosevelt:iwanttotellyouwhathasbeendoneinthelastfewdays,andwhyitwasdone,andwhatthenextstepsaregoingtobe.irecognizethatthemanyproclamationsfromstatecapitolsandfromwashington,thelegislation,thetreasuryregulations,andsoforth,couchedforthemostpartinbankingandlegalterms,outtobeexplainedforthebenefitoftheaveragecitizen.iowethis,inparticular,becauseofthefortitudeandthegoodtemperwithwhicheverybodyhasacceptedtheinconvenienceandhardshipsofthebankingholiday.andiknowthatwhenyouunderstandwhatweinwashingtonhavebeenabout,ishallcontinuetohaveyourcooperationasfullyasihavehadyoursympathyandyourhelpduringthepastweek.firstofall,letmestatethesimplefactthatwhenyoudepositmoneyinabank,thebankdoesnotputthemoneyintoasafedepositvault.itinvestsyourmoneyinmanydifferentformsofcredit--inbonds,inmercialpaper,inmortgagesandinmanyotherkindsofloans.inotherwords,thebankputsyourmoneytoworktokeepthewheelsofindustryandofagricultureturningaround.aparativelysmallpartofthemoneythatyouputintothebankiskeptincurrency--anamountwhichinnormaltimesiswhollysufficienttocoverthecashneedsoftheaveragecitizen.inotherwords,thetotalamountofallthecurrencyinthecountryisonlyaparativelysmallproportionofthetotaldepositsinallthebanksofthecountry.what,then,happenedduringthelastfewdaysoffebruaryandthefirstfewdaysofmarch?becauseofunderminedconfidenceonthepartofthepublic,therewasageneralrushbyalargeportionofourpopulationtoturnbankdepositsintocurrencyorgold--arushsogreatthatthesoundestbankscouldntgetenoughcurrencytomeetthedemand.thereasonforthiswasthatonthespurofthemomentitwas,ofcourse,impossibletosellperfectlysoundassetsofabankandconvertthemintocash,exceptatpanicpricesfarbelowtheirrealvalue.byt