第一篇：英語名人短篇演講稿

名人英語演講稿 tribute to diana 致戴安娜——查爾斯·斯賓塞

在全世界，戴安娜是同情心、責任心、風度和美麗的化身，是無私和人道的象征，是維護真正被踐踏的權益的旗手，是一個超越國界的英國女孩，是一個帶有自然的高貴氣質的人，是一個不分階層的人。this is the text of earl spencers tribute to his sister at her funeral.there is some very deep, powerful and heartfelt sentiment.would that those at whom it is aimed would take heed.the versions posted on several news services had minor errors.this is precisely as it was deliverd.i stand before you today the representative of a family in grief, in a country in mourning before a world in shock.we are all united not only in our desire to pay our respects to diana but rather in our need to do so.for such was her extraordinary appeal that the tens of millions of people taking part in this service all over the world via television and radio who never actually met her, feel that they, too, lost someone close to them in the early hours of sunday morning.it is a more remarkable tribute to diana than i can ever hope to offer her today.today is our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives, even though god granted you but half a life.we will all feel cheated, always, that you were taken from us so young and yet we must learn to be grateful that you came along at all.only now you are gone do we truly appreciate what we are now without and we want you to know that life without you is very, very difficult.we have all despaired at our loss over the past week and only the strength of the message you gave us through your years of giving has afforded us the strength to move forward.there is a temptation to rush to canonize your memory.there is no need to do so.you stand tall enough as a human being of unique qualities not to need to be seen as a saint.indeed to sanctify your memory would be to miss out on the very core of your being, your wonderfully mischievous sense of humor with the laugh that bent you double, your joy for life transmitted wherever you took your smile, and the sparkle in those unforgettable eyes, your boundless energy which you could barely contain.but your greatest gift was your intuition, and it was a gift you used wisely.this is what underpinned all your wonderful attributes.and if we look to analyze what it was about you that had such a wide appeal, we find it in your instinctive feel for what was really important in all our lives.without your god-given sensitivity, we would be immersed in greater ignorance at the anguish of aids and hiv sufferers, the plight of the homeless, the isolation of lepers, the random destruction of land mines.diana explained to me once that it was her innermost feelings of suffering that made it possible for her to connect with her constituency of the rejected.the world sensed this part of her character and cherished her for her vulnerability, whilst admiring her for her honesty.the last time i saw diana was on july the first, her birthday, in london, when typically she was not taking time to celebrate her special day with friends but was guest of honor at a fund-raising charity evening.she sparkled of course, but i would rather cherish the days i spent with her in march when she came to visit me and my children in our home in south africa.i am proud of the fact that apart from when she was on public display meeting president mandela, we managed to contrive to stop the ever-present paparazzi from getting a single picture of her.that meant a lot to her.these were days i will always treasure.it was as if wed been transported back to our childhood, when we spent such an enormous amount of time together, the two youngest in the family.fundamentally she hadnt changed at all from the big sister who mothered me as a baby, fought with me at school and endured those long train journeys between our parents homes with me at weekends.it is a tribute to her level-headedness and strength that despite the most bizarre life imaginable after her childhood, she remained intact, true to herself.there is no doubt that she was looking for a new direction in her life at this time.she talked endlessly of getting away from england, mainly because of the treatment she received at the hands of the newspapers.i dont think she ever understood why her genuinely good intentions were sneered at by the media, why there appeared to be a permanent quest on their behalf to bring her down.it is baffling.my own, and only, explanation is that genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum.it is a point to remember that of all the ironies about diana, perhaps the greatest was this;that a girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age.she would want us today to pledge ourselves to protecting her beloved boys william and harry from a similar fate.and i do this here, diana, on your behalf.we will not allow them to suffer the anguish that used regularly to drive you to tearful despair.beyond that, on behalf of your mother and sisters, i pledge that we, your blood family, will do all we can to continue the imaginative and loving way in which you were steering these two exceptional young men, so that their souls are not simply immersed by duty and tradition but can sing openly as you planned.we fully respect the heritage into which they have both been born, and will always respect and encourage them in their royal role.but we, like you, recognize the need for them to experience as many different aspects of life as possible, to arm them spiritually and emotionally for the years ahead.i know you would have expected nothing less from us.william and harry, we all care desperately for you today.we are all chewed up with sadness at the loss of a woman who wasnt even our mother.how great your suffering is we cannot even imagine.i would like to end by thanking god for the small mercies he has shown us at this dreadful time;for taking diana at her most beautiful and radiant and when she had joy in her private life.-----it is such an honor and pleasure for me to be back at yale, especially on the occasion of the 300th anniversary.i have had so many memories of my time here, and as nick was speaking i thought about how i ended up at yale law school.and it tells a little bit about how much progress we’ve made.what i think most about when i think of yale is not just the politically charged atmosphere and not even just the superb legal education that i received.it was at yale that i began work that has been at the core of what i have cared about ever since.i began working with new haven legal services representing children.and i studied child development, abuse and neglect at the yale new haven hospital and the child study center.i was lucky enough to receive a civil rights internship with marian wright edelman at the children’s defense fund, where i went to work after i graduated.those experiences fueled in me a passion to work for the benefit of children, particularly the most vulnerable.now, looking back, there is no way that i could have predicted what path my life would have taken.i didn’t sit around the law school, saying, well, you know, i think i’ll graduate and then i’ll go to work at the children’s defense fund, and then the impeachment inquiry, and nixon retired or resigns, i’ll go to arkansas.i didn’t think like that.i was taking each day at a time.but, i’ve been very fortunate because i’ve always had an idea in my mind about what i thought was important and what gave my life meaning and purpose.a set of values and beliefs that have helped me navigate the shoals, the sometimes very treacherous sea, to illuminate my own true desires, despite that others say about what l should care about and believe in.a passion to succeed at what l thought was important and children have always provided that lone star, that guiding light.because l have that absolute conviction that every child, especially in this, the most blessed of nations that has ever existed on the face of earth, that every child deserves the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential.but you know that belief and conviction-it may make for a personal mission statement, but standing alone, not translated into action, it means very little to anyone else, particularly to those for whom you have those concerns.when i was thinking about running for the united states senate-which was such an enormous decision to make, one i never could have dreamed that i would have been making when i was here on campus-i visited a school in new york city and i met a young woman, who was a star athlete.and it doesn’t mean that once having made that choice you will always succeed.in fact, you won’t.there are setbacks and you will experience difficult disappointments.you will be slowed down and sometimes the breath will just be knocked out of you.but if you carry with you the values and beliefs that you can make a difference in your own life, first and foremost, and then in the lives of others.you can get back up, you can keep going.but it is also important, as i have found, not to take yourself too seriously, because after all, every one of us here today, none of us is deserving of full credit.i think every day of the blessings my birth gave me without any doing of my own.i chose neither my family nor my country, but they as much as anything i’ve ever done, determined my course.you have been there trying to serve because you have believed both that it was the right thing to do and because it gave something back to you.you have dared to care.well, dare to care to fight for equal justice for all, for equal pay for women, against hate crimes and bigotry.dare to care about public schools without qualified teachers or adequate resources.dare to care about protecting our environment.dare to care about the 10 million children in our country who lack health insurance.dare to care about the one and a half million children who have a parent in jail.the seven million people who suffer from hiv/aids.and thank you for caring enough to demand that our nation do more to help those that are suffering throughout this world with hiv/aids, to prevent this pandemic from spreading even further.and so bring your values and experiences and insights into politics.dare to help make, not just a difference in politics, but create a different politics.some have called you the generation of choice.you’ve been raised with multiple choice tests, multiple channels, multiple websites and multiple lifestyles.you’ve grown up choosing among alternatives that were either not imagined, created or available to people in prior generations.you’ve been invested with far more personal power to customize your life, to make more free choices about how to live than was ever thought possible.and i think as i look at all the surveys and research that is done, your choices reflect not only freedom, but personal responsibility.the social indicators, not the headlines, the social indicators tell a positive story: drug use and cheating and arrests being down, been pregnancy and suicides, drunk driving deaths being down.it is not the vast conspiracy you may have heard about;rather it’s a silent conspiracy of cynicism and indifference and alienation that we see every day, in our popular culture and in our prodigious consumerism.but as many have said before and as vaclav havel has said to memorably, “it cannot suffice just to invent new machines, new regulations and new institutions.it is necessary to understand differently and more perfectly the true purpose of our existence on this earth and of our deeds.” and i think we are called on to reject, in this time of blessings that we enjoy, those who will tear us apart and tear us down and instead to liberate our god-given spirit, by being willing to dare to dream of a better world.during my campaign, when times were tough and days were long i used to think about the example of harriet tubman, a heroic new yorker, a 19th century moses, who risked her life to bring hundreds of slaves to freedom.she would say to those who she gathered up in the south where she kept going back year after year from the safety of auburn, new york, that no matter what happens, they had to keep going.if they heard shouts behind them, they had to keep going.if they heard gunfire or dogs, they had to keep going to freedom.well, those aren’t the risks we face.it is more the silence and apathy and indifference that dogs our heels.thirty-two years ago, i spoke at my own graduation from wellesley, where i did call on my fellow classmates to reject the notion of limitations on our ability to effect change and instead to embrace the idea that the goal of education should be human liberation and the freedom to practice with all the skill of our being the art of making possible.thank you and god bless you all.篇三：名人英文勵志演講稿

名人英文勵志演講稿

新一代大學英語四六級領軍人物，英語專家、文化學者、出版人、策劃人，“振宇英語”創始人，當當網外語圖書熱門作者。

外語教學與研究出版社、北京航空航天大學出版社、大連理工大學出版社、海豚出版社、首都師范大學出版社、中國宇航出版社等國內一流出版社“振宇英語”叢書主編。外研社榮譽作者、當當網外語圖書熱門作者。

曾任國家級媒體記者、翻譯、電臺英語節目主持人、“振宇英語”專欄撰稿人、大學英語系主任、大學英語專業特聘專家教授。序言

對于英語學習者來說，多聽多看多練英語演講是學地道英語的最佳有效途徑之一，也是訓練語音語調最有效的輔助手段。你不用擔心這些演講是否有語法問題，也不用擔心用詞是否準確，表達是否到位。因為一些名人的演講稿通常是字斟句酌精心完成的。此外，通過演講學英語還可以潛移默化地幫助自己提升對英文的駕馭能力，增強英語的語感和美感。

本書精選了19篇具有代表性的名人的英語演講。這些名人或是國家領袖，或是關心民權民生的政治人物，或是創造經濟財富的精英，或是用文字抒發情懷的作家記者，或是演藝界的娛樂名人。他們都在自己的領域里作出了杰出的貢獻。他們思想深刻，見解獨到，注定是站在時代前列的人。

這些名人的演講充滿了智慧，富含啟迪。它們或是結合自身經歷立足于個人發展的諄諄教誨，像亞馬遜ceo杰夫·貝索斯在普林斯頓大學演講，他講了自己創業的故事，以此鼓勵畢業生：未來掌握在自己的手中，追尋自己的夢

想，慎重選擇;或是號召民眾面對困難迎難而上，像美國第32任總統富蘭克林·羅斯福，他就任于美國經濟大蕭條時期，國內民生凋敝，萎靡不振，他告訴大家，我們惟一害怕的是害怕本身，展示了帶領民眾走出低谷的豪情;或者充滿人文關懷，如美國著名作家威廉·福克納，站在人類精神的高度，勉勵作家文人心中時時充滿愛、憐憫、同情和犧牲的精神;或是顯示了追求自由平等的決心，如馬釘路德·金和南非總統曼德拉，他們在演講中都表達了誓死捍衛民-主和自由的決心;或是顯示了對家庭的愛，并把這種愛升華為“老吾老，以及人之老;幼吾幼，以及人之幼”，如米歇爾·奧巴馬，她在演講中表達了對家庭的熱愛，同時也為丈夫競選吶喊助威----如果巴拉克·奧巴馬當選總統，將會保證每個美國人都能享受衛生保健，確保本國的每個孩子都能得到世界一流的教育。精選出的這些演講名篇題材涉獵廣泛，風格迥異。無論你是被其恢宏的氣勢所震撼，還是被其精深的意蘊所折服，亦或是為其詼諧幽默而莞爾，都能感受到演講者所傳遞的共同心聲：一定要奮發向上，積極進取，做出個人應有的成績，為時代，為國家做貢獻。

隨書贈送的mp3演講音頻，為演講者的原聲音頻。這些聲音鏗鏘有力，或給你啟迪，或讓你感動，或給你溫暖，或激發你前行的信念。同時，也讓你更有機會品味最地道的英語表達。此外，在每一篇文章之后，都附有提煉出的演講中具有指引性、勵志性的“經典語錄”，方便模仿與背誦。地道實用的英語學得多了積累得多了，你就能很自然地表達出極為純正的英語，既能提升你的書面語表達能力，也可以提升你的口語表達能力。

第二篇：名人勵志英語演講稿

名人英文勵志演講稿

新一代大學英語四六級領軍人物，英語專家、文化學者、出版人、策劃人，“振宇英語”創始人，當當網外語圖書熱門作者。

外語教學與研究出版社、北京航空航天大學出版社、大連理工大學出版社、海豚出版社、首都師范大學出版社、中國宇航出版社等國內一流出版社“振宇英語”叢書主編。外研社榮譽作者、當當網外語圖書熱門作者。

曾任國家級媒體記者、翻譯、電臺英語節目主持人、“振宇英語”專欄撰稿人、大學英語系主任、大學英語專業特聘專家教授。

序言

對于英語學習者來說，多聽多看多練英語演講是學地道英語的最佳有效途徑之一，也是訓練語音語調最有效的輔助手段。你不用擔心這些演講是否有語法問題，也不用擔心用詞是否準確，表達是否到位。因為一些名人的演講稿通常是字斟句酌精心完成的。此外，通過演講學英語還可以潛移默化地幫助自己提升對英文的駕馭能力，增強英語的語感和美感。

本書精選了19篇具有代表性的名人的英語演講。這些名人或是國家領袖，或是關心民權民生的政治人物，或是創造經濟財富的精英，或是用文字抒發情懷的作家記者，或是演藝界的娛樂名人。他們都在自己的領域里作出了杰出的貢獻。他們思想深刻，見解獨到，注定是站在時代前列的人。

這些名人的演講充滿了智慧，富含啟迪。它們或是結合自身經歷立足于個人發展的諄諄教誨，像亞馬遜ceo杰夫·貝索斯在普林斯頓大學演講，他講了自己創業的故事，以此鼓勵畢業生：未來掌握在自己的手中，追尋自己的夢

想，慎重選擇;或是號召民眾面對困難迎難而上，像美國第32任總統富蘭克林·羅斯福，他就任于美國經濟大蕭條時期，國內民生凋敝，萎靡不振，他告訴大家，我們惟一害怕的是害怕本身，展示了帶領民眾走出低谷的豪情;或者充滿人文關懷，如美國著名作家威廉·福克納，站在人類精神的高度，勉勵作家文人心中時時充滿愛、憐憫、同情和犧牲的精神;或是顯示了追求自由平等的決心，如馬釘路德·金和南非總統曼德拉，他們在演講中都表達了誓死捍衛民-主和自由的決心;或是顯示了對家庭的愛，并把這種愛升華為“老吾老，以及人之老;幼吾幼，以及人之幼”，如米歇爾·奧巴馬，她在演講中表達了對家庭的熱愛，同時也為丈夫競選吶喊助威----如果巴拉克·奧巴馬當選總統，將會保證每個美國人都能享受衛生保健，確保本國的每個孩子都能得到世界一流的教育。精選出的這些演講名篇題材涉獵廣泛，風格迥異。無論你是被其恢宏的氣勢所震撼，還是被其精深的意蘊所折服，亦或是為其詼諧幽默而莞爾，都能感受到演講者所傳遞的共同心聲：一定要奮發向上，積極進取，做出個人應有的成績，為時代，為國家做貢獻。

隨書贈送的mp3演講音頻，為演講者的原聲音頻。這些聲音鏗鏘有力，或給你啟迪，或讓你感動，或給你溫暖，或激發你前行的信念。同時，也讓你更有機會品味最地道的英語表達。此外，在每一篇文章之后，都附有提煉出的演講中具有指引性、勵志性的“經典語錄”，方便模仿與背誦。地道實用的英語學得多了積累得多了，你就能很自然地表達出極為純正的英語，既能提升你的書面語表達能力，也可以提升你的口語表達能力。

準備好了嗎?讓我們從現在開始，去聆聽那些溫暖人心的聲音吧!篇二：名人名校勵志英語演講稿

-----it is such an honor and pleasure for me to be back at yale, especially on the occasion of the 300th anniversary.i have had so many memories of my time here, and as nick was speaking i thought about how i ended up at yale law school.and it tells a little bit about how much progress we’ve made.what i think most about when i think of yale is not just the politically charged atmosphere and not even just the superb legal education that i received.it was at yale that i began work that has been at the core of what i have cared about ever since.i began working with new haven legal services representing children.and i studied child development, abuse and neglect at the yale new haven hospital and the child study center.i was lucky enough to receive a civil rights internship with marian wright edelman at the children’s defense fund, where i went to work after i graduated.those experiences fueled in me a passion to work for the benefit of children, particularly the most vulnerable.now, looking back, there is no way that i could have predicted what path my life would have taken.i didn’t sit around the law school, saying, well, you know, i think i’ll graduate and then i’ll go to work at the children’s defense fund, and then the impeachment inquiry, and nixon retired or resigns, i’ll go to arkansas.i didn’t think like that.i was taking each day at a time.but, i’ve been very fortunate because i’ve always had an idea in my mind about what i thought was important and what gave my life meaning and purpose.a set of values and beliefs that have helped me navigate the shoals, the sometimes very treacherous sea, to illuminate my own true desires, despite that others say about what l should care about and believe in.a passion to succeed at what l thought was important and children have always provided that lone star, that guiding light.because l have that absolute conviction that every child, especially in this, the most blessed of nations that has ever existed on the face of earth, that every child deserves the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential.but you know that belief and conviction-it may make for a personal mission statement, but standing alone, not translated into action, it means very little to anyone else, particularly to those for whom you have those concerns.when i was thinking about running for the united states senate-which was such an enormous decision to make, one i never could have dreamed that i would have been making when i was here on campus-i visited a school in new york city and i met a young woman, who was a star athlete.and it doesn’t mean that once having made that choice you will always succeed.in fact, you won’t.there are setbacks and you will experience difficult disappointments.you will be slowed down and sometimes the breath will just be knocked out of you.but if you carry with you the values and beliefs that you can make a difference in your own life, first and foremost, and then in the lives of others.you can get back up, you can keep going.but it is also important, as i have found, not to take yourself too seriously, because after all, every one of us here today, none of us is deserving of full credit.i think every day of the blessings my birth gave me without any doing of my own.i chose neither my family nor my country, but they as much as anything i’ve ever done, determined my course.you have been there trying to serve because you have believed both that it was the right thing to do and because it gave something back to you.you have dared to care.well, dare to care to fight for equal justice for all, for equal pay for women, against hate crimes and bigotry.dare to care about public schools without qualified teachers or adequate resources.dare to care about protecting our environment.dare to care about the 10 million children in our country who lack health insurance.dare to care about the one and a half million children who have a parent in jail.the seven million people who suffer from hiv/aids.and thank you for caring enough to demand that our nation do more to help those that are suffering throughout this world with hiv/aids, to prevent this pandemic from spreading even further.and so bring your values and experiences and insights into politics.dare to help make, not just a difference in politics, but create a different politics.some have called you the generation of choice.you’ve been raised with multiple choice tests, multiple channels, multiple websites and multiple lifestyles.you’ve grown up choosing among alternatives that were either not imagined, created or available to people in prior generations.you’ve been invested with far more personal power to customize your life, to make more free choices about how to live than was ever thought possible.and i think as i look at all the surveys and research that is done, your choices reflect not only freedom, but personal responsibility.the social indicators, not the headlines, the social indicators tell a positive story: drug use and cheating and arrests being down, been pregnancy and suicides, drunk driving deaths being down.it is not the vast conspiracy you may have heard about;rather it’s a silent conspiracy of cynicism and indifference and alienation that we see every day, in our popular culture and in our prodigious consumerism.but as many have said before and as vaclav havel has said to memorably, “it cannot suffice just to invent new machines, new regulations and new institutions.it is necessary to understand differently and more perfectly the true purpose of our existence on this earth and of our deeds.” and i think we are called on to reject, in this time of blessings that we enjoy, those who will tear us apart and tear us down and instead to liberate our god-given spirit, by being willing to dare to dream of a better world.during my campaign, when times were tough and days were long i used to think about the example of harriet tubman, a heroic new yorker, a 19th century moses, who risked her life to bring hundreds of slaves to freedom.she would say to those who she gathered up in the south where she kept going back year after year from the safety of auburn, new york, that no matter what happens, they had to keep going.if they heard shouts behind them, they had to keep going.if they heard gunfire or dogs, they had to keep going to freedom.well, those aren’t the risks we face.it is more the silence and apathy and indifference that dogs our heels.thirty-two years ago, i spoke at my own graduation from wellesley, where i did call on my fellow classmates to reject the notion of limitations on our ability to effect change and instead to embrace the idea that the goal of education should be human liberation and the freedom to practice with all the skill of our being the art of making possible.thank you and god bless you all.篇三：名人英語演講稿

名人英語演講稿 tribute to diana 致戴安娜——查爾斯·斯賓塞

在全世界，戴安娜是同情心、責任心、風度和美麗的化身，是無私和人道的象征，是維護真正被踐踏的權益的旗手，是一個超越國界的英國女孩，是一個帶有自然的高貴氣質的人，是一個不分階層的人。this is the text of earl spencers tribute to his sister at her funeral.there is some very deep, powerful and heartfelt sentiment.would that those at whom it is aimed would take heed.the versions posted on several news services had minor errors.this is precisely as it was deliverd.i stand before you today the representative of a family in grief, in a country in mourning before a world in shock.we are all united not only in our desire to pay our respects to diana but rather in our need to do so.for such was her extraordinary appeal that the tens of millions of people taking part in this service all over the world via television and radio who never actually met her, feel that they, too, lost someone close to them in the early hours of sunday morning.it is a more remarkable tribute to diana than i can ever hope to offer her today.today is our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives, even though god granted you but half a life.we will all feel cheated, always, that you were taken from us so young and yet we must learn to be grateful that you came along at all.only now you are gone do we truly appreciate what we are now without and we want you to know that life without you is very, very difficult.we have all despaired at our loss over the past week and only the strength of the message you gave us through your years of giving has afforded us the strength to move forward.there is a temptation to rush to canonize your memory.there is no need to do so.you stand tall enough as a human being of unique qualities not to need to be seen as a saint.indeed to sanctify your memory would be to miss out on the very core of your being, your wonderfully mischievous sense of humor with the laugh that bent you double, your joy for life transmitted wherever you took your smile, and the sparkle in those unforgettable eyes, your boundless energy which you could barely contain.but your greatest gift was your intuition, and it was a gift you used wisely.this is what underpinned all your wonderful attributes.and if we look to analyze what it was about you that had such a wide appeal, we find it in your instinctive feel for what was really important in all our lives.without your god-given sensitivity, we would be immersed in greater ignorance at the anguish of aids and hiv sufferers, the plight of the homeless, the isolation of lepers, the random destruction of land mines.diana explained to me once that it was her innermost feelings of suffering that made it possible for her to connect with her constituency of the rejected.the world sensed this part of her character and cherished her for her vulnerability, whilst admiring her for her honesty.the last time i saw diana was on july the first, her birthday, in london, when typically she was not taking time to celebrate her special day with friends but was guest of honor at a fund-raising charity evening.she sparkled of course, but i would rather cherish the days i spent with her in march when she came to visit me and my children in our home in south africa.i am proud of the fact that apart from when she was on public display meeting president mandela, we managed to contrive to stop the ever-present paparazzi from getting a single picture of her.that meant a lot to her.these were days i will always treasure.it was as if wed been transported back to our childhood, when we spent such an enormous amount of time together, the two youngest in the family.fundamentally she hadnt changed at all from the big sister who mothered me as a baby, fought with me at school and endured those long train journeys between our parents homes with me at weekends.it is a tribute to her level-headedness and strength that despite the most bizarre life imaginable after her childhood, she remained intact, true to herself.there is no doubt that she was looking for a new direction in her life at this time.she talked endlessly of getting away from england, mainly because of the treatment she received at the hands of the newspapers.i dont think she ever understood why her genuinely good intentions were sneered at by the media, why there appeared to be a permanent quest on their behalf to bring her down.it is baffling.my own, and only, explanation is that genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum.it is a point to remember that of all the ironies about diana, perhaps the greatest was this;that a girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age.she would want us today to pledge ourselves to protecting her beloved boys william and harry from a similar fate.and i do this here, diana, on your behalf.we will not allow them to suffer the anguish that used regularly to drive you to tearful despair.beyond that, on behalf of your mother and sisters, i pledge that we, your blood family, will do all we can to continue the imaginative and loving way in which you were steering these two exceptional young men, so that their souls are not simply immersed by duty and tradition but can sing openly as you planned.we fully respect the heritage into which they have both been born, and will always respect and encourage them in their royal role.but we, like you, recognize the need for them to experience as many different aspects of life as possible, to arm them spiritually and emotionally for the years ahead.i know you would have expected nothing less from us.william and harry, we all care desperately for you today.we are all chewed up with sadness at the loss of a woman who wasnt even our mother.how great your suffering is we cannot even imagine.i would like to end by thanking god for the small mercies he has shown us at this dreadful time;for taking diana at her most beautiful and radiant and when she had joy in her private life.影響你一生的名人勵志演講(視頻+mp3+ 演講稿)--英語演講專題 kira86 于2012-01-11發布 l 已有6383人瀏覽 我要評論(0)| 英語專題 | 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《影響你一生的名人勵志演講》收錄了19篇英語演講，演講者來自政治、經濟、文化等各個領域。本書共分為五章，分別為國家領袖、政治人物、商界精英、作家記者和娛樂名人。精選出的這些演講名篇題材涉獵廣泛、風格迥異，有的氣勢恢宏，意蘊精深；有的輕松詼諧，令人捧腹；有的言辭懇切，語重心長。它們都有一個共同點：演講者或立足于時代背景下或從個人自身經歷出發，鼓舞人奮發向上、積極進取，做出個人應有的成績，為時代、為國家做貢獻。本書配有原版音頻，讓你最近距離感受這些最具影響力的聲音。

國家領袖

夢想與責任——巴拉克·奧巴馬（>>查看演講視頻及雙語演講稿）and even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don’t ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.即使當你苦苦掙扎、灰心喪氣、感到其他人對你放棄時，也不要放棄自己，因為當你放棄自己時，你也拋棄了自己的國家。must be strong 我們必須強大——威廉·杰斐遜·克林頓

因為我們大家都在生命的同一旅途上，我們的旅途會有終點。但我們的美國之路必須走下去。the only thing we have to fear is fear itself 我們唯一害怕的是害怕本身——富蘭克林·羅斯福（>>查看演講音頻及演講稿中英對照）the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror, which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.我們唯一害怕的 是害怕本身——這種難以名狀、失去理智和毫無道理的恐懼，把人轉退為進所需的種種努力化為泡影。i am prepared to die for an ideal 為理想我愿獻出生命——納爾遜·曼德拉（>>查看演講音頻及演講稿中英對照）i have fought against white domination, and i have fought against black domination.i have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities.it is an ideal which i hope to live for and to see realized.but if needs be, it is an ideal for which i am prepared to die.我反對白人統治，也反對黑人統治。我珍視民主和自由社會的理想，在這個社會中，人人和睦相處，機會均等。我希望為這個理想而生，并希望能實現這個理想。但是如果需要，為理想我愿獻出生命。

we choose to go to the moon（>>查看演講視頻及英文演講稿）我們選擇登月——約翰·肯尼迪 the greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds.我們學到的知識越多，認識到的無知就越多。never tiring, never yielding, never finishing 永不疲憊，永不氣餒，永不完竭——喬治·布什 never tiring, never yielding, neverfinishing, we renew that purpose today;to make our country more just and generous;to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.永 不疲憊，永不氣餒，永不完竭，今天我們重樹這樣的目標：使我們的國家變得更加公正、更加慷慨，去體現我們每個人和所有人生命的尊嚴。

政治人物 i have a dream（>>查看演講音頻及英文演講稿）

我有一個夢想——馬丁·路德·金 let us not wallow in the valley of despair, i say to you today, my friends.and so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, i still have a dream.it is a dream deeply rooted in the american dream.朋友們，今天我要對你們說，千萬不要沉淪在絕望的深谷里。盡管眼下困難重重，但我依然懷有一個夢想。這個夢想深深植根于美國夢之中。i quit, but i will continue the fight 我放棄了，但我會繼續戰斗——希拉里·克林頓 on the day we live in an america where no child, no man, and no woman is without health insurance, we will live in a stronger america.that’s why we need to help elect barack obama our president.當我們有朝一日居住在一個讓每個孩子、每個男人、每個女人都享有醫療保障的美國時，我們便擁有了一個更強大的美國。這就是為什么我們要幫助巴拉克·奧巴馬競選總統職位。building the foundations for success 為成功做好準備——安妮·德·薩里斯 knowing who we are and being confident enough to do what matters to us — that’s what counts.了解自己，滿懷自信，做好我們認為重要的事情，這才是最重要的。let’s elect barack obama president of usa 讓我們選舉巴拉克·奧巴馬為美利堅合眾國總統——米歇爾·奧巴馬

商界精英 unleashing your creativity（>>查看演講稿中英文對照）

釋放你的創造力——比爾·蓋茨 and i believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, were going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.我相信，憑借人類與生俱來的發明創造能力和不畏艱難、堅韌不拔的品格，在我的有生之年里我們將在所有這些領域都創造出可喜的成就。grab your dreams when it shows up 當夢想來臨時抓住它——拉里·佩奇 overall, i know it seems like the world is crumbling out there, but it is actually a great time in your life to get a little crazy, follow your curiosity, and be ambitious about it.dont give up on your dreams.the world needs you all!總而言之，我知道這個世界看起來已支離破碎，但這確實是你們人生中一個偉大的時代，你們可以瘋狂一點，追隨你們的好奇心，積極進取。不要放棄夢想。世界需要你們。we are what we choose（>>查看演講稿視頻及雙語演講稿）

選擇塑造人生——杰夫·貝索斯 cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice.gifts are easy — theyre given after all.choices can be hard.you can seduce yourself with your gifts if youre not careful, and if you do, itll probably be to the detriment of your choices.聰明是一種天賦，而善良是 一種選擇。天賦得來很容易——畢竟它們與生俱來。而選擇卻頗為艱難。如果一不小心，你可能被天賦所誘惑，這可能會損害到你做出的選擇。

作家記者 the spirit of man 人類的精神——威廉·福克納 tribute to diana（>>查看英文演講稿）

致戴安娜——查爾斯·斯賓塞

在全世界，戴安娜是同情心、責任心、風度和美麗的化身，是無私和人道的象征，是維護真正被踐踏的權益的旗手，是一個超越國界的英國女孩，是一個帶有自然的高貴氣質的人，是一個不分階層的人。

follow your bliss, follow your heart（>>查看演講音頻及英文演講稿）

追隨你的幸福,傾聽你的心聲——安德森·庫珀 but it actually was the best thing that ever happened to me.i decided that if no one would give me a chance, i’d have to take a chance, and if no one would give me an opportunity, i would have to create my own opportunity.但這次失敗卻成了我人生中最有價值的經歷。我下定決心，如果沒人給我機會，我就自己尋找機會；如果沒人給我機會，我就自己創造機會。

娛樂名人 failure is an option, but fear is not（>>查看演講視頻及演講稿中英雙語對照）

失敗是一個選項，但畏懼不是——詹姆斯·卡梅隆 so, thats the thought i would leave you with, is that in whatever youre doing, failure is an option, but fear is not.所以，這是我想給你的想法，不管你做什么，失敗是 一個選項，但畏懼不是。feelings, failure and finding happiness(點我去查看奧普拉演講視頻和雙語演講稿)感覺、失敗及尋找幸福——奧普拉·溫弗瑞

——美國著名電視節目主持人奧普拉·溫弗瑞2008年在斯坦福大學畢業典禮上發表的演講

1、奧斯特洛夫斯基

命運對奧斯特洛夫斯基是殘酷的：他念過三年小學，青春消逝在疾馳的戰馬與槍林彈雨中。16歲時，他腹部與頭部嚴重負傷，右眼失明。20歲時，又因關節硬化而臥床不起。面對著命運的嚴峻挑戰，他深切地感到：“在生活中沒比掉隊更可怕的事情了。”奧斯特洛夫斯基與命運進行了英勇的抗爭：他不想躺在殘廢榮譽軍人的功勞簿上向祖國和人民伸手，他用沸騰的精力讀完了函授大學的全部課程，如饑似渴地閱讀俄羅斯與世界文學名著。書籍召喚他前進，書籍陪伴他披荊斬棘。奧斯特洛夫斯基思想的烈馬，馳騁在烏克蘭與波蘭交界的遼闊的原野上，他口授的每一個字母都像無情的子彈，射向入侵的德國強盜。2.張海迪 1955年秋天在濟南出生。5歲患脊髓病，胸以下全部癱瘓。從那時起，張海迪開始了她獨到的人生。她無法上學，便在在家自學完中學課程。在殘酷的命運挑戰面前，張海迪沒有沮喪和沉淪，她以頑強的毅力和恒心與疾病做斗爭，經受了嚴峻的考驗，對人生充滿了信心。她雖然沒有機會走進校門，卻發憤學習，學完了小學、中學全部課程，自學了大學英語、日語、德語和世界語，并攻讀了大學和碩士研究生的課程。為了對社會作出更大的貢獻，她先后自學了十幾種醫學專著，同時向有經驗的醫生請教，學會了針灸等醫術，為群眾無償治療

達1萬多人次。

我們都是四肢健全的人，所以更我們應該珍惜眼前的學習機會。3.愛迪生

在愛迪生發明燈泡的時候他失敗了很多次，當他用到一千多種材料做燈絲的時候，助手對他說：“你已經失敗了一千多次了，成功已經變得渺茫，還是放棄吧！”但愛迪生卻說：“到現在我的收獲還不錯，起碼我發現有一千多種材料不能做燈絲。”最后，他經過六千多次的實驗終于成功了。

我們可以試想，如果愛迪生在助手勸他停止實驗的時候放棄了，我們現在會怎么樣呢？可能我們還要點只有豆粒般大小的油燈在夜里照明。其實愛迪生的每次試驗失敗都可以看作是挫折。這么一算，愛迪生發明電燈也就是遇上了六千多次的挫折，這是一個多么驚人的數目啊！4.林肯

生下來就一貧如洗的林肯，終其一生都在面對挫敗，八次競選八次落敗，兩次經商失敗，甚至還精神崩潰過一次。好多次，他本可以放棄，但他并沒有如此，也正因為 他沒有放棄，才成為美國歷史上最偉大的總統之一。此路艱辛而泥濘。我一只腳滑了一下，另一只腳也因而站不穩;但我緩口氣，告訴自己，這不過是滑一跤，并不是死去而爬

不起來。——林肯在競選參議員落敗后如是說

我們有的時候受到一次挫折，或經受到一次失敗，就灰心喪氣，認為自己一無是處，看看愛迪生和林肯，我們就會明白人的一生不是一帆風順的，關鍵是學會堅持，永不放棄。4.霍金

霍金雖然身體的殘疾越來越重，但卻力圖像普通人一樣生活，完成自己所能做的任何事情。他甚至是活潑好動的——這聽起來有些好笑，在他已經完全無法移動之后，他仍然堅持用唯一可以活動的手指驅動著輪椅在前往辦公室的路上“橫沖直撞”； ·威廉·霍金認為他一生的貢獻是在經典物理的框架里，證明了黑洞和大爆炸奇點的不可避免性，黑洞越變越大；但在量子物理的框架里，他指出，黑洞因輻射而越變越小，大爆炸的奇點不斷被量子效應所抹平，而且整個宇宙正是起始于此。

第三篇：名人英語演講稿3分鐘

my chinese dream 我的中國夢 i am very glad to stand here to give thier a short speech.today my topic is that the youth are the future of motherland 很高興站在這里做這篇短小的演講，我演講的主題是青年是祖國的未來。

在準備英語演講比賽的時候，我本想簡單地從網上搜索一些文章作為我演講的內容。我看過很多文章，有著名主持人的、北大教授的、大學生的，也有初中生的。但是看完之后，我放棄了當初的想法，我甚至為當初的想法感到有一些羞愧。因為今天我站在這里向大家演講的主題，是一個莊重而嚴肅的主題；是一個充滿榮耀與自豪的主題；是每一個中華兒女共同期盼的主題。每個人都有屬于他們自己的中國夢，而我，當然也有一直縈繞在心懷只屬于我的中國夢。

so what?s my chinese dream ? finally i will announce.we had learned a lot of knowledge and understood a lot of truth in the book.we had a basic concept to our country at that time.we know that our country is full of sunshine , and we are the future of our country, and our dreams are to be the hope of our motherland.我的中國夢是什么樣的？先賣個關子。

記得剛剛上學那會兒，我們天真無邪。在課本里，我們學到了很多很多知識，也明白了很多很多道理，我們對祖國也有了一個最基本的概念。我們知道我們的祖國到處充滿陽光，正在慢慢發展，而我們，就是祖國未來的花朵，未來的希望。我們夢想將來能夠成為祖國的希望。

這，是我們最初的中國夢。最真誠的我們，最真誠的夢。

但是，不知道什么時候開始，我們長大了，生活似乎一下子變得和以前不太一樣了，與此同時，雖然我們很不想承認但是卻又不得不承認的是，我們的思想，我們的為人處世觀，我們對我們祖國的看法，也潛移默化中慢慢開始了轉變。我們的社會變得到處充滿欺騙、冷漠、勾心斗角、壓力、腐敗、險惡，我們變得暴躁，不冷靜，憤世嫉俗。我們的國家，似乎也開始變得千瘡百孔。而好多我們親愛的祖國委以重任培養的青年學生們變得輕浮、急躁，更別提什么夢想，什么中國夢了？ are we sick, or is our dear motherland sick? 我很驚訝，當大街上有老人摔倒，我們不敢再去扶起；我很難過，當有人做了好事被報道，更多的人說他做作；我很傷心，當我看到我們眾多的青年人變得冷漠、市儈、欺詐以及缺乏理想。

到底是我們病了，還是我們親愛的祖國病了？ i dont want to talk about the construction of our country politics, and also speak impassioned speech on the diaoyu island event.i just want to appeal young people,showing the side of youth,good and confidence.we must learn to organize our own thoughts, correct our own concept, and change our direction to the right side in future life.china dream actually lies in our young generation, especially of the intellectuals.我的中國夢，不想大談政治，也不想對釣魚島事件發表慷慨激昂的演講。我只想呼吁，呼吁我們年輕人，呼吁我們祖國的希望能夠將我們的青春一面，將我們的善良一面，將我們的自信一面好好展現出來。我們要學會整理自己的思想，端正自己看問題的觀念，擺正自己的人生方向。我們的中國夢實際上正掌握在我們自己手上，掌握在我們年青一代，尤其是知識分子手上。也許，一個人，是渺小的；但是當他和祖國聯系起來時，就是偉大的。也許，一個夢想，是渺小的，但是當它成為祖國的夢想時，就是不可估量的。也許，我無法用自己一個人的力量撬起整個中國，但是我們千千萬萬年輕人一起為祖國的夢想去奮斗時，我們的祖國就足以令世界顫抖、動容。i dream to construct our beauty china with millions of young people who have the same dream.we do it without exaggeration but only with persistence.我夢想和萬千具有相同夢想的年輕人去建設我們的美麗中國，沒有虛浮，只有執著，只有奮斗，只有勇于擔當。這就是我的中國夢！that is my speech,thanks everyone.我的演講就到這里，謝謝大家。we are the world ,we are the future 世界是我們的，未來是我們的 someone said “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”.i don?t know who wrote these words, but i?ve always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want it to be.we are all in the position of the farmers.if we plant a good seed ,we reap a good harvest.if we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.一些人說?我們正在讀一本無窮的書中的第一章的第一節。?我不知道誰寫了這些話，但是我一直很喜歡它，因為它提醒了我，我們能夠創造我們想要的未來。we are young.“how to spend the youth?” it is a meaningful question.to answer it, first i have to ask “what do you understand by the word youth?” youth is not a time of life, it?s a state of mind.it?s not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips or supple knees.it?s the matter of the will.it?s the freshness of the deep spring of life.我們都是農夫。如果我們播下好的種子，我們將會豐收。如果我們的種子很差，有很多草籽，收割的將是無用的莊稼。如果我們什么也不播種，什么收獲也沒有。youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease.this often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20.nobody grows old merely by a number of years.we grow old by deserting our ideals.years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.我們是年輕的。?怎樣度過青春??這是個有意義的問題。為了去回答它，我首先要問?從‘青春’這個詞中你能理解到什么?? 青春不是人生的一個時期，而是精神的一種狀態。青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志。青春是生命的深泉在涌流.whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ?s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what?s next and the joy of the game of living.in the center of your heart and my heart there?s a wireless station : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long as you are young.a poet said “to see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.several days ago, i had a chance to listen to a lecture.i learnt a lot there.i?d like to share it with all of you.let?s show our right palms.we can see three lines that show how our love.career and life is.i have a short line of life.what about yours? i wondered whether we could see our future in this way.well, let?s make a fist.where is our future? where is our love, career, and life? tell me.yeah, it is in our hands.it is held in ourselves.一位詩人說?從一粒沙看世界，從一朵花看天堂，把無限放在你的手掌，永恒在一剎那里收藏?。幾天前，我有了一個聽講座的機會，從中我學到了很多東西。現在，我想把這些與大家共享。讓我們伸出右手，我們可以看到手掌中的展示我們的愛，事業和生活的三條線。我在生活方面這條線很短，那你們的呢?我想知道我們是否可以用這種辦法去看我們的未來。好的，讓我們一起握拳。我們的未來在哪兒?我們的愛、事業和生活在哪兒?告訴我!是的，它們就在我們的手中。它們被我們自己掌握著。we all want the future to be better than the past.but the future can go better itself.don?t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.from the past, we?ve learnt that the life is tough, but we are tougher.we?ve learnt that we can?t choose how we feel, but we can choose what篇二：名人英語演講稿 名人英語演講稿 tribute to diana 致戴安娜——查爾斯·斯賓塞

在全世界，戴安娜是同情心、責任心、風度和美麗的化身，是無私和人道的象征，是維護真正被踐踏的權益的旗手，是一個超越國界的英國女孩，是一個帶有自然的高貴氣質的人，是一個不分階層的人。

第四篇：英語演講稿 名人

The Speech of Putin Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to greet members and guests of the General Assembly of the International Exhibitions Bureau.Russia has a long and rich experience of participation in the World Expo movement.We took part in the very first universal exhibition in London in 1851.And at the Paris exhibition in 1900 our pavilion won the coveted Gold Medal and Grand Prix.But in all this time, Russia has not hosted the World Expo, not once.Surely, time has come to change this.So, we proudly submit our bid to host World Expo 2020 in Yekaterinburg – a dynamic and promising city.Our bid’s organising committee has the full backing of the Russian government.We guarantee: it will be a priority national project.We are going to build a massive state-of-the-art complex with the capacity to host 30 million visitors over the course of the event.We plan to allocate all the necessary funding for its construction.I am confident: we shall welcome guests from 150 nations of the world with pride and dignity.Now, once again I would like to make this very clear: Russia guarantees to fulfil the complete range of requirements set by the International Exhibitions Bureau.In particular, we are preparing a special programme of support for developing countries.This will enable around ninety countries to freely participate in the Expo, completely free of charge.I can assure you that our grand-scale plans for 2020 will be delivered if Yekaterinburg is given the honour to host World Expo 2020.Thank you for your attention, and I hope for your support.The Speech of Obama Hello, everybody!Thank you.Thank you.Thank you, everybody.All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat.How is everybody doing today?(Applause.)How about Tim Spicer?(Applause.)I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade.And I am just so glad that all could join us today.And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host.Give yourselves a big round of applause.(Applause.)

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school.And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous.I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now--(applause)--with just one more year to go.And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.I know that feeling.When I was young, my family lived overseas.I lived in Indonesia for a few years.And my mother, she didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education.So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday.But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early.And a lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table.But whenever I’d complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she’d say, “This is no picnic for me either, buster.” So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school.But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you.I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year.Now, I’ve given a lot of speeches about education.And I’ve talked about responsibility a lot.I’ve talked about teachers’ responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don’t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.I’ve talked a lot about your government’s responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren’t working, where students aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve.But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world--and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work

it takes to succeed.That’s what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.Every single one of you has something that you’re good at.Every single one of you has something to offer.And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is.That’s the opportunity an education can provide.Maybe you could be a great writer--maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper--but you might not know it until you write that English paper--that English class paper that’s assigned to you.Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor--maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine--but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class.Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice--but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it.You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You’re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers.You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job.You’ve got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future.What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.The future of America depends on you.What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment.You’ll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems.If you don’t do that--if you quit on school--you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country.Now, I know it’s not always easy to do well in school.I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.I get it.I know what it’s like.My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us the things that other kids had.There were times when I missed having a father in my life.There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn’t fit in.So I wasn’t always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I’m not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have.And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.But I was--I was lucky.I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams.My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story.Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn’t have a lot of money.But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.The speech of Lincoln Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continenta new Nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition thatall men are created equal.Now, we are engaged in a great Civil War,testing whether that Nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated,can long endure.We are met on a great battlefield of that war.We havecome to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for thosewho gave their lives that Nation might live.It is altogether fitting andproper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannothallow this ground.The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here,have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract.The world willlittle note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget whatthey did here.It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated to thegreat task remaining before us;that from these honored dead, we takeincreased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measureof devotion;that this Nation, under GOD, shall have a new birth of freedom;and that government of the People by the People and for the People shall notperish from the earth..

第五篇：心靈英語：演講稿世界名人演講稿

心靈英語：世界名人演講稿集萃演講稿

經典的書契能夠給人以美的享受，發人深省的演講能夠給人以力量，特整理了經典的名人英文演講，但愿廣大朋友能夠在閱讀的時候，不僅能夠提高英語水平，還能在人生的認識中產生一些新的啟示！為了

...經典的書契能夠給人以美的享受，發人深省的演講能夠給人以力量，特整理了經典的名人英文演講，但愿廣大朋友能夠在閱讀的時候，不僅能夠提高英語水平，還能在人生的認識中產生一些新的啟示！

為了易于各人學習和理解，我盡可能加上名人生平先容和歷史違景先容。

羅斯福：國會珍珠港演講(中英文對照)

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 peace with that nation and,at the solicitation of

Japan,was still in conversation with its government and its emperor

looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.以下是富蘭克林·羅斯福國會珍珠港演講英文原文：

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 peace with that nation and,at the solicitation of

Japan,was still in conversation with its government and its emperor

looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.點這兒在線下載：羅斯福：國會珍珠港演講音頻

Indeed,one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the

American island of Oahu,the Japanese ambassador to the United States and

his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State aformal reply to arecent

American message.And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to

continue the existing diplomatic negotiations,it contained no threat or

hint of war or of armed attack.It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it

obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks

ago.During the intervening time,the Japanese government has deliberately

sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of

hope for continued peace.The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to

American naval and military forces.I regret to tell you that very many

American lives have been lost.In addition,American ships have been

reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francis co and

HonoluluYesterday,the Japanese government also launched an attack against

Malaya.Last night,Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.Last night,Japanese forces attacked Guam.Last night,Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.Last night,the Japanese attacked Wake Island.And thi--orning,the Japanese attacked Midway Island.Japan has,therefore,undertaken asurprise offensive extending throughout

the Pacific area.The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves.The

people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well

understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.As commander in chief of the Army and Navy,I have directed that all

measures be taken for our defense.But always will our whole nation

remember the character of the onslaught against us.No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated

invasion,the American people in their righteou--ight will win through to

absolute victory.I believe that Iinterpret the will of the Congress and of the people when

Iassert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost,but will

make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again

endanger us.Hostilities exist.There is no blinking at the fact that our people,our

territory,and our interests are in grave danger.With confidence in our armed forces,with the unbounding determination of our people,we will gain the inevitable triumph--so help us God.I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly

attack by Japan on Sunday,December 7th,1941,a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.以下是富蘭克林·羅斯福國會珍珠港演講中文翻譯： 致美國國會：

昨天，1941年12月7日--一個遺臭萬年的日期--美利堅合眾國遭到了日本帝國海軍和空軍蓄謀已久的俄然襲擊。

合眾國當時同該國處于和平狀態，并且，根據日本的請求，當時仍在同該國政府和該國天皇舉行著會話，但愿維持承平洋地域的和平，實際上，就在日本空隊伍中隊已經起頭轟炸美國瓦胡島然后一鐘頭，日本駐合眾國大使及其同事還向國務卿提交處理了對美國最近致日方的信函的正式答復。雖則復函聲言繼續現行交際談判已一無用法，它并未包羅關于戰爭或武裝進擊的威脅或暗示。

應該記錄在案的是：思量到夏威夷同日本的間隔，此次進擊顯然是很多天乃至若干禮拜之前就已蓄謀籌謀的。在籌謀的歷程中，日本政府通過虛假的聲明和表示但愿維護和平處心積慮地棍騙合眾國。

昨天對夏威夷群島的進擊，給美國海陸軍軍隊造成了緊張的損傷。我遺憾地告訴各位，很多美國人損失了生命。此外，據報告，美國商船在舊金山和火奴魯魯之間的公海上也遭到了魚雷襲擊。

昨天，日本政府已策動了對馬來亞的進擊。

昨夜，日本軍隊襲擊了噴鼻港。

昨夜，日本軍隊攻擊了關島。

昨夜，日本軍隊攻擊了菲律賓群島。昨夜，日本人襲擊了威克島。今晨，日本人襲擊了中途島。因此，日本在整個承平洋地區范圍承平洋地區范圍策動了俄然攻勢。發生在昨天和今天的事證實了這一點。美國人民很是明白，并且十分清楚這關系到我們國家的安全和保存的緊張事態。

作為三軍總司令，我已申令，采取一切措施保衛我們的國家。

我們整個國家都將永遠記住此次對我們的無恥進擊。

不論要用多長的時間才氣戰勝此次蓄謀已久的入侵，美國人民以自己的公理力量必患上贏患上絕對的勝利。

我現在斷言，我們不僅要作出最大的努力來保衛我們自己，我們還將確保這種形式的違信棄義永遠不會再威脅到我們。我相信抒發了國會和人民的意志。

戰爭已經起頭。我國人民，我國國土和我國利益都處于緊張危險之中，對此我們不必閃爍其辭。

相信我們的武裝軍隊--依靠我國人民的堅定刻意--我們必將取患上最后的勝利--愿天主助我！

我要求國會宣布：自1941年12月7日--禮拜天日本舉行無緣無故和鄙俚膽小的進擊時起，合眾國和日本帝國之間已處于戰爭狀態。美國第32任總統富蘭克林·D·羅斯福(Franklin

D.Roosevelt)(1933-1945)，一直被視為美國歷史上最偉大的總統之一，是20世紀美國最孚人望和受愛戴的總統，也是美國歷史上惟一蟬聯4屆總統的人，從1933年3月起，直至1945年4月去世時截止，擔任職務長達12年。曾贏患上美國民眾長達7周的高支持率，創下歷史記錄。

富蘭克林·德拉諾·羅斯福出生于紐約。父親詹姆斯·羅斯福是一個百萬財主。母親薩拉·德拉諾比父親小26歲。羅斯福曾就讀于哈佛大學和哥倫比亞大學。1910年任紐約州參議員。1913年任海軍部副部長。1921年因患脊髓灰質炎致殘。1928年任紐約州長。1932年競選總統獲勝。執政后，以“新政”對付經濟危機，頗有成效，故獲患上1936年、1940年、1944年大選蟬聯。第二次世界大戰初，美國采取不參與政策，但對希特勒采取倔強手段，以“租借法”支持同盟國。1941年底，美國參戰。羅斯福代表美國兩次參加同盟國“三巨頭”會議。羅斯福政府提出了軸心國必需無條件投降的原則并獲患上了實施。羅斯福提出了建立聯合國的構想，也獲患上了實施。63歲時由于腦溢血去世。

很多網友相信都看過影戲《珍珠港》(Pearl

Harbor)，第二次世界大戰在歐亞大陸打的如火如荼，而跨海相隔的美國卻隔岸不雅火，仿佛事不關己。直至1941年12月7日早晨7點53分，日本奇襲美軍在夏威夷的基地珍珠港。次日，美國總統羅斯福在國會憤然揭曉了這篇的演講，至此，承平洋戰爭全面爆發。日本狙擊珍珠港的歷史違景：

日本從1941年中起頭向東南亞的發展引起了這個地域主要強國的不安，為了給日本一點顏色，美國凍結了對日本的經濟貿易，其中重要的是高辛烷石油，沒有石油日本的飛機無法仙游，艦艇無法在海中行駛，日本就無法繼續對外擴張。

加上日本的石油只能維持半年的時間，日本明白，要么從其中國撤軍，停止對外擴張，交際上向美國挨近。要么自組旗幟，南下奪取戰略資源，繼續加強對外侵略。南洋有美國，英國，荷蘭的半殖民地，進兵南洋就等于向美盎司國宣戰。

承平洋上的珍珠港是交通的主要樞紐，夏威夷東距美國西海岸，西距日本，西南到諸島群，北到阿拉斯加和白令海峽，都在2000海里到3000海里之間，跨越承平洋南來北往的飛機，都以夏威夷為中續站。日本認為先在承平洋上奪取制空制海權就意味著南下的道路沒有阻礙暢通，必需先摧毀珍珠港，于是日本籌謀了珍珠港奇襲。

日本政府決定占領東南亞的資源作為對禁運的回答。他們不克不及假定，假如他們起頭行動了，美國會在一旁袖手旁不雅?這是山本半百六思量事先覆滅美國在承平洋的力量的原因。日本聯合艦隊司令山本半百六襲擊珍珠港的海軍基地的計劃是實現這個戰略目的中的一個戰術步驟。日本資料顯示山本于1941年初起頭思量襲擊珍珠港。數月后，在做了一些預先考察后，他被批準起頭準備這個行動。日本海軍內部有強烈的阻擋這樣一個行動的力量。山本威脅，假如這個行動被中止的話，他將引退。1941年夏，在一次由日本天皇親自出席的御前會議上，這個行動正式被批準。11月，在另一次天皇親自出席的御前會議上，出兵承平洋的決定被批準。在11月的會議上還決定，只有在美國完全同意日本主要要求的的環境下才放棄此次行動。

襲擊珍珠港的目的是為了(至少暫時)覆滅美國海軍在承平洋上的主力。襲擊珍珠港計劃的籌謀者山本半百六本人認為一次成功的襲擊只能帶來一年左右的戰略上風。從1931年起頭日本與中邦交戰，此前天本占領了滿洲。從1941年1月日本起頭計劃襲擊珍珠港以取患上戰略上風，顛末一些海軍內部的討論和爭執后從年中起頭日本海軍起頭為此次行動舉行嚴格的訓練。

日本計劃的一部分是在襲擊前(并且必需在襲擊前)中止與美國的協商。到12月7日截止，日本駐華盛頓大使中的交際官一直在與美外洋交部舉行很廣泛的討論，包括美國對日本在1941年夏入侵東南亞的反應。襲擊前天本大使從日本交際部獲患上了一封很長的電報，并受令在襲擊前(華盛頓時間下午一時)將它遞交國務卿科德爾·赫爾。但大使人員未能實時解碼和打印這篇很長的國書。最后這篇宣戰書在襲擊后才遞交給美國。這個延遲增長了美國對此次襲擊的憤怒，它是羅斯福總統將這天稱為“一個無恥的日期”的主要原因。山本上將似乎同意這個不雅點。在日美合拍的影戲《虎！虎！虎！》中他被援用說：“我恐怕我們將一個甜睡的偉人叫醒了，現在他充滿了憤怒。”(這句話山本本人可能從未說過，即使如此他似乎的確如此覺患上)。

實際上這篇國書在日本遞交美國前就已經被美國解碼了。喬治·卡特利特·馬歇爾在讀過這篇國著作后面立刻向夏威夷送出了一張緊急警告，但由于美軍內部傳送系統的混亂這篇電報不患上不通過民用電信局來傳達。在路上它落空了它的“緊急”標志。襲擊數鐘頭后一個年輕的日裔美國郵遞員將這張電保送到美軍司令部。林肯(1809~1865)

Lincoln，Abraham

美國總統(1861~1865)。1809年2月12日生于肯塔基州。自幼從事體力勞動，成年后當過雇農、船夫、小市肆伴計，也做過村落郵務員和土地測量員。

林肯沒有受過系統的教誨，可是通過自學，涉獵了關于法律、文學、修辭學及歷史等方面的書籍，尤其是專攻法律。1834~1840年4次被選入伊利諾伊州議會。1836年通過律師資格考試，開業當律師。1838年公開阻擋奴隸制，成為州議會輝格黨的領袖。

1847年，當選為美國國會眾議員。他的主張和活動代表北方資產階層的利益。阻擋奴隸制度，但不是廢奴主義者，阻擋立刻解放奴隸，更阻擋解放奴隸而不給奴隸主以賠償。因此，在阻擋奴隸制問題上他歸屬溫和派。1856年加入共和黨。在1860年的總統選舉中，共和黨獲勝，林肯當選為總統。不久，南方奴隸主策動叛亂，挑起南北戰爭。1862年五月林肯頒布《宅地法》，劃定公民繳付10美元登記費，可在西部領取64.74公頃土地，耕種5年后歸其所有。林肯為了早日恢復聯邦的統一而積極籌謀和帶領戰爭，但他最初不敢觸動南方奴隸制度。1862年9月22日，由于戰況不利和人--動的壓力，揭曉預報性的《解放宣言》草案。這個宣言標志著林肯從阻擋奴隸制度改變為廢奴主義者。1862年末，他不顧保守分子一再施加的壓力，拒不收回關于解放奴隸的決定，并在1863年1月1日揭曉正式的《解放宣言》。厥后又竭盡全盡力促使使國會兩院通過憲法第13條修正案。該修正案劃定在合眾國國土上永遠禁絕奴隸制。為了把阻擋奴隸制的戰爭舉行到底，1863年，他堅決征召黑人參加部隊，使成千累萬的黑人走上戰場，為戰爭的勝利作出了偉大的貢獻。1864年3月，他升引U.S.格蘭特為聯邦軍總司令，這對于內戰的最后勝利起了相當重要的作用。

1864年11月林肯再次當選為總統。1865年4月14日晚，林肯在華盛頓的福特劇院里被維護奴隸制的狂熱分子J.W.布思開槍打傷，翌晨逝世。林肯：葛底斯堡演講(中英文)

The Gettysburg Address Gettysburg,Pennsylvania November 19,1863 Four score

and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent,a new

nation,conceived in Liberty,and dedicated to the proposition that all men

are created equal.Now we are engaged in agreat civil war,testing whether that nation,or any

nation so conceived and so dedicated,can long endure.We are met on agreat

battle-field of that war.We have come to dedicate aportion of that

field,as afinal resting place for those who here gave their lives that

that nation might live.It is altogether fitting and proper that we should

do this.But,in alarger sense,we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can

not hallow--this ground.The brave men,living and dead,who struggled

here,have consecrated it,far above our poor power to add or detract.The

world will little note,nor long remember what we say here,but it can never

forget what they did here.It is for us the living,rather,to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased

devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of

devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died

in vain--that this nation,under God,shall have anew birth of freedom--and that government of the people,by the people,for the people,shall not perish from the earth.主講：亞伯拉罕林肯

時間：1863年11月19日

地點：美國，賓夕法尼亞，葛底斯堡

八十七年之前，我們的祖先在這大陸上建立了一個國家，它孕育于自由，并且投身給一種理念，即所有人都是小時候起平等的。

時下，我們正在從事一次偉大的內戰，我們在磨練，究竟這個國家，或任何一個有這種主張和這種信仰的國家，是否能長久存在。我們在那次戰爭的一個偉大的戰場上集會。我們來到這里，奉獻阿誰戰場上的一部分土地，作為在此地為阿誰國家的保存而犧牲了自己生命的人的永世眠息之所。我們這樣做，是十分合情合理的。

可是，就更深一層意義而言，我們是無從奉獻這片土地的--無從使它成為圣地--也不克不及把它變為許多人景仰之所。那些在這里戰斗的猛士，活著的和死去的，已使這塊土地神圣化了，遠非我們的菲薄能力所能左右。世人會半大注意，更不會長久想的起來我們在此地所說的話，然而他們將永遠忘不了這些人在這里所做的事。相反，我們活著的人應該投身于那些曾在此作戰的許多人所英勇推動而尚未完成的事情。我們應該在此投身于我們面前所留存的偉大事情--由于他們的慶幸犧牲，我們要更堅定地致力于他們曾作最后全數貢獻的阿誰事業--我們在此立志宣誓，不克不及讓他們白白死去--要使這個國家在天主的保佑之下，獲患上新生的自由--要使那民有、民治、民享的政府不致從地球上消失。林肯的葛底斯堡演講是美國文學中最漂亮、最富有詩意的文章之一。雖則這是一篇祝賀軍事勝利的演講，但它沒有好戰之氣；相反地，這是一篇感人肺腑的頌辭，贊美那些作出最后犧牲的人，以及他們為之投身的那些抱負。我們從其中可以看出林肯的思想，可以體會到林肯偉大的人格和強大的精超過常人的力量量。讓我們記住世界上這樣一個偉大的人物，并以他為人生的榜樣！林肯第二次就職演講

Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln March 4,1865 Fellow-Countrymen：

At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office there

is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first.Then

astatement somewhat in detail of acourse to be pursued seemed fitting and

proper.Now,at the expiration of four years,during which public

declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of

his great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the

energies of the nation,little that is new could be presented.The progress

of our arms,upon which all else chiefly depends,is as well known to the

public as to myself,and it is,I trust,reasonably satisfactory and

encouraging to all.With high hope for the future,no prediction in regard

to it is ventured.On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were

anxiously directed to an impending civil war.All dreaded it；all sought to

avert it.While the inaugural address was being delivered from this

place,devoted altogether to saving teing delivered from thisurgent agents

were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the

Union and divide effects by negotiation.Both parties deprecated war,but

one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive,and the

other would accept war rather than let it perish,and the war

came.One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves,not

distributed generally over the Union,but localized in the southern part of

it.Their slaves constituted apeculiar and powerful interest.All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war.To

strengthen,perpetuate,and extend this interest was the object for which

the insurgents would rend the Union even by war,while the Government

claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement

of it.Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the

duration,which it has alread yattained.Neither anticipated that the cause

of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should

cease.Each looked for an easier triumph,and aresult less fundamental and

astounding.Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God,and each

invokes His aid against the other.It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask ajust God's assistance

in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces,but let us

judge not,that we be not judged.That of neither has been answered

fully.The Almighty has His own purposes.“Woe unto the world because of

offenses；for it must need be that offenses come,but woe to that man by

whom the offense comet.”

If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses

which,in the providence of God,must needs come,but which,having continued

through His appointed time,He now wills to remove,and that He gives to

both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the

offense came,shall we discern there in any departure from those divine

attributes which the believers in aliving God always ascribe to Him?

Fondly do we hope,fervently do we pray that thi--ighty scourge of war may

speedily pass away?Yet,if God wills that it continue until all the wealth

piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil

shall be sunk,and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be

paid by another drawn with the sword,as was said three thousand years ago

so still it must be said“The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous

altogether.”

With malice toward none,with charity for all,with firmness in the right as

God gives us to see the might,let us strive on to finish the work we are

in,to bind up the nation's wounds,to care for him who shall have borne the

battle and for his widow and his orphan,to do all which may achieve and

cherish ajust and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.林肯第二次就職演講

(1865年3月4日)

一八88年當林肯又一次當選蟬聯總統職位時，美國仍為內戰所分裂。當時戰爭的結果仍不克不及確定，而林肯的又一次當選，成為北方人民刻意作戰到底爭奪最后勝利的一個使人振奮的表現。一八六五年三月四日當林肯宣誓就職時，局勢清楚顯示北方即將戰勝，戰爭行將結束。在這篇就職演講詞中，林肯致力于討論爭后美國人民將面臨的重大課題。林肯但愿制止一切過錯與處罰的問題。當他準備實施這項政策時，一個殺手的槍彈葬送了他的高貴抱負。

各位同胞：

在這第二次的宣誓就職典禮中，不像首屆就職的時候那樣需要揭曉長篇演講。在阿誰時候，對于當時所要舉行的事業幾多作一具體的說明，似乎是適當的。現在四年任期已滿，在最近戰時的每個重要時刻和階段中--這個戰爭至今仍為舉國所關懷，還且占用了國家大多力量--都時常發布文告，以是現在很少有什么新的發展可以奉告。我們的軍事進展，是一切其他問題的要害所在，各界人士對此情形是跟我一樣熟悉的，而我相信進展的環境，可使我們全體人民在理由感應滿意和鼓舞。既然可以對未來寄予潑天的但愿，那末我們也就不待在這一方面作什么預言了。

四年前在與此同一場合里，所有的人都焦慮地注意一場即未來臨的內戰。各人害怕它，想盡了要領去制止它。當時我正在這里作就職演講，全力以赴想不消戰爭要領而能保存聯邦，然而本城的反叛分子的代理人卻沒法不消戰爭而破壞聯邦--他們力求瓦解聯邦，并以談判的要領來支解聯邦。雙方都聲稱阻擋戰爭，可是有一方甘愿兵戈而不肯讓國家保存，另一方則寧肯接受這場戰爭，而不肯國家死亡，于是戰爭就來臨了。

我們全國人口的八分之一是黑奴，他們并不是遍布整個聯邦，而是局部地漫衍于南方。這些奴隸構成了一種特殊而重大的權益。各人懂患上這種權益可說是這場戰爭的原因。為了加強、連結及擴展這種權益，反叛分子會不惜以戰爭來分裂聯邦，而政府只不外要限制這種權益所在地域的擴張。當初，任何一方都沒有想到這場戰爭會發展到今朝那末大的范圍，連續那末長的時間。也沒有料到沖突的原因會隨沖突本身的終止而終止，甚至會在沖突本身終止之前而終止。雙方都在追求一個較輕易的勝利，都沒有期望獲致帶根本性的和使人吃驚的結果。雙方念誦同樣的圣經，祈禱于同一個天主，甚至于每方都求助同一天主的援助以阻擋另一方，許多人竟敢求助于天主，來奪取他人以血汗患上來的面包，這看來是很奇怪的。可是我們不要判斷人家，免患上別人判斷我們。

我們雙方的祈禱都不克不及夠如愿，并且斷沒全數如愿以償。上蒼自有他自己的目標。由于罪惡而世界受魔難，因為罪惡總是要來的；然而阿誰作惡的人，要受魔難」假使我們認為美國的奴隸制度是這種罪惡之一，而這些罪惡按天主的意志在所不免，但既經連續了他所指定的一段時間，他現在便要消除這些罪惡；假使我們認為天主把這場慘烈的戰爭加在南北雙方的頭上，作為對那些招致罪惡的人的責罰，難道我們可以認為這件事有悖于虔奉天主的信徒們所歸諸天主的那些圣德嗎?我們天真地但愿著，我們熱忱地祈禱著，但愿這戰爭的重罰可以很快地已往。可是，假使天主要讓戰爭再繼續下去，直至二百半百年來奴隸無償勞動所儲蓄堆集的財富化為烏有，并像三千年前所說的那樣，等到鞭撻所流的每滴血，被刀劍之下所流的每滴血所相互消除，那末我們仍然只能說，「主的裁判是完全正確并且公道的。」

我們對任何人都不懷惡意，我們對任何人都抱好感，天主讓我們看到正確的事，我們就堅定地信那正確的事，讓我們繼續奮斗，以完成我們正在舉行的事情，去治療國家的創傷，去照顧艱苦作戰的志士和他的孤兒遺孀，極力實現并維護在我們自己之間和我國與各國之間的公道和持久的和平。