第一篇：布什圣誕節(jié)演講(英文)

President Bush's speech at Christmas

[ 2006-12-25 09:48 ]

Good morning.As families across our Nation gather to celebrate Christmas, Laura and I send our best wishes for the holidays.We hope that your Christmas will be blessed with family and fellowship.At this special time of year, we give thanks for Christ's message of love and hope.Christmas reminds us that we have a duty to others, and we see that sense of duty fulfilled in the men and women who wear our Nation's uniform..America is blessed to have fine citizens who volunteer to defend us in distant lands.For many of them, this Christmas will be spent far from home, and on Christmas our Nation honors their sacrifice, and thanks them for all they do to defend our freedom.At Christmas, we also recognize the sacrifice of our Nation's military families.Staying behind when a family member goes to war is a heavy burden, and it is particularly hard during the holidays.To all our military families listening today, Laura and I thank you, and we ask the Almighty to bestow His protection and care on your loved ones as they protect our Nation.This Christmas season comes at a time of change here in our Nation's capital--with a new Congress set to arrive, a review of our Iraq strategy underway, and a new Secretary of Defense taking office.If you're serving on the front lines halfway across the world, it is natural to wonder what all this means for you.I want our troops to know that while the coming year will bring change, one thing will not change, and that is our Nation's support for you and the vital work you do to achieve a victory in Iraq.The American people are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers, and we will make sure you have the resources you need to accomplish your mission.This Christmas, millions of Americans are coming together to show our deployed forces and wounded warriors love and support.Patriotic groups and charities all across America are sending gifts and care packages to our servicemen and women, visiting our troops recovering at military hospitals, reaching out to children whose moms and dads are serving abroad, and going to airports to welcome our troops home and to let them know they are appreciated by a grateful Nation.One man who's making a difference this holiday season is Jim Wareing.Jim is the founder of New England Caring for Our Military.This year, Jim helped organize a gift drive by thousands of students from Massachusetts and New Hampshire.Students from kindergarten to high school collected more than 20,000 gifts for our troops abroad.The gifts are being sent to troops stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Korea, Japan, and Africa.The care packages include books and puzzles, board games, phone cards, fresh socks, and T-shirts, and about 7,000 handmade holiday greeting cards and posters.Jim says, quote “It's probably always hard for troops to be far away from home, but especially hard on the holidays.I use this as an opportunity to try to pay them back for my freedom.”

Citizens like Jim Wareing represent the true strength of our country, and they make America proud.I urge every American to find some way to thank our military this Christmas season.If you see a Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, or a member of the Coast Guard, take a moment to stop and say, “Thanks for your service.” And if you want to reach out to our troops, or help out the military family down the street, the Department of Defense has set up a website to help.It is: AmericaSupportsYou.Mil.This website lists more than 150 compassionate organizations that can use your help.In this season of giving, let us stand with the men and women who stand up for America.At this special time of year, we reflect on the miraculous life that began in a humble manger 2,000 years ago.That single life changed the world, and continues to change hearts today.To everyone celebrating Christmas, Laura and I wish you a day of glad tidings.Thank you for listening, and Merry Christmas.

第二篇：布什告別演講 英文演講稿

THE PRESIDENT: Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President.The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence — a time set apart.Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey that we have traveled together, and the future of our nation.Five days from now, the world will witness the vitality of American democracy.In a tradition dating back to our founding, the presidency will pass to a

successor chosen by you, the American people.Standing on the steps of the Capitol will be a man whose history reflects the enduring promise of our land.This is a moment of hope and pride for our whole nation.And I join all

Americans in offering best wishes to President-Elect Obama, his wife Michelle, and their two beautiful girls.Tonight I am filled with gratitude — to Vice President Cheney and members of my administration;to Laura, who brought joy to this house and love to my life;to our wonderful daughters, Barbara and Jenna;to my parents, whose examples have provided strength for a lifetime.And above all, I thank the American people for the trust you have given me.I thank you for the prayers that have lifted my spirits.And I thank you for the countless acts of courage, generosity, and grace that I have witnessed these past eight years.This evening, my thoughts return to the first night I addressed you from this house — September the 11th, 2001.That morning, terrorists took nearly 3,000 lives in the worst attack on America since Pearl Harbor.I remember standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center three days later, surrounded by rescuers who had been working around the clock.I remember talking to brave souls who charged through smoke-filled corridors at the Pentagon, and to husbands and wives whose loved ones became heroes aboard Flight 93.I remember Arlene Howard, who gave me her fallen son’s police shield as a reminder of all that was lost.And I still carry his badge.As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before 9/11.But I never did.Every morning, I received a briefing on

the threats to our nation.I vowed to do everything in my power to keep us safe.Over the past seven years, a new Department of Homeland Security has

been created.The military, the intelligence community, and the FBI have been transformed.Our nation is equipped with new tools to monitor the terrorists’ movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots.And with strong allies at our side, we have taken the fight to the terrorists and those who support them.Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban

harbored al Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young democracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school.Iraq has gone from a brutal dictatorship and a sworn enemy of America to an Arab democracy at the heart of the Middle East and a friend of the United States.There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions.But there can be little debate about the results.America has gone more than seven years without another terrorist attack on our soil.This is a tribute to those who toil night and day to keep us safe — law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, homeland security and diplomatic personnel, and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.Our nation is blessed to have citizens who volunteer to defend us in this time of danger.I have cherished meeting these selfless patriots and their families.And America owes you a debt of gratitude.And to all our men and women in uniform listening tonight: There has been no higher honor than serving as your Commander-in-Chief.The battles waged by our troops are part of a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems.Under one, a small band of fanatics demands total obedience to an oppressive ideology, condemns women to subservience, and marks unbelievers for murder.The other system is based on the

conviction that freedom is the universal gift of Almighty God, and that liberty and justice light the path to peace.This is the belief that gave birth to our nation.And in the long run, advancing this belief is the only practical way to protect our citizens.When people live in freedom, they do not willingly choose leaders who pursue campaigns of terror.When people have hope in the future, they will not cede their lives to violence and extremism.So around the world, America is promoting human liberty, human rights, and human dignity.We’re standing with dissidents and young democracies, providing AIDS medicine to dying patients — to bring dying patients back to life, and sparing mothers and babies from malaria.And this great republic born alone in liberty is leading the world toward a new age when freedom belongs to all nations.For eight years, we’ve also strived to expand opportunity and hope here at home.Across our country, students are rising to meet higher standards in public schools.A new Medicare prescription drug benefit is bringing peace of mind to seniors and the disabled.Every taxpayer pays lower income taxes.The addicted and suffering are finding new hope through faith-based

programs.Vulnerable human life is better protected.Funding for our veterans has nearly doubled.America’s air and water and lands are measurably

cleaner.And the federal bench includes wise new members like Justice Sam Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.When challenges to our prosperity emerged, we rose to meet them.Facing the prospect of a financial collapse, we took decisive measures to safeguard our economy.These are very tough times for hardworking families, but the toll would be far worse if we had not acted.All Americans are in this together.And together, with determination and hard work, we will restore our economy to the path of growth.We will show the world once again the resilience of America’s free enterprise system.Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks.There are things I would do differently if given the chance.Yet I’ve always acted with the best interests of our country in mind.I have followed my

conscience and done what I thought was right.You may not agree with some

of the tough decisions I have made.But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.The decades ahead will bring more hard choices for our country, and there are some guiding principles that should shape our course.While our nation is safer than it was seven years ago, the gravest threat to our people remains another terrorist attack.Our enemies are patient, and determined to strike again.America did nothing to seek or deserve this

conflict.But we have been given solemn responsibilities, and we must meet them.We must resist complacency.We must keep our resolve.And we must never let down our guard.At the same time, we must continue to engage the world with confidence and clear purpose.In the face of threats from abroad, it can be tempting to seek comfort by turning inward.But we must reject isolationism and its companion, protectionism.Retreating behind our borders would only invite danger.In the 21st century, security and prosperity at home depend on the expansion of liberty abroad.If America does not lead the cause of freedom, that cause will not be led.As we address these challenges — and others we cannot foresee tonight — America must maintain our moral clarity.I’ve often spoken to you about good and evil, and this has made some uncomfortable.But good and evil are present in this world, and between the two of them there can be no

compromise.Murdering the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time, everywhere.Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right.This nation must continue to speak out for justice and truth.We must always be willing to act in their defense — and to advance the cause of peace.President Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” As I leave the house he occupied two centuries ago, I share that optimism.America is a young country, full of vitality,constantly growing and renewing itself.And even in the toughest times, we lift our eyes to the broad horizon ahead.I have confidence in the promise of America because I know the character of our people.This is a nation that inspires immigrants to risk everything for the dream of freedom.This is a nation where citizens show calm in times of danger, and compassion in the face of suffering.We see examples of

America’s character all around us.And Laura and I have invited some of them to join us in the White House this evening.We see America’s character in Dr.Tony Recasner, a principal who opened a new charter school from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina.We see it in Julio Medina, a former inmate who leads a faith-based program to help prisoners returning to society.We’ve seen it in Staff Sergeant Aubrey McDade, who charged into an ambush in Iraq and rescued three of his fellow Marines.We see America’s character in Bill Krissoff — a surgeon from California.His son, Nathan — a Marine — gave his life in Iraq.When I met Dr.Krissoff and his family, he delivered some surprising news: He told me he wanted to join the Navy Medical Corps in honor of his son.This good man was 60 years old — 18 years above the age limit.But his petition for a waiver was granted, and for the past year he has trained in battlefield medicine.Lieutenant

Commander Krissoff could not be here tonight, because he will soon deploy to Iraq, where he will help save America’s wounded warriors — and uphold the legacy of his fallen son.In citizens like these, we see the best of our countrycitizen of the United States of America.And so, my fellow Americans, for the final time: Good night.May God bless this house and our next President.And may God bless you and our wonderful country.Thank you.(Applause.)

第三篇：芭芭拉布什英文演講《選擇與改變》

布什英文演講稿-《選擇與改變》

Thank you very, very much, President Keohane.Mrs.Gorbachev, Trustees, faculty, parents, and I should say, Julia Porter, class president, and certainly my new best friend, Christine Bicknell--and, of course, the Class of 1990.I am really thrilled to be here today, and very excited, as I know all of you must be, that Mrs.Gorbachev could join us.These--These are exciting times.They're exciting in Washington, and I have really looked forward to coming to Wellesley.I thought it was going to be fun.I never dreamt it would be this much fun.So, thank you for that.More than ten years ago, when I was invited here to talk about our experiences in the People's Republic of China, I was struck by both the natural beauty of your campus and the spirit of this place.Wellesley, you see, is not just a place but an idea--an experiment in excellence in which diversity is not just tolerated, but is embraced.The essence of this spirit was captured in a moving speech about tolerance given last year by a student body president of one of your sister colleges.She related the story by Robert Fulghum about a young pastor, finding himself in charge of some very energetic children, hits upon the game called “Giants, Wizards, and Dwarfs.” “You have to decide now,” the pastor instructed the children, “which you are--a giant, a wizard, or a dwarf?” At that, a small girl tugging at his pants leg, asked, “But where do the mermaids stand?” And the pastor tells her there are no mermaids.And she says, “Oh yes there are--they are.I am a mermaid.”

Now this little girl knew what she was, and she was not about to give up on either her identity, or the game.She intended to take her place wherever mermaids fit into the scheme of things.“Where do the mermaids stand? All of those who are different, those who do not fit the boxes and the pigeonholes?” “Answer that question,” wrote Fulghum, “And you can build a school, a nation, or a whole world.” As that very wise young woman said, “Diversity, like anything worth having, requires effort--effort to learn about and respect difference, to be compassionate with one another, to cherish our own identity, and to accept unconditionally the same in others.You should all be very proud that this is the Wellesley spirit.Now I know your first choice today was Alice Walker--guess how I know!--known for The Color Purple.Instead you got me--known for the color of my hair.Alice Walker's book has a special resonance here.At Wellesley, each class is known by a special color.For four years the Class of '90 has worn the color purple.Today you meet on Severance Green to say goodbye to all of that, to begin a new and a very personal journey, to search for your own true colors.In the world that awaits you, beyond the shores of Waban--Lake Waban, no one can say what your true colors will be.But this I do know: You have a first class education from a first class school.And so you need not, probably cannot, live a ”paint-by-numbers“ life.Decisions are not irrevocable.Choices do come back.And as you set off from Wellesley, I hope that many of you will consider making three very special choices.The first is to believe in something larger than yourself, to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.I chose literacy because I honestly believe that if more people could read, write, and comprehend, we would be that much closer to solving so many of the problems that plague our nation and our society.And early on I made another choice, which I hope you'll make as well.Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you're talking about life--and life really must have joy.It's supposed to be fun.One of the reasons I made the most important decision of my life, to marry George Bush, is because he made me laugh.It's true, sometimes we've laughed through our tears, but that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds.Find the joy in life, because as Ferris Bueller said on his day off, ”Life moves pretty fast;and ya don't stop and look around once in a while, ya gonna miss it."

(I'm not going to tell George ya clapped more for Ferris than ya clapped for George.)

The third choice that must not be missed is to cherish your human connections: your relationships with family and friends.For several years, you've had impressed upon you the importance to your career of dedication and hard work.And, of course, that's true.But as important as your obligations as a doctor, a lawyer, a business leader will be, you are a human being first.And those human connections---with spouses, with children, with friends--are the most important investments you will ever make.At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal.You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend, or a parent.We are in a transitional period right now--We are in a transitional period right now, fascinating and exhilarating times, learning to adjust to changes and the choices we, men and women, are facing.As an example, I remember what a friend said, on hearing her husband complain to his buddies that he had to babysit.Quickly setting him straight, my friend told her husband that when it's your own kids, it's not called babysitting.Now maybe we should adjust faster;maybe we should adjust slower.But whatever the era twenty--whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change: fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.You must read to your children, and you must hug your children, and you must love your children.Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House, but on what happens inside your house.For over fifty years, it was said that the winner of Wellesley's annual hoop race would be the first to get married.Now they say, the winner will be the first to become a C.E.O.Both--Both of those stereotypes show too little tolerance for those who want to know where the mermaids stand.So--So I want to offer a new legend: the winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream--not society's dreams--her own personal dream.And who--Who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse--and I wish him well.Well, the controversy ends here.But our conversation is only beginning.And a worthwhile conversation it has been.So as you leave Wellesley today, take with you deep thanks for the courtesy and the honor you have shared with Mrs.Gorbachev and with me.Thank you.God bless you.And may your future be worthy of your dreams.

第四篇：清華大學(xué)演講-布什

布什在清華大學(xué)的演講

非常感謝胡錦濤副主席的歡迎致辭。非常感謝您在這里接待我和我的夫人勞拉。我發(fā)現(xiàn)她與鮑威爾先生相處得很好，今天很高興看到國務(wù)卿先生。同時我也看到我的事務(wù)助理賴斯女士，她曾經(jīng)是斯坦福大學(xué)的校長，因此她回到校園是最適合不過了。我非常感謝各位對我熱情的接待，很榮幸能夠來到中國，來到清華大學(xué)這所世界最偉大的學(xué)府之一，這所大學(xué)恰好是在美國的支持下成立的，目標(biāo)是為了推動我們兩國的關(guān)系。我也知道清華大學(xué)對于副主席先生有著十分重要的意義，他不僅在這里獲得了學(xué)位，而且在這里與他優(yōu)雅的夫人相識。我想同時也感謝在座的各位同學(xué)給我這個機會跟大家見面談一談我自己的國家，并且回答大家的一些問題。

清華大學(xué)的治學(xué)標(biāo)準和聲望聞名于世，我也知道能考入這所大學(xué)也是一個成就，祝賀你們。我不知道大家是不是知道這一點，我和我的太太有兩個女兒，她們像你們一樣正在上大學(xué)，有一個女兒上的是得州大學(xué)，有一個女兒上的是耶魯大學(xué)。她們是雙胞胎。我對我們的兩個女兒倍感驕傲，我想你們的父母對你們的成就同樣也是引以為榮的。

我這次訪華恰逢重要的周年紀念日，副主席剛才也談到了，30年前的這一周，一個美國總統(tǒng)來到中國，他的訪華之旅目的是為了結(jié)束兩國長達數(shù)十年的隔閡和數(shù)百年的相互猜疑。尼克松總統(tǒng)向世界顯示了兩個迥然不同的政府能夠本著相互的利益、相互的尊重來到一起。那天他們離開機場的時候，周恩來總理對尼克松總統(tǒng)說了這樣一番話，他說你與我的握手越過了世界上最遼闊的海洋，這個海洋就是互不交往的25年。自那時以來，美國和中國已經(jīng)握過多次的友誼之手和商業(yè)之手。

隨著我們兩國間接觸日益頻繁，我們兩國的國民也逐漸加深了對彼此的了解，這是非常非常重要的。曾經(jīng)一度美國人只知道中國是歷史悠久的、偉大的國家，今天我們?nèi)匀豢吹街袊钚兄匾暭彝ァW(xué)業(yè)和榮譽的優(yōu)良傳統(tǒng)。同時，我們也看到中國也日益成為世界上最富有活力和創(chuàng)造力的國家之一，這一點最佳的驗證是在坐諸位所具有的知識和潛力。

中國正走在一個興起的道路上，而美國歡迎強大、和平與繁榮的中國出現(xiàn)。美國人在更進一步了解中國的同時，我卻擔(dān)心中國人不一定總是能夠很清楚地看到我的國家的真實面貌，這里面有多種原因，其中有一些是我們自己造成的。我們的電影，還有電視節(jié)目，往往并沒有全面反映出美國。

我們成功的企業(yè)顯示了美國商業(yè)的力量。但是我們的精神，我們的社區(qū)精神，還有我們相互對彼此的貢獻往往并不像我們在金錢方面的成功那么顯而易見。

有一些關(guān)于美國錯誤的描述是他們做出的，我的朋友——美國駐華大使告訴我中國的教科書講到美國人欺負弱者，壓制窮人。另外有一本中國的教科書是去年出版的，書里說聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局的特工們被用來壓制勞動人民。這兩種說法都是不真實的。這種措辭很可能是過去時代遺留的產(chǎn)物，不過它確實是誤人子弟的，而且是有害的。美國人對于保護窮人或者弱者有著特殊的責(zé)任感，我們政府每年花費數(shù)十億美元來提供醫(yī)療、食品和住房給那些無法自助的人們。

更為重要的是，我們許多的公民主動捐出自己的時間、金錢幫助有需要的人士。美國人的同情心同時也遠遠地超越了我們自己的國界。在人道主義援助方面，我們居世界首位，援助世界各地的人民。至于我們的聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局和執(zhí)法界的人們，他們本身就是勞動人民，他們從事限制打擊腐敗。我們國家毫無疑問有自己的問題和缺陷，像大部分的國家一樣，我們正走在一個漫長的道路上，走向自己理想中的平等和正義。但是我們國家成為一個希望的燈塔是有原因的，世界各地很多人夢寐以求地來到美國也是有原因的，是因為我們是自由的國度。在美國，無論男女都有機會實現(xiàn)自己的夢想，不論你的背景、家境如何，在美國都可以得到很好的教育，可以創(chuàng)辦企業(yè)，可以養(yǎng)育子女，可以自由地從事宗教活動，并且可以推選出你自己社區(qū)和國家的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。在美國，你可以支持我們政府的政策，同時你也可以公開、毫不掩飾地表示不同的觀點。有些人害怕自由，他們會說自由可能會導(dǎo)致混亂，但是實際上并不會這樣。因為自由的含義遠遠超越了人人為己，自由賦予了我們很多的權(quán)利，同時要求他們履行重大的責(zé)任。

我們的自由因為有道德，所以是一種有方向、有目的的自由，我們的自由在社區(qū)中、在宗教中得到熏陶，同時也有法律監(jiān)督。我的國家最偉大的象征就是自由女神像，我不知道大家是不是看過她，她是經(jīng)過精心設(shè)計的，她手里拿的是兩件東西，而不是一件，其中一件拿的是大家比較熟悉的火炬，是自由之光，另一個手里拿的是法典。我們美國是一個自由的國家，每一個法律都是獨立的。我是總統(tǒng)也無法告訴你是怎樣判案的，根據(jù)我們的法律每一個人都是平等的，沒有任何一個人是凌駕于法律之上的。

我們有著一部憲法，它現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)有200年的歷史，它限制并且平衡三個部門之間的權(quán)利，我是行政機構(gòu)的一員。指導(dǎo)我們美國生活的很多價值觀，首先都是在家庭中陶冶形成的，就像在中國一樣。美國的媽媽、爸爸們疼愛他們的孩子，為他們辛勤勞動，做出犧牲，因為我們相信下一代的生活總會更好。

在我們的家庭中，我們可以找到關(guān)愛，可以學(xué)習(xí)如何負起責(zé)任，如何陶冶人格。很多美國人都主動地抽出時間為其他人提供服務(wù)，有很多人，成年人中幾乎一半人每周都拿出時間使得他們的社區(qū)辦得更好，他們輔導(dǎo)兒童，探訪病人，照顧老人，并且做許許多多數(shù)不勝數(shù)的事情，這就是我的國家的一大優(yōu)點。人們主動地承擔(dān)起責(zé)任，幫助他人，他們的原動力就是善良的心，還有他們的信仰。

美國，是一個受信仰指導(dǎo)的國度，曾經(jīng)有人稱呼我們是教會制衡的國度，有95%的人說他們信神，我便是其中之一。幾個月之前，我在上海見到江澤民主席的時候，我感到非常榮幸地跟他分享我的經(jīng)歷，就是信仰是如何影響了我的一生，信仰是如何充實了我們國家的生活，信仰為我們指出一種道德的規(guī)范，這超越人們的法律，也號召我們承擔(dān)比物質(zhì)利益更為崇高的使命。宗教自由不僅不可怕，而且應(yīng)當(dāng)受到歡迎，因為信仰給我們道德的追溯，它教我們?nèi)绾斡酶邩?biāo)準要求自己，如何愛其他人，如何為其他人服務(wù)，如何有責(zé)任地過我們的生活。如果你到美國旅行的話，你會見到來自不同種族背景，有不同信仰的人，我們是多元化多姿多彩的國家，在那里有230萬華人繁衍生息。在我們大公司的辦公室里有華人工作，在美國政府內(nèi)閣里有華人工作，在奧運會有代表美國參加比賽的華人，在美國只要宣誓效忠美國，就會成為不折不扣的美國公民。在美國的生活是多姿多彩的，但仍然是一個國家。美國的所有這些特征，都在一天之中生動、有力地顯示出來，這就是9月11日，那天恐怖分子攻擊了我的國家，美國警察們和救火隊員們，成百上千的人沖進了燃燒的大樓，他們帶著一線希望來拯救他們的同胞。志愿者來自各地，來幫助救援工作，美國人中有的獻血，有的捐錢來幫助受難者的家庭。美國各地都舉行祈禱會，人們升起他們的國旗，表明他們作為美國人的榮譽和團結(jié)，這些都不是政府下令做的，都是自由地、自發(fā)地、主動地做出的。

美國的生活表明，在一個自由的生活中多樣化不是混亂，辯論不是爭斗。一個自由的社會，信任其公民，會在其自身和國家的身上找到一個偉大的境界。我在1975年有幸訪問過中國，在坐有些人可能還沒有出生，這也表明我是多么老了。從那時以來，貴國發(fā)生了很多變化，中國取得了舉世聞名的進步，在開放方面、在企業(yè)方面、在經(jīng)濟自由方面都是如此，從所有的進步中，人們可以看到中國有著巨大的潛力，中國已經(jīng)加入了世界貿(mào)易組織。在諸位履行新的義務(wù)的同時，這些新的義務(wù)將對貴國的法律制度帶來變化，一個現(xiàn)代化的中國將有著法制規(guī)范他們的商業(yè)生活。物質(zhì)利益的誘惑在我們的國家給我們的社會造成了挑戰(zhàn)，在很多成功的國家也造成了挑戰(zhàn)。

諸位，重視個人和家庭責(zé)任的古老道德傳統(tǒng)將使各位受益匪淺。在中國，如今經(jīng)濟成功的背后有著有活力的人才，在不久的將來，這些人無論是男是女將在政府中發(fā)揮積極和全面的作用。清華大學(xué)她不僅在培養(yǎng)專家，她也是在培育公民，公民在他們國家的事務(wù)中不是袖手旁觀者，而是建設(shè)未來的參與者。變化正在到來，中國已經(jīng)在地方一級進行不計名投票和地方選舉。在32年以前，中國偉大的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人鄧小平說“中國最后將把這種民主選舉推廣到中央一級”，我期待著這一天的到來。上千萬中國人如今都在重溫佛教、道教和一些地方信仰的傳統(tǒng)，還有信仰耶穌、伊斯蘭和其他的宗教，不管怎樣，他們都不會對公共造成威脅，他們是很好的公民。中國在包容各種宗教方面有古老的傳統(tǒng)，我為一切迫害的終結(jié)祈禱，讓所有的中國人都有從事宗教的自由。所有的這些將導(dǎo)致中國更加強大、更有自信，這個中國將使世界矚目，也使世界更加豐富，這個中國就是諸位這一代幫助創(chuàng)建的中國。現(xiàn)在是非常令人振奮的時刻，此時此刻就連最宏偉的夢想也似乎唾手可得。我的國度為中國表示尊敬和友誼，再過六年，來自美國和世界的運動員將到貴國參加奧林匹克運動會，我堅信，他們能夠見到的中國將是正在變成大國的中國，一個走在世界前沿的國家，一個與其他人民無爭的中國。

President Bush Speaks at Tsinghua University Tsinghua University

Beijing, People's Republic of China 10:35 A.M.(Local)

PRESIDENT BUSH: Vice President Hu, thank you very much for your kind and generous remarks.Thank you for welcoming me and my wife, Laura, here.(Applause.)I see she's keeping pretty good company, with the Secretary of State, Colin Powell.It's good to see you, Mr.Secretary.(Applause.)And I see my National Security Advisor, Ms.Condoleezza Rice, who at one time was the provost at Stanford University.So she's comfortable on university campuses such as this.Thank you for being here, Condi.(Applause.)

I'm so grateful for the hospitality, and honored for the reception at one of China's, and the world's, great universities.This university was founded, interestingly enough, with the support of my country, to further ties between our two nations.I know how important this place is to your Vice President.He not only received his degree here, but more importantly, he met his gracious wife here.(Laughter.)

I want to thank the students for giving me the chance to meet with you, the chance to talk a little bit about my country and answer some of your questions.The standards and reputation of this university are known around the world, and I know what an achievement it is to be here.So, congratulations.(Applause.)I don't know if you know this or not, but my wife and I have two daughters who are in college, just like you.One goes to the University of Texas.One goes to Yale.They're twins.And we are proud of our daughters, just like I'm sure your parents are proud of you.My visit to China comes on an important anniversary, as the Vice President mentioned.Thirty years ago this week, an American President arrived in China on a trip designed to end decades of estrangement and confront centuries of suspicion.President Richard Nixon showed the world that two vastly different governments could meet on the grounds of common interest, in the spirit of mutual respect.As they left the airport that day, Premier Zhou Enlai said this to President Nixon: “Your handshake came over the vastest ocean in the world--25 years of no communication.”

During the 30 years since, America and China have exchanged many handshakes of friendship and commerce.And as we have had more contact with each other, the citizens of both countries have gradually learned more about each other.And that's important.Once America knew China only by its history as a great and enduring civilization.Today, we see a China that is still defined by noble traditions of family, scholarship, and honor.And we see a China that is becoming one of the most dynamic and creative societies in the world--as demonstrated by the knowledge and potential right here in this room.China is on a rising path, and America welcomes the emergence of a strong and peaceful and prosperous China.(Applause.)

As America learns more about China, I am concerned that the Chinese people do not always see a clear picture of my country.This happens for many reasons, and some of them of our own making.Our movies and television shows often do not portray the values of the real America I know.Our successful businesses show a strength of American commerce, but our spirit, community spirit, and contributions to each other are not always visible as monetary success.Some of the erroneous pictures of America are painted by others.My friend, the Ambassador to China, tells me some Chinese textbooks talk of Americans of “bullying the weak and repressing the poor.” Another Chinese textbook, published just last year, teaches that special agents of the FBI are used to “repress the working people.” Now, neither of these is true--and while the words may be leftovers from a previous era, they are misleading and they're harmful.In fact, Americans feel a special responsibility for the weak and the poor.Our government spends billions of dollars to provide health care and food and housing for those who cannot help themselves--and even more important, many of our citizens contribute their own money and time to help those in need.American compassion also stretches way beyond our borders.We're the number one provider of humanitarian aid to people in need throughout the world.And as for the men and women of the FBI and law enforcement, they're working people;they, themselves, are working people who devote their lives to fighting crime and corruption.My country certainly has its share of problems, no question about that.And we have our faults.Like most nations we're on a long journey toward achieving our own ideals of equality and justice.Yet there's a reason our nation shines as a beacon of hope and opportunity, a reason many throughout the world dream of coming to America.It's because we're a free nation, where men and women have the opportunity to achieve their dreams.No matter your background or your circumstance of birth, in America you can get a good education, you can start your own business, you can raise a family, you can worship freely, and help elect the leaders of your community and your country.You can support the policies of our government, or you're free to openly disagree with them.Those who fear freedom sometimes argue it could lead to chaos, but it does not, because freedom means more than every man for himself.Liberty gives our citizens many rights, yet expects them to exercise important responsibilities.Our liberty is given direction and purpose by moral character, shaped in strong families, strong communities, and strong religious institutions, and overseen by a strong and fair legal system.My country's greatest symbol to the world is the Statue of Liberty, and it was designed by special care.I don't know if you've ever seen the Statue of Liberty, but if you look closely, she's holding not one object, but two.In one hand is the familiar torch we call the “l(fā)ight of liberty.” And in the other hand is a book of law.We're a nation of laws.Our courts are honest and they are independent.The President--me--I can't tell the courts how to rule, and neither can any other member of the executive or legislative branch of government.Under our law, everyone stands equal.No one is above the law, and no one is beneath it.All political power in America is limited and it is temporary, and only given by the free vote of the people.We have a Constitution, now two centuries old, which limits and balances the power of the three branches of our government, the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, of which I'm a part.Many of the values that guide our life in America are first shaped in our families, just as they are in your country.American moms and dads love their children and work hard and sacrifice for them, because we believe life can always be better for the next generation.In our families, we find love and learn responsibility and character.And many Americans voluntarily devote part of their lives to serving other people.An amazing number--nearly half of all adults in America--volunteer time every week to make their communities better by mentoring children, or by visiting the sick, or caring for the elderly, or helping with thousands of other needs and causes.This is one of the great strengths of my country.People take responsibility for helping others, without being told, motivated by their good hearts and often by their faith.America is a nation guided by faith.Someone once called us “a nation with the soul of a church.” This may interest you--95 percent of Americans say they believe in God, and I'm one of them.When I met President Jiang Zemin in Shanghai a few months ago, I had the honor of sharing with him how faith changed my life and how faith contributes to the life of my country.Faith points to a moral law beyond man's law, and calls us to duties higher than material gain.Freedom of religion is not something to be feared, it's to be welcomed, because faith gives us a moral core and teaches us to hold ourselves to high standards, to love and to serve others, and to live responsible lives.If you travel across America--and I hope you do some day if you haven't been there--you will find people of many different ethic backgrounds and many different faiths.We're a varied nation.We're home to 2.3 million Americans of Chinese ancestry, who can be found working in the offices of our corporations, or in the Cabinet of the President of the United States, or skating for the America Olympic team.Every immigrant, by taking an oath of allegiance to our country, becomes just as just as American as the President.America shows that a society can be vast and it can be varied, yet still one country, commanding the allegiance and love of its people.And all these qualities of America were widely on display on a single day, September the 11th, the day when terrorists, murderers, attacked my nation.American policemen and firefighters, by the hundreds, ran into burning towers in desperation to save their fellow citizens.Volunteers came from everywhere to help with rescue efforts.Americans donated blood and gave money to help the families of victims.America had prayer services all over our country, and people raised flags to show their pride and unity.And you need to know, none of this was ordered by the government;it happened spontaneously, by the initiative of free people.Life in America shows that liberty, paired with law is not to be feared.In a free society, diversity is not disorder.Debate is not strife.And dissent is not revolution.A free society trusts its citizens to seek greatness in themselves and their country.It was my honor to visit China in 1975--some of you weren't even born then.It shows how old I am.(Laughter.)And a lot has changed in your country since then.China has made amazing progress--in openness and enterprise and economic freedom.And this progress previews China'a great potential.China has joined the World Trade Organization, and as you live up to its obligations, they inevitably will bring changes to China's legal system.A modern China will have a consistent rule of law to govern commerce and secure the rights of its people.The new China your generation is building will need the profound wisdom of your traditions.The lure of materialism challenges our society--challenges society in our country, and in many successful countries.Your ancient ethic of personal and family responsibility will serve you well.Behind China's economic success today are talented, brilliant and energetic people.In the near future, those same men and women will play a full and active role in your government.This university is not simply turning out specialists, it is preparing citizens.And citizens are not spectators in the affairs of their country.They are participants in its future.Change is coming.China is already having secret ballot and competitive elections at the local level.Nearly 20 years ago, a great Chinese leader, Deng Xiaoping, said this--I want you to hear his words.He said that China would eventually expand democratic elections all the way to the national level.I look forward to that day.Tens of millions of Chinese today are relearning Buddhist, Taoist, and local religious traditions, or practicing Christianity, Islam, and other faiths.Regardless of where or how these believers worship, they're no threat to public order;in fact, they make good citizens.For centuries, this country has had a tradition of religious tolerance.My prayer is that all persecution will end, so that all in China are free to gather and worship as they wish.All these changes will lead to a stronger, more confident China--a China that can astonish and enrich the world, a China that your generation will help create.This is one of the most exciting times in the history of your country, a time when even the grandest hopes seem within your reach.My nation offers you our respect and our friendship.Six years from now, athletes from America and around the world will come to your country for the Olympic games.And I'm confident they will find a China that is becoming a da guo, a leading nation, at peace with its people and at peace with the world.

第五篇：布什演講8月稿

8.30.2008 President's Radio Address

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.This weekend, millions of Americans will celebrate Labor Day.This holiday marks the traditional end of the summer season.It is also an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of hardworking Americans all across our countrysurprising analysts who were predicting an economic recession.These welcome signs indicate that the economic stimulus package that I signed earlier this year is having its intended effect.The growth package will return more than $150 billion back to American families and businesses this year.Many Americans who received tax rebates are spending them.Businesses are taking advantage of tax incentives to purchase new equipment this year.And there are signs that the stimulus package will continue to have a beneficial impact on the economy in the second half of the year.Labor Day is also the traditional start of the election season.In the coming months, it will be tempting for some in Congress to try to score political points instead of getting work done for the American people.Our citizens deserve better.We still have time to accomplish important goals for our country.My Administration remains hopeful that we can work with Democratic leaders in Congress on bipartisan measures to help Americans cope with this period of economic uncertainty.We need to work together on a comprehensive approach to our energy problems.I've called on Congress to permit us to tap vast, unused sources of oil and gas, expand domestic refining capacity, and encourage the development of alternative energy sources.Congress continues to stand in the way of this comprehensive approach.At a minimum, Democratic leaders in Congress should move forward on common-sense energy proposals that have bipartisan supportso that we can create more opportunities for American farmers, ranchers, and entrepreneurs.We need to work together to keep your taxes low.At a time of economic challenge, the last thing American families need is a massive tax increase.It's not too late for Congress to make the tax relief we passed in 2001 and 2003 permanent.Despite our economic difficulties, there is every reason to be optimistic about America's future.Our workforce is dynamic and productive.Our economy is showing that it is resilient.And our Nation is the most industrious, creative, and prosperous on earth.Laura and I wish you a safe and joyous Labor Day weekend.Thank you for listening.