英语演讲稿Energy and the NationalWord文档格式.docx
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thisaspecialnightforme.exactlythreeyearsago,onjuly15,1976,iacceptedthenominationofmypartytorunforpresidentoftheunitedstates.ipromisedyouapresidentwhoisnotisolatedfromthepeople,whofeelsyourpain,andwhosharesyourdreams,andwhodrawshisstrengthandhiswisdomfromyou.
duringthepastthreeyearsi¡
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vespokentoyouonmanyoccasionsaboutnationalconcerns,theenergycrisis,reorganizingthegovernment,ournation¡
seconomy,andissuesofwarandespeciallypeace.butoverthoseyearsthesubjectsofthespeeches,thetalks,andthepressconferenceshavebecomeincreasinglynarrow,focusedmoreandmoreonwhattheisolatedworldofwashingtonthinksisimportant.gradually,you¡
veheardmoreandmoreaboutwhatthegovernmentthinksorwhatthegovernmentshouldbedoingandlessandlessaboutournation¡
shopes,ourdreams,andourvisionofthefuture.
tendaysago,ihadplannedtospeaktoyouagainaboutaveryimportantsubject--energy.forthefifthtimeiwouldhavedescribedtheurgencyoftheproblemandlaidoutaseriesoflegislativerecommendationstothecongress.butasiwaspreparingtospeak,ibegantoaskmyselfthesamequestionthatinowknowhasbeentroublingmanyofyou:
whyhavewenotbeenabletogettogetherasanationtoresolveourseriousenergyproblem?
it¡
sclearthatthetrueproblemsofournationaremuchdeeper--deeperthangasolinelinesorenergyshortages,deepereventhaninflationorrecession.andirealizemorethaneverthataspresidentineedyourhelp.so,idecidedtoreachoutandtolistentothevoicesofamerica.
iinvitedtocampdavidpeoplefromalmosteverysegmentofoursociety--businessandlabor,teachersandpreachers,governors,mayors,andprivatecitizens.andthenileftcampdavidtolistentootheramericans,menandwomenlikeyou.ithasbeenanextraordinarytendays,andiwanttosharewithyouwhati¡
veheard.
firstofall,igotalotofpersonaladvice.letmequoteafewofthetypicalcommentsthatiwrotedown.
thisfromasoutherngovernor:
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mr.president,youarenotleadingthisnation--you¡
rejustmanagingthegovernment.¡
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youdon¡
tseethepeopleenoughanymore.¡
someofyourcabinetmembersdon¡
tseemloyal.thereisnotenoughdisciplineamongyourdisciples.¡
don¡
ttalktousaboutpoliticsorthemechanicsofgovernment,butaboutanunderstandingofourcommongood.¡
mr.president,we¡
reintrouble.talktousaboutbloodandsweatandtears.¡
ifyoulead,mr.president,wewillfollow.¡
manypeopletalkedaboutthemselvesandabouttheconditionofournation.thisfromayoungwomaninpennsylvania:
ifeelsofarfromgovernment.ifeellikeordinarypeopleareexcludedfrompoliticalpower.¡
andthisfromayoungchicano:
someofushavesufferedfromrecessionallourlives.¡
somepeoplehavewastedenergy,butothershaven¡
thadanythingtowaste.¡
andthisfromareligiousleader:
nomaterialshortagecantouchtheimportantthingslikegod¡
sloveforusorourloveforoneanother.¡
andilikethisoneparticularlyfromablackwomanwhohappenstobethemayorofasmallmississippitown:
thebigshotsarenottheonlyoneswhoareimportant.remember,youcan¡
tsellanythingonwallstreetunlesssomeonedigsitupsomewhereelsefirst.¡
thiskindofsummarizedalotofotherstatements:
mr.president,weareconfrontedwithamoralandaspiritualcrisis.¡
severalofourdiscussionswereonenergy,andihaveanotebookfullofcommentsandadvice.i¡
llreadjustafew.
wecan¡
tgoonconsumingfortypercentmoreenergythenweproduce.whenweimportoilwearealsoimportinginflationplusunemployment.¡
we¡
vegottousewhatwehave.themiddleeasthasonlyfivepercentoftheworld¡
senergy,buttheunitedstateshastwenty-fourpercent.¡
andthisisoneofthemostvividstatements:
ourneckisstretchedoverthefenceandopechasaknife.¡
therewillbeothercartelsandothershortages.americanwisdomandcouragerightnowcansetapathtofollowinthefuture.¡
thiswasagoodone:
bebold,mr.president.wemaymakemistakes,butwearereadytoexperiment.¡
andthisonefromalaborleadergottotheheartofit:
therealissueisfreedom.wemustdealwiththeenergyproblemonawarfooting.¡
andthelastthati¡
llread:
whenweenterthemoralequivalentofwar,mr.president,don¡
tissueusbbguns.¡
thesetendaysconfirmedmybeliefinthedecencyandthestrengthandthewisdomoftheamericanpeople,butitalsoboreoutsomeofmylongstandingconcernsaboutournation¡
sunderlyingproblems.
iknow,ofcourse,beingpresident,thatgovernmentactionsandlegislationcanbeveryimportant.that¡
swhyi¡
veworkedhardtoputmycampaignpromisesintolaw,andihavetoadmit,withjustmixedsuccess.butafterlisteningtotheamericanpeople,ihavebeenremindedagainthatallthelegislationintheworldcan¡
tfixwhat¡
swrongwithamerica.so,iwanttospeaktoyoufirsttonightaboutasubjectevenmoreseriousthanenergyorinflation.iwanttotalktoyourightnowaboutafundamentalthreattoamericandemocracy.
idonotmeanourpoliticalandcivilliberties.theywillendure.andidonotrefertotheoutwardstrengthofamerica,anationthatisatpeacetonighteverywhereintheworld,withunmatchedeconomicpowerandmilitarymight.
thethreatisnearlyinvisibleinordinaryways.
itisacrisisofconfidence.
itisacrisisthatstrikesattheveryheartandsoulandspiritofournationalwill.wecanseethiscrisisinthegrowingdo
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