1、Bushs speech on British terror 英语演讲稿 Goodmorning.Thisweek,Americareceivedastarkreminderthatterroristsarestillplottingattackstokillourpeople.BeginningonWednesdaynight,authoritiesinGreatBritainarrestedmorethan20individualswhowebelievewereplottingtodetonateliquidexplosivesaboardflightsfromtheUnitedKing
2、domtotheUnitedStates.Iftheseterroristshadsucceeded,theycouldhavecauseddeathonamassivescale.Theplotappearstohavebeencarefullyplannedandwell-advanced.Theyplannedtobringthecomponentsoftheirexplosivesonboardintheircarry-onluggage,disguisedasbottleddrinksandelectronicdevices. Webelievethatthisweeksarrest
3、shavesignificantlydisruptedthethreat.Yetwecannotbesurethatthethreathasbeeneliminated.Soasaprecaution,onThursday,thefederalgovernmenttookseveralstepstoincreasesecurityatourairportsandaboardourplanes. First,theDepartmentofHomelandSecurityhasraisedourNationsthreatwarningtoCodeRed-thehighestleve公务员之家版权所
4、有l-forflightsfromGreatBritaintoAmerica,incoordinationwithBritishauthorities.Second,weveraisedthethreatwarningforalldomesticandinternationalflightslandingintheUnitedStatestoCodeOrange-thesecondhighestlevel.WealsohavesentadditionalfederalairmarshalstoGreatBritaintoprovideextraprotectionaboardflightsfr
5、omtheUnitedKingdomtotheUnitedStates. Thisplotisfurtherevidencethattheterroristswefacearesophisticated,andconstantlychangingtheirtactics.OnSeptemberthe11th,2023,theyusedboxcutterstohijackairplanesandkillthousandsofinnocentpeople.Thistime,webelievetheyplannedtouseliquidexplosivestoblowupplanesinmid-ai
6、r.Inresponse,weveadjustedoursecurityprecautionsbytemporarilybanningmostliquidsascarry-onitemsonplanes.Iknowmanyofyouwillbetravelingduringthisbusysummervacationseason,andIaskforyourpatience,cooperation,andvigilanceinthecomingdays.Theinconveniencesyouwillfaceareforyourprotection,andtheywillgiveustimet
7、oadjustourscreeningprocedurestomeetthecurrentthreat. ImgratefulfortheoutstandingworkofintelligenceandlawenforcementofficersintheUnitedKingdomandinourcountry.Thisweeksarrestsweretheculminationofhardwork,cooperation,andinformation-sharingacrossdifferentagenciesanddifferentgovernments.Weredealingwithan
8、ewenemythatusesnewmeansofattackandnewmethodstocommunicate.Thisweekseventsdemonstratethevitalimportanceofensuringthatourintelligenceandlawenforcementpersonnelhaveallthetoolstheyneedtotrackdowntheterrorists,andpreventattacksonourcountry. BecauseofthemeasureswevetakentoprotecttheAmericanpeople,ourNatio
9、nissaferthanitwaspriortoSeptemberthe11th.Still,wemustnevermakethemistakeofthinkingthedangerofterrorismhaspassed.Thisweeksexperienceremindsusofahardfact:Theterroristshavetosucceedonlyoncetoachievetheirgoalofmassmurder,whilewehavetosucceedeverytimetostopthem.Unfortunately,somehavesuggestedrecentlythat
10、theterroristthreatisbeingusedforpartisanpoliticaladvantage.Wecanhavelegitimatedisagreementsaboutthebestwaytofighttheterrorists,yetthereshouldbenodisagreementaboutthedangersweface. Americaisfightingatoughwaragainstanenemywhoseruthlessnessisclearforalltosee.Theterroristsattempttobringdownairplanesfull
11、ofinnocentmen,women,andchildren.TheykillciviliansandAmericanservicemeninIraqandAfghanistan,andtheydeliberatelyhidebehindciviliansinLebanon.Theyareseekingtospreadtheirtotalitarianideology.TheyreseekingtotakeovercountrieslikeAfghanistanandIraqsotheycanestablishsafehavensfromwhichtoattackfreenations.ThesekillersneedtoknowthatAmerica,GreatBritain,andouralliesaredetermi公务员之家版权所有nedtodefendourselvesandadvancethecauseofliberty.Withpatience,courage,anduntiringresolve,wewilldefendourfreedom,andwewillwinthewaronterror. Thankyouforlistening. 5
