1、名人英文演讲稿篇一:名人演讲八段经典英语演讲节选名人演講八段經典英語演講節選 字體:大中小一Mans dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength
2、were given to the finest cause in all the worldthe fight for the Liberation of Mankind.人生最寶貴的是生命。生命對於人來說只有一次。一個人的生命應該這樣度過:當他回首往事時,不因虛度年華而悔恨;也不會因為碌碌無為而羞恥。在臨死的時候他能夠說:我的整個生命和全部精力都已經獻給了世界上最壯麗的事業為人類的解放事業而鬥爭!HELP:possession: n.財產torturing : adj. 使痛苦的二Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money, it
3、lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative efforts, the joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits. These dark days, my friends, will be worth all they cost us, if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered on
4、to , but to minister to ourselves, to our fellow men.幸福並不在於單純的佔有金錢,幸福還在於取得成功後的喜悅,在於創造努力時的激情。務必不能再忘記勞動帶來的喜悅和激勵,而去瘋狂追逐那轉瞬即逝的利潤。如果這些黯淡的日子能使我們認識到,我們真正的使命不是要別人侍奉,而是要為自己和同胞們服務的話,那麼,我們付出的代價是完全值得的。HELP:stimulation: n.激勵,刺激evanescent: adj.漸漸消失的,易消散的profit: vi.得益,利用三I have a dream that one day this nation wil
5、l rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed-we hold theses truths to be self-Oevident, that all men are created equal. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood. I h
6、ave a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today! When we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and hamlet, from every state and city, we will
7、 be able to speed up that day when all of Gods children-black men and white men , jews and Gentiles, Catholics and Protestants-will be able to join hands and to sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, “free at least ,free at last . Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.我有一個夢:有一天,這個國家將站起來,並實現
8、他的信條的真正含義:我們將捍衛這些不言而喻的真理,即所有人生來平等。我有一個夢:有一天在喬治亞洲紅色的山丘上,從前的奴隸的子孫們能和奴隸主的子孫們像兄弟一樣坐在同一張桌旁;我有一個夢我的四個孩子有一天將生活在這樣一個國度,在那裏,人們不以膚色,而是以品格來評價他們。當自由的鐘聲響起的時候,當我們讓它從每一個村莊,每一個州,每一個城市響起的時候 ,我們將能夠加速這一天的到來。那是,上帝所有的孩子,無論黑人白人還是猶太人,異教徒。天主教徒,還是新教徒,他們都能夠手挽手歌唱那古老的黑人聖歌:“終於自由了,終於自由了,感謝上帝,我們終於自由了!HELP:Creed: n.信條Brotherhood :
9、 n.手足情意, 兄弟關係四I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering. You ask, what is our aim I can answer in one word, it is victory. Victory at all costsvictory in spite of all
10、terrorsvictory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival. Let that be realized, no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that British Empire has stood for , no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall more forward toward
11、 his goal. I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, “Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.我能奉獻的唯有熱血、辛勞、淚水和汗水。我們所面臨的將是一場極為殘酷的
12、考驗,我們面臨的將是曠日持久的鬥爭和苦難。你假设問我們的目標是什麼?我可以用一個詞來概括,那就是勝利。不惜一切代價去奪取勝利,不畏懼一切恐怖去奪取勝利,不論前路再長再苦也要多去勝利,因為沒有勝利糾無法生存!我們必須意識到,沒有勝利就沒有大英帝國,沒有勝利就沒有大英帝國所象徵的一切,沒有勝利就沒有多少世紀以來強烈的要求和衝動:人類應當向自己的目標邁進。此刻,我的精神振奮,滿懷信心地承當起自己的人物。我確信,只要我們大家聯合,我們的事業就不會挫敗。此時此刻千鈞一髮之際,我覺得我有權要求各方面的支持。我要呼籲:“來吧,讓我們群策努力,並肩邁進! HELP:Grievous: adj. 令人憂傷的Bu
13、oyancy: n. 浮性 浮力 輕快Entitled: adj. 有資格的五.My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of men. Finally whether you are citizens of
14、America, or citizens of the world, ask of us here, the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience of our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing
15、 that here on earth, Gods work must truly be our own.-By John F. Kennedy譯文:美國同胞們,不要問美國能為你們做些什麼,應該問你們能為美國貢獻些什麼。全世界的同胞們,不要問美國將為你做些什麼,應該問我們一同能為人類的自由做些什麼。最後,無論你是美國公民還是其他國家的同胞,你們應該要求我們獻出我們同樣要求於你們的高度的力量和犧牲。無愧於心是我們惟一可靠的獎賞,歷史是我們行動最終的裁判。這一切讓我們大步向前,去引領我們所熱愛的這片土地。我們祈求上帝的保佑和幫助,但我們很清楚,上帝在塵世的工作必定是我們自己的工作。-美約翰甘迺迪c
16、itizen: n.市民,公民sacrifice: n./ v.犧牲,獻身conscience: n.良心,道德心六、Let me express my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-nameless, ueasoning, unjustified terror, which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life, a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves, which is essential to victory and I am convinced