第1篇 美國國務(wù)卿克里發(fā)表視頻致辭紀念911事件英語演講稿
i just wanted to touch base with all of you in the department and usaid as we all together stop and think about september 11th. this is a tough day on the calendar for all of us, obviously, because it’s so much more than just any day on any calendar. none of us will ever forget where we were 13 years ago when we were attacked here at home and lost thousands of americans, just as we all remember two years ago when we were attacked in benghazi and lost four of our colleagues and friends – ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods – brave and dedicated professionals, men whose commitment to serve brought them to a dangerous corner of the world, not because they were unaware of the danger but because they wanted to make it safer for so many people whose lives are connected to our own.
there’s much that we’ve been reminded of from those two terrible days, whether it’s howamerica never rests until murderers are brought to justice, whether it’s usama bin ladin orahmad abu khattalah, or that always, always we find ways to keep our people as safe as we canin a dangerous world, and the arb implementation and the daily wrestling with riskmanagement underscore how much that effort is central to all of our lives. 9/11/2022 and9/11/2022, these were both days that forever changed us as people, as public servants, and asa country. but particularly when we look up at the flags raised at half-staff today, we have tofind ways to make sure that we carry on in the spirit of those we lost and that we find someways – big or small – to find lessons in terrible losses.
the truth is more than ever the world needs more of the passion and the persistence and thedrive that enlisted chris stevens and so many of you in the great enterprise of diplomacyand service. and the very issues we’re wrestling with right now in iraq, in syria, still in libya, orthe scourge of isil, and across the greater middle east and north africa and many otherplaces all remind us of the importance of the work that our country leads, not just for ourcountry but for every country.
so while we honor the lives of those we lost on these two 9/11s – and i hope you’ll honor themin your own way, whether it’s a short prayer or a reflection or sending an email to someoneyou know who was directly affected on either day to let them know you’re thinking of them – ihope you’ll also never lose sight of why we, all of us, have chosen the life of public service. as imentioned last year, there is a special saying that i learned a long time ago which has gottenme through some particularly tough losses: every day is e_tra. life can change and even end ina minute, so those of us who are lucky to have today and many more days must make the mostof those e_tra days, our e_tra days, and our time here to continue the work of those we lost andto be proud of what they represent, and to renew as well our special pledge to continue on intheir memory, today and tomorrow and every day.
take care.
第2篇 關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)英語的演講致辭
mere e_posure to english will not enable you to speak english. if you want to drive you have to get in the car and drive, if you want to dance you have to turn on the music and dance, if you want to swim you have to jump in the water and swim. in fact, swimming is the perfect comparison to learning english.
you can’t learn to swim by sitting in a room and reading books about swimming skills. in order to be a swimmer you’ve got to conquer you fear, you’ve got to survive and suck in water, yell for help, you’ve got to lose face many times before you can make it. but, to be a good swimmer you’ve got to practice again and again. to be a great swimmer you have to practice for years until you can harmonize every part of your body and mind.
let’s do it! let’s yell together! speaking english is a piece of cake! make your chinese muscle international!
僅僅浸泡在英語書堆里是不能幫你說英語的。如果你想學(xué)會開車，你就要鉆進車里，開起來；如果你想學(xué)跳舞，你就要打開音樂，跳起來；如果你想游泳，你就要跳進水里，游起來。事實上，把學(xué)英語比作游泳是最恰當不過了，光是坐在家里，閱讀一些有關(guān)游泳技巧的書，這樣是學(xué)不會游泳的。為了學(xué)會游泳，你必須戰(zhàn)勝恐懼，你必須求生存，嗆水，喊救命，丟無數(shù)次的臉，這樣才能學(xué)會游。但是，要想游得好，你必須不斷地訓(xùn)練，如果要成為出色的游泳能手，你必須練上好幾年，直到你大腦和身體的各部分變得非常和諧。
讓我們立即行動，讓我們一起大喊，說英語是小菜一碟，把你的中國肌肉變成美國肌肉！
（編者注：這篇文章是我們?yōu)榇蠹覝蕚涞摹俺壗?jīng)典”特別奉獻。大家一定要十遍、百遍、千遍地學(xué)習(xí)，朗讀并脫口而出！）
