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約翰·肯尼迪就職演講
Inaugural Address－－John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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[Brief introduction to the speaker]: John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) John F. Kennedy was a war hero, a Pulitzer Prize [1]-winning author, a U. S. Senator for most of the 1950s. In November 1960, at the age of 43, he became the youngest man ever elected president of the United States. On Nov. 22, 1963, Kennedy was shot to death in Dallas, Tex [2], the fourth United States president to die by an assassin#39;s bullet.
We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom. Symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning, signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you, and almighty God, the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed [3] nearly a century and three quarters ago.
The world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life. And yet, the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forbears fought are still at issue [4] around the globe. The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth [5], from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage and unwilling to witness, or permit, the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today, at home and around the world.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well of ill, that we shall pay
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any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty. This much we pledge and more.
To those old allies, whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United there is little we cannot do, in a host of [6] cooperative ventures [7]. Divided there is little we can do. For we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split us asunder.
To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free, we pledge our words that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny. We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view, but we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom, and to remember that in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.
To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe, struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required, not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
To our sister republics [8] south of our border, we offer a special pledge, to convert our good words into good deeds, in a new alliance for progress to assist free men and free governments in casting off [9] the chains of poverty. But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of hostile powers. Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas. And let every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house.
就職演講
－－約翰·肯尼迪
[演講者簡(jiǎn)介]： 約翰·肯尼迪是一位戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)英雄，普利策獎(jiǎng)獲得者，整個(gè)五十年代，都是美國(guó)參議員。1960年11月，年僅43歲的他成為美國(guó)歷史上由選舉產(chǎn)生的最年輕的總統(tǒng)。1963年11月22日他在德克薩斯州的達(dá)拉斯遇刺身亡，是美國(guó)歷史上第四位死于暗殺者的子彈的總統(tǒng)。
今天我們慶祝的不是政黨的勝利，而是自由的勝利。這象征著一個(gè)結(jié)束，也象征著一個(gè)開(kāi)端；意味著延續(xù)也意味著變革。因?yàn)槲乙言谀銈兒腿艿纳系勖媲埃x了我們的先輩在170年前擬定的莊嚴(yán)誓言。
現(xiàn)在的世界已大不相同了。人類的巨手掌握著既能消滅人間的各種貧困，又能毀滅人間的各種生活的力量。但我們的先輩為之奮斗的那些革命信念，在世界各地仍然有著爭(zhēng)論。這個(gè)信念就是人的權(quán)利并非來(lái)自國(guó)家的慷慨，而是來(lái)自上帝恩賜。
今天，我們不敢忘記我們是第一次革命的繼承者。讓我們的朋友和敵人同樣聽(tīng)見(jiàn)我此時(shí)此地的講話：火炬已經(jīng)傳給新一代美國(guó)人。這一代人在本世紀(jì)誕生，在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中受過(guò)鍛煉，在艱難困苦的和平時(shí)期受過(guò)陶冶，他們?yōu)槲覈?guó)悠久的傳統(tǒng)感到自豪——他們不愿目睹或聽(tīng)任我國(guó)一向保證的、今天仍在國(guó)內(nèi)外作出保證的人權(quán)漸趨毀滅。
讓每個(gè)國(guó)家都知道——不論它希望我們繁榮還是希望我們衰落一為確保自由的存在和自由的勝利，我們將付出任何代價(jià)，承受任何負(fù)擔(dān)，應(yīng)付任何艱難，支持任何朋友，反抗任何敵人。 這些就是我們的保證——而且還有更多的保證。
對(duì)那些和我們有著共同文化和精神淵源的老盟友，我們保證待以誠(chéng)實(shí)朋友那樣的忠誠(chéng)。我們?nèi)绻麍F(tuán)結(jié)一致，就能在許多合作事業(yè)中無(wú)往不勝：我們?nèi)绻制鐚?duì)立，就會(huì)一事無(wú)成——因?yàn)槲覀儾桓以跔?zhēng)吵不休、四分五裂時(shí)迎接強(qiáng)大的挑戰(zhàn)。
對(duì)那些我們歡迎其加入到自由行列中來(lái)的新國(guó)家，我們恪守我們的誓言：決不讓一種更為殘酷的暴政來(lái)取代一種消失的殖民統(tǒng)治。我們并不總是指望他們會(huì)支持我們的觀點(diǎn)。但我們始終希望看到他們堅(jiān)強(qiáng)地維護(hù)自己的自由——而且要記住，在歷史上，凡愚蠢地狐假虎威者，終必葬身虎口。
對(duì)世界各地身居茅舍和鄉(xiāng)村，為擺脫普遍貧困而斗爭(zhēng)的人們，我們保證盡最大努力幫助他們自立，不管需要花多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間——之所以這樣做，并不是因?yàn)楣伯a(chǎn)黨可能正在這樣做，也不是因?yàn)槲覀冃枰麄兊倪x票，而是因?yàn)檫@樣做是正確的。自由社會(huì)如果不能幫助眾多的窮人，也就無(wú)法挽救少數(shù)富人。
對(duì)我國(guó)南面的姐妹共和國(guó)，我們提出一項(xiàng)特殊的保證——在爭(zhēng)取進(jìn)行的新同盟中，把我們善意的話變?yōu)樯埔獾男袆?dòng)，幫助自由人們和自由的政府?dāng)[脫貧困的枷鎖。但是，這種充滿希望的和平革命決不可以成為敵對(duì)國(guó)家的犧牲品。我們要讓所有鄰國(guó)都知道，我們將和他們?cè)谝黄穑磳?duì)在美洲任何地區(qū)進(jìn)行侵略和顛覆活動(dòng)。讓所有其他國(guó)家都知道，本半球的人仍然想做自己家園的主人。 1961. 1. 20 http://www.shddsc.com/
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