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英语演讲稿2分钟篇一
苹果ceo蒂姆·库克杜兰大学毕业典礼演讲致词
hello tulane! thank you president fitts, provost forman, distinguished faculty, other faculty (laughs), and the entire tulane family, including the workers, ushers, (and) volunteers who prepared this beautiful space. and i feel duty-bound to also recognize the hard-working bartenders at the boot. though they're not here with us this morning, i'm sure some of you are reflecting on their contributions as well. (the boot is a popular college bar right next to tulane's campus which has been around for decades.)
你好，杜兰大学！感谢菲茨校长、福尔曼教务长、尊敬的教职员工、其他教职员工[笑]以及整个杜兰大家庭，包括为这个美丽的讲堂做准备的工作人员、引座员和志愿者。我觉得我有责任也称赞一下在the boot工作的辛勤的调酒师。虽然他们今天早上没有和我们在一起，但我相信你们中的一些人也在反思他们的贡献。[the boot是一家受欢迎的大学酒吧，紧挨着杜兰大学校园，已经存在了几十年了。]
and just as many of you have new orleans in your veins, and perhaps your livers, some of us at apple have new orleans in our blood as well. when i was a student at auburn, the big easy was our favorite getaway. it's amazing how quickly those 363 miles fly by when you're driving toward a weekend of beignets and beer. and how slowly they go in the opposite direction. apple's own lisa jackson is a proud tulane alum. yes. she brought the green wave all the way to cupertino where she heads our environment and public policy work. we're thrilled to have her talent and leadership on our team.
就像你们中很多人的血管里也许还有肝脏里有新奥尔良一样，我们苹果公司的一些人的血液里也有新奥尔良。当我还是奥本大学的学生的时候，我们最喜欢的度假胜地是big easy。非常神奇的是，当你在周末开车驶向这个胜地，想象着甜甜圈和啤酒的时候，363英里的距离似乎一闪而过；而当你返程时，路途却显得那么遥远。苹果的员工丽莎-杰克逊(lisajackson)是一位令人骄傲的杜兰大学校友。是。她把绿色浪潮一路带到了库比蒂诺，在那里她领导着我们的环境和公共政策工作。我们很高兴她能在我们的队伍中发挥才华和进行领导。
ok, enough about us. let's talk about you. at moments like this, it always humbles me to watch a community come together to teach, mentor, advise, and finally say with one voice, congratulations to the class of 20xx!
好了，别再提我们了。让我们谈谈你们。在这样的时刻，看到一个社区聚集在一起传道受业解惑，最后用一个声音说，祝贺20xx年的同学们，这让我感到很谦卑！
now there's another very important group: your family and friends. the people who, more than anyone else, loved, supported, and even sacrificed greatly to help you reach this moment. let's give them a round of applause. this will be my first piece of advice. you might not appreciate until much later in your life how much this moment means to them. or how that bond of obligation, love, and duty between you matters more than anything else.
现在还有一个非常重要的群体：你们的家人和朋友。那些比任何人都更爱你们、更支持你们、甚至甘愿自我牺牲的人，为了帮助你们达到这一时刻，他们付出了巨大的代价。让我们为他们鼓掌。这将是我的第一条建议。直到你生命的后期，你们才会意识到这一刻对他们来说有多么重要，或者意识到你们的义务、爱和责任有多么重要。
in fact, that's what i really want to talk to you about today. in a world where we obsessively document our own lives, most of us don't pay nearly enough attention to what we owe one another. now this isn't just about calling your parents more, although i'm sure they'd be grateful if you did that. it's about recognizing that human civilization began when we realized that we could do more together. that the threats and danger outside the flickering firelight got smaller when we got bigger. and that we could create more - more prosperity, more beauty, more wisdom, and a better life - when we acknowledge certain shared truths and acted collectively.
事实上，这就是我今天真正想和你们说的。在一个我们沉迷于记录自己生活的世界里，我们中的大多数人对我们彼此亏欠的东西没有给予足够的关注。这不仅仅是给你们的父母打更多的电话，尽管我相信如果你们会这么做，他们会很感激的。当我们意识到我们可以在一起做更多的事情时，人类文明就开始了。当我们变得更越来越强大时，在闪烁的火光之外的威胁和危险就会变得越来越小。我们可以创造更多——更多的繁荣，更多的美，更多的智慧，更美好的生活——只要我们承认某些共同的真理并采取集体行动。
maybe i'm biased, but i've always thought the south, and the gulf coast in particular, have hung on to this wisdom better than most. (tim cook grew up in robertsdale, alabama, which is about an hour from new orleans and is similarly close to the gulf of mexico.) in this part of the country, your neighbors check up on you if they haven't heard from you in a while. good news travels fast because your victories are their victories too. and you can't make it through someone's front door before they offer you a home-cooked meal.
也许我有偏见，但我一直认为南方，特别是墨西哥湾海岸，比大多数人更能坚持这一智慧。[库克在阿拉巴马州的罗伯茨代尔长大，那里距离新奥尔良大约一个小时的路程，同样靠近墨西哥湾。]在这个国家的这个地方，如果你们的邻居有一段时间没有你们的消息，他们会忍不住来看望你们。好消息传得很快，因为你们的胜利也是他们的胜利。在他们提供一顿热饭热菜招待你们之前，你们是不可能走出大门的。
maybe you haven't thought about it very much, but these values have informed your tulane education too. just look at the motto: not for one's self, but for one's own. you've been fortunate to live, learn, and grow in a city where human currents blend into something magical and unexpected. where unmatched beauty, natural beauty, literary beauty, musical beauty, cultural beauty, seem to spring unexpectedly from the bayou. the people of new orleans use two tools to build this city: the unlikely and the impossible. wherever you go, don't forget the lessons of this place. life will always find lots of ways to tell you no, that you can't, that you shouldn't, that you'd be better off if you didn't try. but new orleans teaches us there is nothing more beautiful or more worthwhile than trying. especially when we do it not in the service of one's self, but one's own.
也许你们还没有想太多，但这些价值观也影响了你们杜兰大学的教育。看看这句座右铭：不是为了自己，而是为了自己人。你们很幸运地生活、学习和成长在一座城市里，在这个城市里，人类的潮流融合成了一种神奇的、意想不到的东西。在那里，无与伦比的美，自然的美，文学的美，音乐的美，文化的美，似乎不期而至地从河口涌出。新奥尔良的人们使用两种工具来建造这座城市：不太可能的和不可能的。无论你走到哪里，都不要忘记这个地方的教训。生活总会找到很多方法来告诉你，不，你不能，你不应该，如果你不去尝试，你会过得更好。但是新奥尔良告诉我们，没有什么比尝试更美丽和更有价值了。尤其是当我们这样做不是为自己服务，而是为自己人服务的时候。
for me, it was that search for greater purpose that brought me to apple in the first place. i had a comfortable job at a company called compaq that at the time looked like it was going to be on top forever. as it turns out, most of you are probably too young to even remember its name. but in 1998, steve jobs convinced me to leave compaq behind to join a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy. they made computers, but at that moment at least, people weren't interested in buying them. steve had a plan to change things. and i wanted to be a part of it.
对我来说，正是为了追求更伟大的目标，我才第一次来到苹果。我曾在一家叫康柏(compaq)的公司找到了一份舒适的工作，在当时看来，这份工作将永远是的工作。事实证明，你们中的大多数人可能还太年轻，甚至不记得它的名字。但在1998年，史蒂夫-乔布斯说服我离开康柏，加入一家濒临破产的苹果公司。他们制造电脑，但至少在那一刻，人们对购买这些电脑并不感兴趣。史蒂夫有个改变一切的计划。我也想成为其中的一员。
it wasn't just about the imac, or the ipod, or everything that came after. it was about the values that brought these inventions to life. the idea that putting powerful tools in the hands of everyday people helps unleash creativity and move humanity forward. that we can build things that help us imagine a better world and then make it real.
这不仅仅是imac，或者ipod，或者之后的一切，而是使这些发明创意复活的价值观念。把强大的工具放在普通人手中将有助于释放创造力和推动人类向前发展。我们可以建造一些东西来帮助我们想象一个更美好的世界，然后让它成为现实。
there's a saying that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. at apple, i learned that's a total crock. you'll work harder than you ever thought possible, but the tools will feel light in your hands. as you go out into the world, don't waste time on problems that have been solved. don't get hung up on what other people say is practical. instead, steer your ship into the choppy seas. look for the rough spots, the problems that seem too big, the complexities that other people are content to work around. it's in those places that you will find your purpose. it's there that you can make your greatest contribution. whatever you do, don't make the mistake of being too cautious. don't assume that by staying put, the ground won't move beneath your feet. the status quo simply won't last. so get to work on building something better.
有句谚语说，如果你做你喜欢做的事，你的人生中将永远不会有一天是在工作。在苹果公司，我知道了这是一个彻头彻尾的谎言。你会比你想象的更努力工作，但你却一点也不觉得费劲。当你走进这个世界的时候，不要把时间浪费在已经解决的问题上。不要为别人所说的是实际的情况而心烦意乱。相反，引导你的船进入波涛汹涌的大海。寻找那些蛮荒之地，那些看起来还很难解决的问题，那些其他人乐于解决的复杂问题。在那些地方，你会找到你的目标。在那里你可以做出你的贡献。无论你做什么，都不要犯太谨慎的错误。不要以为原地不动，地面就不会在你脚下移动。现状根本不会持久。所以开始做些更好的事吧。
in some important ways, my generation has failed you in this regard. we spent too much time debating. we've been too focused on the fight and not focused enough on progress. and you don't need to look far to find an example of that failure. here today, in this very place, in an arena where thousands once found desperate shelter from a 100-year disaster, the kind that seem to be happening more and more frequently, i don't think we can talk about who we are as people and what we owe to one another without talking about climate change.
在某些重要的方面，我们这代人辜负了你们。我们花了太多时间辩论。我们一直太专注于斗争，而没有把足够的注意力放在进步上。你不需要看太远就能找到失败的例子。今天，就在这个地方，在这个成千上万人曾经绝望地躲避百年灾难的地方，这种灾难似乎变得越来越频繁。我认为，如果我们不谈论气候变化，我们就无法谈论我们是谁，以及我们彼此亏欠了什么。
(applause) thank you. thank you.
谢谢！谢谢！
this problem doesn't get any easier based on whose side wins or loses an election. it's about who has won life's lottery and has the luxury of ignoring this issue and who stands to lose everything. the coastal communities, including some right here in louisiana, that are already making plans to leave behind the places they've called home for generations and head for higher ground. the fishermen whose nets come up empty. the wildlife preserves with less wildlife to preserve. the marginalized, for whom a natural disaster can mean enduring poverty.
这个问题不会因为谁胜谁负而变得简单，这是一个关乎谁赢了人生彩票、谁有忽视这个问题的能力、谁会失去一切的问题。沿海社区，包括路易斯安那州的一些社区，已经在计划离开世代以来被称为“家园”的地方，前往更海拔更高地方。如今渔民的渔网空空如也、野生动物生计萧条。对于生存在边缘地区的人来说，自然灾害往往就意味着持久的贫困。
just ask tulane's own molly keogh, who's getting her ph.d. this weekend. her important new research shows that rising sea levels are devastating areas of southern louisiana more dramatically than anyone expected. tulane graduates, these are people's homes. their livelihoods. the land where their grandparents were born, lived, and died.
问问杜兰大学的莫莉·基奥（molly keogh）就知道了，她这个周末就要拿到博士学位了。她的一项重要新研究表明，海平面上升对路易斯安那州南部地区造成的破坏比任何人预想的都要严重。杜兰大学的毕业生们，这些地方都是人们的家园、他们的生计、他们祖父母出生、生活和去世的地方。
when we talk about climate change or any issue with human costs, and there are many, i challenge you to look for those who have the most to lose and find the real, true empathy that comes from something shared. that is really what we owe one another. when you do that, the political noise dies down, and you can feel your feet firmly planted on solid ground. after all, we don't build monuments to trolls, and we're not going to start now.
当我们谈论气候变化或任何与人类成本有关的问题时，我有很多问题希望你们能够着手去做：去寻找那些因此损失的人，并从一些共同的东西中找到真正的、真正的同理心，这才是我们真正亏欠彼此的东西。当你这样做的时候，政治上的喧嚣就会平息下来，你会感到自己的脚牢牢地踩在了坚实的土地上。毕竟，我们从来不为巨魔建造纪念碑，也不会现在开创这个先例。
if you find yourself spending more time fighting than getting to work, stop and ask yourself who benefits from all the chaos. there are some who would like you to believe that the only way that you can be strong is by bulldozing those who disagree or never giving them a chance to say their peace in the first place. that the only way you can build your own accomplishments is by tearing down the other side.
如果你发现自己花在斗争上的时间比上班的时间还多。那么停下来，问问自己谁能从所有这些混乱中受益。有些人想让你相信，你能变得强大的方法，就是制服那些不同意你观点的人，或者从一开始就不给他们机会表达自己的机会。他们想让你相信，你能成就自己的方法就是摧毁对方。
we forget sometimes that our preexisting beliefs have their own force of gravity. today, certain algorithms pull toward you the things you already know, believe, or like, and they push away everything else. push back. it shouldn't be this way. but in 20xx, opening your eyes and seeing things in a new way can be a revolutionary act. summon the courage not just to hear but to listen. not just to act, but to act together.
我们有时会忘记，我们先前存在的信念有其自身的'引力。今天，某些算法会把你已经知道、相信或喜欢的东西主动拉向你，而把其他的东西推开，但事情本不应该如此。然而在20xx年，睁开眼睛、以一种全新方式看待事物可能是一种革命性的行为。你不仅要鼓起勇气去听，还要有勇气去听。不仅仅是行动，而是要一起行动。
it can sometimes feel like the odds are stacked against you, that it isn't worth it, that the critics are too persistent and the problems are too great. but the solutions to our problems begin on a human scale with building a shared understanding of the work ahead and with undertaking it together. at the very least, we owe it to each other to try.
有时候你会觉得机会对你不利、觉得这么做不值得、觉得批评之声太过顽固，亦或觉得问题太大（超出了自己的处理能力）。但是，解决我们当下问题的办法首先就是在人类范畴内建立对今后工作的共同理解，并着手共同解决这一问题。至少，我们也应该放手一搏。
it's worked before. in 1932, the american economy was in a free-fall. twelve million people were unemployed, and conventional wisdom said the only thing to do was to ride it out, wait, and hope that things would turn around. but the governor of new york, a rising star named franklin roosevelt, refused to wait. he challenged the status quo and called for action. he needed people to stop their rosy thinking, face the facts, pull together, and help themselves out of a jam.
这样的方式在之前曾成功过。1932年，当时的美国经济一落千丈，有1200万人失业。传统观点认为，我们能做的就是撑过这段时间、等待，并希望情况会有所好转。但当时政途冉冉升起的纽约州州长富兰克林o罗斯福（franklin roosevelt，后就任美国第32任总统，美国历连任超过两届的总统）拒绝等待。他敢于挑战现状，呼吁采取行动。他呼吁人们停止继续抱有乐观的想法，面对现实、齐心协力，帮助自己摆脱困境。
he said: "the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. it is common sense to take a method and try it. if it fails, admit it and try another. but above all, try something."
他说：“这个国家需要一些大胆、持续的尝试。采取一种方法并加以尝试是再正常不过的事情。如果失败了，我们就承认失败，然后再试一次。但最重要的是，我们需要尝试一些东西。”
this was a speech to college students fearful about their future in an uncertain world. he said: "yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world."
这是一场对大学生的演讲，他们担心自己在一个不确定世界里的未来。他（罗斯福）说：“你们的任务不是在世界上开辟自己的道路，而是改造世界。”
the audacious empathy of young people, the spirit that says we should live not just for ourselves, but for our own. that's the way forward. from climate change to immigration, from criminal justice reform to economic opportunity, be motivated by your duty to build a better world. young people have changed the course of history time and time again. and now it's time to change it once more.
年轻人无畏的同情心告诉我们，我们不仅要为努力生活，而且要为自己而活。这是一条前进的道路，从气候变化到移民、从刑事司法改革到经济机遇，我们都要以建设一个更美好世界的责任为动力。此前的年轻人一次又一次地改变了历史的进程，现在是时候再次改变了。
i know, i know the urgency of that truth is with you today. feel big because no one can make you feel small. feel brave because the challenges we face are great but you are greater. and feel grateful because someone sacrificed to make this moment possible for you. you have clear eyes and a long life to use them. and here in this stadium, i can feel your courage.
我知道，今天你们所接触到真相带来的紧迫性。大胆一些，因为没有人能让你感到弱小。勇敢一些，因为我们面临的挑战是巨大的，但你们将更加伟大。懂得感恩，因为已经有人为你们生活在的当下做出了牺牲，让这一刻成为可能。你们拥有一对清澈的眼睛，人生的道路也还很长。在这个体育场，我能感受到你们的勇气。
call upon your grit. try something. you may succeed. you may fail. but make it your life's work to remake the world because there is nothing more beautiful or more worthwhile than working to leave something better for humanity.
呼唤你的勇气。尝试，你可能会成功，也可能会失败。但是，请让改造世界成为你自己的人生工作，因为没有什么比为人类留下更好的东西更具价值。
thank you very much, and congratulations class of 20xx!
非常感谢，祝贺20xx届的毕业生们！
英语演讲稿2分钟篇二
today， with the development of technology， people can receive the messagefrom all kinds of ways。 some people think that technology isolates the communication and makes this society cold。 but it is not true。 when the public see the poor people in trouble， they are willing to donate money through the loving care projects。 love is around。
今天，随着科技的发展，人们可以通过各种方式接收信息。有些人认为科技隔绝了交流，使这个社会变得冷漠。但事实并非如此。当公众看到穷人陷入困境时，他们愿意通过爱心捐款项目来帮助他们。爱无处不在。
though there are a lot of negative information delivered on the internet， the warm theme is always cared by the public。 for example， the news reported a young man who saved a boy， after he sent the boy to the hospital， he left quietly。 the public was so eager to find the hero and showed their great respect。 loving project is a good way to help people who is in trouble， it is launched by the poor families and the information is needed to be certificated。 many lives have been saved。
虽然网上有很多负面信息，但温暖的主题总是受到公众的关注。例如，新闻报道了一个年轻人救了一个男孩，当他把男孩送到医院后，他悄悄地离开了。公众都急于寻找这位英雄，向他表示极大的敬意。爱心工程是帮助遇到麻烦的人的好方式，它是由贫困家庭发起的，需要信息认证，许多人的生命都得到了拯救。
we are happy to see love is around。 it is the power to make us live long and help become a strong person。 we need to pass the positive information and see the beauty of the world。
我们很高兴看到爱的存在，它是让我们长寿的力量，帮助我们成为一个更坚强的人。我们需要传递积极的信息，看到世界的美丽。
英语演讲稿2分钟篇三
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e，xtbooksbutfrommanyothersourcesasedifficultyfollolecturesandmanyotheracademicreports.
learningisalongprocess；thertogetherforeating，rgetcompletelyabouttheirmissionascollegestudentsandthehopeoftheirmotherland.
finally，idohopeeverybodycantrytheirbesttobecomeapeoplefallinlovewiththecityatfirstsight，agedoesbeijing
intendtocreateforitselfonceithastheopportunitytohostthe20xxolympics？
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英语演讲稿2分钟篇四
we have no time to lose
somebody says"time is money".but i think time even more important than e when money is gone,we can get it when time is gone,it'll never be back.
every day we have 24 sleep,we have meals and we are necessery and will take a lot of how can we spend the rest of the time?
someone do the reading,do exercises and learn a lot of never waste(浪费）any live happily and healthily.
however,someone just waste hour after hour doing nothing get up very spend all day playing computer hate to learn 't they know that they are wasting part of their own lives?
so please,please save time for ourselves,our life is limited（有限）,and remember:we have no time to lose.
英语演讲稿2分钟篇五
dear every leader, dear teacher class:
everybody is good!
in the life of the runway, a person's attitude is everything.
it is a national 1000 meters long, there are three players are on the runway, they are a, b, c.
armor is the first name, is also a temporary leader, b is temporary second, third c is temporary. how will their final grades? this is attitude to determine their performance. wear sports wear armour ran in front, he proudly thought: i also ran so fast that run slowly, anyway, there is two "turtle" in the back! hence, a slowed his steps, large running; running in second place b, b looked at the a, eyes envy eyes, he panting, he thought: anyway i also couldn't catch up with, might as well give up. or don't run away, this also let the breath in our province. said, and then a big rock for him to sitting on the sidewalk to rest. and the c is run in the final, but he has seen his behind, swing arm force, speed up the pace, sweating, as he ran, and encourage yourself: run fast, i still behind! "life can have a few back to beat, not at this time when cardiac cardiac?" good attitude, everything is successful, i had to run! to run the last peak and c faster, like an arrow, and finally get the long-distance running champion. at that time, all the audience paused, suddenly, all the audience of broke into thunderous applause.
you may ask, not the beginning, is ahead? what is now the most backward c take title? this is their attitude, armour is far ahead at the beginning, but he was too proud; and second, he could have success, but he was desperate; but know c is insufficient, and to find a way to make up for, in the end, he succeeded through their own efforts.
life, long long, but attitude is everything. if a person's good attitude, everything can be made, but a person's attitude is not good, but all things are achieved.
it is an international long distance race, and it is a life long, is also an attitude of the test. please remember: attitude is everything.
my speech is over, thank you!
英语演讲稿2分钟篇六
as the development of our society, we are all under heavy pressure because of fierce competition, fast-paced lifestyles, and etc. everyday we may face some kind of stress and difficulties from work, school or family. some people think working under pressure keeps us motivated. maybe a little pressure is good for us, but too much pressure is not beneficial to us. in recent years, there has been an increase in stress-related diseases amony college and high-school students.
how to alleviate our pressure in an effective way? how to weaken the effects of stress?
firstly, exercise regularly. physical activity plays a key role in reducing and preventing the effects of stress. make time for at least 30 minutes of exercise, three times per week.
second, eat a healthy diet. well-nourished bodies are better prepared to cope with stress, so be mindful of what you eat.
three, get enough sleep. adequate sleep fuels your mind, as well as your body. feeling tired will increase your stress because it may cause you to think irrationally.
besides, i think that communication can help to reduce the pressure. when people share their worries with others, they will feel less stressed. at that same time, approprite encouragement will also stimulate people to work harder and feel better. for example, when feeling depressed because of the failure in an exam, i often choose to talk with my friends and
parents because they will comfort me, and i will be full of hope again.
also, listening to the gentle music or rock music is a good way to reduce our stress.
in a word, people can use different ways according to different ne can find the best way that is suitable for himself
英语演讲稿2分钟篇七
good evening, my fellow americans.
tonight i want to talk to you on a subject of deep concern to all americans and to many people in all parts of the world, the war in vietnam.
i believe that one of the reasons for the deep spanision about vietnam is that many americans have lost confidence in what their government has told them about our policy. the american people cannot and should not be asked to support a policy which involves the overriding issues of war and peace unless they know the truth about that policy.
tonight, therefore, i would like to answer some of the questions that i know are on the minds of many of you listening to me.
how and why did america get involved in vietnam in the first place?
how has this administration changed the policy of the previous administration?
what has really happened in the negotiations in paris and the battlefront in vietnam?
what choices do we have if we are to end the war?
what are the prospects for peace?
now let me begin by describing the situation i found when i was inaugurated on jan. 20th: the war had been going on for four years. thirty-one thousand americans had been killed in action. the training program for the south vietnamese was behind schedule. five hundred forty-thousand americans were in vietnam with no plans to reduce the number. no progress had been made at the negotiations in paris and the united states had not put forth a comprehensive peace proposal.
the war was causing deep spanision at home and criticism from many of our friend, as well as our enemies, abroad.
in view of these circumstances, there were some who urged withdrawal of all american forces. from a political standpoint, this would have been a popular and easy course to follow. after all, we became involved in the war while my predecessor was in office. i could blame the defeat, which would be the result of my action, on him -- and come out as the peacemaker. some put it to me quite bluntly: this was the only way to avoid allowing johnson’s war to become nixon’s war.
but i had a greater obligation than to think only of the years of my administration, and of the next election. i had to think of the effect of my decision on the next generation, and on the future of peace and freedom in america, and in the world.
let us all understand that the question before us is not whether some americans are for peace and some americans are against peace. the question at issue is not whether johnson’s war becomes nixon’s war. the great question is: how can we win america’s peace?
well, let us turn now to the fundamental issue: why and how did the united states become involved in vietnam in the first place? fifteen years ago north vietnam, with the logistical support of communist china and the soviet union , launched a campaign to impose a communist government on south vietnam by instigating and supporting a revolution.
in response to the request of the government of south vietnam, president eisenhower sent economic aid and military equipment to assist the people of south vietnam in their efforts of prevent a communist takeover. seven years ago, president kennedy sent 16,000 military personnel to vietnam as combat advisers. four years ago, president johnson sent american combat forces to south vietnam.
now many believe that president johnson’s decision to send american combat forces to south vietnam was wrong. and many others, i among them, have been strongly critical of the way the war has been conducted.
but the question facing us today is -- now that we are in the war, what is the best way to end it?
in january i could only conclude that the precipitate withdrawal of all american forces from vietnam would be a disaster not only for south vietnam but for the united states and for the cause of peace.
for the south vietnamese, our precipitate withdrawal would inevitably allow the communists to repeat the massacres which followed their takeover in the north 15 years before. they then murdered more than 50,000 people and hundreds of thousands more died in slave labor camps.
we saw a prelude of what would happen in south vietnam when the communists entered the city of hue last year. during their brief rule there, there was a bloody reign of terror in which 3,000 civilians were clubbed, shot to death, and buried in mass graves.
with the sudden collapse of our support, these atrocities at hue would become the nightmare of the entire nation and particularly for the million-and-a half catholic refugees who fled to south vietnam when the communists took over in the north.
for the united states this first defeat in our nation’s history would result in a collapse of confidence in american leadership not only in asia but throughout the world.
three american presidents have recognized the great stakes involved in vietnam and understood what had to be done.
in 1963 president kennedy with his characteristic eloquence and clarity said we want to see a stable government there, carrying on the struggle to maintain its national independence.
we believe strongly in that. we are not going to withdraw from that effort. in my opinion, for us to withdraw from that effort would mean a collapse not only of south vietnam but southeast asia. so we’re going to stay there.
president eisenhower and president johnson expressed the same conclusion during their terms of office.
for the future of peace, precipitate withdrawal would be a disaster of immense magnitude. a nation cannot remain great if it betrays its allies and lets down its friends. our defeat and humiliation in south vietnam without question would promote recklessness in the councils of those great powers who have not yet abandoned their goals of world conquest. this would spark violence wherever our commitments help maintain the peace -- in the middle east, in berlin, eventually even in the western hemisphere. ultimately, this would cost more lives. it would not bring peace. it would bring more war.
for these reasons i rejected the recommendation i should end the war by immediately withdrawing all of our forces. i chose instead to change american policy on both the negotiating front and the battle front in order to end the war on many fronts. i initiated a pursuit for peace on many fronts. in a television speech on may 14, in a speech before the united nations, on a number of other occasions, i set forth our peace proposals in great detail.
we have offered the complete withdrawal of all outside forces within one year. we have proposed to cease fire under international supervision. we have offered free elections under international supervision with the communists participating in the organization and conduct of the elections as an organized political force.
and the saigon government has pledged to accept the result of the election.
we have not put forth our proposals on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. we have indicated that we’re willing to discuss the proposals that have been put forth by the other side. we have declared that anything is negotiable, except the right of the people of south vietnam to determine their own future.
at the paris peace conference ambassador lodge has demonstrated our flexibility and good faith in 40 public meetings. hanoi has refused even to discuss our proposals. they demand our unconditional acceptance of their terms which are that we withdraw all american forces immediately and unconditionally and that we overthrow the government of south vietnam as we leave.
we have not limited our peace initiatives to public forums and public statements. i recognized in january that a long and bitter war like this usually cannot be settled in a public forum.
that is why in addition to the public statements and negotiations, i have explored every possible private avenue that might lead to a settlement.
tonight, i am taking the unprecedented step of disclosing to you some of our other initiatives for peace, initiatives we undertook privately and secretly because we thought we thereby might open a door which publicly would be closed.
i did not wait for my inauguration to begin my quest for peace. soon after my election, through an inspanidual who was directly in contact on a personal basis with the leaders of north vietnam, i made two private offers for a rapid, comprehensive settlement.
hanoi’s replies called in effect for our surrender before negotiations. since the soviet union furnishes most of the military equipment for north vietnam, secretary of stare rogers, my assistant for national security affairs, dr. kissinger; ambassador lodge and i personally have met on a number of occasions with representatives of the soviet government to enlist their assistance in getting meaningful negotiations started.
in addition, we have had extended discussions directed toward that same end with representatives of other governments which have diplomatic relations with north vietnam.
none of these initiatives have to date produced results. in mid-july i became convinced that it was necessary to make a major move to break the deadlock in the paris talks.
i spoke directly in this office, where i’m now sitting, with an inspanidual who had known ho chi minh on a personal basis for 25 years. through him i sent a letter to ho chi minh.
i did this outside the usual diplomatic channels with the hope that with the necessity of making statements for propaganda removed, there might be constructive progress toward bringing the war to an end.
“dear mr. president:
“i realize that it is difficult to communicate meaningfully across the gulf of four years of war. but precisely because of this gulf i wanted to take this opportunity to reaffirm in all solemnity my desire to work for a just peace. i deeply believe that the war in vietnam has gone on too long and delay in bringing it to an end can benefit no one, least of all the people of vietnam. the time has come to move forward at the conference table toward an early resolution of this tragic war. you will find us forthcoming and open-minded in a common effort to bring the blessings of peace to the brave people of vietnam. let history record that at this critical juncture both sides turned their face towards peace rather than toward conflict and war."
i received ho chi minh’s reply on aug. 30, three days before his death. it simply reiterated the public position north vietnam had taken at paris and flatly rejected my initiative. the full text of both letters is being released to the press.
in addition to the public meetings that i’ve referred to, ambassador lodge has met with vietnam’s chief negotiator in paris in 11 private sessions.
and we have taken other significant initiatives which must remain secret to keep open some channels of communications which may still prove to be productive.
but the effect of all the public, private and secret negotiations which have been undertaken since the bombing halt a year ago, and since this administration came into office on jan. 20, can be summed up in one sentence: no progress whatever has been made except agreement on the shape of the bargaining table.
well, now, who’s at fault? it’s becoming clear that the obstacle in negotiating an end to the war is not the president of the united states. it is not the south vietnamese government. the obstacle is the other side’s absolute refusal to show the least willingness to join us in seeking a just peace.
and it will not do so while it is convinced that all it has to do is to wait for our next concession, and our next concession after that one, until it gets everything it wants.
there can now be no longer any question that progress in negotiation depends only on hanoi ’s deciding to negotiate -- to negotiate seriously.
i realize that this report on our efforts on the diplomatic front is discouraging to the american people, but the american people are entitled to know the truth -- the bad news as well as the good news -- where the lives of our young men are involved.
now let me turn, however, to a more encouraging report on another front. at the time we launched our search for peace, i recognized we might not succeed in bringing an end to the war through negotiations. i therefore put into effect another plan to bring peace -- a plan which will bring the war to an end regardless of what happens on the negotiating front.
it is in line with the major shift in u. s. foreign policy which i described in my press conference at guam on july 25.
let me briefly explain what has been described as the nixon doctrine -- a policy which not only will help end the war in vietnam but which is an essential element of our program to prevent future vietnams.
we americans are a do-it-yourself people -- we’re an impatient people. instead of teaching someone else to do a job, we like to do it ourselves. and this trait has been carried over into our foreign policy.
in korea, and again in vietnam, the united states furnished most of the money, most of the armament and most of the men to help the people of those countries defend their freedom against communist aggressions.
before any american troops were committed to vietnam, a leader of another asian country expressed this opinion to me when i was traveling in asia as a private citizen.
he said: “when you are trying to assist another nation defend its freedom, united states policy should be to help them fight the war, but not to fight the war for them.”
well in accordance with this wise counsel, i laid down in guam three principles of guidelines for future american policy toward asia .
first, the united states will deep all of its treaty commitments.
second, we shall provide a shield if a nuclear power threatens the freedom of a nation allied with us, or of a nation whose survival we consider vital to our security.
third, in cases involving other types of aggression we shall furnish military and economic assistance when requested in accordance with our treaty commitments. but we shall look to the nation directly threatened to assume the primary responsibility of providing the manpower for its defense.
i pledge to you tonight that i shall meet this responsibility with all of the strength and wisdom i can command, in accordance with your hopes, mindful of your concerns, sustained by your prayers.
thank you.
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英语演讲稿2分钟篇八
hello everyone,today i’m so happy that stand in here to make a speech,it’s my honnor!and my topic is:choice.
everyone has a choice when he wakes up in the early can choose to be happy or sad all the for me,i think i have responsibilities to fulfill all every morning my first job is to choose what kind of day i am going to i can complain because it is rainy or i can be grateful that the grass is watered for free.
today i can feel sad because i don’t have more money or i can be glad that it will prevent me from i can feel very down because of a bad cold or i can rejoice that i am still i can lament over all that my parents didn’t give me when i was growing up or i can feel grateful that they all owed me to be i can be disappionted for my lack of friends or i can be excited to discover new i can be exhausted because i have too much homework today i can feel honored because i’m getting closer to my dream in this way.
what today will be like is just up to can get to choose what kind of day we will have!as teenagers,we still have much time to achieve our dreams,but the way to success is not so we choose to face it in a good mood and carry on trying,i believe we can enjoy the whole process and get to the destination of success much more easily and happily.
in fact,every thing depends on your own you choose to be happy and positive,you will enjoy your work and have a good you choose to be sad and negative,nothing good will come to you and your life will be world around us is so is no reason why we don’t enjoy ,everybody,let’s choose to be happy everyday!
ok,that’s for listening!
