肯尼迪的就职演说的背景.docx

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肯尼迪的就职演说的背景

肯尼迪的就职演说的背景

篇一：

肯尼迪就职演讲背景分析TheBackgroundmeaninginJohnF.Kennedyinauguraladdress

TheBackgroundmeaninginJohnF.Kennedy?

sinauguraladdress摘要:

肯尼迪是美国历史上最年轻的总统,他的当选代表了二战后的年轻主张.肯

尼迪的就职演讲被认为是美国总统就职演讲中最为精彩的篇章之一,其语言简明、结构巧妙,内容也反映了当时的政治，文化，社会背景，值得我们探究学习。

关键词:

就职演讲;权利;核力量.

abstract:

KennedywastheyoungestpersonelectedU.S.President.Hispresidency

cametorepresenttheamericayouthfulidealismintheaftermathofworldwarii.andKennedy?

saddresswasconsideredasoneofthemostwonderfulinamericanhistory,thewordsinitisshort,well-organized,inflectedthepolitical,culture,socialbackground,andhissentenceswereworthingstudy.

Keywords:

inauguraladdress;Rights;nuclearpower.

PresidentKennedywasanexcellentspeakerandwriter;Kennedy'sspeechobjectisglobal，doesnotonlyaimedattheamericancitizen,moreoverinviewofinternationaljudgment.Heappliedvarioushistorics.Suchas,alleles,repetition,alliteration,antithesis,metaphor,synecdoche.andheusedthefirstperson,letpeopleinthesamestandpoint,feelcomfortable,somakeiteasytowintheirsupport.Hearousedamerican'ssenseofprideandresponsibility,enabledthespeechhavingstrongsedition.inhisaddress,wecanlearnthepolitical,social,culturalsituationsatthatmoment;appreciatetheartofhislanguage.

1.Kennedy?

svictoryisallthepeople?

svictory.

“weobservetodaynotavictoryofparty,butacelebrationof

freedom--symbolizinganend,aswellasa

beginning--signifyingrenewal,aswellas

change…”（张汉熙,1995,51-56）

Kennedyemphasizedthathebecomethe

presidentofamericaisnotonlyavictoryofapartybutalsoembodythecelebrationoffreedom.itsymbolizinganewstart,whichfulfillhope,freedom.Equalrights.itisalsothevictoryofalltheamericanpeopleandthehumanrightscareer.

2.Thenewgenerationsadvocatefreedom,equalrightsandpeace.

“…wedarenotforgettodaythatwearetheheirsofthatfirstrevolution.Letthewordgoforthfromthistimeandplace,tofriendandfoealike,thatthetorchhasbeenpassedtoanewgenerationofamericans--borninthiscentury,temperedbywar,disciplinedbyahardandbitterpeace,proudofourancientheritage--andunwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthosehumanrightstowhichthisnationhasalwaysbeencommitted,andtowhichwearecommittedtodayathomeandaroundtheworld…”（张汉熙,1995,51-56）

Someamericansproudlycalledthe1950sthePlaciddecade.TheUnitedStateshadmadehugeprofitsintheSecondworldwar...asaresult,thepost-waryearssawadegreeofprosperityofcapitalisteconomy.Therelationbetweencapitalandlaborbecamelessintense.（狄红秋,20XX;209-211）Therewasarelativepeace.astothenewgeneration,fewoftheyhavebeeninfluencedbytheolddoctrineofpre-worldwar，theywitnessthetragedyofwarandthepowerofthenucleus.americansarefree—freetoexpresstocreate,andideally,tosolveproblems,andexpecttomaketheworldabetterplace.Theyrosewitharespect,recognitionforandexpectationofcontinuedfreedom;theyhaveimmensefreedomandtheirancientpeoplefoughttohavefreedom.

Kennedy,asaspiritedimage,hecalledonpeopletopursuefreedom,humanrights,etc.Hetookvigorousactioninthecauseofequalrightscallingfornewcivilrightslegislation.Hewishedamericatoresumeitsoldmissionasthefirstdedicatedtotherevolutionofhumanrights.withtheallianceforProgressandthePeacecorps,hebroughtamericanidealismtotheaidofdevelopingnationsandleadedthenationonitslongestsustainedexpansionsincewwii.

3.diplomacypolicyandnuclearpoweratKennedy?

stimes.

VS

“…

Finally,tothosenationswhowouldmakethemselvesouradversary,weoffernotapledgebutarequest:

thatbothsidesbeginanewthequestforpeace,beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself-destruction...ButneithercantwoGREatandpowerfulgroupsofnationstakecomfortfromourpresentcourse--bothsidesoverburdenedbythecostofmodernweapons,bothrightlyalarmedbythesteadyspreadofthedeadlyatom,yetbothracingtoalterthatuncertainbalanceofterrorthatstaysthehandofmankind'sfinalwar.”（张汉熙,1995,51-56）atthattime,thecontradictionbetweensocialismcountriesandcapitalisticstatesisstillsharp.EversincetheadventofatomicbombsattheendoftheSecondworldwar,thenuclearweaponhasplayedaveryimportantpartinUnitedStatesworldstrategy.initsrivalrywiththeformerSovietUnion,theUnitedStateshaduseditsnucleararsenaleitherasatrumpcardorasa

bargainingchipaccordingtotheever-changingbalanceofpower.

4.Thecubanuclearcrisis.

Soonafterhisinauguration,

Russianstriedtoinstallnuclear

missilesincuba.whenthiswas

discoveredinoctober1962.Kennedy

imposedquarantineonaloffensive

weaponsboundforcuba.whilethe

worldtrembledonthebrinkof

nuclearwar,theRussiansbacked

downandagreedtotakehemissiles

away…themonthsafterthecubacrisisshowedsignificantprogresstowardKennedy?

sgoalof“aworldoflawandfreechoice,banishingtheworldofwarandcoercion”.Hisadministrationthussawthebeginningofnewhopeforboththeequalrightsofamericansandthepeaceoftheworld.

5.”…becomethehostofourown…”americasaytotheamericas.

“…TothosenewStateswhomwewelcometotheranksofthefree,wepledgeourwordthatoneformofcolonialcontrolshallnothavepassedawaymerelytobereplacedbyafarmoreirontyranny.weshallnotalwaysexpecttofindthemsupportingourview.Butweshallalwayshopetofindthemstronglysupportingtheirownfreedom--andtorememberthat,inthepast,thosewhofoolishlysoughtpowerbyridingthebackofthetigerendedupinside…”“…Letallourneighborsknowthatweshalljoinwiththemtoopposeaggressionorsubversionanywhereintheamericas.andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthisHemisphereintendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse….”（张汉熙,1995,51-56）

inthisaddress,Kennedyusedmanymetaphorstoconveyimplicatedmeanings.inthefirstsentence,hetalkedaboutsomecountrieswereusedtoseektheaidsfromsocialistcountry,butlosttheirfreedomatlast.Hethoughtthisisveryfoolish,implyingandtreatingtheothercountriesdon?

tbeclosetosocialismanymore.next,hespokeinasincerelytone,callingonalltheamericanpeopletoprotecttheirfreedom,theirhumanrights…ofcourse,undertheireldestbrother--america?

sleader.Hecompared“…hispeacefulrevolutionofhope...”and“americas”to“…thepreyhostilepowers”and“ahouse”（李志坤,20XX:

3）,andamericawillneverallowit,americasshouldbecomethehostoftheirown.onceagain,theUnitedStatescalledonothercountriestoundertheflagofcapitalistictofightagainstsocialismcountries（theformerSovietUnion）.

6.massiveHolyBiblelanguageswereusedintheaddress.

althoughKennedy?

saddress

wasgiventothewholeworld,asto

thepeopleofEnglishcountrieswho

mostlyischristianandbelieveinthe

God,hequotedmanysentencesinthe

Bible.Perhapshethoughtthatsuch

languagestylewouldarousethe

senseofagreementamongEnglish

countries,orontheotherhand,

maybethisisbecauseKennedy

believesincatholicism.andpeople

alwayssuspectwhetherhecanfulfill

hisresponsibilityimpartiallyornot,

becauseheisacatholic.inorderto

replythis,inSeptemberof1960,KennedysaidhewasnotcatholiccandidateforPresident;hewasthedemocraticParty'scandidateforPresidentwhohappensalsotobeacatholic.andhewasnotspeakingforhischurchonpublicmatters—andthechurchdoesnotspeakforhim.andKennedyalsostressedtherearemanyotherthingswhichismuchmoreimportantthanreligion.war,hunger,ignoranceanddespairhavenoreligionlimit,andweshouldusereligiontolerancetoservethenationalwell-being.Hisspeechrestrainedthenoisysoundsurroundinghisreligionissues.

Biography:

[1]狄红秋.celebrationHall:

PresidentsoftheU.S.a.[m].天津：

天津大学出版社，

20XX，209-211.

[2]李志坤etal.《肯尼迪就职演说词的语用含义探究》[J/oL].cJFd收录刊,科

技信息（学术研究）20XX年09期,3.

[3]张汉熙etal.《高级英语》[m].北京：

外语教学与研究出版社,1995,51-56.

篇二：

肯尼迪就职演说

inauguraladdress

（January20,1961）

ByJohnF.Kennedy

weobservetodaynotavictoryofpartybutacelebrationoffreedom,symbolizinganendaswellasabeginning,signifyingrenewalaswellaschange.ForihaveswornbeforeyouandalmightyGodthesamesolemnoathourforebearsprescribednearlyacenturyandthree-quartersago.

Theworldisverydifferentnow.Formanholdsinhismortalhandsthepowertoabolishallformsofhumanpovertyandallformsofhumanlife.andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefforwhichourforebearsfoughtisstillatissuearoundtheglobe,thebeliefthattherightsofmancomenotfromthegenerosityofthestatebutfromthehandofGod.

wedarenotforgettodaythatwearetheheirsofthatfirstrevolution.Letthewordgoforthfromthistimeandplace,tofriendandfoealike,thatthetorchhasbeenpassedtoanewgenerationofamericans,borninthiscentury,temperedbywar,disciplinedbyahardandbitterpeace,proudofourancientheritage,andunwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthesehumanrightstowhichthisnationhasalwaysbeencommitted,andtowhichwearecommittedtodayathomeandaroundtheworld.

Leteverynationknow,whetheritwishesuswellorill,thatweshallpayanyprice,bearanyburden,meetanyhardship,supportanyfriend,opposeanyfoetoassurethesurvivalandthesuccessofliberty.

Thismuchwepledge—andmore.

Tothoseoldallieswhoseculturalandspiritualoriginsweshare,wepledgetheloyaltyoffaithfulfriends.United,thereislittlewecannotdoinahostofco-operativeventures.divided,thereislittlewecando,forwedarenotmeetapowerfulchallengeatoddsandsplitasunder.

Tothosenewstateswhomwewelcometotheranksofthefree,wepledgeourwordthatoneformofcolonialcontrolshallnothavepassedawaymerelytobereplacedbyafarmoreirontyranny.weshallnotalwaysexpecttofindthemsupportingourview.Butweshallalwayshopetofindthemstronglysupportingtheirownfreedom,andtorememberthat,inthepast,thosewhofoolishlysoughtpowerbyridingthe

backofthetigerendedupinside.

T

othosepeoplesinthehutsandvillagesofhalftheglobestrugglingtobreakthebondsofmassmisery,wepledgeourbesteffortstohelpthemhelpthemselves,forwhateverperiodisrequired,notbecausethecommunistsmaybedoingit,notbecauseweseektheirvotes,butbecauseitisright.ifafreesocietycannothelpthemanywhoarepoor,itcannotsavethefewwhoarerich.

Tooursisterrepublicssouthofourborder,weofferaspecialpledge:

toconvertourgoodwordsintogooddeeds,inanewallianceforprogress,toassistfreemenandfreegovernmentsincastingoffthechainsofpoverty.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.Letallourneighborsknowthatweshalljoinwiththemtoopposeaggressionorsubversionanywhereintheamericas.andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemisphereintendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse.

Tothatworldassemblyofsovereignstates,theUnitednations,ourlastbesthopeinanagewheretheinstrumentsofwarhavefaroutpacedtheinstrumentsofpeace,werenewourpledgeofsupporttopreventitfrombecomingmerelyaforumforinvective,tostrengthenitsshieldofthenewandtheweak,andtoenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayru