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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