英语演讲稿The hidden power of smiling附翻译.docx

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英语演讲稿Thehiddenpowerofsmiling附翻译

英语演讲稿：

Thehiddenpowerofsmiling（附翻译）

theballotorthebullet

　　bymalcolmx

　　april3,1964

　　cleveland,ohio

　　mr.moderator,brotherlomax,brothersandsisters,friendsandenemies:

ijustcan'tbelieveeveryoneinhereisafriend,andidon'twanttoleaveanybodyout.thequestiontonight,asiunderstandit,is"thenegrorevolt,andwheredowegofromhere?

"orwhatnext?

"inmylittlehumblewayofunderstandingit,itpointstowardeithertheballotorthebullet.

　　beforewetryandexplainwhatismeantbytheballotorthebullet,iwouldliketoclarifysomethingconcerningmyself.i'mstillamuslim;myreligionisstillislam.that'smypersonalbelief.justasadamclaytonpowellisachristianministerwhoheadstheabyssinianbaptistchurchinnewyork,butatthesametimetakespartinthepoliticalstrugglestotryandbringaboutrightstotheblackpeopleinthiscountry;anddr.martinlutherkingisachristianministerdowninatlanta,georgia,whoheadsanotherorganizationfightingforthecivilrightsofblackpeopleinthiscountry;andreverendgalamison,iguessyou'veheardofhim,isanotherchristianministerinnewyorkwhohasbeendeeplyinvolvedintheschoolboycottstoeliminatesegregatededucation;well,imyselfamaminister,notachristianminister,butamuslimminister;andibelieveinactiononallfrontsbywhatevermeansnecessary.

　　althoughi'mstillamuslim,i'mnotheretonighttodiscussmyreligion.i'mnotheretotryandchangeyourreligion.i'mnotheretoargueordiscussanythingthatwedifferabout,becauseit'stimeforustosubmergeourdifferencesandrealizethatitisbestforustofirstseethatwehavethesameproblem,acommonproblem,aproblemthatwillmakeyoucatchhellwhetheryou'reabaptist,oramethodist,oramuslim,oranationalist.whetheryou'reeducatedorilliterate,whetheryouliveontheboulevardorinthealley,you'regoingtocatchhelljustlikeiam.we'reallinthesameboatandweallaregoingtocatchthesamehellfromthesameman.hejusthappenstobeawhiteman.allofushavesufferedhere,inthiscountry,politicaloppressionatthehandsofthewhiteman,economicexploitationatthehandsofthewhiteman,andsocialdegradationatthehandsofthewhiteman.

　　nowinspeakinglikethis,itdoesn'tmeanthatwe'reanti-white,butitdoesmeanwe'reanti-exploitation,we'reanti-degradation,we'reanti-oppression.andifthewhitemandoesn'twantustobeanti-him,lethimstopoppressingandexploitinganddegradingus.whetherwearechristiansormuslimsornationalistsoragnosticsoratheists,wemustfirstlearntoforgetourdifferences.ifwehavedifferences,letusdifferinthecloset;whenwecomeoutinfront,letusnothaveanythingtoargueaboutuntilwegetfinishedarguingwiththeman.ifthelatepresidentkennedycouldgettogetherwithkhrushchevandexchangesomewheat,wecertainlyhavemoreincommonwitheachotherthankennedyandkhrushchevhadwitheachother.

　　ifwedon'tdosomethingrealsoon,ithinkyou'llhavetoagreethatwe'regoingtobeforcedeithertousetheballotorthebullet.it'soneortheotherin1964.itisn'tthattimeisrunningout--timehasrunout!

　　1964threatenstobethemostexplosiveyearamericahaseverwitnessed.themostexplosiveyear.why?

it'salsoapoliticalyear.it'stheyearwhenallofthewhitepoliticianswillbebackintheso-callednegrocommunityjivingyouandmeforsomevotes.theyearwhenallofthewhitepoliticalcrookswillberightbackinyourandmycommunitywiththeirfalsepromises,buildingupourhopesforaletdown,withtheirtrickeryandtheirtreachery,withtheirfalsepromiseswhichtheydon'tintendtokeep.astheynourishthesedissatisfactions,itcanonlyleadtoonething,anexplosion;andnowwehavethetypeofblackmanonthesceneinamericatoday--i'msorry,brotherlomax--whojustdoesn'tintendtoturntheothercheekanylonger.

　　don'tletanybodytellyouanythingabouttheoddsareagainstyou.iftheydraftyou,theysendyoutokoreaandmakeyouface800millionchinese.ifyoucanbebraveoverthere,youcanbebraverighthere.theseoddsaren'tasgreatasthoseodds.andifyoufighthere,youwillatleastknowwhatyou'refightingfor.

　　i'mnotapolitician,notevenastudentofpolitics;infact,i'mnotastudentofmuchofanything.i'mnotademocrat.i'mnotarepublican,andidon'tevenconsidermyselfanamerican.ifyouandiwereamericans,there'dbenoproblem.thosehonkiesthatjustgotofftheboat,they'realreadyamericans;polacksarealreadyamericans;theitalianrefugeesarealreadyamericans.everythingthatcameoutofeurope,everyblue-eyedthing,isalreadyanamerican.andaslongasyouandihavebeenoverhere,wearen'tamericansyet.

　　well,iamonewhodoesn'tbelieveindeludingmyself.i'mnotgoingtositatyourtableandwatchyoueat,withnothingonmyplate,andcallmyselfadiner.sittingatthetabledoesn'tmakeyouadiner,unlessyoueatsomeofwhat'sonthatplate.beinghereinamericadoesn'tmakeyouanamerican.beingbornhereinamericadoesn'tmakeyouanamerican.why,ifbirthmadeyouamerican,youwouldn'tneedanylegislation;youwouldn'tneedanyamendmentstotheconstitution;youwouldn'tbefacedwithcivil-rightsfilibusteringinwashington,d.c.,rightnow.theydon'thavetopasscivil-rightslegislationtomakeapolackanamerican.

　　no,i'mnotanamerican.i'moneofthe22millionblackpeoplewhoarethevictimsofamericanism.oneofthe22millionblackpeoplewhoarethevictimsofdemocracy,nothingbutdisguisedhypocrisy.so,i'mnotstandingherespeakingtoyouasanamerican,orapatriot,oraflag-saluter,oraflag-waver--no,noti.i'mspeakingasavictimofthisamericansystem.andiseeamericathroughtheeyesofthevictim.idon'tseeanyamericandream;iseeanamericannightmare.

　　these22millionvictimsarewakingup.theireyesarecomingopen.they'rebeginningtoseewhattheyusedtoonlylookat.they'rebecomingpoliticallymature.theyarerealizingthattherearenewpoliticaltrendsfromcoasttocoast.astheyseethesenewpoliticaltrends,it'spossibleforthemtoseethateverytimethere'sanelectiontheracesaresoclosethattheyhavetohavearecount.theyhadtorecountinmassachusettstoseewhowasgoingtobegovernor,itwassoclose.itwasthesamewayinrhodeisland,inminnesota,andinmanyotherpartsofthecountry.andthesamewithkennedyandnixonwhentheyranforpresident.itwassoclosetheyhadtocountalloveragain.well,whatdoesthismean?

itmeansthatwhenwhitepeopleareevenlydivided,andblackpeoplehaveablocofvotesoftheirown,itisleftuptothemtodeterminewho'sgoingtositinthewhitehouseandwho'sgoingtobeinthedoghouse.

　　lt.wastheblackman'svotethatputthepresentadministrationinwashington,d.c.yourvote,yourdumbvote,yourignorantvote,yourwastedvoteputinanadministrationinwashington,d.c.,thathasseenfittopasseverykindoflegislationimaginable,savingyouuntillast,thenfilibusteringontopofthat.andyourandmyleadershavetheaudacitytorunaroundclappingtheirhandsandtalkabouthowmuchprogresswe'remaking.andwhatagoodpresidentwehave.ifhewasn'tgoodintexas,hesurecan'tbegoodinwashington,d.c.becausetexasisalynchstate.itisinthesamebreathasmississippi,nodifferent;onlytheylynchyouintexaswithatexasaccentandlynchyouinmississippiwithamississippiaccent.andthesenegroleadershavetheaudacitytogoandhavesomecoffeeinthewhitehousewithatexan,asoutherncracker--that'sallheis--andthencomeoutandtellyouandmethathe'sgoingtobebetterforusbecause,sincehe'sfromthesouth,heknowshowtodealwiththesoutherners.whatkindoflogicisthat?

leteastlandbepresident,he'sfromthesouthtoo.heshouldbebetterabletodealwiththemthanjohnson.

　　inthispresentadministrationtheyhaveinthehouseofrepresentatives257democratstoonly177republicans.theycontroltwo-thirdsofthehousevote.whycan'ttheypasssomethingthatwillhelpyouandme?

inthesenate,thereare67senatorswhoareofthedemocraticparty.only33ofthemarerepublicans.why,thedemocratshavegotthegovernmentsewedup,andyou'retheonewhoseweditupforthem.andwhathavetheygivenyouforit?

fouryearsinoffice,andjustnowgettingaroundtosomecivil-rightslegislation.justnow,aftereverythingelseisgone,outoftheway,they'regoingtositdownnowandplaywithyouallsummerlong--thesameoldgiantcongamethattheycallfilibuster.allthoseareincahootstogether.don'tyoueverthinkthey'renotincahootstogether,forthemanthatisheadingthecivil-rightsfilibusterisamanfromgeorgianamedrichardrussell.whenjohnsonbecamepresident,thefirstmanheaskedforwhenhegotbacktowashington,d.c.,was"dicky"--that'showtighttheyare.that'shisboy,that'shispal,that'shisbuddy.butthey'replayingthatoldcongame.oneofthemmakesbelievehe'sforyou,andhe'sgotitfixedwheretheotheroneissotightagainstyou,heneverhastokeephispromise.

　　soit'stimein1964towakeup.andwhenyouseethemcomingupwiththatkindofconspiracy,letthemknowyoureyesareopen.andletthemknowyou--somethingelsethat'swideopentoo.it'sgottobetheballotorthebullet.theballotorthebullet.ifyou'reafraidtouseanexpressionlikethat,youshouldgetonoutofthecountry;youshouldgetbackinthecottonpatch;youshouldgetbackinthealley.theygetallthenegrovote,andaftertheygetit,then