英语演讲美元上的名人.docx

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英语演讲美元上的名人

ThecelebritiesonAmericandollar-bills

Goodafternoon,everyone!

Thisismysecondindividualspeech,ifonlyitcouldgetyourappreciation.

Firstly,Iwanttoaskyouwhatarethesepiecesofgreenpaperonthescreen?

Yes,youknow,theyaremoney,theyaredollars,theuniversalcurrencyintheworld.ButdoyouknowwhyAmericanchoosethemtoaccompanythemselvesdayandnightanddoyouknowwhoarethemonearth?

Letmeintroducethemtoyouonebyoneaccordingtoascendingsequenceofthefacevaluesofthedollar-billsonwhichtheyareprinted.

Thefirstpersonwhoisprintedononedollar-billsisGeorgeWashington.Abouthim,Ineedn'ttosaytoomuch.GeorgeWashington,wholedtheWarofIndependence,isregardedasthefatherofAmerica.HisleadershipmadeAmericatransformintoanindependentcountryfromacolonysuccessfully.Withouthim,therewouldnothavebeenAmerica.AsthefirstpresidentofTheUnitedStates,heisjustthesymbolofindependenceofAmerica.

ThomasJefferson,thepersonontwodollar-bills,wasthedraftsmanofTheDeclarationofIndependence.Heishonoredasthe"theemissaryoffreedom".ThespiritthatherepresentedisnotonlytheconstructionfoundationofAmerican,butalsoappreciatedbythewholeworld.

Lookthismanonthefivedollar-bills.Maybeyoucannotbemorefamiliarwithhim.Yes,heisAbrahamLincoln,thegreatliberator.AmongallAmerican,heisalmosttheonlyonewhoisrespectedbyallthepeoplewhetheryouareanAmericanornot.Herepresentedthebasevaluesthatallmenarecreatedequal（equality）.

AlexanderHamilton,thepersonontendollar-bills,wasoneofthecreatesofAmerica.Hewasanpoliticiananddiplomat.ThepoliciesthathecarriedoutmadeAmericarichandstrong.Hepaidmoreattentiontoprivatepossessions,thinkingthatprivatepropertyisinviolable.HewasthespokesmanofAmericanindividualismspirit.

Thepersonprintedontwentydollar-billsisAndrewJackson,thefirstpresidentelectedbypeople.Duringthetimewhenhewasinoffice,hemadeUSgovernmentsetupaclose-to-peopleimage.Hisclose-to-peoplebehaviourschangedAmericandemocraticpattern.Hecreatedanewdemocracy,sotherewasanewwordappearinginAmericandictionary,thatisJacksontypedemocracy.HewasalegendandhadaprofoundeffectonAmericanpolitics.Andthedreamthateveryonecanbecomepresidentstartedfromhim.

UlyssesSGrant,thepersonprintedonfiftydollar-bills,wasaever-victoriousgeneral.HegraduatedfromWestPointMilitaryAcademy,andheendedupAmericancivilwar.Withprominentexploits,hewaselectedtobethepresidentsuccessfully.

UlysseswastheheroofAmerica,andhewastherepresentativeofAmericanmilitarism.

BenjaminFranklin,thepersonononehundreddollar-bills,hadseriesoftitles,suchaswriter,inventer,bookman,scientistanddiplomat.ThecelebrityFranklin'sautobiographywaswidelyknown.Hehadnoprominentfamily,norichlife.Onlyreliedonhisdevotiontoreligionandhisindomitablestruggle,hewassuccessfulinallkindsoffields.

FranklinwastheoutstandingrepresentativeofAmericanpuritanism.

Now,accordingwhatIsaidjustnow,let'sdrawacorewordfromeachslide.Doyouknowcoreword?

Forexample,thecorewordinthisslideisIndependence.Andthecorewordinthisslideis...iswhat,IthinkitisFreedom.AndthisslideEquality,thisslideIndividualism,thisslide,Democracy,thisslideMilitarism,thisslidePuritanism.

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Lookatthescreenplease,andIwanttoaskyouwhatdothesewordsreferto?

Couldyougivemeaanswer?

Whichone?

OKIwillaskmypartnertoanswerme.!

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Iwanttoknowyouropinion.

Now,maybeyouhaveaideawhyAmericanchoosethesepeopletoaccompanythemselvesdayandnight?

TheyrepresentedAmericanspirit.Doyouagreewithme?

Thatall,thankyou!