肯尼迪的就职演说的背景.docx

1、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.KennedyinauguraladdressTheBackgroundmeaninginJohnF.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:Kennedywastheyoungestpersonel

2、ectedU.S.President.Hispresidencycametorepresenttheamericayouthfulidealismintheaftermathofworldwarii.andKennedy?saddresswasconsideredasoneofthemostwonderfulinamericanhistory,thewordsinitisshort,well-organized,inflectedthepolitical,culture,socialbackground,andhissentenceswereworthingstudy.Keywords:ina

3、uguraladdress;Rights;nuclearpower.PresidentKennedywasanexcellentspeakerandwriter;Kennedy'sspeechobjectisglobal，doesnotonlyaimedattheamericancitizen,moreoverinviewofinternationaljudgment.Heappliedvarioushistorics.Suchas,alleles,repetition,alliteration,antithesis,metaphor,synecdoche.andheusedthefi

4、rstperson,letpeopleinthesamestandpoint,feelcomfortable,somakeiteasytowintheirsupport.Hearousedamerican'ssenseofprideandresponsibility,enabledthespeechhavingstrongsedition.inhisaddress,wecanlearnthepolitical,social,culturalsituationsatthatmoment;appreciatetheartofhislanguage.1.Kennedy?svictoryisa

5、llthepeople?svictory.“weobservetodaynotavictoryofparty,butacelebrationoffreedom-symbolizinganend,aswellasabeginning-signifyingrenewal,aswellaschange”(张汉熙,1995,51-56)Kennedyemphasizedthathebecomethepresidentofamericaisnotonlyavictoryofapartybutalsoembodythecelebrationoffreedom.itsymbolizinganewstart,

6、whichfulfillhope,freedom.Equalrights.itisalsothevictoryofalltheamericanpeopleandthehumanrightscareer.2.Thenewgenerationsadvocatefreedom,equalrightsandpeace.“wedarenotforgettodaythatwearetheheirsofthatfirstrevolution.Letthewordgoforthfromthistimeandplace,tofriendandfoealike,thatthetorchhasbeenpassedt

7、oanewgenerationofamericans-borninthiscentury,temperedbywar,disciplinedbyahardandbitterpeace,proudofourancientheritage-andunwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthosehumanrightstowhichthisnationhasalwaysbeencommitted,andtowhichwearecommittedtodayathomeandaroundtheworld”(张汉熙,1995,51-56)Someamerican

8、sproudlycalledthe1950sthePlaciddecade.TheUnitedStateshadmadehugeprofitsintheSecondworldwar.asaresult,thepost-waryearssawadegreeofprosperityofcapitalisteconomy.Therelationbetweencapitalandlaborbecamelessintense.(狄红秋,20XX;209-211)Therewasarelativepeace.astothenewgeneration,fewoftheyhavebeeninfluencedb

9、ytheolddoctrineofpre-worldwar，theywitnessthetragedyofwarandthepowerofthenucleus.americansarefreefreetoexpresstocreate,andideally,tosolveproblems,andexpecttomaketheworldabetterplace.Theyrosewitharespect,recognitionforandexpectationofcontinuedfreedom;theyhaveimmensefreedomandtheirancientpeoplefoughtto

10、havefreedom.Kennedy,asaspiritedimage,hecalledonpeopletopursuefreedom,humanrights,etc.Hetookvigorousactioninthecauseofequalrightscallingfornewcivilrightslegislation.Hewishedamericatoresumeitsoldmissionasthefirstdedicatedtotherevolutionofhumanrights.withtheallianceforProgressandthePeacecorps,hebrought

11、americanidealismtotheaidofdevelopingnationsandleadedthenationonitslongestsustainedexpansionsincewwii.3.diplomacypolicyandnuclearpoweratKennedy?stimes.VS“Finally,tothosenationswhowouldmakethemselvesouradversary,weoffernotapledgebutarequest:thatbothsidesbeginanewthequestforpeace,beforethedarkpowersofd

12、estructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself-destruction.ButneithercantwoGREatandpowerfulgroupsofnationstakecomfortfromourpresentcourse-bothsidesoverburdenedbythecostofmodernweapons,bothrightlyalarmedbythesteadyspreadofthedeadlyatom,yetbothracingtoalterthatuncertainbalanceo

13、fterrorthatstaysthehandofmankind'sfinalwar.”(张汉熙,1995,51-56)atthattime,thecontradictionbetweensocialismcountriesandcapitalisticstatesisstillsharp.EversincetheadventofatomicbombsattheendoftheSecondworldwar,thenuclearweaponhasplayedaveryimportantpartinUnitedStatesworldstrategy.initsrivalrywiththef

14、ormerSovietUnion,theUnitedStateshaduseditsnucleararsenaleitherasatrumpcardorasabargainingchipaccordingtotheever-changingbalanceofpower.4.Thecubanuclearcrisis.Soonafterhisinauguration,Russianstriedtoinstallnuclearmissilesincuba.whenthiswasdiscoveredinoctober1962.Kennedyimposedquarantineonaloffensivew

15、eaponsboundforcuba.whiletheworldtrembledonthebrinkofnuclearwar,theRussiansbackeddownandagreedtotakehemissilesawaythemonthsafterthecubacrisisshowedsignificantprogresstowardKennedy?sgoalof“aworldoflawandfreechoice,banishingtheworldofwarandcoercion”.Hisadministrationthussawthebeginningofnewhopeforbotht

16、heequalrightsofamericansandthepeaceoftheworld.5.”becomethehostofourown”americasaytotheamericas.“TothosenewStateswhomwewelcometotheranksofthefree,wepledgeourwordthatoneformofcolonialcontrolshallnothavepassedawaymerelytobereplacedbyafarmoreirontyranny.weshallnotalwaysexpecttofindthemsupportingourview.

17、Butweshallalwayshopetofindthemstronglysupportingtheirownfreedom-andtorememberthat,inthepast,thosewhofoolishlysoughtpowerbyridingthebackofthetigerendedupinside”“Letallourneighborsknowthatweshalljoinwiththemtoopposeaggressionorsubversionanywhereintheamericas.andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthisHemisphere

18、intendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse.”(张汉熙,1995,51-56)inthisaddress,Kennedyusedmanymetaphorstoconveyimplicatedmeanings.inthefirstsentence,hetalkedaboutsomecountrieswereusedtoseektheaidsfromsocialistcountry,butlosttheirfreedomatlast.Hethoughtthisisveryfoolish,implyingandtreatingtheothercountriesdon?

19、tbeclosetosocialismanymore.next,hespokeinasincerelytone,callingonalltheamericanpeopletoprotecttheirfreedom,theirhumanrightsofcourse,undertheireldestbrother-america?sleader.Hecompared“hispeacefulrevolutionofhope.”and“americas”to“thepreyhostilepowers”and“ahouse”(李志坤,20XX:3),andamericawillneverallowit,

20、americasshouldbecomethehostoftheirown.onceagain,theUnitedStatescalledonothercountriestoundertheflagofcapitalistictofightagainstsocialismcountries(theformerSovietUnion).6.massiveHolyBiblelanguageswereusedintheaddress.althoughKennedy?saddresswasgiventothewholeworld,astothepeopleofEnglishcountrieswhomo

21、stlyischristianandbelieveintheGod,hequotedmanysentencesintheBible.PerhapshethoughtthatsuchlanguagestylewouldarousethesenseofagreementamongEnglishcountries,orontheotherhand,maybethisisbecauseKennedybelievesincatholicism.andpeoplealwayssuspectwhetherhecanfulfillhisresponsibilityimpartiallyornot,becaus

22、eheisacatholic.inordertoreplythis,inSeptemberof1960,KennedysaidhewasnotcatholiccandidateforPresident;hewasthedemocraticParty'scandidateforPresidentwhohappensalsotobeacatholic.andhewasnotspeakingforhischurchonpublicmattersandthechurchdoesnotspeakforhim.andKennedyalsostressedtherearemanyotherthing

23、swhichismuchmoreimportantthanreligion.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

24、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.Kennedyweobservetodaynotavictoryofpartybutacelebrationoffreedom,symbolizinganendaswellasabeginning,signifyingrenewalaswellaschange.ForihaveswornbeforeyouandalmightyG

25、odthesamesolemnoathourforebearsprescribednearlyacenturyandthree-quartersago.Theworldisverydifferentnow.Formanholdsinhismortalhandsthepowertoabolishallformsofhumanpovertyandallformsofhumanlife.andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefforwhichourforebearsfoughtisstillatissuearoundtheglobe,thebeliefthattheright

26、sofmancomenotfromthegenerosityofthestatebutfromthehandofGod.wedarenotforgettodaythatwearetheheirsofthatfirstrevolution.Letthewordgoforthfromthistimeandplace,tofriendandfoealike,thatthetorchhasbeenpassedtoanewgenerationofamericans,borninthiscentury,temperedbywar,disciplinedbyahardandbitterpeace,proud

27、ofourancientheritage,andunwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthesehumanrightstowhichthisnationhasalwaysbeencommitted,andtowhichwearecommittedtodayathomeandaroundtheworld.Leteverynationknow,whetheritwishesuswellorill,thatweshallpayanyprice,bearanyburden,meetanyhardship,supportanyfriend,opposeany

28、foetoassurethesurvivalandthesuccessofliberty.Thismuchwepledgeandmore.Tothoseoldallieswhoseculturalandspiritualoriginsweshare,wepledgetheloyaltyoffaithfulfriends.United,thereislittlewecannotdoinahostofco-operativeventures.divided,thereislittlewecando,forwedarenotmeetapowerfulchallengeatoddsandsplitas

29、under.Tothosenewstateswhomwewelcometotheranksofthefree,wepledgeourwordthatoneformofcolonialcontrolshallnothavepassedawaymerelytobereplacedbyafarmoreirontyranny.weshallnotalwaysexpecttofindthemsupportingourview.Butweshallalwayshopetofindthemstronglysupportingtheirownfreedom,andtorememberthat,inthepas

30、t,thosewhofoolishlysoughtpowerbyridingthebackofthetigerendedupinside.Tothosepeoplesinthehutsandvillagesofhalftheglobestrugglingtobreakthebondsofmassmisery,wepledgeourbesteffortstohelpthemhelpthemselves,forwhateverperiodisrequired,notbecausethecommunistsmaybedoingit,notbecauseweseektheirvotes,butbeca

31、useitisright.ifafreesocietycannothelpthemanywhoarepoor,itcannotsavethefewwhoarerich.Tooursisterrepublicssouthofourborder,weofferaspecialpledge:toconvertourgoodwordsintogooddeeds,inanewallianceforprogress,toassistfreemenandfreegovernmentsincastingoffthechainsofpoverty.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopec

32、annotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.Letallourneighborsknowthatweshalljoinwiththemtoopposeaggressionorsubversionanywhereintheamericas.andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemisphereintendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse.Tothatworldassemblyofsovereignstates,theUnitednations,ourlastbesthopeinanagewheretheinstrumentsofwarhavefaroutpacedtheinstrumentsofpeace,werenewourpledgeofsupporttopreventitfrombecomingmerelyaforumforinvective,tostrengthenitsshieldofthenewandtheweak,andtoenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayru