口语突破12课程后六小时

口语突破12小时课程后六小时讲义

各位同学：

（by陈曲）

讲义并非课堂的所有内容，大部分内容还请大家截屏或者记录笔记。讲义主要呈现的是每日演讲部分

（演讲由于篇幅为部分收录），供大家参考。

Barack-Obama-Presidential-Victory-Speech

（注：红字为当年流行的古文神翻译！）

Hello，Chicago!

芝城父老，别来无恙

IfthereisanyoneouttherewhostilldoubtsthatAmericaisaplacewhereallthingsarepossible,whostillwondersifthedreamofourfoundersisaliveinourtime,whostillquestionsthepowerofourdemocracy,tonightisyouranswer.

余尝闻世人有疑，不知当今美利坚凡事皆可成就耶？开国先贤之志方岿然于世耶？民主之伟力不减于昔年耶？凡存诸疑者，今夕当可释然。

It’stheanswertoldbylinesthatstretchedaroundschoolsandchurchesinnumbersthisnationhasneverseen,bypeoplewhowaitedthreehoursandfourhours,manyforthefirsttimeintheirlives,becausetheybelievedthatthistimemustbedifferent,thattheirvoicescouldbethatdifference.

今夕之释然，皆蒙美利坚民众之协力——学塾祠庙之外，市井乡野之间，万千父老心焦似焚，苦待竟日，愿献一票之力。其中，平生未尝涉国事者，数亦不少，而今有此义举，皆因一念不衰——今夫天下，非同既往，愿发吁天之声，必成动地之势。

It’stheanswerspokenbyyoungandold,richandpoor,DemocratandRepublican,black,white,Hispanic,Asian,NativeAmerican,gay,straight,disabledandnotdisabled.Americanswhosentamessagetotheworldthatwehaveneverbeenjustacollectionofindividualsoracollectionofredstatesandbluestates.Weare,andalwayswillbe,theUnitedStatesofAmerica.

今夕之释然，皆仰吾国同胞之齐心——何谈贫富老幼之差、党社宗族之异，惶论发肤肌体之别、志趣爱恶之分。吾国既以“合众”为名，吾辈则更无疏离之意，红蓝二党并肩而立，数十邦州挽手相合，无分你我，共称一家，昂然于世，齐声一呼，天下乃有此释然。

It’stheanswerthatledthosewho’vebeentoldforsolongbysomanytobecynicalandfearfulanddoubtfulaboutwhatwecanachievetoputtheirhandsonthearcofhistoryandbenditoncemoretowardthehopeofabetterday.

今夕之释然，皆因愤懑者之镇静，忧惧者之勇气，犹疑者之笃定——平素世间种种，消磨其志向，溃灭其梦想，而值此风云之际，除旧更新，当仁不让，倾力而动乾坤者，更何人哉！

NewYorkSenateRaceSpeechbyHillaryClinton

（注：选择希拉里纯粹出于演讲技巧）

Youknow,youknow,westartedthisgreateffortonasunnyJulymorninginPindersCorneronPatandLizMoynihan'sbeautifulfarmand62counties,16months,3debates,2opponents,and6blackpantsuitslater,becauseofyou,hereweare.Youcameoutandsaidthatissuesandidealsmatter,jobsmatter,downstateandupstate,healthcarematters,educationmatters,theenvironmentmatters,socialsecuritymatters,awoman'srighttochoosematters.Itallmatters

andIjustwanttosayfromthebottomofmyheart,thankyou,NewYork!

Thankyouforopeningupyourmindsandyourhearts,forseeingthepossibilityofwhatwecoulddotogetherforourchildrenandforourfuturehereinthisstateandinournation.Iamprofoundlygratefultoallofyouforgivingmethechancetoserveyou.

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Andhowfortunateweareindeedtoliveinthemostdiverse,dynamicandbeautifulstateintheentireunion.Youknow,fromtheSouthBronxtotheSouthernTier,fromBrooklyntoBuffalo,fromMontauktoMassena,fromtheworld'stallestskyscraperstobreathtakingmountainranges,I'vemetpeoplewhosefacesandstoriesIwillneverforget.ThousandsofNewYorkersfromall62countieswelcomedtomeintoyourschools,yourlocaldiners,yourfactoryfloors,yourlivingroomsandfrontporches.Youtaughtme,youtestedmeandyousharedwithmeyourchallengesandconcerns-aboutovercrowdedorcrumblingschools,aboutthestruggletocareforgrowingchildrenandagingparents,aboutthecontinuingchallengeofprovidingequalopportunityforallandaboutchildrenmovingawayfromtheirhometownsbecausegoodjobsaresohardtofindinupstateNewYork.NowI'veworkedonissuesliketheseforalongtime,someofthemfor30years,andIamdeterminedtomakeadifferenceforallofyou.

Yousee,Ibelieveournationoweseveryresponsiblecitizenandeveryresponsiblefamilythe

toolsthattheyneedtomakethemostoftheirownlives.That'sthebasicbargain.I'lldomybesttohonorintheUnitedStatesSenate.Andtothoseofyouwhodidnotsupportme,IwantyoutoknowthatIwillworkintheSenateforyouandforallNewYorkers.Andtothoseofyouwhoworkedsohardandneverlostfaitheveninthetoughesttimes,Iofferyoumyundyinggratitude.

大家知道，我们是在七月的一个阳光灿烂的早上，从帕特和丽兹·莫伊尼汉夫妇位于频德角的美丽农场开始迈出了这艰难的一步，然后辗转六十二个县，历经过十六个月、三场辩论，打败了两个竞争对手，穿破六套黑色便服。如今，在你们的支持下，我们终于胜利了。你们说，各项议题和观念非常重要--全州的就业问题是重要的，医疗保健是重要的，教育是重要的，环境是重要的，社会保险是重要的，还有妇女选择权是重要的。这些全都重要，而我只想衷心道一声：谢谢你，纽约！感谢你们开放思想，不存成见，感谢你们相信我们携手为子孙后代、为我州，以至全国的未来而共同努力的美好前景。我对你们每个人都深怀谢意，感谢你们给了我一个为大家服务的机会。

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能生活在我国多元文化最丰富多彩、最生气勃勃、最美丽的一个州，我们是多么的幸运。大家知道，从南布朗克斯到纽约最南端，从布鲁克林到布法罗，从蒙特哥到马塞纳，从世界上最高的摩天大楼到令人叹为观止的绵延山脉，我认识了不少人，我永远也不会忘记他们的容貌和故事。纽约六十二个县成千上万的纽约人把我迎进了你们的学校、你们的风味小餐馆、你们的车间、你们的起居室和前廊。你们教导着我，你们考验着我，你们把面临的难题和关心的问题告诉我--拥挤的校园和破旧的校舍，养育孩子和赡养年迈双亲的艰辛，寻求人人同等待遇的挑战，还有在纽约州北部地区因为就业机会难寻，孩子们都离开故乡、移往他处的问题。长期以来，我一直在为这些问题奔忙，有些问题甚至我已经为之奋斗了30年之久，我决心让这

些问题得到改观。 大家知道，我们国家有义务让每个有责任感的公民和家庭的生活更上一层楼。这是最起码的，作为一名参议员，我将尽自己最大的努力来实现它。对于那些在过去没有支持我的人们，我想告诉你们，我将在参议院为你们、为全体纽约人而工作。对于那些勤奋工作、甚至在最艰难的时期也不放弃信念的人们，我永远

感谢你们。

FarewelltoHongKong

(注：彭定康ChrisPattern在1998年香港回归时的演讲)

YourRoyalHighness,primeminister,distinguishedguests,peopleofHongKong,forHong

Kongasawholetodayiscauseforcelebration,notsorrow.Buthereandthereperhapstherewillbeatouchofpersonalsadnessasistrueofanydeparture.ApointtowhichIshallreturn.Historyisnotjustamatterofdates.Whatmakeshistoryiswhatcomesbeforeandwhatcomesafterthedatesthatweallremember.Thestoryofthisgreatcityisabouttheyearsbeforethisnightandtheyearsofsuccessthatwillsurelyfollowit.OfcourseHongKong'sstoryisnotsolelythatofacenturyandahalfofBritishresponsibility,thoughitistheconclusionofthatchapterthatwemarktonight.Thischapterbeganwitheventsthatfromtoday'svantagepointattheendofthefollowingcenturynoneofusherewouldwishorseektocondone.ThisisaChinesecity,averyChinesecitywithBritishcharacteristics.Nodependentterritoryhasbeenleftmoreprosperous.None,withsucharichtextureandfabricofcivilsociety:professions,churches,newspapers,charities,civilservantsofthehighestprobityandthemoststeadfastcommitmenttothepublicgood.

Ihavenodoubtthatwithpeoplehere,holdingontothesevalueswhichtheycherish,Hong

Kong'sstarwillcontinuetoclimb.Isaidthattonight'scelebrationwillbetingedforsomewithsadness.Soitwillbeformyfamily,andmyselfandforotherswho,likeus,willsoondepartfromthisshore.Iamthe28thGovernor,thelastGovernor.LikealltheotherGovernorsandtheirfamiliesmywife,mychildrenandmyselfwilltakeHongKonghomeinourhearts.Youhavebeenkindtous,youhavemadeusaswelcome.Ithasbeenthegreatesthonorandprivilegeofmylifetoshareyourhomeforfiveyearsandtohavesomeresponsibilityforyourfuture.NowHongKongpeoplearetorunHongKong.Thatisthepromiseandthatistheunshakabledestiny.

PaintingourfutureGreen

(注：该演讲为1999年伦敦世界英语演讲比赛，中国选手蔡力获得BestNon-NativeEnglishSpeaker,TheEnglish-SpeakingUnion,InternationalEnglishPublicSpeakingCompetition,London,Britain.)请同学们自行做笔记

笔记栏：

TheHappyPrince

(注：笔者最爱的奥斯卡王尔德的童话之一)

HIGHabovethecity,onatallcolumn,stoodthestatueoftheHappyPrince.Hewasgildedalloverwiththinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadtwobrightsapphires,andalargeredrubyglowedonhissword-hilt.

Hewasverymuchadmiredindeed.‘Heisasbeautifulasaweathercock,’remarkedoneoftheTownCouncillorswhowishedtogainareputationforhavingartistictastes;‘onlynotquitesouseful,’headded,fearinglestpeopleshouldthinkhimunpractical,whichhereallywasnot.

‘Whycan’tyoubeliketheHappyPrince?’askedasensiblemotherofherlittleboywhowascryingforthemoon.‘TheHappyPrinceneverdreamsofcryingforanything.’

‘Iamgladthereissomeoneintheworldwhoisquitehappy,’mutteredadisappointedmanashegazedatthewonderfulstatue.

‘Helooksjustlikeanangel,’saidtheCharityChildrenastheycameoutofthecathedralintheirbrightscarletcloaks,andtheircleanwhitepinafores.

‘Howdoyouknow?’saidtheMathematicalMaster,‘youhaveneverseenone.’‘Ah!butwehave,inourdreams,’answeredthechildren;andtheMathematicalMaster

frownedandlookedverysevere,forhedidnotapproveofchildrendreaming.

OnenightthereflewoverthecityalittleSwallow.HisfriendshadgoneawaytoEgyptsixweeksbefore,buthehadstayedbehind,forhewasinlovewiththemostbeautifulReed.Hehadmetherearlyinthespringashewasflyingdowntheriverafterabigyellowmoth,andhadbeensoattractedbyherslenderwaistthathehadstoppedtotalktoher.

‘ShallIloveyou?’saidtheSwallow,wholikedtocometothepointatonce,andtheReedmadehimalowbow.Soheflewroundandroundher,touchingthewaterwithhiswings,andmakingsilverripples.Thiswashiscourtship,anditlastedallthroughthesummer.‘Itisaridiculousattachment,’twitteredtheotherSwallows,‘shehasnomoney,and

fartoomanyrelations;’andindeedtheriverwasquitefullofReeds.Then,whentheautumncame,theyallflewaway.

Aftertheyhadgonehefeltlonely,andbegantotireofhislady-love.‘Shehasnoconversation,’hesaid,‘andIamafraidthatsheisacoquette