名人英名人英语语演演讲讲稿稿演讲稿一：名人英语演讲稿Myfellowcitizens:Istandheretodayhumbledbythetaskbeforeus,gratefulforthetrustyouh avebestowed,mindfulofthesacrificesbornebyourancestors.IthankPre sidentBushforhisservicetoournation,aswellasthegenerosityandcoop erationhehasshownthroughoutthistransition.Forty- fourAmericanshavenowtakenthepresidentialoath.Thewordshavebee nspokenduringrisingtidesofprosperityandthestillwatersofpeace.Yet, everysooftentheoathistakenamidstgatheringcloudsandragingstorms. Atthesemoments,Americahascarriedonnotsimplybecauseoftheskillo rvisionofthoseinhighoffice,butbecausewethepeoplehaveremainedfa ithfultotheidealsofourforebears,andtruetoourfoundingdocuments.Soithasbeen.SoitmustbewiththisgenerationofAmericans.Thatweareinthemidstofcrisisisnowwellunderstood.Ournationisatwa r,againstafar- reachingnetworkofviolenceandhatred.Oureconomyisbadlyweakene d,aconsequenceofgreedandirresponsibilityonthepartofsome,butalso ourcollectivefailuretomakehardchoicesandpreparethenationforanew age.Homeshavebeenlost;jobsshed;businessesshuttered.Ourhealthca reistoocostly;ourschoolsfailtoomany;andeachdaybringsfurtherevide ncethatthewaysweuseenergystrengthenouradversariesandthreateno urplanet.Thesearetheindicatorsofcrisis,subjecttodataandstatistics.Lessmeasu rablebutnolessprofoundisasappingofconfidenceacrossourlandanaggingfearthatAmericasdeclineisinevitable,andthatthenextgener ationmustloweritssights.TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal.Theyareseriousand theyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.Butkno wthis,Americatheywillbemet.Onthisday,wegatherbecausewehavechosenhopeoverfear,unityofpur poseoverconflictanddiscord.Onthisday,wecometoproclaimanendtothepettygrievancesandfalsepr omises,therecriminationsandwornoutdogmas,thatforfartoolonghave strangledourpolitics.Weremainayoungnation,butinthewordsofScripture,thetimehascome tosetasidechildishthings.Thetimehascometoreaffirmourenduringspi rit;tochooseourbetterhistory;tocarryforwardthatpreciousgift,thatnob leidea,passedonfromgenerationtogeneration:theGod- givenpromisethatallareequal,allarefreeandalldeserveachancetopurs uetheirfullmeasureofhappiness.Inreaffirmingthegreatnessofournation,weunderstandthatgreatnessis neveragiven.Itmustbeearned.Ourjourneyhasneverbeenoneofshortcu tsorsettlingforless.Ithasnotbeenthepathforthefaint-hearted forthosewhopreferleisureoverwork,orseekonlythepleasuresofriches andfame.Rather,ithasbeentherisk- takers,thedoers,themakersofthings somecelebratedbutmoreoftenmenandwomenobscureintheirlabor,wh ohavecarriedusupthelong,ruggedpathtowardsprosperityandfreedom .Forus,theypackeduptheirfewworldlypossessionsandtraveledacrosso ceansinsearchofanewlife.Forus,theytoiledinsweatshopsandsettledtheWest;enduredthelashoft hewhipandplowedthehardearth.Forus,theyfoughtanddied,inplaceslikeConcordandGettysburg;Norm andyandKheSahn.Timeandagainthesemenandwomenstruggledandsacrificedandworke dtilltheirhandswererawsothatwemightliveabetterlife.TheysawAmer icaasbiggerthanthesumofourindividualambitions;greaterthanallthed ifferencesofbirthorwealthorfaction.Thisisthejourneywecontinuetoday.Weremainthemostprosperous,po werfulnationonEarth.Ourworkersarenolessproductivethanwhenthis crisisbegan.Ourmindsarenolessinventive,ourgoodsandservicesnoles sneededthantheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear.Ourcapacityre mainsundiminished.Butourtimeofstandingpat,ofprotectingnarrowin terestsandputtingoffunpleasantdecisions thattimehassurelypassed.Startingtoday,wemustpickourselvesup,dus tourselvesoff,andbeginagaintheworkofremakingAmerica.Foreverywherewelook,thereisworktobedone.Thestateoftheeconomy callsforaction,boldandswift,andwewillact notonlytocreatenewjobs,buttolayanewfoundationforgrowth.Wewill buildtheroadsandbridges,theelectricgridsanddigitallinesthatfeedour commerceandbindustogether.Wewillrestoresciencetoitsrightfulplac e,andwieldtechnologyswonderstoraisehealthcaresqualityandloweritscost.Wewillharnessthesunandthewindsandthesoiltofuelourcarsand runourfactories.Andwewilltransformourschoolsandcollegesanduniv ersitiestomeetthedemandsofanewage.Allthiswecando.Allthiswewill do.Now,therearesomewhoquestionthescaleofourambitions whosuggestthatoursystemcannottoleratetoomanybigplans.Theirme moriesareshort.Fortheyhaveforgottenwhatthiscountryhasalreadydo ne;whatfreemenandwomencanachievewhenimaginationisjoinedtoc ommonpurpose,andnecessitytocourage.Whatthecynicsfailtounderstandisthatthegroundhasshiftedbeneathth em thatthestalepoliticalargumentsthathaveconsumedusforsolongnolong erapply.Thequestionweasktodayisnotwhetherourgovernmentistoobi gortoosmall,butwhetheritworks whetherithelpsfamiliesfindjobsatadecentwage,caretheycanafford,ar etirementthatisdignified.Wheretheanswerisyes,weintendtomovefor ward.Wheretheanswerisno,programswillend.Thoseofuswhomanage thepublicsdollarswillbeheldtoaccount tospendwisely,reformbadhabits,anddoourbusinessinthelightofday becauseonlythencanwerestorethevitaltrustbetweenapeopleandtheirg overnment.Noristhequestionbeforeuswhetherthemarketisaforceforgoodorill.Its powertogeneratew