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Libertyismytopconcern Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen: Firstofall,Ifeelgreathonoredtobehere. TodayIwouldliketobeginwithastory: In1947,abankernamedAndrew"Andy"isconvictedofmurderinghiswifeandherlover,basedonstrongcircumstantialevidence.Heissentencedtotwoconsecutive【conseku:tive】(连贯的)lifesentencesatShawshankStatePenitentiary｛peni’tensheri｝(教养所)inMaine,wherehesufferedseverepenalty｛penlty｝andabuse,andwhat’smore,heisinnocentindeed.Thenonemorningatrollcall,Andy'scellisfoundempty.Norton,theofficer,inanger,throwsoneofAndy'srocksattheposterofWelch;therocktearsthroughtheposter,revealingatunnel[a]thatAndyhaddugwiththerockhammeroverthelasttwodecadesthatallowedhimtoescapeShawshank. Yes,thatisoneofmyfavouritemovies---TheShawshankRe‘demption。 Destinytakesahand! Hope,morethananythingelse,drivesthe‘inmatesatShawshankandgivesthemthewilltolive.Andy’ssheerdeterminationtomaintainhisliberty,hisownsenseofself-worthandescapekeepshimfromdyingoffrustrationandangerinsolitaryconfinement. Hopeisanabstract,passiveemotion,akintothepassive,immobile,andinertlivesoftheprisoners.Andysetsaboutmakinghopearealityintheformoftheagonizingprogresshemakeseachyeartunnelinghiswaythroughhisconcretecellwall.EvenAndy’seven-keeledandwell-balanced‘temperament,｛性情｝however,eventuallysu’ccumbtothebleaknessofprisonlife.RednotesthatTommy’srevelationthathecouldproveAndy’sinnocencewaslikeakeyunlockingacageinAndy’smind,acagethatreleasedatigercalledHope.Thishopere’invigoratesAndyandspreadstomanyoftheotherinmatesintheprison.InhisletteraddressedtoRed,Andywritesthat:hopeisagoodthing,。Somebirdsaren'tmeanttobecaged,that'sall.Theirfeathersarejusttoobright. Everytimethinkingaboutthis,Ijustcan’thelplabelinglibertyasmymajorconcern;itisasbrightastoobrightmywholelife. Thereissomethinginside,thattheycan'tgetto,thattheycan'ttouch.That'syours. And,thatisthedeepestdesireforliberty. Todaywetalkaboutliberty,aswesee,miracleshappeneveryday,buthaveyouevergivenanythoughttoyourfuture?Deathisjustapartoflife,somethingwe'realldestinedtodo.Itisonly