星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【名人演讲】第32篇.docx

星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【名人演讲】第32篇

第一篇：星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【名人演讲】第32篇星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【名人演讲】第32篇奥巴马9.11十周年讲话Tenyearsago,Americaconfrontedoneofourdarkestnights.Mightytowerscrumbled.BlacksmokebillowedupfromthePentagon.AirplanewreckagesmolderedonaPennsylvaniafield.Friendsandneighbors,sistersandbrothers,mothersandfathers,sonsanddaughters–-theyweretakenfromuswithaheartbreakingswiftnessandcruelty.AndonSeptember12,2001,weawoketoaworldinwhichevilwascloserathand,anduncertaintycloudedourfuture.Inthedecadesince,muchhaschangedforAmericans.We’veknownwarandrecession,passionatedebatesandpoliticalpides.WecannevergetbackthelivesthatwerelostonthatdayortheAmericanswhomadetheultimatesacrificeinthewarsthatfollowed.Andyettoday,itisworthrememberingwhathasnotchanged.Ourcharacterasanationhasnotchanged.Ourfaith-–inGodandineachother–-thathasnotchanged.OurbeliefinAmerica,bornofatimelessidealthatmenandwomenshouldgovernthemselves;thatallpeoplearecreatedequal,anddeservethesamefreedomtodeterminetheirowndestiny–-thatbelief,throughtestsandtrials,hasonlybeenstrengthened.Thesepast10yearshaveshownthatAmericadoesnotgiveintofear.Therescueworkerswhorushedtothescene,thefirefighterswhochargedupthestairs,thepassengerswhostormedthecockpit--thesepatriotsdefinedtheverynatureofcourage.Overtheyearswe’vealsoseenamorequietformofheroism--intheladdercompanythatlostsomanymenandstillsuitsupandsavesliveseveryday,thebusinessesthathavebeenrebuiltfromnothing,theburnvictimwhohasbouncedback,thefamilieswhopresson.Lastspring,IreceivedaletterfromawomannamedSuzanneSwaine.ShehadlostherhusbandandbrotherintheTwinTowers,andsaidthatshehadbeenrobbedof,“somanywould-beproudmomentswhereafatherwatchestheirchildgraduate,ortendagoalinalacrossegame,orsucceedacademically.”Butherdaughtersareincollege,theotherdoingwellinhighschool.“Ithasbeen10yearsofraisingthesegirlsonmyown,”Suzannewrote.“Icouldnotbeprouderoftheirstrengthandresilience.”ThatspirittypifiesourAmericanfamily.Andthehopefulfutureforthosegirlsistheultimaterebuketothehatefulkillerswhotookthelifeoftheirf