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英语演讲稿The Great Society

英语演讲稿The Great Society

英语演讲稿

Foroncethebattleislost,onceournaturalsplendorisdestroyed,itcanneverberecaptured.Andoncemancannolongerwalkwithbeautyorwonderatnaturehisspiritwillwitherandhissustenancebewasted.

.Thereyourchildren''''sliveswillbeshaped.Oursocietywillnotbegreatuntileveryyoungmindissetfreetoscanthefarthestreachesofthoughtandimagination.Wearestillfarfromthatgoal.Today,8millionadultAmericans,morethantheentirepopulationof,havenotfinished5yearsofschool.Nearly20millionhavenotfinished8yearsofschool.Nearly54million--morethanonequarterofallhavenotevenfinishedhighschool.

Eachyearmorethan100,000highschoolgraduates,withprovedability,donotentercollegebecausetheycannotaffordit.Andifwecannoteducatetoday''''syouth,whatwillwedoin1970whenelementaryschoolenrollmentwillbe5milliongreaterthan1960?Andhighschoolenrollmentwillriseby5million.Andcollegeenrollmentwillincreasebymorethan3million.

Butmoreclassroomsandmoreteachersarenotenough.Wemustseekaneducationalsystemwhichgrowsinexcellenceasitgrowsinsize.Thismeansbettertrainingforourteachers.Itmeanspreparingyouthtoenjoytheirhoursofleisureaswellastheirhoursoflabor.Itmeansexploringnewtechniquesofteaching,tofindnewwaystostimulatetheloveoflearningandthecapacityforcreation.

IintendtoestablishworkinggroupstoprepareaseriesofWhiteHouseconferencesandmeetings--onthecities,onnaturalbeauty,onthequalityofeducation,andonotheremergingchallenges.AndfromthesemeetingsandfromthisinspirationandfromthesestudieswewillbegintosetourcoursetowardtheGreatSociety.

norcanitrelysolelyonthestrainedresourcesoflocalauthority.Theyrequireustocreatenewconceptsofcooperation,acreativefederalism,betweentheNationalCapitalandtheleadersoflocalcommunities.

Withinyourlifetimepowerfulforces,alreadyloosed,willtakeustowardawayoflifebeyondtherealmofourexperience,almostbeyondtheboundsofourimagination.

towardanewage.Youhavethechanceneverbeforeaffordedtoanypeopleinanyage.Youcanhelpbuildasocietywherethedemandsofmorality,andtheneedsofthespirit,canberealizedinthelifeoftheNation.

willyoujoininthebattletogiveeverycitizenthefullequalitywhichGodenjoinsandthelawrequires,whateverhisbelief,orrace,orthecolorofhisskin?

WillyoujoininthebattletobuildtheGreatSociety,toprovethatourmaterialprogressisonlythefoundationonwhichwewillbuildaricherlifeofmindandspirit?

Thosewhocametothislandsoughttobuildmorethanjustanewcountry.Theysoughtanewworld.SoIhavecomeheretodaytoyourcampustosaythatyoucanmaketheirvisionourreality.Soletusfromthismomentbeginourworksothatinthefuturemenwilllookbackandsay:Itwasthen,afteralongandwearyway,thatmanturnedtheexploitsofhisgeniustothefullenrichmentofhislife.