林肯第二次就职演说（英文版）与林语堂的演讲艺术汇编

林肯第二次就职演说（英文版）与林语堂的演讲艺术汇编林肯第二次就职演说（英文版）Fellow-Countrymen:Atthissecondappearingtotaketheoathofthepresidentialoffi__thereislessoccasionforanextendedaddressthantherewasatthefirst.Thenastatementsomewhatindetailofacoursetobepursuedseemedfittingandproper.NowattheexpirationoffouryearsduringwhichpublicdeclarationshavebeenconstantlycalledforthoneverypointandphaseofhisGREatcontestwhichstillabsorbstheattentionandengrossestheenergiesofthenationlittlethatisnewcouldbepresented.TheproGREssofourarmsuponwhichallelsechieflydependsisaswellknowntothepublicastomyselfanditisItrustreasonablysatisfactoryandencouragingtoall.Withhighhopeforthefuturenopredictioninregardtoitisventured.Ontheoccasioncorrespondingtothisfouryearsagoallthoughtswereanxiouslydirectedtoanimpendingcivilwar.Alldreadedit;allsoughttoavertit.Whiletheinauguraladdresswasbeingdeliveredfromthispla__devotedaltogethertosavingteingdeliveredfromthisurgentagentswereinthecityseekingtodestroyitwithoutwar-seekingtodissolvetheunionanddivideeffectsbynegotiation.Bothpartiesdeprecatedwarbutoneofthemwould__kewarratherthanletthenationsurviveandtheotherwouldac__ptwarratherthanletitperishandthewarcame.One-eighthofthewholepopulationwerecoloredslavesnotdistributedgenerallyovertheUnionbutlocalizedinthesouthernpartofit.Theirslavesconstitutedapeculiarandpowerfulinterest.Allknewthatthisinterestwassomehowthecauseofthewar.TostrengthenperpetuateandextendthisinterestwastheobjectforwhichtheinsurgentswouldrendtheunionevenbywarwhiletheGover__entclaimednorighttodomorethantorestricttheterritorialenlargementofit.Neither_____expectedforthewarthe__gnitudeorthedurationwhichithasalreadyattained.Neitheranticipatedthatthecauseoftheconflictmight__asewithorevenbeforetheconflictitselfshould__ase.Eachlookedforaneasiertriumphandaresultlessfundamentalandastounding.BothreadthesameBibleandpraytothesameGodandeachinvokesHisaidagainsttheother.It__yseemstrangethatanymenshoulddaretoaskajustGodsassistan__inwringingtheirbreadfromthesweatofothermensfa__sbutletusjudgenotthatwebenotjudged.Thatofneitherhasbeenansweredfully.TheAlmightyhasHisownpurposes.WoeuntotheworldBECauseofoffenses;foritmustneedbethatoffensesebutwoetothat__nbywhomtheoffenseet.IfweshallsupposethatAmericanslaveryisoneofthoseoffenseswhichintheproviden__ofGodmustneedsebutwhichhavingcontinuedthroughHisappointedtimeHenowwillstoremoveandthatHegivestobothNorthandSouththisterriblewarasthewoeduetothosebywhomtheoffensecameshallwedis__rnthereinanydeparturefromthosedivineattributeswhichthebelieversinalivingGodalwaysascribetoHimFondlydowehopeferventlydowepraythatthismightyscourgeofwar__yspeedilypassawayYetifGodwillsthatitcontinueuntilallthewealthpiledbythebonds__nstwohundredandfiftyyearsofunrequitedtoilshallbesunkanduntileverydropofblooddrawnwiththelashshallbepaidbyanotherdrawnwiththeswordaswassaidthreethousandyearsagosostillitmustbesaidThejudgmentsoftheLordaretrueandrighteousaltogether.With__li__towardnonewithcharityforallwithfirmnessintherightasGodgivesustoseethemightletusstriveontofinishtheworkweareintobindupthenationswoundstocareforhimwhoshallhavebornethebattleandforhiswidowandhisorphantodoallwhich__yachieveandcherishajustandlastingpea__amongourselvesandwithallnations.林语堂的演讲艺术默__林语堂对演讲特别重视首先，他认为演讲，尤其是对群众演讲，必须像女孩子穿的迷你裙一样，越短越好其次，他认为，一篇成功的演讲，必须在事前有充分的准备，但在演讲时又让人觉察不到有准备的功夫因此，林语堂最__令人措手不及的临时演讲 有一次，林语堂到一所大学参观参观之后，校长陪同他到大餐厅和同学们共进午餐，校长深感机会难逢，临时请他对学生讲几句话林语堂十分为难却又推无可推，于是即景生情地讲了一个笑话他说“罗马时代，皇帝残害人民，时常把人投到斗兽场中，活生生地被野兽吃掉，这实在是一种残忍不堪的事有一次，皇帝又把一个人投进斗兽场里，让狮子去吃岂料此人浑身是胆，只见他慢腾腾地走到狮子身旁，在它耳边讲了几句话，那狮子掉头就走，并不吃他皇帝看在眼里，备感诧异，于是再放一只老虎进去，那人依然无所畏惧地走近老虎身旁，同样和它耳语一番，那只老虎也悄悄走开了，照旧不吃他皇帝百思不解，就把那人叫出来盘问‘你到底对狮子和老虎说了些什么，竟使它们不吃你而掉头就走呢？那人答道‘简单得很，我只是提醒它们，吃我很容易，不过吃了以后，你得演讲一番”讲罢，博得满堂喝彩，然而，那位校长却被弄得啼笑皆非，显得十分尴尬 另有一次，纽约某林氏宗亲会邀请林语堂演讲，希望借此宣扬林氏祖先的光荣事迹他深知这种演讲是背儿媳过河——费力不讨好因为不说些称颂祖先的话，同宗会大失所望；倘若过于吹嘘，又有失学人风范于是他认真思索，策划了一篇短小精悍的讲稿他说“我们姓林的始祖，据说有商朝的比干丞相，这在《封神榜》里提到过；英勇的有《水浒传》里的林冲；旅行家有《镜花缘》里的林之洋；才女有《红楼梦》里的林黛玉此外，还有美国大总统林肯，独自驾机飞越大西洋的林白，可谓人才辈出”林语堂这段简单而精彩的演讲，令台下宗亲雀跃万分，禁不住鼓掌叫好然而，当我们仔细回味他的话时，就会发现他所谈的不是小说中虚构的人物，就是与林氏毫不相干的海外名人，并未对祖先____ 第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。