英语演讲原文We choose to go to the MoonWord文档格式.docx
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Inthis1962speechgivenatRiceUniversityinHouston,Texas,PresidentJohnF.KennedyreaffirmedAmerica'
scommitmenttolandingamanonthemoonbeforetheendofthe1960s.ThePresidentspoke1inphilosophical2termsabouttheneedtosolvethemysteriesofspaceandalsodefendedtheenormousexpenseofthespaceprogram.
PresidentPitzer,Mr.Vice3President,Governor,Congressman4Thomas,SenatorWiley,andCongressmanMiller5,Mr.Webb,Mr.Bell,scientists,distinguished6guests,andladiesandgentlemen:
Iappreciateyourpresidenthavingmademeanhonoraryvisitingprofessor,andIwillassureyouthatmyfirstlecturewillbeverybrief.
IamdelightedtobehereandI'
mparticularlydelightedtobehereonthisoccasion.
Wemeetatacollegenoted7forknowledge,inacitynotedforprogress,inastatenotedforstrength,andwestandinneedofallthree,forwemeetinanhourofchangeandchallenge,inadecadeofhopeandfear,inanageofbothknowledgeandignorance.Thegreaterourknowledgeincreases,thegreaterourignoranceunfolds.
Despitethestrikingfactthatmostofthescientiststhattheworldhaseverknownarealiveandworkingtoday,despitethefactthatthisNation'
sownscientificmanpowerisdoublingevery12yearsinarateofgrowthmorethanthreetimesthatofourpopulationasawhole,despitethat,thevaststretchesoftheunknownandtheunansweredandtheunfinishedstillfaroutstrip8ourcollectivecomprehension.
Nomancanfully9grasphowfarandhowfastwehavecome,butcondense,ifyouwill,the50,000yearsofman'
srecordedhistoryinatimespanofbutahalf-century.Statedintheseterms,weknowverylittleaboutthefirst40years,exceptattheendofthemadvancedmanhadlearnedtousetheskinsofanimalstocoverthem.Thenabout10yearsago,underthisstandard,manemergedfromhiscavestoconstructotherkindsofshelter.Onlyfiveyearsagomanlearnedtowriteanduseacartwithwheels.Christianitybeganlessthantwoyearsago.Theprintingpresscamethisyear,andthenlessthantwomonthsago,duringthiswhole50-yearspanofhumanhistory,thesteamengineprovidedanewsourceofpower.Newtonexploredthemeaningofgravity.Lastmonthelectriclightsandtelephonesandautomobiles11andairplanesbecameavailable.Onlylastweekdidwedeveloppenicillin12andtelevisionandnuclearpower,andnowifAmerica'
snewspacecraftsucceedsinreachingVenus,wewillhaveliterally13reachedthestarsbeforemidnighttonight.
Thisisabreathtakingpace,andsuchapacecannothelpbutcreatenewillsasitdispels14old,newignorance,newproblems,newdangers.Surelytheopeningvistas15ofspacepromisehighcostsandhardships,aswellashighreward.
Soitisnotsurprisingthatsomewouldhaveusstaywherewearealittlelongertorest,towait.ButthiscityofHouston,thisstateofTexas,thiscountryoftheUnitedStateswasnotbuiltbythosewhowaitedandrestedandwishedtolookbehindthem.Thiscountrywasconqueredbythosewhomovedforward--andsowillspace.
WilliamBradford,speakingin1630ofthefoundingofthePlymouthBayColony,saidthatallgreatandhonorableactionsareaccompaniedwithgreatdifficulties,andbothmustbeenterprisedandovercomewithanswerablecourage.
Ifthiscapsulehistoryofourprogressteachesusanything,itisthatman,inhisquestforknowledgeandprogress,isdetermined16andcannotbedeterred17.Theexplorationofspacewillgoahead,whetherwejoininitornot,anditisoneofthegreatadventuresofalltime,andnonationwhichexpectstobetheleaderofothernationscanexpecttostaybehindinthisraceforspace.
Thosewhocamebeforeusmadecertainthatthiscountryrodethefirstwavesoftheindustrialrevolution,thefirstwavesofmoderninvention,andthefirstwaveofnuclearpower,andthisgenerationdoesnotintendtofounder18inthebackwashofthecomingageofspace.Wemeantobeapartofit--wemeantoleadit.Fortheeyesoftheworldnowlookintospace,tothemoonandtotheplanetsbeyond,andwehavevowed19thatweshallnotseeitgovernedbyahostileflagofconquest,butbyabanneroffreedomandpeace.Wehavevowedthatweshallnotseespacefilledwithweaponsofmassdestruction,butwithinstrumentsofknowledgeandunderstanding.
Yetthevows21ofthisNationcanonlybefulfilledifweinthisNationarefirst,and,therefore,weintendtobefirst.Inshort,ourleadershipinscienceandindustry,ourhopesforpeaceandsecurity,ourobligationstoourselvesaswellasothers,allrequireustomakethiseffort,tosolvethesemysteries,tosolvethemforthegoodofallmen,andtobecometheworld'
sleadingspace-faringnation.
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