My Impressions of America演讲稿Word格式.docx
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BRITISHNOTIONSOFTHISCOUNTRYMODIFIEDAFTERARRIVALHERE–COMPARISONBETWEENAMERICANANDENGLISHWOMEN–THEWORLD'
SHISTORYRECORDEDINTHEROCKSOFTHISCONTINENT.Britishnationsofthiscountrymodified
Prof.HuxleywaspresentattheBuffalomeetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.OnthemorningofFriday,Aug.25,hewasintroducedtotheAssociationinafewfittingremarksbythePresident,Prof.Wm.B.Rogers.Prof.Huxleyrepliedasfollows:
MR.PRESIDENTANDLADIESANDGENTLEMENOFTHEAMERICANASSOCIATIONFORTHEADVANCEMENTOFSCIENCE:
Permitme,inthefirstplace,toofferyoumymostheartythanksforyourexceedingly(超乎预料地)cordial(热情友好的).Iwillnotsayunexpected–welcome,becauseeverythingIhaveexperiencedinAmericasincemylandinghasbeensomethingofthiskind.ButIthankyonforthisheartywelcome.Yonwillforgivemeifmywordsareinadequate(不充分的)toexpresshowmuchIfeelonthisoccasion.Iamnotbynatureamanofmanywords,andhavethoughtthehighesteloquence(洋溢)wasincondensingwhatonehastosay.Ihavebeentoldthatitwouldbegratifying(使满意)toyoutohavemesaysomething,butemotionwillmakemyspeakingadifficulttask.Also,Ihavenoscientificmatterespeciallytocommunicatehere;
andIamquiteunpreparedtooccupyyourattentiononsuchanoccasionasthis.SincemyarrivalinAmericaIhavediscoveredthatthegreatinstinct(本能,天性)ofcuriosityisnotaltogetherundevelopedamongyou.Iexperiencedsomethingofthisatthetimeofmylanding,bybeinginterviewedbytwoactiveandintelligentrepresentatives(代表)ofyourpress.Theyweregoodenoughtoputbeforemeinwritingaseriesofinquiriesofdeepestandmostprofoundinterest,eachofwhichwouldrequireatreatiseinreply;
andIamafraidIhadtodismissthemwithscantcourtesy.
ItmaysatisfythiscuriosityifIstatebrieflysomeofmygeneralimpressionsofthiscountry.SincemyarrivalIhavelearnedagreatmanythings,more,Ithink,thaneverbeforeinanequalspaceoftimeinmylife.InEnglandwehavealwaystakenalivelyinterestinAmerica,andhaveouroccasionalcontroversieswithher;
butIthinkthatnoEnglishmanwhohasnothadthegoodfortunetovisitthiscountrycanformarealideaofwhatthatwordAmericameans.Wehavenoadequateideaoftheextentofyourcountry,itsenormousresources,thedistancesfromcentertocenterofpopulation,andweleastofallunderstandhowidenticalisthegreatbasisofcharacteronbothsidesoftheAtlantic.AfriendofmineinEnglandwentabroadforthepurposeofseeingforeigncountries,andhascometoAmerica.Ihavebeentalkingwithhimsincemyarrivalhere.Hesays:
"
IcannotfindthatIamabroad."
Iamsimilarlyimpressed.ThegreatfeaturesofyourcountryareallsuchasIamfamiliarwithinpartsofEnglandandScotland.YourbeautifulHudsonremindsmeofaScotchlake.ThemarksofglaciationinyourhillsremindmeofthoseinScottishhighlands.
IhadheardofthedegenerationofyourstockfromtheEnglishtype.Ihavenotperceivedit.Someyearsagooneofyourmostdistinguishedmenofletters,equallylovedandadmiredinEnglandandAmerica,expressedan.opinionwhichtouchedEnglishfeelingsomewhatkeenly–thattherewasadifferencebetweenyourwomenandoursafterreachingacertainage.HesaidourEnglishwomenwere"
beefy."
Thatishisword,notmine.Well,IhavestudiedtheaspectofthepeoplethatIhavemethereinsteamboatsandrailwaycarriages,andImeetwithjustthesamefaces.themaindifferenceastothemenbeinginthewayofshaving.Astostature,perhapsyourmenhaveratherthebestofours.ThoughIshouldbesorrytousethewordwhichHawthornedid,yetinrespecttothesizeofyourfineportlywomen,Ithinktheaverageherefullyasgreatasontheotherside.Somepeopletalkoftheinjuriousinfluenceofclimate.Ihaveseennotraceof'
the"
NorthAmericantype,"
towhich,itwassaid,youwerereverting.Youhaveamongyouthevirtuewhichismostnotableamongsavages.thatofhospitality.Ihavevisitedyourwigwams–andtheyareprettygoodwigwamstoo.Youentertainuswithyourbest,andnotonlygiveusagooddinner,butarenotquitehappyunlesswetakethespoonsandplatesawaywithus.
Anotherfeaturehasimpresseditselfuponme.Ihavevisitedsomeofyourgreatuniversities,andmeetmenaswellknownintheoldworldasinthenew.Ifindcertaindifferenceshere.TheEnglishuniversitiesaretheproductofGovernment,yoursofprivatemunificence.Thelatteramongusisalmostunknown.ThegeneralnotionofanEnglishmanwhenhegetsrichistofoundanestateandbenefithisfamily.ThegeneralnotionofanAmerican,whenfortunate,istodosomethingforthegoodofthepeopleandfromwhichbenefitsshallcontinuetoflow.IneedhardlysaywhichIregardasthenobleroftheseambitions.
ItiscommonlysaidtherearenoantiquitiesinAmerica,andyouhavetocometotheoldworldtoseethepast.Thatmaybe,sofarasregardsthetrumpery3,000or4,000yearsofhumanhistory.Butinthelargersense,referringtothetimesbeforemanmadehismomentaryappearanceontheglobe,Americaisthecountrytostudyantiquity.Iconfessthattherealityhassomewhatexceededmyexpectations.ItwasmygreatgoodfortunetostudyinNewHaventheexcellentcollectionmadebymygoodfriend,Prof.Marsh.TheredoesnotexistinEuropeanythingapproachingitasregardsextent,andthegeologicaltimeitcovers,andthewonderful[3]lightitthrowsontheproblemofevolution,whichhasbeensoablydiscussedbeforeyoubyProf.Morse,andwhichhasoccupiedsomuchattentionsinceDarwin'
sgreatworkonspecies.BeforethegatheringofsuchmaterialsasthosetowhichIhavereferred,evolutionwasmoreamatterofspeculationandargument,thoughwewhoadheredtothedoctrinehadgoodgroundsforourbelief.Nowthingsarechanged,andithasbecomeamatteroffactandhistoryasmuchasthemonumentsofEgypt.Inthatcollectionarethefactsofthesuccessionofformsandthehistoryoftheirevolution.Allthatnowremainstobeaskedishowthedevelopmentwaseffected,andthatisasubordinatequestion.Withsuchmattersasthisbeforemymind,YouwillexcusemeifIcannotfindthoughtsappropriatetothisoccasion.IwouldthatImighthaveofferedsomethingmoreworthy.IhopethatyourAssociationmaydowhattheBritishAssociationisdoing–maysowtheseedsofscientificinquiryinyourcitiesandvillages,whencebyaprocessofnaturalselectionthosemindsbestfittedforthetaskmaybeledtohelpontheworkinwhichweareallinterested.AgainIthankyouforyourexcessivecourtesy,and,Imayalmostsay,affectionatereception.
[3]
TestimonyoftheRocks.
PROF.HUXLEY'
SLECTUREATNASHVILLE.CHARACTEROFTHERECORDSBENEATHTHESURFACE–THEIRCERTAINTYASCOMPAREDWITHHUMANTRADITIONS–VALUEOFSCIENTIFICKNOWLEDGETOACOMMUNITY..
OntheeveningofSept.7Prof.HuxleydeliveredalectureatNashville,Tenn.,toalargeaudience.hewasintroducedbyDr.T.O.Summers,jr.,asfollows:
:
Theappearanceofthedistinguishedvisitorbeforeyouto-nightisaneventofnoordinaryoccurrenceintheannalsofourcity.Wewelcomehimtoourmidst,andtrustthemagneticinfluenceofhispersonandhisspeechmayawakenimpulseswhichhavebeenalreadykindledbytheelectricfireofhisreadypen.Noeulogiumisneededfromme.Uponthisoccasionanintroductionisagrandimpertinence.Itisthereforetomeaprofoundpleasure,asitisadistinguishedhonor,topresenttoyou,withoutfurtherremarks,thegreatapostleofmodernscience,ThomasHenryHuxley.
THELECTURE.
Prof.Huxleysaid:
LADIESANDGENTLEMEN:
WhenIleftEnglandsomefiveweeksago,IdidsowithverymanydeterminedresolutionsastothemannerinwhichIwouldspendmyholidaysintheUnitedStates.Havingjustcompletedaseasonoflongandlaboriousworkofvariouskinds,Iwasmorethanwillingtolookuponthisjourneyofmineasoneinpartdictatedbythedesiretorenewfamilytieswhichhadbeeninterrupted,thoughunbroken,foraspaceoftheordinarylifeofagenerationofmen.Ifound,however,itwouldnotbebestformetoleavethiscountrywithoutaddressinganaudienceofAmericans,thoughitcertainlydidnotenterintomyplanstohavethehonorofmakinganappearancebeforethecitizensofNashville.Thesignalkindnessandcourtesy,however,withwhichIhavebeenreceivedhere,wouldhaveprevaileduponme;
indeed,itwouldhavebeenunbecomingofmenottohavemetyourwishesinanywaythatwouldhavebeenpracticable;
and,therefore,seeingthatitisyourstrongdesirethatIshouldaddressyou,Ihaveundertakentodosothisevening.
IthinkImadethatengagementwiththeprovisothatIhadnosetspeechoraddresstomake,andthatallIwouldundertaketodowouldbetocommunicatetoyousuchobservationsandsuchreflectionsashadsuggestedthemselvestomeduringmyunfortunatelybriefresidencehere.IfindmyselfinwhatIbelieveistheprincipalcity(Ispeakundercorrection)ofaStatetheareaofwhichisnotfarinferiortothatofEngland,andwhichpossesseswithinitselfavarietyofsurfaceswhichisonlyparalleledbythatwhichwefindinEngland–adiversityofgeologicalformationsonlytobefoundinthesamesurfaceofmynativecountry–andblessedbyNaturewithsingularfertility,literal]yalandflowingwithmilkandhoney,producinguponthegreatestscalethosecerealswhich,withcattleandsheepandthelike,arethemainsupportofman;
alandwhich,inaddition,possessesanunequaledmineralwealth–fieldsofcoalwhich,asIunderstand,equal
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