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肯尼迪就职演说背景
肯尼迪就职演说背景
【篇一:
肯尼迪就职演讲背景分析thebackgroundmeaninginjohnf.kennedyinauguraladdress】
thebackgroundmeaninginjohnf.kennedy?
sinauguraladdress摘要:
肯尼迪是美国历史上最年轻的总统,他的当选代表了二战后的年轻主张.肯
尼迪的就职演讲被认为是美国总统就职演讲中最为精彩的篇章之一,其语言简明、结构巧妙,内容也反映了当时的政治,文化,社会背景,值得我们探究学习。
关键词:
就职演讲;权利;核力量.
abstract:
kennedywastheyoungestpersonelectedu.s.president.hispresidency
cametorepresenttheamericayouthfulidealismintheaftermathofworldwarii.andkennedy?
saddresswasconsideredasoneofthemostwonderfulinamericanhistory,thewordsinitisshort,well-organized,inflectedthepolitical,culture,socialbackground,andhissentenceswereworthingstudy.
keywords:
inauguraladdress;rights;nuclearpower.
presidentkennedywasanexcellentspeakerandwriter;kennedysspeechobjectisglobal,doesnotonlyaimedattheamericancitizen,moreoverinviewofinternationaljudgment.heappliedvarioushistorics.suchas,alleles,repetition,alliteration,antithesis,metaphor,synecdoche.andheusedthefirstperson,letpeopleinthesamestandpoint,feelcomfortable,somakeiteasytowintheirsupport.hearousedamericanssenseofprideandresponsibility,enabledthespeechhavingstrongsedition.inhisaddress,wecanlearnthepolitical,social,culturalsituationsatthatmoment;appreciatetheartofhislanguage.
1.kennedy?
svictoryisallthepeople?
svictory.
“weobservetodaynotavictoryofparty,butacelebrationof
freedom--symbolizinganend,aswellasa
beginning--signifyingrenewal,aswellas
change…”(张汉熙,1995,51-56)
kennedyemphasizedthathebecomethe
presidentofamericaisnotonlyavictoryofapartybutalsoembodythecelebrationoffreedom.itsymbolizinganewstart,whichfulfillhope,freedom.equalrights.itisalsothevictoryofalltheamericanpeopleandthehumanrightscareer.
2.thenewgenerationsadvocatefreedom,equalrightsandpeace.
“…wedarenotforgettodaythatwearetheheirsofthatfirstrevolution.letthewordgoforthfromthistimeandplace,tofriendandfoealike,thatthetorchhasbeenpassedtoanewgenerationofamericans--borninthiscentury,temperedbywar,disciplinedbyahardandbitterpeace,proudofourancientheritage--andunwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthosehumanrightstowhichthisnationhasalwaysbeencommitted,andtowhichwearecommittedtodayathomeandaroundtheworld…”(张汉熙,1995,51-56)
someamericansproudlycalledthe1950stheplaciddecade.theunitedstateshadmadehugeprofitsinthesecondworldwar...asaresult,thepost-waryearssawadegreeofprosperityofcapitalisteconomy.therelationbetweencapitalandlaborbecamelessintense.(狄红秋,2008;209-211)therewasarelativepeace.astothenewgeneration,fewoftheyhavebeeninfluencedbytheolddoctrineofpre-worldwar,theywitnessthetragedyofwarandthepowerofthenucleus.americansarefree—freetoexpresstocreate,andideally,tosolveproblems,andexpecttomaketheworldabetterplace.theyrosewitharespect,recognitionforandexpectationofcontinuedfreedom;theyhaveimmensefreedomandtheirancientpeoplefoughttohavefreedom.
3.diplomacypolicyandnuclearpoweratkennedy?
stimes.
vs
“…
finally,tothosenationswhowouldmakethemselvesouradversary,weoffernotapledgebutarequest:
thatbothsidesbeginanewthequestforpeace,beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself-destruction...butneithercantwogreatandpowerfulgroupsofnationstakecomfortfromourpresentcourse--bothsidesoverburdenedbythecostofmodernweapons,bothrightlyalarmedbythesteadyspreadofthedeadlyatom,yetbothracingtoalterthatuncertainbalanceofterrorthatstaysthehandofmankindsfinalwar.”(张汉熙,1995,51-56)atthattime,thecontradictionbetweensocialismcountriesandcapitalisticstatesisstillsharp.eversincetheadventofatomicbombsattheendofthesecondworldwar,thenuclearweaponhasplayedaveryimportantpartinunitedstatesworldstrategy.initsrivalrywiththeformersovietunion,theunitedstateshaduseditsnucleararsenaleitherasatrumpcardorasa
bargainingchipaccordingtotheever-changingbalanceofpower.
4.thecubanuclearcrisis.
soonafterhisinauguration,
russianstriedtoinstallnuclear
missilesincuba.whenthiswas
discoveredinoctober1962.kennedy
imposedquarantineonaloffensive
weaponsboundforcuba.whilethe
worldtrembledonthebrinkof
nuclearwar,therussiansbacked
downandagreedtotakehemissiles
away…themonthsafterthecubacrisisshowedsignificantprogresstowardkennedy?
sgoalof“aworldoflawandfreechoice,banishingtheworldofwarandcoercion”.hisadministrationthussawthebeginningofnewhopeforboththeequalrightsofamericansandthepeaceoftheworld.
5.”…becomethehostofourown…”americasaytotheamericas.
“…tothosenewstateswhomwewelcometotheranksofthefree,wepledgeourwordthatoneformofcolonialcontrolshallnothavepassedawaymerelytobereplacedbyafarmoreirontyranny.weshallnotalwaysexpecttofindthemsupportingourview.butweshallalwayshopetofindthemstronglysupportingtheirownfreedom--andtorememberthat,inthepast,thosewhofoolishlysoughtpowerbyridingthebackofthetigerendedupinside…”“…letallourneighborsknowthatweshalljoinwiththemtoopposeaggressionorsubversionanywhereintheamericas.andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemisphereintendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse….”(张汉熙,1995,51-56)
inthisaddress,kennedyusedmanymetaphorstoconveyimplicatedmeanings.inthefirstsentence,hetalkedaboutsomecountrieswereusedtoseektheaidsfromsocialistcountry,butlosttheirfreedomatlast.hethoughtthisisveryfoolish,implyingandtreatingtheothercountriesdon?
tbeclosetosocialismanymore.next,hespokeinasincerelytone,callingonalltheamericanpeopletoprotecttheirfreedom,theirhumanrights…ofcourse,undertheireldestbrother--america?
sleader.hecompared“…hispeacefulrevolutionofhope...”and“americas”to“…thepreyhostilepowers”and“ahouse”(李志坤,2007:
3),andamericawillneverallowit,americasshouldbecomethehostoftheirown.onceagain,theunitedstatescalledonothercountriestoundertheflagofcapitalistictofightagainstsocialismcountries(theformersovietunion).
6.massiveholybiblelanguageswereusedintheaddress.
althoughkennedy?
saddress
wasgiventothewholeworld,asto
thepeopleofenglishcountrieswho
mostlyischristianandbelieveinthe
god,hequotedmanysentencesinthe
bible.perhapshethoughtthatsuch
languagestylewouldarousethe
senseofagreementamongenglish
countries,orontheotherhand,
maybethisisbecausekennedy
believesincatholicism.andpeople
alwayssuspectwhetherhecanfulfill
hisresponsibilityimpartiallyornot,
becauseheisacatholic.inorderto
replythis,inseptemberof1960,kennedysaidhewasnotcatholiccandidateforpresident;hewasthedemocraticpartyscandidateforpresidentwhohappensalsotobeacatholic.andhewasnotspeakingforhischurchonpublicmatters—andthechurchdoesnotspeakforhim.andkennedyalsostressedtherearemanyotherthingswhichismuchmoreimportantthanreligion.war,hunger,ignoranceanddespairhavenoreligionlimit,andweshouldusereligiontolerancetoservethenationalwell-being.hisspeechrestrainedthenoisysoundsurroundinghisreligionissues.
biography:
[1]狄红秋.celebrationhall:
presidentsoftheu.s.a.[m].天津:
天津大学出版社,
2008,209-211.
[2]李志坤etal.《肯尼迪就职演说词的语用含义探究》[j/ol].cjfd收录刊,科
技信息(学术研究)2007年09期,3.
[3]张汉熙etal.《高级英语》[m].北京:
外语教学与研究出版社,1995,51-56.
【篇二:
肯尼迪就职演讲修辞分析】
[takingtheoathofoffice]
1.vicepresidentjohnson,mr.speaker,mr.chiefjustice,presidenteisenhower,
vicepresidentnixon,presidenttruman,reverendclergy,fellowcitizens:
2.ourforebearsprescribednearlyacenturyandthree-quartersago.
?
修辞分析:
运用了antithesis的修辞手法,前后结构一致,语义相反,容易吸引观众的注
意,达到演讲词开篇引人入胜的目的。
这里“avictoryofparty”和“acelebrationoffreedom,”“anend”和“abeginning”等等分别构成对照,强调这不是一个政党的胜利,而是自由的胜利,是结束也是开端,是更新也是变革。
3.theworldisverydifferentnow.formanholdsinhismortalhandsthepowerto
abolish?
samerevolutionarybeliefsforwhichourforebearsfoughtarestillatissuearoundtheglobe--thebeliefthattherightsofmancome?
?
修辞分析:
该段子划线部分都运用了repetition的修辞手法。
这里重复的使用主要是为了
分清层次,加强演讲词的节奏感和音律美,使读起来朗朗上口。
4.wedarenotforgettodaythatwearetheheirsofthatfirstrevolution.letthe
wordgoforthfromthistimeandplace,tofriendandfoealike,--?
?
?
修辞分析:
该段落划线部分运用了parallelism的修辞手法。
总共包括三组排比句,如段中
所示,第一组是过去分词引起的短语,第二组是形容词引起的短语,第三组是定语从句。
排比句结构平衡,音韵和谐,语义紧凑,高潮迭起,极富感召力与鼓动性。
排比的大量使用既能起到突出演讲主题的作用,又能令句子流畅,读起来朗朗上口,极富音乐般的节奏和感染力。
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5.
?
修辞分析:
这句话运用了repetition和alliteration双重的修辞手法。
首先是头韵法,如段
中阴影部分,“payprice“”bearburden“”survivalsuccess“”friendfoe”等这些头韵法的合理使用不仅使演说朗朗上口,富于乐感,从而抓住听众的注意力,而且通过在词首重复使用相同的辅音,使得音韵悠扬,节奏明快,增强了表现力,给人以深刻的印象,为演说增添了光彩。
其二段中“any”的重复使用使演讲者观点紧凑,重点突出,有能很有效的调动听众的情感,从而达到演讲的目的。
6.thismuchwepledge--andmore.
7.tothoseoldallieswhoseculturalandspiritualoriginsweshare,wepledge
theloyaltyoffaithfulfriends.apowerfulchallengeatoddsandsplitasunder.
?
修辞分析:
段中划线部分运用了antithesis的修辞手法。
这里主要是“united”和“divided”的
对照,一方面使得两句话对称整齐,音律和谐,读起来脍炙人口。
另一方面强调了语义的对立,突出了“如果团结一致,我们就能在许多合作事业中无往而不胜,如果分歧对立,我们便会一事无成”这个主要观点。
8.tothosenewstateswhomwewelcometotheranksofthefree,?
?
修辞分析:
该段划线部分?
运用了repetition的修辞手法,“shall”的重复使用使句式结构紧
凑,重点突出,同时调动听众的情感,引起共鸣,很好得表达了美国政府的决心和信念。
?
?
运用了metaphor的修辞手法。
用比喻来阐述道理,使听众于生动的形象中得到启发,受-2-
到感染,折服于演说家。
这一句既表明演说家的态度,同时也是对本段上文的形象化总结,这远比讲美国今后不会对加入自由
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