高中英语50篇经典英文演讲素材21RonaldReagan：ATimeforChoosingakaTheSpeech

RonaldReagan:"ATimeforChoosing"(aka"TheSpeech") ProgramAnnouncer:Ladiesandgentlemen,wetakeprideinpresentinga thoughtfuladdressbyRonaldReagan.Mr.Reagan: Reagan:Thankyou.Thankyouverymuch.Thankyouandgoodevening.Thesponsor hasbeenidentified,butunlikemosttelevisionprograms,theperformerhasn't beenprovidedwithascript.Asamatteroffact,Ihavebeenpermittedto choosemyownwordsanddiscussmyownideasregardingthechoicethatweface inthenextfewweeks. IhavespentmostofmylifeasaDemocrat.Irecentlyhaveseenfittofollow anothercourse.Ibelievethattheissuesconfrontinguscrosspartylines. Now,onesideinthiscampaignhasbeentellingusthattheissuesofthis electionarethemaintenanceofpeaceandprosperity.Thelinehasbeenused, "We'veneverhaditsogood." ButIhaveanuncomfortablefeelingthatthisprosperityisn'tsomethingon whichwecanbaseourhopesforthefuture.Nonationinhistoryhasever survivedataxburdenthatreachedathirdofitsnationalincome.Today,37 centsoutofeverydollarearnedinthiscountryisthetaxcollector'sshare, andyetourgovernmentcontinuestospend17milliondollarsadaymorethan thegovernmenttakesin.Wehaven'tbalancedourbudget28outofthelast34 years.We'veraisedourdebtlimitthreetimesinthelasttwelvemonths,and nowournationaldebtisoneandahalftimesbiggerthanallthecombined debtsofallthenationsoftheworld.Wehave15billiondollarsingoldin ourtreasury;wedon'townanounce.Foreigndollarclaimsare27.3billion dollars.Andwe'vejusthadannouncedthatthedollarof1939willnowpurchase 45centsinitstotalvalue. Asforthepeacethatwewouldpreserve,Iwonderwhoamonguswouldliketo approachthewifeormotherwhosehusbandorsonhasdiedinSouthVietnamand askthemiftheythinkthisisapeacethatshouldbemaintainedindefinitely. Dotheymeanpeace,ordotheymeanwejustwanttobeleftinpeace?Therecan benorealpeacewhileoneAmericanisdyingsomeplaceintheworldforthe restofus.We'reatwarwiththemostdangerousenemythathaseverfaced mankindinhislongclimbfromtheswamptothestars,andit'sbeensaidifwe losethatwar,andinsodoinglosethiswayoffreedomofours,historywill recordwiththegreatestastonishmentthatthosewhohadthemosttolosedid theleasttopreventitshappening.WellIthinkit'stimeweaskourselvesif westillknowthefreedomsthatwereintendedforusbytheFoundingFathers. Nottoolongago,twofriendsofmineweretalkingtoaCubanrefugee,a businessmanwhohadescapedfromCastro,andinthemidstofhisstoryoneof