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1、ChiefSeattle'sThoughts Howcanyoubuyorsellthesky,thewarmthoftheland?Theideaisstrangetous. Ifwedonotownthefreshnessoftheairandthesparkleofthewater,howcanyoubuythem? Everypartofthisearthissacredtomypeople.Everyshiningpineneedle,everysandyshore,everymistinthedarkwoods,everyclearingand
2、humminginsectisholyinthememoryandexperienceofmypeople.Thesapwhichcoursesthroughthetreescarriesthememoriesoftheredman. Thewhiteman'sdeadforgetthecountryoftheirbirthwhentheygotowalkamongthestars.Ourdeadneverforgetthisbeautifulearth,foritisthemotheroftheredman.Wearepartoftheearthanditi
3、spartofus.Theperfumedflowersareoursisters;thedeer,thehorse,thegreateagle,theseareourbrothers.Therockycrests,thejuicesinthemeadows,thebodyheatofthepony,andman---allbelongtothesamefamily. So,whentheGreatChiefinWashingtonsendswordthathewishestobuyourland,heasksmuchofus.TheGreatChiefsen
4、dswordhewillreserveusaplacesothatwecanlivecomfortablytoourselves.Hewillbeourfatherandwewillbehischildren. So,wewillconsideryouroffertobuyourland.Butitwillnotbeeasy.Forthislandissacredtous.Thisshiningwaterthatmovesinthestreamsandriversisnotjustwaterbutthebloodofourancestors.Ifweselly
5、outheland,youmustrememberthatitissacred,andyoumustteachyourchildrenthatitissacredandthateachghostlyreflectionintheclearwaterofthelakestellsofeventsandmemoriesinthelifeofmypeople.Thewater'smurmuristhevoiceofmyfather'sfather. Theriversareourbrothers,theyquenchourthirst.Theriverscarryo
6、urcanoes,andfeedourchildren.Ifwesellyouourland,youmustremember,andteachyourchildren,thattheriversareourbrothersandyours,andyoumusthenceforthgivetheriversthekindnessyouwouldgiveanybrother. Weknowthatthewhitemandoesnotunderstandourways.Oneportionoflandisthesametohimasthenext,forheisas
7、trangerwhocomesinthenightandtakesfromthelandwhateverheneeds.Theearthisnothisbrother,buthisenemy,andwhenhehasconqueredit,hemoveson.Heleaveshisfather'sgravebehind,andhedoesnotcare.Hekidnapstheearthfromhischildren,andhedoesnotcare.Hisfather'sgrave,andhischildren'sbirthrightareforgotten.
8、Hetreatshism
