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1、南非总统祖马就曼德拉去世英语演讲稿 MyFellowSouthAfricans, OurbelovedNelsonRolihlahlaMandela,thefoundingPresidentofourdemocraticnationhasdeparted. Hepassedonpeacefullyinthecompanyofhisfamilyaround20h50onthe5thofDecember2013. Heisnowresting.Heisnowatpeace. Ournationhaslostitsgreatestson.Ourpeoplehavelostafather.
2、 Althoughweknewthatthisdaywouldcome,nothingcandiminish(减少)oursenseofaprofoundandenduringloss. Histirelessstruggleforfreedomearnedhimtherespectoftheworld. Hishumility,hiscompassion,andhishumanityearnedhimtheirlove.OurthoughtsandprayersarewiththeMandelafamily.Tothemweoweadebtofgratitude. Theyhavesa
3、crificedmuchandenduredmuchsothatourpeoplecouldbefree. OurthoughtsarewithhiswifeMrsGracaMachel,hisformerwifeMsWinnieMadikizela-Mandela,withhischildren,hisgrand-children,hisgreatgrand-childrenandtheentirefamily. Ourthoughtsarewithhisfriends,comradesandcolleagueswhofoughtalongsideMadibaoverthecourseo
4、falifetimeofstruggle. OurthoughtsarewiththeSouthAfricanpeoplewhotodaymournthelossoftheonepersonwho,morethananyother,cametoembodytheirsenseofacommonnationhood. OurthoughtsarewiththemillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldwhoembracedMadibaastheirown,andwhosawhiscauseastheircause. Thisisthemomentofourdeepests
5、orrow. Ournationhaslostitsgreatestson. Yet,whatmadeNelsonMandelagreatwaspreciselywhatmadehimhuman.Wesawinhimwhatweseekinourselves. Andinhimwesawsomuchofourselves. 希望似乎是无限的,此时的我就像是经过长长的跋涉到达了终点。但事实上,这只是在更长更长的旅途中迈出的第一步,它将以我当时没有想象到的方式继续考验我。 FellowSouthAfricans, NelsonMandelabroughtustogether,andit
6、istogetherthatwewillbidhimfarewell. OurbelovedMadibawillbeaccordedaStateFuneral. IhaveorderedthatallflagsoftheRepublicofSouthAfricabeloweredtohalf-mastfromtomorrow,6December,andtoremainathalf-mastuntilafterthefuneral. Aswegathertopayourlastrespects,letusconductourselveswiththedignityandrespecttha
7、tMadibapersonified. Letusbemindfulofhiswishesandthewishesofhisfamily. Aswegather,whereverweareinthecountryandwhereverweareintheworld,letusrecallthevaluesforwhichMadibafought. Letusreaffirmhisvision