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1、布什在自由女神像前发誓“美国不会被袭击摧垮”President:Goodevening.Alongyearhaspassedsinceenemiesattackedourcountry.We'veseentheimagessomanytimestheyaresearedonoursouls,andrememberingthehorror,relivingtheanguish,re-imaginingtheterror,ishard—andpainful.Forthosewholostlovedones,it'sbeenayearofsorrow,ofemp
2、typlaces,ofnewbornchildrenwhowillneverknowtheirfathershereonearth.Formembersofourmilitary,it'sbeenayearofsacrifice,andservicefarfromhome.ForallAmericans,ithasbeenayearofadjustment—ofcomingtotermswiththedifficultknowledgethatournationhasdeterminedenemies,andthatwearenotinvulnerable
3、totheirattacks.Yetintheeventsthathavechallengedus,we'vealsoseenthecharacterthatwilldeliverus.We'veseenthegreatnessofAmericainairlinepassengerswhodefiedtheirhijackersandranaplaneintothegroundtosparethelivesofothers.We'veseenthegreatnessofAmericainrescuerswhorushedupflightsofstairst
4、owardperil.AndwecontinuetoseethegreatnessofAmericainthecareandcompassionourcitizensshowtoeachother.Septemberthe11th,2001,willalwaysbeafixedpointinthelifeofAmerica.Thelossofsomanylivesleftustoexamineourown.Eachofuswasremindedthatwearehereonlyforatime,andthesecounteddaysshouldbefill
5、edwiththingsthatlastandmatter:loveforourfamilies,loveforourneighbors,andforourcountry;gratitudeforlifeandtothegiveroflife.Weresolvedayearagotohonoreverylastpersonlost.Weowethemremembrance,andweowethemmore.Weowethem,andtheirchildren,andourown,themostenduringmonumentwecanbuild:aworl
6、doflibertyandsecuritymadepossiblebythewayAmericaleads,andbythewayAmericansleadourlives.Theattackonournationwasalsoattackontheidealsthatmakeusanation.Ourdeepestnationalconvictionisthateverylifeisprecious,becauseeverylifeisthegiftofacreatorwhointendedustoliveinlibertyandequality.Mor
7、ethananythingelse,thisseparatesusfromtheenemywefight.Wevalueeverylife;ourenemiesvaluenone—noteventheinnocent;noteventheirown.Andweseekthefreedomandopportunitythatgivemeaningandvaluetolife.Thereisalineinourtime,andineverytime,betweenthosewhobelievethatallmenarecreatedequal,andthose
8、whobelievethatsomemen,andwomen,an