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1、新SAT阅读---《林肯第二次就职演说》SecondInauguralAddress Fellow-Countrymen:同胞们： Atthissecondappearingtotaketheoathofthepresidentialofficethereislessoccasionforanextendedaddressthantherewasatthefirst.Thenastatementsomewhatindetailofacoursetobepursuedseemedfittingandproper.Now,attheexpirationoffouryears,du
2、ringwhichpublicdeclarationshavebeenconstantlycalledforthoneverypointandphaseofhisgreatcontestwhichstillabsorbstheattentionandengrossestheenergiesofthenation,littlethatisnewcouldbepresented.Theprogressofourarms,uponwhichallelsechieflydepends,isaswellknowntothepublicanstomyself,anditis,Itrust,
3、reasonablysatisfactoryandencouragingtoall.Withhighhopeforthefuture,nopredictioninregardtoitisventured.在第二次宣誓就职总统的时候，我不必像第一次那样作长篇的演讲了。第一次就职典礼上，较为详尽地叙述我们要采取的方针和道路，看来是合适与恰当的。现在，在我的四年任期结束之时，有关这场至今仍为举国瞩目与致力的大斗争的每个方面，时时有公开的宣告，因此没有新的内容向各位奉告了。我们的一切都依靠武装力量，这方面的进展，大家知道得和我一样清楚。我相信，大家对此颇感满意和鼓舞。我们对未来抱有很大
4、希望，在军事方面就无庸多作预测。 Ontheoccasioncorrespondingtothisfouryearsagoallthoughtswereanxiouslydirectedtoanimpendingcivilwar.Alldreadedit;allsoughttoavertit.Whiletheinauguraladdresswasbeingdeliveredfromthisplace,devotedaltogethertosavingtheUniondeliveredfromthisurgentagentswereinthecityseekingtodestr
5、oyitwithoutwar-seekingtodissolvetheUnionanddivideeffectsbynegotiation.Bothpartiesdeprecatedwar,butoneofthemwouldmakewarratherthanletthenationsurvive,andtheotherwouldacceptwarratherthanletitperish,andthewarcame.四年前我初次就职之际，全国思虑都集中在即将爆发的内战之上。大家对内战都怀有恐惧，都设法避免这场内战的发生。当时我在这个讲坛上发表的就职演说，全部内容就是为了不战而拯
6、救联邦。当时城里的叛逆分子却企图不用战争而摧毁联邦，企图通过谈判来瓦解联邦，瓜分国家所有。双方都反对战争，但其中一方却宁愿战争也不愿联邦毁灭，于是内战爆发。One-eighthofthewholepopulationwerecoloredslaves,notdistributedgenerallyovertheUnion,butlocalizedinthesouthernpartofit.Theirslavesconstitutedapeculiarandpowerfulinterest.Allknewthatthisinterestwassomehowthecauseofth
7、ewar.Tostrengthen,perpetuate,andextendthisinterestwastheobjectforwhichtheinsurgentswouldrendtheUnionevenbywar,whiletheGovernmentclaimednorighttodomorethantorestricttheterritorialenlargementofit.Neitherpartyexpectedforthewarthemagnitudeortheduration
