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1、世界著名演讲词---美国前总统里根在挑战者号失事当天的纪念讲话LadiesandGentlemen,I'dplannedtospeaktoyoutonighttoreportonthestateoftheUnion,buttheeventsofearliertodayhaveledmetochangethoseplans.Todayisadayformourningandremembering.NancyandIarepainedtothecorebythetragedyoftheshuttleChallenger.W
2、eknowwesharethispainwithallofthepeopleofourcountry.Thisistrulyanationalloss.Nineteenyearsago,almosttotheday,welostthreeastronautsinaterribleaccidentontheground.Butwe'veneverlostanastronautinflight.We'veneverhadatragedylikethis.Andperhapswe'veforgottenthecouragei
3、ttookforthecrewoftheshuttle.Butthey,theChallengerSeven,wereawareofthedangers,butovercamethemanddidtheirjobsbrilliantly.Wemournsevenheroes:MichaelSmith,DickScobee,JudithResnik,RonaldMcNair,EllisonOnizuka,GregoryJarvis,andChristaMcAuliffe.Wemourntheirlossasanation
4、together.Forthefamiliesoftheseven,wecannotbear,asyoudo,thefullimpactofthistragedy.Butwefeeltheloss,andwe'rethinkingaboutyousoverymuch.Yourdonesweredaringandbrave,andtheyhadthatspecialgrace,thatspecialspiritthatsays,"Givemeachallenge,andI'llmeetitwithjoy."Theyhad
5、ahungertoexploretheuniverseanddiscoveritstruths.Theywishedtoserve,andtheydid.Theyservedallofus.We'vegrownusedtowondersinthiscentury.It'shardtodazzleus.Butfortwenty-fiveyearstheUnitedStatesspaceprogramhasbeendoingjustthat.We'vegrownusedtotheideaofspace,and,perhap
6、sweforgetthatwe'veonlyjustbegun.We'restillpioneers.They,themembersoftheChallengercrew,werepioneers.AndIwanttosaysomethingtotheschoolchildrenofAmericawhowerewatchingthelivecoverageoftheshuttle'stake-off.Iknowit'shardtounderstand,butsometimespainfulthingslikethish
7、appen.It'sallpartoftheprocessofexplorationanddiscovery.It'sallpartoftakingachanceandexpandingman'shorizons.Thefuturedoesn'tbelongtothefainthearted;itbelongstothebrave.TheChallengercrewwaspullingusintothefuture,andwe'llcontinuetofollowthem.I'vealwayshadgreatfaith
8、inandrespectforourspaceprogram.Andwhathappenedtodaydoesnothingtodiminishit.Wedon'thideourspaceprogram.Wedon'tkeepsecretsandcoverthingsup.Wedoitallupfrontandinpublic.T
