《英语演讲赏析》编著者董晓波。

《英语演讲赏析》全书共分为十五个单元，精选了英美国家众多名人的演讲。为了便于教学，有些演讲略有删减。这些演讲涉及面广，既有政治家、军事家的演讲佳作，也有文学家、艺术家、科学家及社会活动家的演讲杰作。每篇均具有代表性和时代性，堪称英美国家演讲中最精彩、最丰富、最经典的演说，而且都曾产生过巨大的历史影响。

《英语演讲赏析》编著者董晓波。

《英语演讲赏析》精选了英美国家众多名人的演讲，涉及面广，既有政治家、军事家的演讲佳作，也有文学家、艺术家、科学家及社会活动家的演讲杰作。每篇均具有代表性和时代性，堪称英美国家演讲中最精彩、最丰富、最经典的演说，而且都曾产生过巨大的历史影响。阅读这些精彩的演说，对于广大的读者了解历史、增长见识、陶冶情操、训练思维、积累词汇、提高IZI语表达能力和演讲的才能，都有很大的帮助。

本书不仅适合中、高级英语水平的学生课外阅读，也可以作为高等院校翻译专业及大学英语辅修课程的教材。

Unit 1 Inaugural Address

John F. Kennedy' s Inaugural Address on January 20,1961

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Franklin Roosevelt' s First Inaugural Address on March 4,1933

Unit 2 Farewell Address

Dwight D. Eisenhower' s Farewell Address on January 17,1961

Exercises

Supplementary Reading George Walker Bush' s Farewell Address on January 15,2009

Unit 3 Campaign Address

A Contest between Two Philosophies of Government

Exercises

Supplementary Reading George Herbert Walker Bush Acceptance Speech Republican National Convention on August 18,1988

Unit 4 Victory Speech

Barack Obama's Victory Speech in 2008 President Election

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Millions Will Rejoice

Unit 5 War and Peace

Shall We Choose Death?

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Blood ,Sweat and Tears

Unit 6 Duty and Responsibility

Duty Honor and Country

Exercises

Supplementary Reading The Gettysburg Address

Unit 7 Financial Crisis

A Rescue Plan for the Middle-Class

Exercises

Supplementary Reading The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps ...

Unit 8 On Democracy and Liberty

On Liberty

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Gordon Brown's Speech on Liberty and Planned Constitutional changes on October 25,2007

Unit 9 Court Speech

Address to the Jury

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Fred' s Case -- Sexual Assault -- Jury Address

Unit 10 Disaster and Tragedy

Ronald Wilson Reagan :The Space Shuttle"Challenger" Tragedy Address Delivered on January 28,1986

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard' s Address to the Nation on Tsunami on January 9,2005

Unit 11 Speech in the Opening Ceremony

Hillary Clinton's Address in the Second Round of the U. S-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue on May 5,2010

Exercises

Supplementary Reading The Address of His Highness,Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa AI -Thani,at the Doha WTO Meeting on November 9,2001

Unit 12 Commencement Address

Steve Jobs' Commencement Address on June 12,2005

Exercises

Supplementary Reading J.K. Rowling' s Harvard University Commencement Address in June 2008

Unit 13 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

Nelson Mandela's Acceptance Speech on December 10,1993

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Martin Luther King' s Acceptance Speech on December 10,1964

Unit 14 University Lectures

George W. Bush' s Lecture in Tsinghua University in 2002

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Hillary Clinton's Lecture in New York University on May 13,2009

Unit 15 National Convention Address

Mary Fisher' s Address at the Republican National Convention on August 19,1992

Exercises

Supplementary Reading Barack Obama' s Address at Democratic National Convention on July 27,2004

Key to the Exercises

Appendix:Chinese Translation of Some Speeches

References