名人英语讲话(精选多篇)
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harrys.truman:\
mr.president,mr.speaker,membersofthecongressoftheunitedstates:
thegravityofthesituationwhichconfrontstheworldtodaynecessitatesmyappearancebeforeajointsessionofthecongress.theforeignpolicyandthenationalsecurityofthiscountryareinvolved.oneaspectofthepresentsituation,whichipresenttoyouatthistimeforyourconsiderationanddecision,concernsgreeceandturkey.theunitedstateshasreceivedfromthegreekgovernmentanurgentappealforfinancialandeconomicassistance.preliminaryreportsfromtheamericaneconomicmissionnowingreeceandreportsfromtheamericanambassadoringreececorroboratethestatementofthegreekgovernmentthatassistanceisimperativeifgreeceistosurviveasafreenation.
idonotbelievethattheamericanpeopleandthecongresswishtoturnadeafeartotheappealofthegreekgovernment.greeceisnotarichcountry.lackofsufficientnaturalresourceshasalwaysforcedthegreekpeopletoworkhardtomakebothendsmeet.since1940,thisindustrious,peacelovingcountryhassufferedinvasion,fouryearsofcruelenemyoccupation,andbitterinternalstrife.
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名人英语讲话(精选多篇)
whenforcesofliberationenteredgreecetheyfoundthattheretreatinggermanshaddestroyedvirtuallyalltherailways,roads,portfacilities,communications,andmerchantmarine.morethanathousandvillageshadbeenburned.eighty-fivepercentofthechildrenweretubercular.livestock,poultry,anddraftanimalshadalmostdisappeared.inflationhadwipedoutpracticallyallsavings.asaresultofthesetragicconditions,amilitantminority,exploitinghumanwantandmisery,wasabletocreatepoliticalchaoswhich,untilnow,hasmadeeconomicrecoveryimpossible.
greeceistodaywithoutfundstofinancetheimportationofthosegoodswhichareessentialtobaresubsistence.underthesecircumstances,thepeopleofgreececannotmakeprogressinsolvingtheirproblemsofreconstruction.greeceisindesperateneedoffinancialandeconomicassistancetoenableittoresumepurchasesoffood,clothing,fuel,andseeds.theseareindispensableforthesubsistenceofitspeopleandareobtainableonlyfromabroad.greecemusthavehelptoimportthegoodsnecessarytorestoreinternalorderandsecurity,soessentialforeconomicandpoliticalrecovery.thegreekgovernmenthasalsoaskedfortheassistanceofexperiencedamericanadministrators,economists,andtechnicianstoinsurethatthefinancialandotheraidgiventogreeceshallbe
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usedeffectivelyincreatingastableandself-sustainingeconomyandinimprovingitspublicadministration.
theveryexistenceofthegreekstateistodaythreatenedbytheterroristactivitiesofseveralthousandarmedmen,ledbycommunists,whodefythegovernment'sauthorityatanumberofpoints,particularlyalongthenorthernboundaries.acommissionappointedbytheunitednationssecuritycouncilisatpresentinvestigatingdisturbedconditionsinnortherngreeceandallegedborderviolationsalongthefrontiersbetweengreeceontheonehandandalbania,bulgaria,andyugoslaviaontheother.
meanwhile,thegreekgovernmentisunabletocopewiththesituation.thegreekarmyissmallandpoorlyequipped.itneedssuppliesandequipmentifitistorestoreauthorityofthegovernmentthroughoutgreekterritory.greecemusthaveassistanceifitistobecomeaself-supportingandself-respectingdemocracy.theunitedstatesmustsupplythisassistance.wehavealreadyextendedtogreececertaintypesofreliefandeconomicaid.buttheseareinadequate.thereisnoothercountrytowhichdemocraticgreececanturn.noothernationiswillingandabletoprovidethenecessarysupportforademocraticgreekgovernment.
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