名人英语讲话(精选多篇)

名人英语讲话(精选多篇)

名人英语演讲(精选多篇)

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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名人英语讲话(精选多篇)

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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