布什演讲

9·11恐怖袭击周年纪念日,当地时间9月11日晚上21:01（北京时间12日早上

9:01，以静静肃立的自由女神像为背景，美国总统布什在纽约爱丽思岛向全国发

表讲话发誓：美国不会被袭击摧垮。

President:earhaspasdsinceenemiesattackedour

'veentheimagessomanytimestheyarearedonoursouls,

andrememberingthehorror,relivingtheanguish,re-imaginingtheterror,is

hard—andpainful.

Forthowholostlovedones,it'sbeenayearofsorrow,ofemptyplaces,of

membersofourmilitary,it'sbeenayearofsacrifice,andrvicefarfromhome.

ForallAmericans,ithasbeenayearofadjustment—ofcomingtotermswith

thedifficultknowledgethatournationhasdeterminedenemies,andthatwe

arenotinvulnerabletotheirattacks.

Yetintheeventsthathavechallengedus,we'vealsoenthecharacterthat

'veenthegreatnessofAmericainairlinepasngerswho

defiedtheirhijackersandranaplaneintothegroundtosparethelivesof

'veenthegreatnessofAmericainrescuerswhorushedupflights

ontinuetoethegreatnessofAmericainthe

careandcompassionourcitizensshowtoeachother.

Septemberthe11th,2001,willalwaysbeafixedpointinthelifeofAmerica.

uswasreminded

thatwearehereonlyforatime,andthecounteddaysshouldbefilledwith

thingsthatlastandmatter:loveforourfamilies,loveforourneighbors,andfor

ourcountry;lvedayearagoto

hemremembrance,andweowethem

hem,andtheirchildren,andourown,themostenduring

monumentwecanbuild:aworldoflibertyandcuritymadepossiblebythe

wayAmericaleads,andbythewayAmericansleadourlives.

Theattackonournationwasalsoattackontheidealsthatmakeusanation.

Ourdeepestnationalconvictionisthateverylifeisprecious,becaueverylife

isthegiftofacreatorwhointendedustoliveinlibertyandequality.

Morethananythingel,e

everylife;ourenemiesvaluenone—noteventheinnocent;noteventheir

eekthefreedomandopportunitythatgivemeaningandvalueto

life.

Thereisalineinourtime,andineverytime,betweenthowhobelievethat

allmenarecreatedequal,andthowhobelievethatsomemen,andwomen,

andchildren,salineinourtime,

andineverytime,betweenthedefendersofhumanlibertyandthowhoek

erationhasnowheard

history'scall,andwewillanswerit.

Americahanteredagreatstrugglethattestsourstrength,andevenmore

ionispatientandsteadfast坚定的;不动摇的;固定不动的.

Wecontinuetopursuetheterroristsincities,andcamps,andcavesacrossthe

oinedbyagreatcoalitionofnationstoridtheworldofterror.

Andwewillnotallowanyterroristortyranttothreatencivilizationwithweapons

inthefuture,Americanswillliveasfreepeople,not

infear,andneveratthemercyofanyforeignplotorpower.

Thisnationhasdefeatedtyrantsandliberateddeathcamps,raidthislamp

nointentionofignoringorappeasing

history'e

discovering,asothersbeforethem,theresolveofagreatcountryandagreat

uinsoftwotowers,underaflagunfurled展开,张开,铺开at

thePentagonatthefuneralsofthelost,wehavemadeasacredpromi,to

ourlvesandtotheworld:Wewillnotrelentuntiljusticeisdoneandour

renemieshavebegun,wewillfinish.

Ibelievethereisareasonthathistoryhasmatchedthisnationwiththistime.

ectthefaithofIslam,evenas

t,nottoimpoourwill,

buttodefendourlvesandextendtheblessingsoffreedom.

oknowthatGodhasplacedus

togetherinthismoment,togrievetogether,tostandtogether,torveeach

dutywehavebeengiven—defendingAmerica

andourfreedom—isalsoaprivilegeweshare.

We'prayertonightisthatGodwilleus

through,andkeepusworthy.

toneispasd,andamissiongoes

cauivenlargerthanour

thecauofhumandignity:freedomguidedbyconscience,

light

darknesswillnotovercomeit.

MayGodblessAmerica.