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1、世界著名演讲Howdidwecompilethislist?Greatoratoryhasthreecomponents:style,substance,andimpact.Style:Agreatspeechmustbemasterfullyconstructed.Thebestoratorsaremastersofboththewrittenandspokenword,andusewordstocreatetextsthatarebeautifultobothhearandread.Substance:Aspeechmaybefloweryandcharismatically
2、presented,andyetlackanytruesubstanceatall.Greatoratorymustcenteronaworthytheme;itmustappealtoandinspiretheaudience’sfinestvaluesandideals.Impact:Greatoratoryalwaysseekstopersuadetheaudienceofsomefactoridea.Theverybestspeecheschangeheartsandmindsandseemasrevelatoryseveraldecadesorcenturiesremo
3、vedaswhentheywerefirstgiven.Thesespeechesliftedheartsindarktimes,gavehopeindespair,refinedthecharactersofmen,inspiredbravefeats,gavecouragetotheweary,honoredthedead,andchangedthecourseofhistory.WinstonChurchill,“WeShallFightontheBeaches”June4,1940;HouseofCommons,LondonWinstonChurchill,oneofth
4、egreatestoratorsofthe20thcentury,wasinterestinglyenough,likeDemosthenesandothergreatoratorsbeforehim,bornwithaspeechimpedimentwhichheworkedonuntilitnolongerhinderedhim.OnewouldneverguessthisfromhearingChurchill’sstrongandreassuringvoice,avoicethatwouldbuoyupBritainduringsomeofherdarkesthours.
5、DuringtheBattleofFrance,AlliedForcesbecamecutofffromtroopssouthoftheGermanpenetrationandperilouslytrappedattheDunkirkbridgehead.OnMay26,awholesaleevacuationofthesetroops,dubbed“OperationDynamo,”began.Theevacuationwasanamazingeffort-theRAFkepttheLuftwaffeatbaywhilethousandsofships,frommilitary
6、destroyerstosmallfishingboats,wereusedtoferry338,000FrenchandBritishtroopstosafety,farmorethananyonehadthoughtpossible.OnJune4,ChurchillspokebeforetheHouseofCommons,givingareportwhichcelebratedthe“miraculousdeliverance”atDunkirk,whilealsoseekingtotemperatoorosyofviewofwhatwasonthewholea“colos
7、salmilitarydisaster.”WorthyExcerptIhave,myself,fullconfidencethatifalldotheirduty,ifnothingisneglected,andifthebestarrangementsaremade,astheyarebeingmade,weshallproveourselvesonceagainabletodefendourIslandhome,torideoutthestormofwar,andtooutl
