英语演讲：RemarksattheBrandenburgGate.docx

英语演讲:RemarksattheBrandenburgGate RonaldReagan:RemarksattheBrandenburgGate Thankyou。Thankyou,verymuch。 ChancellorKohl,GoverningMayorDiepgen,ladiesandgentlemen:Twentyfouryearsago,PresidentJohnF。KennedyvisitedBerlin,andspeakingtothepeopleofthiscityandtheworldatthecityhall。e,eachinhisturntoBerlin。Andtoday,I,myself,makemysecondvisittoyourcity。 etoBerlin,weAmericanPresidents,becauseit'sourdutytospeakinthisplaceoffreedom。ButImustconfess,we’redrawnherebyotherthingsaswell;bythefeelingofhistoryinthiscity--morethan500yearsolderthanourownnation;bythebeautyoftheGrunewaldandtheTeirgarten;mostofall,byyourcourageanddetermination。poser,PaulLinke,understoodsomethingaboutAmericanPresidents。Yousee,likesomanypresidentsbeforeme,IcomeheretodaybecausewhereverIgo,whateverIdo:“IchhabnocheinenhofferinBerlin”[IstillhaveasuitcaseinBerlin。] OurgatheringtodayisbeingbroadcastthroughoutWesternEuropeandNorthAmerica。IunderstandthatitisbeingseenandheardaswellintheEast。TothoselisteningthroughoutEasternEurope,IextendmywarmestgreetingsandthegoodwilloftheAmericanpeople。TothoselisteninginEastBerlin,aspecialword:AlthoughIcannotbewithyou,Iaddressmyremarkstoyoujustassurelyastothosestandingherebeforeme。ForIjoinyou,asIjoinyourfellowcountrymenintheWest,inthisfirm,thisunalterablebelief:EsgibtnureinBerlin。[ThereisonlyoneBerlin。] Behindmestandsawallthatencirclesthefreesectorsofthiscity,partofavastsystemofbarriersthatdividestheentirecontinentofEurope。FromtheBalticSouth。thosebarrierscutacrossGermanyinagashofbarbedwire,concrete,dogruns,andguardtowers。Farthersouth,theremaybenovisible,noobviouswall。Butthereremainarmedguardsandcheckpointsallthesame--stillarestrictionontherighttotravel,stillaninstrumenttoimposeuponordinarymenandwomenthewillofatotalitarianstate。 Yet,itishereinBerlinwherethewallemergesmostclearly;here,cuttingacrossyourcity,wherethenewsphotoandthetelevisionscreenhaveimprintedthisbrutaldivisionofacontinentuponthemindoftheworld。 StandingbeforetheBrandenburgGate,everymanisaGermanseparatedfromhisfellowmen。 Every