英语演讲：TheSpaceShuttle.docx

英语演讲:TheSpaceShuttle"Challenger"TragedyAddress RonaldReagan:TheSpaceShuttle"Challenger"TragedyAddress LadiesandGentlemen,I'dplannedtospeaktoyoutonighttoreportonthestateoftheUnion,buttheeventsofearliertodayhaveledmetochangethoseplans。Todayisadayformourningandremembering。NancyandIarepainedtothecorebythetragedyoftheshuttleChallenger。Weknowwesharethispainwithallofthepeopleofourcountry。Thisistrulyanationalloss。 eenyearsago,almosttotheday,identontheground。Butwe'veneverlostanastronautinflight。We'veneverhadatragedylikethis。Andperhapswe'ottenthecourageittookforthecrewoftheshuttle。Butthey,theChallengerSeven,wereawareofthedangers,butovercamethemanddidtheirjobsbrilliantly。Wemournsevenheroes:MichaelSmith,DickScobee,JudithResnik,air,EllisonOnizuka,GregoryJarvis,andChristaMcAuliffe。Wemourntheirlossasanationtogether。 Forthefamiliesoftheseven,wecannotbear,asyoudo,thefullimpactofthistragedy。Butwefeeltheloss,andwe'rethinkingaboutyousoverymuch。Yourlovedonesweredaringandbrave,andtheyhadthatspecialgrace,thatspecialspiritthatsays,"Givemeachallenge,andI'llmeetitwithjoy。"Theyhadahungertoexploretheuniverseanddiscoveritstruths。Theywishedtoserve,andtheydid。Theyservedallofus。 We'vegrownusedtowondersinthiscentury。It'shardtodazzleus。Butfortwenty-fiveyearstheUnitedStatesspaceprogramhasbeendoingjustthat。We'vegrownusedtotheideaofspace,and,etthatwe'veonlyjustbegun。We'restillpioneers。They,themembersofth