2021年高级英语(第一大组)Inaugural Address.ppt

2021年高级英语(第一大组)Inaugural_AddressAffairs with Marilyn Monroe
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Inauguration of Bush
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Political Speech
Solemnity (formal expressions; Biblical language)
Clarity (well-organized arrangement)
Persuasiveness;
A pen is mightier than a sword.
(A tongue is mightier than a sword.)
Rhetoric (orators in ancient Greece)
Shuishi (Zonghengjia in Ancient China, such as Hanfei zi, ZhuGe liang)
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Suitable rhetorical devices
Metaphor
Parallel structures
Repetition of important words and phrases
Antithesis
Synecdoche
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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. (T. Jefferson)
The gray hair should be respected.
Nor Mars his sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn the living record of your memory.
It’s an open secret to many of the committee now.
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1. The order is clear.
Each para. has its own topic.
2. The tone is appropriate.
He uses different tone to different people.
Characteristics
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3. The style is rigid.
It is made beforehand. So it is a sort of written language.
4. The language is rhetorical.
parallelism, metaphor, antithesis, balanced structure, repetition of words and phrases --- for force, vividness and emotional appeal.
Characteristics
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Structure
How to organize the text into an excellent speech? ( S’s discussion n’ T’s conclusion)
Para 1~5： general statement of basic policy goals.--determined to pay any price to defend human rights and liberty and independence of free nations.
Para 6~ 9: addresses different groups of allied nations or would-be allies.----pledge
allies, white European countries ( Britain, other Western European countri