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第57章 怀念挑战者号宇航员 1(第1页)

S,InMemoryoftheChallengerAstronauts

罗纳德·里根

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罗纳德·里根(1911—2004),美国第四十九、五十任总统(1981—1989)。里根于1911年2月6日生于美国伊利诺伊州坦皮科城,1932年毕业于尤雷卡学院并获经济学和社会学学士学位。第二次世界大战期间应征入伍,退伍后重返好莱坞。

1980年11月4日里根当选为美国第四十九任总统,1984年11月竞选连任成功,当选为美国第五十任总统,1989年1月辞职。

AceintheHole

Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。

1。mournv。哀痛

2。desirev。希望,渴望;要求,请求

3。astronautn。宇航员,太空人

4。eageradj。热切的,渴望的

5。commemoratev。纪念,庆祝

WecometogethertodaytomournthelossofsevenbraveAmericans,tosharethegriefthatweallfeel,anderhasinthatsharing,tofindthestrengthtobearoursorrowandthecouragetolookfortheseedsofhoe。

Ournation’slossisfirstarofoundersonallosstothefamilyandthefriendsandthelovedonesofourshuttleastronauts。Tothosetheyleftbehind—themothers,thefathers,thehusbandsandwives,brothersandsisters,yes,andeseciallythechildren—allofAmericastandsbesideyouinyourtimeofsorrow。

Whatwesaytodayisonlyaninadequateexressionofwhatwecarryinourhearts。Wordsaleintheshadowofgrief;theyseeminsufficienteventomeasurethebravesacrificeofthoseyoulovedandwesoadmired。Theirtruesttestimonywillnotbeinthewordsweseak,butinthewaytheyledtheirlivesandinthewaytheylosttheirlives—withdedication,honor,andanunquenchabledesiretoexlorethismysteriousandbeautifuluniverse。

Thebestwecandoisrememberoursevenastronauts,ourChallengerSeven,rememberthemastheylived,bringinglifeandloveandjoytothosewhoknewthemandridetoanation。

Theycamefromallartsofthisgreatcountry—fromSouthCarolinatoWashingtonState;OhiotoMohawk,NewYork;HawaiitoNorthCarolinatoConcord,NewHamshire。Theyweresodifferent;yetintheirmission,theirquest,theyheldsomuchincommon。

WerememberDickScobee,thecommanderwhosokethelastwordsweheardfromthesaceshuttleChallenger。HeservedasafighterilotinVietnamearningmanymedalsforbraveryandlaterasatestilotofadvancedaircraftbeforejoiningthesacerogram。DangerwasafamiliarcomaniontoCommanderScobee。

WerememberMichaelSmith,whoearnedenoughmedalsasacombatilottocoverhischest,includingtheNavyDistinguishedFlyingCross,threeAirMedals,andtheVietnameseCrossofGallantrywithSilverStaringratitudefromanationhefoughttokeefree。

WerememberJudithResnik,knownasJ。R。toherfriends,alwayssmiling,alwayseagertomakeacontribution,findingbeautyinthemusicshelayedonherianoinheroff-hours。

WerememberEllisonOnizuka,whoasachildrunningbarefootthroughthecoffeefieldsandmacadamiagrovesofHawaiidreamedofsomedaytravelingtotheMoon。BeinganEagleScout,hesaid,hadheledhimsoartotheimressiveachievementsofhiscareer。

WerememberRonaldMcNair,whosaidthathelearnederseveranceinthecottonfieldsofSouthCarolina。Hisdreamwastoliveaboardthesacestation。Performingexerimentsandlayinghissaxohoneintheweightlessnessofsace。Well,Ron,wewillmissyoursaxohone;andwewillbuildyoursacestation。

WerememberGregoryJarvis。Onthatill-fatedflighthewascarryingwithhimaflagofhisuniversityinBuffalo,NewYork—asmalltoken,hesaid,totheeolewhounlockedhisfuture。

WerememberChristaMcAuliffe,whocaturedtheimaginationoftheentirenation;insiringuswithherluck,herrestlesssiritofdiscovery;ateacher,notjusttoherstudents,buttoanentireeole,instillingusallwiththeexcitementofthisjourneywerideintothefuture。

Wewillalwaysrememberthem,theseskilledrofessionals,scientistsandadventurers,theseartistsandteachersandfamilymenandwomen;andwewillcherisheachoftheirstories,storiesoftriumhandbravery,storiesoftrueAmericanheroes。

Onthedayofthedisaster,ournationheldavigilbyourtelevisionsets。Inonecruelmomentourexhilarationturnedtohorror;wewaitedandwatchedandtriedtomakesenseofwhatwehadseen。ThatnightIlistenedtoacall-inrogramontheradio;eoleofeveryagesokeoftheirsadnessandtheridetheyfeltinourastronauts。AcrossAmericawearereachingout,holdinghands,andfindingcomfortinoneanother。

Thesacrificeofyourlovedoneshasstirredthesoulofournationandthroughtheainourheartshavebeenoenedtoarofoundtruth:Thefutureisnotfree;thestoryofallhumanrogressisoneofastruggleagainstallodds。WelearnedagainthatthisAmerica,whichAbrahamLincolncalledthelast,besthoeofmanonEarth,wasbuiltonheroismandnoblesacrifice。Itwasbuiltbymenandwomenlikeoursevenstarvoyagers,whoansweredacallbeyondduty,whogavemorethanwasexectedorrequired,andwhogaveitlittlethoughtofworldlyreward。

Wethinkbacktotheioneersofanearliercentury,thesturdysoulswhotooktheirfamiliesandtheirbelongingsandsetoutintothefrontieroftheAmericanWest。Oftentheymetwithterriblehardshi。AlongtheOregonTrail,youcouldstillseethegravemarkersofthosewhofellontheway。Butgriefonlysteeledthemtothejourneyahead。

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