10 Famous Speeches. Книга для чтения на английском языке

The search is underway |Поиски продолжаются| for those who were behind these evil acts. I have directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor |укрывает| them.

I appreciate |признателен| so very much the members of Congress who have joined me in strongly condemning |осудив| these attacks. And on behalf of the American people, I thank the many world leaders who have called to offer their condolences |соболезнования| and assistance. America and our friends and allies join with all those who want peace and security in the world, and we stand together to win the war against terrorism.

Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve |скорбит|, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened. And I pray they will be comforted by a Power greater than any of us, spoken through the ages in Psalm 23:

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for you are with me.

This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day, yet |но все же| we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.

Thank you. Good night. And God bless America.

Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks

George W. Bush

20/09/2001

Следующая речь – снова Буш и снова о событиях 11 сентября 2001 года. Президент собрался со словами, подумал о действиях и вновь обратился к народу спустя 9 дней после самолетной атаки. Гуглите, слушайте, а потом читайте.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro Tempore, members of Congress, and fellow Americans:

In the normal course of events, Presidents come to this chamber to report on the state of the Union |приходит в эту палату, чтобы отчитаться о состоянии дел Штатов|. Tonight, no such report is needed. It has already been delivered |уже был доставлен| by the American people.

We have seen it in the courage of passengers, who rushed |кто бросился на| terrorists to save others on the ground – passengers like an exceptional man named Todd Beamer |11 сентября 2001 террористы захватили 4 самолета. Два из них врезались во Всемирный Торговой Центр, один в Пентагон, а еще один, который, видимо, был нацелен на Белый Дом, до цели не долетел. Пассажиры рейса 93 оказали сопротивление террористам, и те вынуждены были направить самолет в землю. После расшифровки черных ящиков самолета стали известны некоторые имена пассажиров, которые почти смогли отбить самолет. Одним из них был Тодд Бимер|. And would you please help me to welcome his wife, Lisa Beamer, here tonight. We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion |в выносливости спасателей, работавших до изнеможения|. We’ve seen the unfurling of flags |разворачивание флагов|, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers – in English, Hebrew |иврите|, and Arabic. We have seen the decency |достоинство| of a loving and giving people who have made the grief of strangers their own. My fellow citizens, for the last nine days, the entire world has seen for itself the state of our Union – and it is strong.