LESSON-3-Inaugural-address

Lesson3InauguralAddressPart1.Introduction1.U.S.presidentsinhistory2.U.S.presidentsassassinated3.JohnFitzgeraldKennedy4.Inaugurationceremony5.Inauguraladdress1乔治·华盛顿(GeorgeWashington)1789年－1797年开国总统16亚伯拉罕·林肯(AbrahamLincoln)共和党1861年－1865年在任内被暗杀致死17安德鲁·约翰逊(AndrewJohnson)民主党1865年－1869年任内曾遭国会的弹劾（impeach）动议，以一票之差没有通过1.U.S.presidentsinhistory31赫伯特·胡佛(HerbertHoover)共和党1929年－1933年32富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福(FranklinDelanoRoosevelt)民主党1933年－1945年任期最长的美国总统，连任四届，最后死于任内33哈利·S·杜鲁门(HarryS.Truman)民主党1945年－1953年34德怀特·D·艾森豪威尔(DwightD.Eisenhower)共和党他是五星上将，二战英雄，人称“高耸云霄的艾森豪威尔”35约翰·F·肯尼迪(JohnF.Kennedy)民主党1961年－1963年任内被暗杀36林登·约翰逊(LyndonJohnson)民主党1963年－1969年37理查德·尼克松(RichardNixon)共和党1969年－1974年任内因水门事件而辞职41乔治·H·W·布什(GeorgeH.W.Bush)共和党1989年－1993年42比尔·克林顿(BillClinton)民主党1993年－2001年任内国会曾提起弹劾(impeachment)动议，但未获通过43乔治·W·布什(GeorgeW.Bush)共和党2001年2009年，父亲曾任第41任美国总统44贝拉克·侯赛因·奥巴马2009年至今(BarackHusseinObama)民主党首位拥有黑人血统，并且童年在亚洲成长的美国总统2.U.S.presidentsassassinated亚伯拉罕·林肯(AbrahamLincoln)共和党.被奴隶主支持者、演员约翰·魏克斯·布思刺杀。詹姆斯·加菲尔德(JamesGarfield)共和党.他在上任半年後被一个谋官未成者暗杀而死。威廉·麦金莱(WilliamMcKinley)共和党.他被无政府主义者刺杀身亡。约翰·F·肯尼迪(JohnF.Kennedy)民主党.在德克萨斯州达拉斯市遇刺身亡。3.JohnFitzgeraldKennedy(Jack)约翰菲茨杰拉德肯尼迪JohnFitzgeraldKennedy1.oftenreferredtobyhisinitialsJFK,wasthe35thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,servingfrom1961untilhisassassinationin1963.2.theyoungestmaneverelectedtothepresidency(43)3.ademocrat,aneloquentspeaker4.borninMassachusetts,inheritedabackgroundofpoliticswealthanddetermination5.Kennedyfamily--fullyengagedinpoliticshavingproducedaPresident,threesenators,andmultipleotherRepresentatives,bothonthefederalandstatelevel.JackKennedy'sfather,JosephP.KennedywasaprominentAmericanbusinessmanandpoliticalfigure,servinginmultipleroles,includingAmbassadortotheUnitedKingdom,from1938to1940.6.HeenteredHarvard,receivedaBSfromHarvard1940.HeservedintheNavyandwontheNavyandMarineCorps(海军陆战队)Medal.7.ThefirstandonlyCatholicandthefirstIrishAmericanpresident,andistheonlypresidenttohavewonaPulitzerPrize.HewroteProfilesinCourage,《勇敢者传略》whichwonaPulitzerprize.JohnFitzgeraldKennedy8.ThesocialbackgroundInwhatperiodinhistorydidKennedybecomepresident?in1960sThesocialbackgroundColdwar(1945-1990)NATO(NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization)&theWarsawPactspilttheworldintotwopoliticallyopposedandhostilecamps:1)socialistcamp--headedbytheSovietUnion2)capitalistcamp--headedbytheUS(trytopushbackSovietspheresbyarmraceandcontainmentpolicy遏制政策)JohnFitzgeraldKennedy9.EventsduringhisadministrationincludetheCubanMissileCrisis,thebuildingoftheBerlinWall,theSpaceRace,theAfricanAmericanCivilRightsMovementandearlystagesoftheVietnamWar.KennedyplaceablockadearoundCubatopreventshipmentofweaponslikemissilesbySovietintoCuba.10.KennedywasassassinatedonNovember22,1963,inDallas,Texas,whileonapoliticaltriptoTexastosmoothoverfrictionsintheDemocraticParty.LeeHarveyOswald,anemployeeoftheTexasSchoolBookDepository,waschargedwiththecrimebutwasshotandkilledtwodayslaterbyJackRubybeforehecouldbeputontrial.RubywasthenarrestedandconvictedforthemurderofOswald.RubysuccessfullyappealedhisconvictionanddeathsentencebutbecameillanddiedofcanceronJanuary3,1967,whilethedateforhisnewtrialwasbeingset.A2004FoxNewspollfoundthat66%ofAmericansthoughttherehadbeenaconspiracytokillPresidentKennedy,while74%thoughttherehadbeenacover-up.4.InaugurationceremonyOnJanuary20,1961.HetakesthefollowingOath,thenreadsanearnestspeech,callingforunitedandeffectivegovernment.Photo--InaugurationDay5.InauguraladdressPoliticalspeechThepurpose:---topersuade---toexplain---toconvincepeopletoaccepthispointofviewsoastosupporthimCharacteristics:1.Theorderisclear.Eachpara.hasitsowntopic.2.Thetoneisappropriate.Heusesdifferenttonetodifferentpeople.3.Thestyleisrigid.Itismadebeforehand.Soitisasortofwrittenlanguage.4.Thelanguageisrhetorical.parallelism,metaphor,antithesis,balancedstructure,repetitionofwordsandphrases---forforce,vividnessandemotionalappeal.OpeningoftheaddressCurrentsituation&GeneralpolicyAllies&would-bealliesconclusion(para.27)Part2.Structure(para.1)(para.2-5)(para.6-10)Enemies(para.11-20)Countrymen(para.21-26)Part3TextStudyPara.1openingparagraphTheme：importance/significanceofhiselectionaspresidentoftheUSWeobservetoday…,symbolizing….,signifying….---awell-thought-outbalancedsentenceobserve：celebrate纪念，庆祝end--theendofEisenhower'spresidentialtermbeginning--thebeginningofKennedy’spresidentialtermrenewal----continuationchange--differenceSolemn:adj.serious,dignifiedandformal.Prescribe:vt.setdown/imposeauthoritativelyGoodcitizensdowhatthelawsprescribe.Theconstitutionprescribesthemethodofelectingapresident.acenturyandthree-quartersago---ThefirstpresidentialoathwastakenbyGeorgeWashingtononApril30,1789thecurrentsituationoftheworldandthegeneralpolicyoftheUSPara.2-5Whatisthecurrentsituationofthisworld?---Theworldisverydifferentnow.Inwhatwayistheworlddifferentnow?---theadvancementofscienceandtechnology.thepower(ofscienceandtechnology)1.canbeusedtogetridofpoverty.2.canbeusedtodestroyallhumanbeings.Peoplecanbeexterminated.Para.2atissue---undecided,indis