Unit4-Inaugural-Address-解析

Aims1.Toknowthefeaturesofapoliticalspeech.2.Toanalyzethestructureofthisaddress3.ToappreciatethelanguagefeaturesofKennedy’saddress4.TobeacquaintedwithsomeEnglishspeechesTeachingContents1.J.F.Kennedy2.Thecharacteristicsofapoliticalspeech3.Detailedstudyofthetext4.Organizationalpattern5.Languagefeatures6.Exercises7.EnglishspeechTimeallocation1.JohnKennedy(15min.)2.Thecharacteristicsofapoliticalspeech(10min.)3.Detailedstudyofthetext(100min.)4.Structureanalysis(15min.)5.Languageappreciation(15min.)6.Englishspeeches(25min)JohnFitzgeraldKennedyKennedy,35thpresident,Democrat,wasbornonMay291917inBrookline,Mass,thesonofJosephP.Kennedy,financier,wholaterbecameambassadortoGreatBritain.HeenteredHarvard,receivedaBS(BachelorofScience)fromHarvard1940.HeservedintheNavyandwontheNavyandMarineCorpsMedal.JohnFitzgeraldKennedyHewrote“ProfilesinCourage”,《勇敢者传略》whichwonaPulitzerprize.1947-1952servedasrepresentativeinthecongress1952electedtothesenate1960HewontheDemocraticnominationforpresidentanddefeatedRichardM.Nixon,RepublicanJohnFitzgeraldKennedy1.35thPresidentoftheU.S.(1961-1963)2.Ademocrat,aneloquentspeaker3.Theyoungestmaneverelectedtothepresidency4.BorninMassachusetts,inheritedabackgroundofpolitics,wealthanddetermination5.ACatholicJohnFitzgeraldKennedy6.Aspresident,hefacedtheCivilRightsproblemathomeandCubacrisisof1962.7.HisassassinationatDallasinNovember1963wasashockfromwhichtheU.S.hasfoundithardtorecoverandthemurderisstillariddle.JohnFitzgeraldKennedyOnNovember22,1963,whenhewashardlypasthisfirstthousanddaysinoffice,JohnFitzgeraldKennedywaskilledbyanassassin’sbulletsashismotorcadewoundthroughDallas,Texas.KennedywastheyoungestmanelectedPresident;hewastheyoungesttodie.LincolnandKennedyBothassassinswereknownbytheirthreenames.Bothnamescomprisefifteenletters.Boothranfromthetheatreandwascaughtinawarehouse.Oswaldranfromawarehouseandwascaughtinatheatre.BoothandOswaldwerebothassassinatedbeforetheirtrials.JohnFitzgeraldKennedycontributions:1.HismostimportantactwashissuccessfuldemandonOct.22,1962thattheSovietUniondismantleitsmissilebasesinCuba.2.HeestablishedaquarantineofarmsshipmentstoCubaandcontinuedsurveillancebyair.contributions:3.HedefiedSovietattemptstoforcetheAlliesoutofBerlin.4.Hemadethesteelindustryrescindapricerise.contributions:5.HebackedacivilrightsbamentalhealthprogramcarbitrationofrailroaddisputesdexpandedmedicalcarefortheagedeastronautflightsandsatelliteorbitingInaugurationDayOnJanuary20since1937OnApril30,1789,GeorgeWashingtonsteppedontoabalconyofFederalHallinNewYorkCity,placedhishandonaBibleandsworetopreserve,protestanddefendtheconstitutionoftheUnitedStates.InaugurationDayHethenreadanearnestspeech,callingfor“unitedandeffectivegovernment”.ThusbeganauniqueAmericaninstitution---InaugurationDay---thosedramatichourswhenanewpresidentfacesthepeopleforthefirsttime.Hemusttellthepeoplewhathe’sgoingtodoaspresident.InauguralAddressMemorablewordshavebeenutteredininauguraladdress.Itisaspeech,lectureofficiallymadebyapersonontakingoffice.thepurposeofapoliticalspeechtopersuadetoexplaintoconvincepeopletoaccepthispointofview,toacceptwhathesayssoastosupporthimCharacteristics:1.Theorderisclear.Eachparagraphhasitsowntopic.2.Thetoneisappropriate.Heusesdifferenttonetodifferentpeople.Characteristics:3.Thestyleisrigid.Itismadebeforehand.Soitisasortofwrittenlanguage.4.Thelanguageisrhetorical.parallelism,metaphor,antithesis,balancedstructure,repetitionofwordsandphrases---forforce,vividnessandemotionalappeal.Generalanalysisofapoliticalspeech1.Hemusttryeverypossiblemeanstoarousethefeelingsofaudience.Whathesaysrepresentstheinterestsofthewholepeople.successfulappealtotheemotionoftheaudienceGeneralanalysisofapoliticalspeech2.SpecificpolicyThespeechmusthavehigh-soundingwordsandemptypromises3.ThespeechmustbeconciseandshortGeneralanalysisofapoliticalspeech4.Clever-choiceofwordstoconveydifferentmeanings/tones.5.Theuseofbiblicalstyletomakeitformal/rigid.6.Theuseofalotofrhetoricaldevicestomakehisaddressaspowerful/impressiveaspossible.ThesocialbackgroundInwhatperiodinhistorydidKennedybecomepresident?in1960’sThesocialbackgroundColdwarissomethingwhichmarksthesituationin1960’s.Theworldismainlydividedintotwohostilecamps.1)socialistcamp--headedbytheSovietUnion2)capitalistcamp--headedbytheUSThecampsopposedeachotherpolitically.Detailedstudyofthetext:ParagraphOneopeningparagraphimportance/significanceofhiselectionaspresidentoftheUS1.observe:celebrate2.celebratefreedom--Wecelebratefreedom.PeopleintheUSarefreetochoosetheirpresident.antithesis:end--theendofEisenhower’spresidentialtermbeginning--thebeginningofKennedy’spresidentialtermrenewal----thecontinuationofpresidencyandofficeofpresidentchange--thechangefromEisenhowertoKennedyaswellas---wellbalancedstructureinparagraphonesignify:serveasasignofalmighty:omnipotent;havingunlimitedpowersolemn---referalmostexclusivetoanextremelyformalandinspiringreligiousritual.(grave)veryserious.a~oath庄严的誓言a~dedicationtothecauseoffreedom为自由事业而始终不渝的献身prescribe---setdown/imposeWhatpunishmentdoesthelawprescrib