英语演讲稿Thehiddenpowerofsmiling附翻译.docx

精品文档 精品文档 PAGE PAGE21 精品文档 PAGE 英语演讲稿：Thehiddenpowerofsmiling （附翻译） theballotorthebullet bymalcolmx april3,1964 cleveland,ohio mr.moderator,brotherlomax,brothersandsisters, friendsandenemies:ijustcan'tbelieveeveryoneinhereis afriend,andidon'twanttoleaveanybodyout.thequestion tonight,asiunderstandit,is"thenegrorevolt,andwhere dowegofromhere?"orwhatnext?"inmylittlehumblewayof understandingit,itpointstowardeithertheballotorthe bullet. beforewetryandexplainwhatismeantbytheballotor thebullet, iwouldlike toclarify somethingconcerning myself. i'mstillamuslim;myreligionisstillislam.that'smy personalbelief.justasadamclaytonpowellisachristian ministerwhoheadstheabyssinianbaptistchurchinnewyork, butatthesametimetakespartinthepoliticalstrugglesto try andbring aboutrights totheblackpeopleinthis country; anddr.martinlutherkingisachristianministerdownin atlanta, georgia, whoheadsanother organizationfighting for 1 thecivil rights of blackpeopleinthis country; andreverend galamison,iguessyou'veheardofhim,isanotherchristian minister in newyork whohasbeendeeply involved in the school boycottstoeliminatesegregatededucation;well,imyselfam aminister,notachristianminister,butamuslimminister; andibelieveinactiononallfrontsbywhatevermeans necessary. although i'm still amuslim,i'mnot heretonight to discuss myreligion. i'mnot heretotryandchangeyour religion. i'm notheretoargueordiscussanythingthatwedifferabout, becauseit's time for ustosubmergeourdifferences andrealize thatit isbestforustofirst seethatwehavethe sameproblem, acommonproblem,aproblemthatwillmakeyoucatchhell whetheryou'reabaptist,oramethodist,oramuslim,ora nationalist.whetheryou'reeducatedorilliterate,whether youlive ontheboulevardorinthealley, you'regoing to catch helljustlikeiam.we'reallinthesameboatandweallare goingtocatchthesamehell fromthesameman.hejust happens tobeawhite man.all ofushavesuffered here,in this country, politicaloppressionatthehandsofthewhiteman,economicexploitationatthehandsofthewhiteman,andsocialdegradationa