Inchina，peoplebelievethat，atthebeginning，thetigerandthecatwerefriends，andthecatwasmuchsmarterthanthetigercatlearnedthephysicalskillsquickly，andthetigerwasalwaysually，thetigerhadtolearnfromthecat，andthecatwaspatienttoteachtheafterday，monthaftermonth，finally，thetigercouldalsorun，jump，roll，grasp，tear，andstrikeaswellasthecat.
Onesummerafternoon，thecatwastakinganapasthetigersittingingatthecat，thetigersuddenlythought，whyshouldhekeepbefriendingwithsuchasmallanimalsincehehadalreadylearntalltheskillsfromthecat?Theeviltigerdecidedtokillthesleepingcatasabeforedinnertigerstoodupandapproachedthecatasthismoment，thecatwokeinguphereyes，thesmartcatimmediatelyrealizedwhatthetigerwastryingtodoandswiftlyjumpedontoanearbytalltreeandclimbedtothetopbranch.
Thetigerthoughthehadalreadylearnedeveryskillfromthecatheneverknewthatthecathadhiddenthetreeclimbingfromhim.
“IkeptthelasttechniqueofthetreeclimbingfromyoujustbecauseIsuspectedyoumightbecanungratefulfriend.”Thecatloudlytoldthetigerwhowatchedunderthetreehelplessly.
sherlockholmesanddrwatsonweregoingcamping.theypitchedtheirtentunderthestarsandwenttosleep.sometimeinthemiddleofthenightholmeswokewatsonupandsaid:“watson,lookupatthestars,andtellmewhatyousee.”
watsonreplied:“iseemillionsandmillionsofstars.”
holmessaid:“andwhatdoyoudeducefromthat?”
watsonreplied:“well,iftherearemillionsofstars,andifevenafewofthosehaveplanets,it’squitelikelytherearesomeplanetslikeearthoutthere.andifthereareafewplanetslikeearthoutthere,theremightalsobelife.”
andholmessaid:“watson,youidiot,itmeansthatsomebodystoleourtent.”
MycampuslifeHelloeveryone。TodayI'mgladtobeheretogiveaspeechaboutmyfreshexperienceinChinaAgricultureUniversity。FirstImustsaythecampuslifeisreallydifferentfromwhatIhaveexperiencedinhighinstance，Iusedtoleanuponmydormitoryteachertowakemeupontime。ButnowIhavetosetseveralalarmclockstomakemyselfcouldheartheminthemorningotherwiseIwouldmissmyclass。Andthenevenworsetherewouldbenobodyremindmeexceptmyteacher！SothedifferencesareeverywhereandIcouldeasilyfindthem。Thechangeoflifeisgreatanditswonderful：IhavemoretimeofmyownandtherightstodecidehowIlive。MycampusactivitiesarerichandningEnglishhasbecomeahabittomecauseIplantostudyabroadinnextfewyears。PlayingGuzhengismyfavoriteactivity。IhavekeptonpractisingitsinceIwasalittlegirlandIwishtowinmorecompetitionsinmycampuslife。Ouruniversityhasthefirstlevelequipmentsandthemostexperiencedteachers，alsohasthebeststudents（laugh）。IconsiderittobeahonorthatIvegotachancetostudyhereandIsincerelyhopethatwecouldlivewonderfullivesinourcampus！
bythetimejohnpulledintothelittletown，everyhotelroomwastaken。"you'vegottohavearoomsomewhere。"hepleaded。"orjustabed——idon'tcarewhere。"
"well，idohaveadoubleroomwithoneoccupant，"admittedthemanager，"andhemightbegladtosplitthecost。buttotellyouthetruth，hesnoressoloudlythatpeopleinadjoiningroomshavecomplainedinthepast。i'mnotsureit'dbeworthittoyou。"
"noproblem，"thetiredtravelerassuredhim。"i'lltakeit。"
thenextmorning，johncamedowntobreakfastbright—eyedandbushy—tailed。whenaskedabouthowheslept，hereplied，"neverbetter。"
themanagerwasimpressed。"noproblemwiththeotherguysnoring，then？"
"nope。ishuthimupinnotime。"
"how'dyoumanagethat？"
"hewasalreadyinbed，snoringaway，whenicameintheroom，"johnsaid。"iwentover，gavehimakissonthecheek，said，'goodnight，beautiful。'withthathesatupallnightwatchingme。
hello!iwonderwhethereverybodyknowsthemeaningofthesetwowordsof“energy-conservation”and“lowcarbon”?iassumeasamatterofcourseandknow.does“energy-conservation”savetheenergy?does“lowcarbon”reducecarbonemission?yes,itisreallysimple.weoftenchataboutthem.but,doyoureallyunderstandthem?havetheyreallytakenrootonyourbottomofheartdeeply?
once,theearthmotherleftourrichenergytocauseustobejubilant,sighedonearth'senergyinexhaustible,inexhaustible,now,theneweststatisticsindicated,thepetroleumwilldryupafter60years,thecoalalsomightsupplythehumanitytousefor250years;once,developedfirst,theenvironmentquestionthesituationwhichneglectedisoftenoccurred,now,thesustainabledevelopment,wastogetherharmoniouslywiththenaturethebiggesttopic.notdifficulttosee,theenvironmentquestioninistakenunceasinglybythepeople.forallthis,theenvironmentquestionwasstillstern,theenergyconservationreducedtheplatoon,thelow-carbonlivesimminently.atthecopenhagenclimatecongress,thisaffectsthehumandestinythequestionslowlytobeunabletoreachtheagreementactually.inthelife,isdrivingthegreatdisplacementautomobile,purchasesincludingthefluorineairconditioning,therefrigerator,includingthephosphoruslaundrypowder,turnsontheair.
conditioningthelowtemperaturealsoonesidetobindinthesummerthequilt,thedaylightlampisbeinglongallnightclearly,watercockwaterdropsounddayandnightnotresttheseinfluenceenvironmentphenomenoncommonoccurrence.thisisrebelswithoursposition.americanpresidentkennedyhassaid:donothavetoaskthecountrycanmakeanyforus,mustaskfirstoneselfcanmakeanyforthecountry.thelow-carbonlifeneedseverybodytoparticipation!thelow-carbonlifefirstisonekindoflifemanner.solongaswants,eachpersonmaybeabletoachieve!theelectricitysaving,savesgasandoil,thesolarterms,savingwater,thetree-planting,makesuseofwaste,bystepgenerationofvehicletheintravenousdrip,inlifeeachaspect,allmaychoosethelow-carbonlifethemanner.thelow-carbonlifeisalsorepresentingonekindhealthily,themorenaturallifestyle.littleeatscounter-seasonfood,thegenerationbyworksasseasonfood;littleusesthedisposableproduct,thegenerationbytheduplicatedthings;littleridesanoverheadtravelingcrane,littlesitsonetimetheelevator,thegenerationridesthebicycle,crawlsthestaircase,whilefallsthelow-carbonwithdrawal,wewillhaveahealthierbodyandmind.webelieved,solongaseverybodyworksasone,participationtogether,humanity'stomorrowcertainlywillbeabletobehappier!schoolmates,today,yourlow-carbon?
verytimeIamaskedwhatIwanttodointhefuture。Ithinkaminuteandsaybeingadoctorismydreamjob。
Doctorisanotherkindofartistwhodoeshumanartbyfightingwithdiseasesandmakingpeoplefeelgood。Ithinkitisapleasuretotrymybesttobringhappinesstoothers。ItisafeelingofprideandIamfondofit。Inmodernlife，amassofpeopleworkdayandnighttoseekwealthandasaresulttheyignoretheirhealth。Itisknownthath2bodyisafoundationofbeatificlife。Idreamedtobeanexcellentdoctorwhocanhelpthemhavearighttoenjoylifeagain。Curingpeopleisadoctor'sholyresponsibility。
Beingadoctorismydreamjob，nowIshouldstudyhardtogainmoreknowledgetoreachmygoal。
goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.iamjoyandgladtogiveyouaspeechaboutstress,yes,justthetopicyouseeonthescreen.
psychologisttellusthatstressisastateofworrycausedbytheproblemofliving,suchastoomuchworkorstudy,heavyresponsibilities,andquickenedpaceoflife.
statisticsshowthatstresscomesfromeverydetailinourlife.financialproblems,poorhealth,beinglaidoffmaybethestressthatmostadultsnowsuffering.asstudentsintheuniversity,wearealsounderourspecialstress.whilestudy,havingtotakevarioustestsandsubmitaprojectagainstadeadlinemayputagreatpressureonus.andthethingsmakeusfeltstressedmaybeourparents’sgreaterexpectationsonusthanwecouldreach.later,whenwearelikelytograduate,someotherproblemswillalsoannoyus.ithinkwewillworryalotaboutourabilitytocompeteinthejobmarketandhowwecanbestusewhatwe’velearnedatcollegeinourfuturejob.
thechiefproblemweshouldfacetoisouratitudetowardsstress.peopleusuallysaytheycannotliveinthesunexcepttheyescapefromstress.it’sunwelcome!yes,however,verynecessary.justimageaworldwherestressdoesnotexistandpeopleleadtheirlifeinaverycomfortableway.butisthiskindoflivingconditionasperfectaswehope?withoutstress,theymayfeelverysatisfiedwiththecurrentlifebutlackofpowertodiscovernewthings.toomuchresultinnothingexceptacountermarchofthesociety.nostress,nodevelopment.soacertainamountofstressisgood.itcanstimulateusandincreaseourlevelofalertness.
andouranswertostressisanothervitalproblem.howtodowithourselveswhenstresssuddenlybreakintoourlife?towavethewhiteflagandadmitourunability,togiveuptoourideality,orworstly,justtosuicideastoputanendtoeverything…ofcausenot.theprincipleistotacklewithstressgentlelyandharmoniously.weshouldtryourbesttoreleaseourselves.suchastodosomeexercise,tolinsentotraditionalchinesemusicorclassicalmusictoeaseourmindsandtolearntoviewthesechangesoflifeaschallenges.it’snousecryingoverspiltmilk.onlytoacceptwhathashappenedcansolvetheproblem.
ok,ithinkiwasunderlargestress3minutesbefore,butnowiamhereandhavefinishedmyspeech.hereisthelastthingiwanttoaddtomytopic,facetoitandovercomeit,stressisalsoapieceofcake.
hello!how’sitgoing?eh…thistimeiwanttotalkaboutthespringfestival.
youmusthearaboutthisfestivalmanytimesthoughyouarenotchinese,becausethespringfestivalisoneoftheoldestfestivalinchinaandeverytimewhenyouaskaforeigner“whatdoyouknowaboutchineseculture?”majorityofthemmightanswer“thespringfestival!”.forchinese,that’struethespringfestivalisatraditionalandimportantfestival.soletmeintroducesomethingaboutit.
therearesomekeypointsofit.“newyear’seve””poeticcouplet”“paper-cuts”“dospringfestivalshopping”“proposeatoast”“fireworks”“redpackets”“givenewyear’sgreetings”andsoon.followingismoreclearly.
daysbeforethenewyear
onthedaysbeforethenewyearcelebration,chinesefamiliesgivetheirhomeathoroughcleaning.itisbelievedthecleaningsweepsawaybadluckandmakestheirhomesreadyforgoodlucktoarrive.allbroomsanddustpansareputawayonnewyear'sevesothatgoodluckcannotbesweptaway.somepeoplegivetheirhomes,doorsandwindowpanesanewcoatofredpaint.homesaredecoratedwithpapercutoutsofchineseauspiciousphrasesandcouplets(shortphrases)thatspeakof"happiness,""wealth,""longevity."
reuniondinner
areuniondinnerisheldonnewyear'sevewheremembersofthefamily,nearandfar,gettogetherforcelebration.thenewyear'sevedinnerisverylargeandtraditionallyincludeschicken.fish,butnoteatenupcompletely(andtheremainderisstoredovernight),asthechinesephrase(niánniányǒuyú),whichmeans"maytherebesurpluseseveryyear",soundsthesameas"maytherebefisheveryyear",since"yú"isalsothepronunciationfor"yú"("leftover"or"surplus").
moneygiventochildren
onthenightofnewyear’seveorthefirstdayofnewyears,justafterthebigdinnerwhenpeoplearegatheredfortalk,relativesusuallyput"yāsuìqián"or"endofyearmoney"intheredpackets.that’swhatkidsalllove.andatthesametimekidsshouldgivenewyear’sgreetingslike“happynewyear!”“liveahappylife!”
thespringfestivalismorethanwhatitoldyou.andsometimesijustthinkofitasaholiday.hopetohearfromyou.
cheryl
Goodmorningeveryone!
Iamverygladtomakeaspeechhere!Thistime,I'dliketotalksomethingaboutmydream.
OnedayIwanttogrowuptobeanactress.Iwanttobefamousascanbe.Tobeknownthoughtouttheworldandtobelove.Tobeanactresstherearegreaterchanceofmeetingothersfamouspeople,goingtotheirpartyandwearingfancyclothes,
gettingtobewatchonscreen.havingownmovies,tvshow,comecial,clothinglabeandsomuchmore.EverthingisgoingtobeaboutmewhenIbecomeanactress.SoIwanttobeanactresstobefamousandloveableascanbe.
Thankyou!
“感恩的心，感谢天地，让我一生勇敢做我自己……”我想这首歌是在告诉我们要学会感恩。
我们要感恩的人很多，例如：爷爷，奶奶，爸爸，妈妈等一切对我们有过养育之恩的人;军人，医生这些对我们有过间接或直接帮助的人。
那我们怎么去感恩呢?其实方法很简单，比如：在家人劳累的时候送上一杯暖暖的茶，再给他们捶捶背，这就是对家人的感恩。
其实对家人的`感恩是很简单的，只要真心报答他们，他们就会很开心。
我们不仅要感恩於身边的人，还要报答我们的祖国，我们要：感恩!报答!因为祖国给予给我们的太多太多，我们只有好好学习才可以回报祖国。
"Gratefulheart,thankheavenandearth,letmebebravetobemyselfallmylife..."Ithinkthissongistellingustolearntobegrateful.
Wehavealotofgratefulpeople,suchas:grandpa,grandma,father,mother,etc.Soldiers,doctorswhohavehadindirectordirectassistancetous.
Sohowcanwebegrateful?Infact,themethodisverysimple,suchas:tosendacupofwarmteawhenthefamilyistired,andthentobeattheback,whichistobegratefultothefamily.
It'sverysimpletobegratefultoyourfamily,andtheywillbehappyifyoutrulyrepaythem.
Weshouldnotonlybegratefultothepeoplearoundus,butalsorepayourmotherland.Weshouldbegrateful!Thanked!Becausethemotherlandgiveustoomuchtoomuch,wecanonlystudyhardtorepaythemotherland.
接听电话篇
1.abccorporation.mayihelpyou?
abc公司,我能帮你什么吗?
这句话算是制式的讲法.一般接起电话的人通常会先报公司的名字"abccorporation",然后再说,"mayihelpyou?"或是如果要更客气一点的话则可以说"howcanihelpyou?"(我该怎么帮你?),因为这样的问法表示我‘该'怎么帮你,而非我‘需不需要'帮你?但基本上"mayihelpyou?"跟"howcanihelpyou?"都很常见就是了.
不过如果是机器接的电话,则听到的多半是这样,"thanksforcallingabccorporation,ifyouknowyourparty'slastnameorextention,press1.ifyouwanttorecieveinformationorpublication,press2.ifyouwanttotalktotheoperator,presspoundsignorremainontheline."(感谢你打电话到abc来,如果你知道你要找的人的姓或是分机号码,请按1,如果是想要本公司的简介或出版品,请按2,如果是要找总机,请按#,或是请别挂断.
2.andyouare?
你是?
如果人家打电话来是要找你的上司,"mayitalktoyourmanager?"(我能不能跟你们经理讲话?)这时你总不能糊里糊涂地就把电话拿给经理说,说不定人家是打电话来跟你经理勒索一百万的呢!所以通常我们一定要先确定打电话来的是谁.最客气的问法是,"whomiamspeakingwith?"或是"whomamitalkingto?"(我正在跟谁讲话呢?)但是人家一听是像我这种小毛头打电话找他们经理,他们就会用比较口语的说法,"andyouare?"(你是?)如果人家这样问我,我就可以答,"thisisbenlin."
像是"andyouare?"这么口语的英文书上大概学不到,但这却是老美天天在用的句子,只怕你学了之后还不敢用.其实真的不用怕.越简单的句子老美越听得懂.而且事实上"andyouare?"这句话还有许多适用的场合,例如在公司的接待处(reception).来访的客人如果说,"i'mlookingformr.wolf."(我要找伍夫先生)接待小姐就可以反问他,"andyouare?"(你是?)所以像这种简单又好用的句子大家一定要记起来喔!
3.i'llputheronthephone.justasecond.
我会请她听电话,请等一下。
putsomeoneonthephone这个片语就是说请某人听电话.例如你打电话找你女朋友,结果女朋友的同事接了电话,就开始跟你东扯西扯,问你们昨天是不是吵架了啊?什么时候要结婚啦,这时如果你实在不想跟她讲了,就可以说,"couldyoupleasejustputheronthephone?"(你能不能请她来听电话啊?)反过来如果今天是你接到了电话,结果要找的是别人,你就可以说,"ok.i'llputheronthephone.justasecond."(好,我会请她听电话,请稍等一下。）
上面讲的putsomeoneonthephone,指的多半是只有一只电话时,但如果像公司里有许多分机，则用‘转接'transfer或是redirect.会比较恰当。例如同样的情况你可以说，"i'mtransferringyourcall."或是"i'mredirectingyourcall."(我帮你转接到分机给她。)如果是接线生转接的话，他们有时就只简单地说，"onemoment,please."或是，"ok.i'llputyouthrough."
4.wouldyoumindholdingforoneminute?
你介不介意稍微等一分钟啊?
在美国如果有机会打电话给客户服务(customerservice)部门，如果没意外的话都会听到以下的电话录音，"allofourrepresentitivesarecurrentlybusyservingtheircustomers.yourcallwillbeansweredinapproximate5minutes"(我们所有的.客服人员都在忙着服务他们的顾客，请等五分钟后，就会有人接听你的电话),然后十分钟过去了,"pleasecontinuetohold,yourcallisveryimportanttous."(请继续等候,你的来电对我们非常重要)。所以大家要知道，老美基本上对这种无止境的等待是深恶痛绝的，所以要记得,如果人家打电话来，千万不要因为听不懂就说，"holdon"，然后就跑去求救兵，这对打电话来的人是十分不礼貌的。如果万不得已一定要请他稍候，我们要客气一点地说，"wouldyoumindholdingforoneminute?"所以记得要给对方一个明确的时间，例如onesecond或是fiveminites不要让对方无止境地等下去。但是如果一分钟到了你还没忙完，则最好再说一次，"sorry,iamstillonthephone.couldyouholdforanotherminute?"(对不起，我还在讲电话，能不能再请你稍候一分钟。)
5.he'soutforlunch.wouldyouliketotryagainanhourlater?
他出去吃午餐了，你要不要一小时后再打来?
受到中文的影响，许多人要讲某人‘出去'吃午餐了常会说成，"hewentoutforlunch."其实这个went是多余的，通常老美只讲beoutforsomething就行了。如果要再简化一点，单说,"heisonlunch."或是"heison(lunch)break."(他正在休息时间。)这样子也可以。
如果别人要找的人不在，通常我们有二种选择，第一种是请别人晚点再打来，除了像例句用tryagain/callagain之外，我们也可以用callback/tryback这样的讲法。例如你可以建议别人，"whydon'tyoucallbackin30minutes?"(你何不30分钟后再打来呢?)第二种选择就是请对方留言，客气一点的讲法是，"mayitakeyourmessage?"或是"wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?"(你想留言吗?)
arrivingatanewjob新人报到篇
keyterms
1.getin——toarrive到达
2.commute——aregularjourneytoandfromyourplaceofwork上下班
3.onboard——aspartoftheteamororganization加入
4.nerve-wracking——tomakesomeonefeelnervousoranxious令人不安的
5.smalltalk——light,informalconversationonnon-controversialtopics(peoplemakesmalltalkinordertobepoliteinsocialsituations)闲聊
6.hitthegroundrunning——tostartanewendeavoratfullspeed,withoutwastingtime立即展开行动
7.brief——togiveessentialinformationtosomeone简短说明
katharinearrivesathernewofficeandintroducesherselftohercolleagues.
receptionist:hithere,mayihelpyou?
katharine:yes,hi.i’mkatharinebrown,thenewresearchassistant.iwastoldtoaskforjacobsmithwhenigotin.
receptionist:ah,ofcourse.i’mbarbara.it’snicetomeetyou.jacob’snotavailablejustyet,butheaskedmetohandyouovertoannwhileyouwaitforhim.she’sintheconferenceroomaroundthecorner.
katharine:ok,thankyou.
shewalkstotheconferenceroom.
katharine:hi,i’mkatharine.areyouann?
ann:yes,nicetomeetyou.
katharine:pleasuretomeetyou.
ann:didyouhaveanytroublegettinghere?
katharine:oh,no;actually,it’saveryeasycommute.
samplesentences
a.introducingyourself
1.jamesbrady,nicetomeetyou.
2.i’msaracooper.it’sapleasuretomeetyou.
3.i’myournewestanalyst,briansandhurst.
4.myname’slesliecooper;ibelievei’msupposedtobemeetingwithaaroncantortogetstarted.
b.makingsmalltalk
5.welcometotheof?ce!we’regladtohaveyouonboard.
6.don’tworry,the?rstdayisalwaysalittlenerve-wracking.
7.theweatherlookedbeautifulonmywayin.isitstillniceout?
8.isthisyour?rsttimeinourof?ce?
c.talkingaboutyourself
9.i’mfromseouloriginally,buti’vebeenlivingintheusaforthelastfouryears.
10.ijustgraduatedfrombusinessschoolandi’mreallyexcitedtobeabletoputmyskillstowork.
11.i’vebeenworkinginsalesforanumberofyears.
d.introducingsomeonetohisorherwork
12.we’rehopingyoucanhitthegroundrunning,aswe’vegotalottodohere.
13.yoursupervisorwillbriefyouonourcurrentstatus.
14.fornow,wewouldlikeyoutofocusonlearningourcustomerservicepolicies.
Goodevening:
Thisisthe37thtimeIhavespokentoyoufromthisoffice,wheresomanydecisionshavebeenmadethatshapethehistoryofthisnation.EachtimeIhavedonesotodiscusswithyousomematterthatIbelieveaffectedthenationalinterest.InallthedecisionsIhavemadeinmypubliclifeIhavealwaystriedtodowhatwasbestforthenation.
ThroughoutthelonganddifficultperiodofWatergate,Ihavefeltitwasmydutytopersevere--tomakeeverypossibleefforttocompletethetermofofficetowhichyouelectedme.Inthepastfewdays,however,ithasbecomeevidenttomethatInolongerhaveah2enoughpoliticalbaseintheCongresstojustifycontinuingthateffort.Aslongastherewassuchabase,Ifelth2lythatitwasnecessarytoseetheconstitutionalprocessthroughtoitsconclusion;
thattodootherwisewouldbeunfaithfultothespiritofthatdeliberatelydifficultprocess,andadangerouslydestabilizingprecedentforthefuture.Butwiththedisappearanceofthatbase,Inowbelievethattheconstitutionalpurposehasbeenserved.Andthereisnolongeraneedfortheprocesstobeprolonged.Iwouldhavepreferredtocarrythroughtothefinishwhateverthepersonalagonyitwouldhaveinvolved,andmyfamilyunanimouslyurgedmetodoso.
Buttheinterestsofthenationmustalwayscomebeforeanypersonalconsiderations.FromthediscussionsIhavehadwithCongressionalandotherleadersIhaveconcludedthatbecauseoftheWatergatematterImightnothavethesupportoftheCongressthatIwouldconsidernecessarytobacktheverydifficultdecisionsandcarryoutthedutiesofthisofficeinthewaytheinterestsofthenationwillrequire.Ihaveneverbeenaleaveofficebeforemytermiscompletedisabhorrenttoeveryinstinctinmybody.
ButasPresident,ImustputtheinterestsofAmericaicaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongress,particularlyatthistimewithproblemswefaceathomeandabroad.TocontinuetofightthroughthemonthsaheadformypersonalvindicationwouldalmosttotallyabsorbthetimeandattentionofboththePresidentandtheCongressinaperiodwhenourentirefocusshouldbeonthegreatissuesofpeaceabroadandprosperitywithoutinflationathome.
Therefore,IshallresignthePresidencyeffectiveatnoonPresidentFordwillbesworninasPresidentatthathourinthisIrecallthehighhopesforAmericawithwhichwebeganthissecondterm,IfeelagreatsadnessthatIwillnotbehereinthisofficeworkingonyourbehalftoachievethosehopesinthenexttwoandahalfyears.ButinturningoverdirectionoftheGovernmenttoVicePresidentFordIknow,asItoldthenationwhenInominatedhimforthatofficetenmonthsago,thattheleadershipofAmericawouldbeingoodpassingthisofficetotheVicePresident,Ialsodosowiththeprofoundsenseoftheweightofresponsibilitythatwillfallonhisshoulderstomorrow,andthereforeoftheunderstanding,thepatience,thecooperationhewillneedfromallAmericans.Asheassumesthatresponsibilityhewilldeservethehelpandthesupportofallofus.
Aswelooktothefuture,thefirstessentialistobeginhealingthewoundsofthisnation.Toputthebitternessanddivisionsoftherecentpastbehindusandtorediscoverthosesharedidealsthatlieattheheartofourstrengthandunityasagreatandasafreetakingthisaction,IhopethatIwillhavehastenedthestartofthatprocessofhealingwhichissodesperatelyneededinAmerica.Iregretdeeplyanyinjuriesthatmayhavebeendoneinthecourseoftheeventsthatledtothisdecision.
Iwouldsayonlythatifsomeofmyjudgmentswerewrong--andsomewerewrong--theyweremadeinwhatIbelievedatthetimetobethebestinterestsofthethosewhohavestoodwithmeduringthesepastdifficultmonths,tomyfamily,myfriends,themanyotherswhojoinedinsupportingmycausebecausetheybelieveditwasright,Iwillbeeternallygratefulforyoursupport.Andtothosewhohavenotfeltabletogivemeyoursupport,letmesayIleavewithnobitternesstowardthosewhohaveopposedme,becauseallofusinthefinalanalysishavebeenconcernedwiththegoodofthecountry,howeverourjudgmentsmightdiffer.
SoletusallnowjointogetherinaffirmingthatcommoncommitmentandinhelpingournewPresidentsucceedforthebenefitofallAmericans.IshallleavethisofficewithregretatnotcompletingmytermbutwithgratitudefortheprivilegeofservingasyourPresidentforthepastfiveandahalfyears.Theseyearshavebeenamomentoustimeinthehistoryofournationandtheworld.Theyhavebeenatimeofachievementinwhichwecanallbeproud,achievementsthatrepresentthesharedeffortsoftheadministration,theCongressandthepeople.Butthechallengesaheadareequallygreat.
Andthey,too,willrequirethesupportandtheeffortsoftheCongressandthepeople,workingincooperationwiththenewhaveendedAmerica'slongestwar.Butintheworkofsecuringalastingpeaceintheworld,thegoalsaheadareevenmorefar-reachingandmoredifficult.Wemustcompleteastructureofpeace,sothatitwillbesaidofthisgeneration--ourgenerationofAmericans--bythepeopleofallnations,notonlythatweendedonewarbutthatwepreventedfuturewars.
WehaveunlockedthedoorsthatforaquarterofacenturystoodbetweentheUnitedStatesandthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Wemustnowinsurethattheone-quarteroftheworld'speoplewholiveinthePeople'sRepublicofChinawillbeandremain,notourenemies,butourtheMiddleEast,100millionpeopleintheArabcountries,manyofwhomhaveconsideredustheirenemyfornearly20years,nowlookonusastheirfriends.
WemustcontinuetobuildonthatfriendshipsothatpeacecansettleatlastovertheMiddleEastandsothatthecradleofcivilizationwillnotbecomeitsgrave.TogetherwiththeSovietUnionwehavemadethecrucialbreakthroughsthathavebeguntheprocessoflimitingnucleararms.But,wemustsetasourgoal,notjustlimiting,butreducingandfinallydestroyingtheseterribleweapons,sothattheycannotdestroycivilization.Andsothatthethreatofnuclearwarwillnolongerhangovertheworldandthepeople.
WehaveopenedanewrelationwiththeSovietUnion.Wemustcontinuetodevelopandexpandthatnewrelationship,sothatthetwoh2estnationsoftheworldwilllivetogetherincooperationratherthanndtheworld--inAsia,inAfrica,inLatinAmerica,intheMiddleEast--therearemillionsofpeoplewholiveinterriblepoverty,evenstarvation.Wemustkeepasourgoalturningawayfromproductionforwarandexpandingproductionforpeacesothatpeopleeverywhereonthisearthcanatlastlookforward,intheirchildren'stime,ifnotinourowntime,tohavingthenecessitiesforadecentlife.
Bythetimejohnpulledintothelittletown,everyhotelroomwastaken."youvegottohavearoomsomewhere."hepleaded."orjustabedIdontcarewhere.""well,idohaveadoubleroomwithoneoccupant,"admittedthemanager,"andhemightbegladtosplitthecost.buttotellyouthetruth,hesnoressoloudlythatpeopleinadjoiningroomshavecomplainedinthepast.imnotsureitdbeworthittoyou.""noproblem,"thetiredtravelerassuredhim."illtakeit."
Thenextmorning,johncamedowntobreakfastbright-eyedandbushy-tailed.whenaskedabouthowheslept,hereplied,"neverbetter."
Themanagerwasimpressed."noproblemwiththeotherguysnoring,then?""nope.ishuthimupinnotime.""howdyoumanagethat?""hewasalreadyinbed,snoringaway,whenicameintheroom,"johnsaid."iwentover,gavehimakionthecheek,said,goodnight,beautiful.withthathesatupallnightwatchingme."