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英语演讲稿

Goodmorning.

Earlierthisweek,IhadcoffeewithRockeyVaccarellaintheWhiteHouse.RockeyisfromSaintBernardParishinLouisiana,andheandhisfamilylosteverythingtheyownedtoHurricaneKatrina.RockeydrovetoWashingtontothankthefederalgovernmentforitseffortstohelppeoplelikehim.AndhebroughtatraileralongtohelpremindusthatmanygoodpeoplealongourGulfCoastarestilllivingindifficultconditio,andthatthehardworkofrebuildinghasonlyjustbegun.

ThisTuesdaymarksthefirstaiversaryofKatrina--oneofthedeadliestandmostcostlynaturaldisastersinAmericanhistory.InMiiii,thestormwipedoutvirtuallyeverythingalongan80-milestretchofthecoast,flatteninghomesanddestroyingentirecommunities.InLouisiana,floodingleft80percentofthecityofNewOrleaunderwater.Thehumancostswereevenmoreterrible.Morethanathousandpeopledied,countlefamilieslosttheirhomesandlivelihoods,andteofthousandsofmen,women,andchildrenwereforcedtofleetheregionandleavebehindeverythingtheyknew.

Duringthestormandinthedaysthatfollowed,Americareondedwithheroismandcompaion.CoastGuardandotherpersoelrescuedpeoplestrandedinfloodedneighborhoodsandbroughtthemt范文先生版权所有ohighground.Doctorsandnursesstayedbehindtocarefortheirpatients,andsomeevenwentwithoutfoodsotheirpatientscouldeat.Manyofthefirst-reondersriskingtheirlivestohelpotherswerevictimsthemselves--woundedhealers,withaseeofdutygreaterthantheirownsuffering.Andacroourgreatland,thearmiesofcompaionralliedtobringfoodandwaterandhopetofellowcitizewhohadlosteverything.Intheseandcountleotherselfleacts,wesawtheiritofAmericaatitsbest.

Unfortunately,Katrinaalsorevealedthatfederal,state,andlocalgovernmentswereureparedtoreondtosuchanextraordinarydisaster.Andthefloodwatersexposedadeep-seatedpovertythathascutpeopleofffromtheoortunitiesofourcountry.SolastyearImadeasimplepledge:ThefederalgovernmentwouldlearntheleoofKatrina,wewoulddowhatittakes,andwewouldstayaslongasittakes,tohelpourbrothersandsistersbui

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