VOA建国史话(翻译+字幕+讲解):肯尼迪总统遇刺
日期:2018-09-03 20:15

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John Kennedy began his administration in nineteen sixty-one with great energy to do good things. After just three months in office, however, he had to take responsibility for a big failure. On April seventeenth, Cuban exiles, trained by America's Central Intelligence Agency, invaded Cuba. Their goal was to overthrow Cuba's communist leader, Fidel Castro. Most of the exiles were killed or captured. The last administration had planned the invasion. But Kennedy had approved it. After the incident, some Americans wondered if he had enough experience to lead the nation. Some asked themselves if the forty-three-year-old Kennedy was too young to be president, after all. Kennedy soon regained some public approval when he visited French leader General Charles de Gaulle. The French were very interested in the new American president. They were even more interested in his beautiful wife. The president said with a laugh that he was the man who had come to Paris with Jacqueline Kennedy. In Vienna, Kennedy met with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Their relations would always be difficult. Khrushchev did not want to compromise on any issue. He threatened to have the East Germans block all movement into and out of the western part of the city of Berlin.

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Not long after, the East Germans, with Soviet support, built a wall to separate the eastern and western parts of the city. President Kennedy quickly announced a large increase in the number of American military forces in Germany. He said the United States would not permit freedom to end in Berlin. About a year later, in October, nineteen sixty-two, President Kennedy said the United States had discovered that the Soviets were putting nuclear missiles in Cuba. He took several actions to protest the deployment. One was to send American ships to the area. They were to prevent Soviet ships from taking missile parts and related supplies to the Cuban government. In a speech broadcast on television, Kennedy spoke about the seriousness of the situation."It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States."No fighting broke out between the United States and the Soviet Union because of the Cuban missile crisis. The Soviet ships carrying missile parts to Cuba turned back.

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And President Kennedy promised that the United States would not invade Cuba if the Soviet Union removed its missiles and stopped building new ones there. The two sides did, however, continue their cold war of words and influence. In Asia, the Soviet Union continued to provide military, economic, and technical aid to communist governments. The Kennedy administration fought communism in Vietnam by increasing the number of American military advisers there. The United States and the Soviet Union did make some progress on arms control, however. In nineteen sixty-three, the two countries reached a major agreement to ban tests of nuclear weapons above ground, under water, and in space. The treaty did not ban nuclear tests under the ground. On national issues, President Kennedy supported efforts to guarantee a better life for African-Americans. One man who pushed for changes was his younger brother, Robert. Robert Kennedy was attorney general and head of the Justice Department at that time. The Justice Department took legal action against Southern states that violated the voting rights acts of nineteen fifty-seven and nineteen sixty.

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The administration also supported a voter registration campaign among African-Americans. The campaign helped them to record their names with election officials so they could vote. As attorney general, Robert Kennedy repeatedly called on National Guard troops to protect black citizens from crowds of angry white citizens. Incidents took place when blacks tried to register to vote and when they tried to attend white schools. President Kennedy said the situation was causing a moral crisis in America. He decided it was time to propose a new civil rights law. The measure would guarantee equal treatment for blacks in public places and in jobs. It would speed the work of ending racial separation in schools. Kennedy wanted the new legislation badly. But Congress delayed action. It did not pass a broad civil rights bill until nineteen sixty-four, after his presidency. In November, nineteen sixty-three, Kennedy left Washington for the state of Texas. He hoped to help settle a local dispute in his Democratic Party.

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The dispute might have affected chances for his re-election in nineteen sixty-four. He arrived in the city of Dallas in the late morning of November twenty-second. Dallas was known to be a center of opposition to Kennedy. Yet many people waited to see him.A parade of cars traveled through the streets of Dallas. Kennedy and his wife were in the back seat of one. Their car had no top, so everyone could see them easily. Another car filled with Secret Service security agents was next to the president's. Suddenly, there were gunshots. Then, many Americans heard this emergency report from television newsman Walter Cronkite:"Here is a bulletin from CBS news. In Dallas, Texas, three shots were fired at President Kennedy's motorcade in downtown Dallas. The first reports say that President Kennedy has been seriously wounded by this shooting."The cars raced to Parkland Memorial Hospital. But doctors there could do little. Thirty minutes later reporters, including Walter Cronkite, broadcast this announcement:"From Dallas, Texas -- the flash apparently official -- President Kennedy died at one p.m., Central Standard Time. "As the nation mourned, police searched for the person who had killed John Kennedy.

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They arrested a man named Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald worked in a building near the place where Kennedy had been shot. People had seen him leave the building after the shooting. He had a gun. Lee Harvey Oswald was a man with a strange past. He was a former United States Marine. He was also a communist. He had lived for a while in the Soviet Union and had tried to become a Soviet citizen. He worked for a committee that supported the communist government in Cuba. Police questioned Oswald about the death of president Kennedy. He said he did not do it. After two days, officials decided to move him to a different jail. As they did, television cameras recorded the death of Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald was being led by two police officials. Suddenly, a man stepped in front of them. There was a shot, and Oswald fell to the floor. The gunman was Jack Ruby. He owned an eating and drinking place in Dallas.

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He said he killed Oswald to prevent the Kennedy family from having to live through a trial. President Kennedy's body had been returned to Washington. After a state funeral, he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River. A gas flame burns at his burial place, day and night. An official committee was formed to investigate his death. It was headed by the chief justice of the United States, earl Warren, and was known as the Warren commission. In its report, the Warren commission said that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. It said there was no plot to kill the president. Many Americans did not accept the report. They believed there was a plot. Some blamed Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Some blamed extremists in America's Central Intelligence Agency. Others blamed organized crime. The truth of what happened to John Kennedy may be what was stated in the Warren Commission report: that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Or, perhaps, the complete truth may never be known.

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重点解析

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1.National Guard 国民警卫队
Now, the National Guard looks at us with respect and dignity.
现在,国民警卫队也以尊重和庄严的目光看待我们xBSM(hbR5+]C7
2.Central Intelligence Agency 美国中央情报局
Even General David Petraeus, the new head of the CIA, says there are only 100 al Qaeda fighters in the whole of Afghanistan.
连美国中央情报局的新负责人大卫•彼得雷乌斯将军都说,在整个阿富汗,只有100个基地组织战士w=[EBBt~rWB
3.Western Hemisphere 西半球
In the Western Hemisphere, only the US and Cuba have not joined the treaty.
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4.voting rights 投票权;表决权
Within days of Bloody Sunday, president Johnson would present a bill to Congress that would gain passage later that year as the Voting Rights Act.
在血色星期天不久后,约翰逊总统向国会提交了一份议案,不久这项议案通过,这便是投票权法案WiB1wprx&_
5.civil rights 民事权利,公民权利
Theoretically , the grass-roots civil judiciary must be the protector of citizenship , that be the God of Justice.
理论上,基层民事司法应当是公民权利的保护者即正义的守护神qtxO(tf0Cm2GL
6.Democratic Party 民主党
Public opinion turned against the Democratic Party.
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参考译文

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1961年,约翰·肯尼迪开始蓄势待发,走马上任aU|&^kRH%cn)eP2s5。然而,上任仅仅三个月后,他就不得不为一次重大失败承担责任JpS9#P4Qgl%PtdxmP3。4月17日,在美国中央情报局接受训练的古巴流亡者入侵古巴vjGs;^pO0Y[。他们的目标是推翻古巴共产党领导人菲德尔·卡斯特罗,大多数流亡者被杀或被捕y8=Al^!Ib-rXL;g[。上届政府策划了此次入侵,但肯尼迪同意了2ErKkIZdnV2pE;z。事件发生后,一些美国人怀疑肯尼迪是否有足够的经验来领导国家k!F5OP6fk2ZD.lEV4。一些人扪心自问,43岁的肯尼迪是否太年轻,不适合当总统tx8RcOvh0s5HkiW;M。肯尼迪在拜访法国领导人戴高乐将军时,很快获得了公众的认可Ke[h9U|oYVyLgB。法国对新任美国总统甚感兴趣,他们更感兴趣的是他的娇妻fg%|opzt4kr)NX8l2br。总统笑着说,他就是和杰奎琳·肯尼迪一起来巴黎的那个人#.bjUHZg&A8i^4*。肯尼迪在维也纳会见了苏联领导人尼基塔·赫鲁晓夫,他们的关系总是闹得很僵x&t1)+9zS38*4%[[U_L。赫鲁晓夫不想在任何问题上妥协-YLNxqlX]0H(。他威胁让东德人阻止进出柏林西部地区的所有行动jwa|=Auz-vCy。不久之后,东德在苏联的支持下,修建了一道隔离城市东西部的城墙I2@zOt.ZkTq。肯尼迪总统很快宣布,美军在德国的军事力量将大幅增加4tR=GepqtG7j)u2kX1W。他说,美国不会允许自由在柏林结束=scOj*C1W@&Y-_,

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大约一年后,即1962年10月,肯尼迪总统声称,美国已经发现苏联正在向古巴运送核导弹vuhAB%SZ#y。美国采取了多项行动来抗议此次部署rqbdWMI.7]VP=)Hp;&。其中一项行动是派遣船只到该地区BbNl~Dpt%AK@36!qRj+L。目的是防止苏联船只向古巴政府运送导弹部件和相关物资;wUv7E&mj3!lXK-_&。在电视讲话中,肯尼迪谈到了形势的严重性tmqw2G(7#UYmUZ=|uq_l。“美国的政策是把从古巴向西半球任何国家发射的任何一枚核导弹都看作是苏联对美国的攻击yXiLnEK#Zz#YAzA-,SR。”由于古巴导弹危机,美国和苏联之间没有爆发战争F[]w(jk7T1@cNcJj。苏联船只携带导弹部件返回古巴a!EH~Vjw*Z。肯尼迪总统承诺,如果苏联撤除导弹并停止在古巴设立新的导弹,美国将不会入侵古巴q|oD+u+F)Jn-r-Jt^。然而,双方继续发声,扩大势力,进行冷战GBUsq;V^+t&QlKP~k6。在亚洲,苏联继续向共产主义政府提供军事、经济和技术援助=x9~eH&&q;Kip5U。肯尼迪政府在越南通过增加美国军事顾问的数量来对抗共产主义]fB#b8xa;*。然而,美国和苏联在军备控制方面确实取得了一些进展cMbWmtrIU]&Dw

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1963年,两国达成了一项重大协议,禁止在地面、水下和太空进行核武器试验s6baEgWKpBL@nBr,m_。条约没有禁止地下核试验H.IfxIE;4Bq*。在国家问题上,肯尼迪总统努力为非裔美国人提供更好的生活+C24K3XbF~。推动改革的一个人是他的弟弟罗伯特s=s0)gHGflFT-&)5D6O。届时,罗伯特·肯尼迪担任总检察长兼司法部主任&#QGxy.+EDB&|;X%(。司法部对违反1957年和1960年投票权法案的南部各州采取了法律行动XPU@o)~([KNZ。政府还支持非裔美国人选民登记运动f%2XwcOSZC](Jl。竞选活动帮助他们向选举官员登记自己的名字,这样他们就可以投票了.zg%lAV^wJ#i3mr,。罗伯特·肯尼迪在担任司法部长期间,多次呼吁国民警卫队保护黑人公民免受愤怒的白人公民的伤害6@FeNT9Ar.mPzC。当黑人试图登记选票进入白人学校时,事情发生了uPfuj.y38e;y7aaQ。肯尼迪总统说,这种情况正在引发美国的道德危机*JaWi|jEA,7S;。他决定是时候提出一项新的民权法案了=&Wbe1BLDx&h&。这项措施将保证黑人在公共场所和工作中得到平等待遇f|3AS|PqHE。这将加速结束学校的种族隔离YGxPd^=hbRxBhczQgm。肯尼迪迫切想要实施这项新立法,但国会推迟采取行动@vXs&,p(Rn+p;_P。直至1964年,也就是肯尼迪担任总统之后,才通过一项广泛的民权法案hN^ln^6to!J!。1963年11月,肯尼迪离开华盛顿前往德克萨斯州6-[DNbte&jc~d|。他希望能帮助解决民主党地方争端qGGM,Z|IChixY[r+3x*u。这场争论可能会影响他在1964年的连任O;JKXK~A^t

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11月22日上午晚些时候,肯尼迪抵达达拉斯*^MA1PsODx81U3m。达拉斯以反对肯尼迪而闻名,然而许多人等着见到他iw!4CO-4_c5R5s2M-+。一队汽车穿过达拉斯的街道+mJo)zpjO,.rL8,62W6。肯尼迪和他的妻子坐在其中一辆车的后座上DIv9%[e=uvPa0Rbjh(L。没有车顶,所以每个人都能轻易地看到他们Zr#Pwa+!zNW_3gD%ka.s。另一辆装满特勤局安保人员的汽车就在总统旁边yNTh-m@8VR3=x@y。突然,有枪声kWNA]Jbx.n_3(ZKj。然后,许多美国人从电视新闻记者沃尔特·克朗凯特那里听到这个紧急报道:“哥伦比亚广播公司新闻为您播报iJv^9VBn!b!ZJah~S。德克萨斯州达拉斯市,肯尼迪总统的车队在达拉斯市中心遭到三次枪击li+_^Ex!i9V9m6Wy*_7。第一批报道称肯尼迪总统因枪击而身受重伤^u|B^#1sVw(P0bvX7Qm。”汽车迅速开往帕克兰纪念医院,但是那里的医生无能为力;ZuO+a2Q(W-Ah9;。三十分钟后,包括沃尔特·克朗凯特在内的记者宣布:“来自得克萨斯州达拉斯市的肯尼迪总统在中央标准时间下午1点去世X-p#ancEma%kA@4TwOM。”举国哀悼之时,警察搜寻杀害约翰·肯尼迪的人;S_fTRSLg4y]cw_v6|g%。他们逮捕了一位名叫李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德的人Gsm~VT~TxA。奥斯瓦尔德在肯尼迪枪杀附近的一栋大楼里工作Z]_WP3JT)dPY!vIbNtyJ。人们看到他在枪击后离开了大楼,他有一把枪Pz~vI=Y2!o=bDrF47

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李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德有着奇怪的过去m(%~hs|iov&2。他曾是一名美国海军陆战队员,他也是一名共产主义者,曾在苏联生活过一段时间,并试图成为苏联公民QN!&h]smTj^6H。他在委员会工作,该委员会支持古巴共产党政府nJo=y8q@W&N9kgK。警方就肯尼迪总统之死向奥斯瓦尔德提出质询,他说他没有做.CkIs@SXhV+。两天后,官员决定将他转移至另一所监狱-%)pQA#Rt|=m。与此同时,电视摄像机记录下了李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德之死ZqWgt(y8[=zA。奥斯瓦德由两名警察官员带领,突然,一个男的走在他们前面UAO139)ZN[。一声枪响,奥斯瓦尔德摔倒在地C,bA]=*U!s。枪手是杰克·鲁比,他在达拉斯有一个吃喝之地-CDm)fdfOb@^A%t9。他说,他杀死奥斯瓦尔德是为了防止肯尼迪家族不得不接受审判SYA.Ipns67G。肯尼迪总统的遗体已运回华盛顿vGzLrfRTOxNV[;

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国葬结束后,肯尼迪被安葬在波多马克河对岸的阿灵顿国家公墓qzmvCA@SQk。在他的墓地,一团火焰日夜不停地燃烧着&5#OTFUV(L;m-。为调查肯尼迪的死因,成立了官方委员会9ev#c!@W#c2;c%Q2。该委员会由美国首席法官厄尔·沃伦领导成立,即我们熟知的沃伦委员会yA&KwbVC^uOFK_Kh2cp。沃伦委员会在报告中声称,李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德是单独行动,总统暗杀不存在阴谋n,%Iz|,2w(。许多美国人不接受该报道goUg.YaPd^wTjy!idFz。他们相信其中存在着阴谋Sa8O_K80xSg)]D4.]IkU。一些人指责古巴领导人菲德尔·卡斯特罗Sm4OV03&kRNEy+_^6gm。一些人指责美国中央情报局的极端分子,其他人指责组织犯罪团伙l.maP_phfH4qtijm*|i。约翰·肯尼迪刺杀的真相可能如沃伦委员会在报告中所说:李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德单独行动[cM1(Wj(y|R8u_i~tI。或者,也许,真相永远不会被世人知道4QyP-|w9|@T*d7e

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  • attorneyn. (辩护)律师
  • protectvt. 保护,投保
  • investigatev. 调查,研究 [计算机] 研究
  • militaryadj. 军事的 n. 军队
  • hemispheren. 半球
  • flamen. 火焰,热情 v. 燃烧,面红,爆发 n. 情
  • spokev. 说,说话,演说
  • separaten. 分开,抽印本 adj. 分开的,各自的,单独的 v
  • trialadj. 尝试性的; 审讯的 n. 尝试,努力,试验,试
  • incidentn. 事件,事变,插曲 adj. 难免的,附带的