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1、英语演讲：This was an emotional dayRonald Reagan: Remarks at the U。S。 Ranger Monument on the 40th Anniversar of D-Da*This as an emotional da。 The eremonies honoring the fortieth anniversar of D da beame more than memorations。 The beame elebrations of heroism and sarifie。 This plae， Pointe du Ho， in itsel
2、f as moving and majesti。 I stood there on that indsept point ith the oean behind me。 Before me ere the bos ho fort earsbefore had fought their a up from the oean。 Some rested under the hite rosses and Stars of David that strethed out aross the landsape。 Others sat right in front of me。 The looked li
3、ke elderl businessmen， et these ere the kids ho limbed the liffs。* Were here to mark that da in histor hen the Allied armies joined in battle to relaim this ontinent to libert。 For four long ears， muh of Europe had been under a terrible shado。 Free nations had fallen， Jes ried out in the amps， milli
4、ons ried out for liberation。 Europe as enslaved， and the orld praed for its resue。 Here， in Normand， the resue began。 Here， the Allies stood and fought against trann， in a giant undertaking unparalleled in human histor。 We stand on a lonel， indsept point on the northern shore of Frane。 The air is so
5、ft， but fort ears ago at this moment， the air as dense ith smoke and the ries of men， and the air as filled ith the rak of rifle fire and the roar of annon。 At dan， on the morning of the 6th of June，44， to hundred and tent-five Rangers jumped off the British landing raft and ran to the bottom of the
6、se liffs。 Their mission as one of the most diffiult and daring of the invasion: to limb these sheer and desolate liffs and take out the enem guns。 The Allies had been told that some of the mightiest of these guns ere here， and the ould be trained on the beahes to stop the Allied advane。 The Rangers
7、looked up and sa the enem soldiers at the edge of the liffs， shooting don at them ith mahine guns and throing grenades。 And the Amerian Rangers began to limb。 The shot rope ladders over the fae of these liffs and began to pull themselves up。 When one Ranger fell， another ould take his plae。 When one
8、 rope as ut， a Ranger ould grab another and begin his limb again。 The limbed， shot bak， and held their footing。 Soon， one b one， the Rangers pulled themselves over the top， and in seizing the firm land at the top of these liffs， the began to seize bak the ontinent of Europe。 To hundred and tent-five
9、 ame here。 After to das of fighting， onl ninet ould still bear arms。 And behind me is a memorial that smbolizes the Ranger daggers that ere thrust into the top of these liffs。 And before me are the men ho put them here。 These are the bos of Pointe du Ho。 These are the men ho took the liffs。 These ar
10、e the hampions ho helped free a ontinent。 These are the heroes ho helped end a ar。 Gentlemen， I look at ou and I think of the ords of Stephen Spenders poem。 You are men ho in our lives fought for life and left the vivid air signed ith our honor。 I think I kno hat ou ma be thinking right no - thinkin
11、g e ere just part of a bigger effort; everone as brave that da。 Well everone as。 Do ou remember the stor of Bill Millin of the 51st Highlanders? Fort ears ago toda， British troops ere pinned don near a bridge， aiting desperatel for help。 Suddenl， the heard the sound of bagpipes， and some thought the
12、 ere dreaming。 Well， the erent。 The looked up and sa Bill Millin ith his bagpipes， leading the reinforements and ignoring the smak of the bullets into the ground around him。 Lord Lovat as ith him - Lord Lovat of Sotland， ho alml announed hen he got to the bridge， Sorr， Im a fe minutes late， as if he
13、d been delaed b a traffi jam， hen in truth hed just e from the blood fighting on Sord Beah， hih he and his men had just taken。 There as the impossible valor of the Poles， ho thre themselves beteen the enem and the rest of Europe as the invasion took hold; and the unsurpassed ourage of the Canadians
14、ho had alread seen the horrors of ar on this oast。 The kne hat *ited them there， but the ould not be deterred。 And one the hit Juno Beah， the never looked bak。 All of these men ere part of a roll all of honor ith names that spoke of a pride as bright as the olors the bore; The Roal Winnipeg Rifles，
15、Polands 24th Laners， the Roal Sots Fusiliers， the Sreaming Eagles， the Yeomen of Englands armored divisions， the fores of Free Frane， the Coast Guards Mathbox Fleet， and ou， the Amerian Rangers。 Fort summers have passed sine the battle that ou fought here。 You ere oung the da ou took these liffs; so
16、me of ou ere hardl more than bos， ith the deepest jos of life before ou。 Yet ou risked everthing here。 Wh? Wh did ou do it? What impelled ou to put aside the instint for self-preservation and risk our lives to take these liffs? What inspired all the men of the armies that met here? We look at ou， and someho e kno the anser。 It as faith and belief。 It as loalt and love。 The men of Normand had faith that hat the ere doing as right， faith that the fought for all h
