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1、名人经典英语演讲稿 Dianawastheveryessenceofpassion,ofduty,ofstyle,ofbeauty.Allovertheworldshewasasymbolofselflesshumanity.Allovertheworld,astandardbearerfortherightofthetrulydowntrodden,averyBritishgirlwhotranscendnationality,someonewithanaturalnobilitywhowasclassless. ThisisthetextofEarlSpencerstributetohis
2、sisteratherfuneral.Thereissomeverydeep,powerfulandheartfeltsentiment.Wouldthatthoseatwhomitisaimedwouldtakeheed.Theversionspostedonseveralnewsserviceshadminorerrors.Thisispreciselyasitwasdeliverd. Istandbeforeyoutodaytherepresentativeofafamilyingrief,inacountryinmourningbeforeaworldinshock. Weareall
3、unitednotonlyinourdesiretopayourrespectstoDianabutratherinourneedtodoso. Forsuchwasherextraordinaryappealthatthetensofmillionsofpeopletakingpartinthisserviceallovertheworldviatelevisionandradiowhoneveractuallymether,feelthatthey,too,lostsomeoneclosetothemintheearlyhoursofSundaymorning.Itisamoreremar
4、kabletributetoDianathanIcaneverhopetoofferhertoday. Dianawastheveryessenceofpassion,ofduty,ofstyle,ofbeauty.Allovertheworldshewasasymbolofselflesshumanity,astandard-bearerfortherightsofthetrulydowntrodden,averyBritishgirlwhotranscendednationality,someonewithanaturalnobilitywhowasclassless,whoprovedi
5、nthelastyearthatsheneedednoroyaltitletocontinuetogenerateherparticularbrandofmagic. Todayisourchancetosaythankyouforthewayyoubrightenedourlives,eventhoughGodgrantedyoubuthalfalife.Wewillallfeelcheated,always,thatyouweretakenfromussoyoungandyetwemustlearntobegratefulthatyoucamealongatall. Onlynowyoua
6、regonedowetrulyappreciatewhatwearenowwithoutandwewantyoutoknowthatlifewithoutyouisvery,verydifficult. Wehavealldespairedatourlossoverthepastweekandonlythestrengthofthemessageyougaveusthroughyouryearsofgivinghasafforsthestrengthtomoveforward. Thereisatemptationtorushtocanonizeyourmemory.Thereisnoneed
7、todoso.Youstandtallenoughasahumanbeingofuniquequalitiesnottoneedtobeseenasasaint.Indeedtosanctifyyourmemorywouldbetomissoutontheverycoreofyourbeing,yourwonderfullymischievoussenseofhumorwiththelaughthatbentyoudouble,yourjoyforlifetransmittedwhereveryoutookyoursmile,andthesparkleinthoseunettableeyes,
8、yourboundlessenergywhichyoucouldbarelycontain. Butyourgreatestgiftwasyourintuition,anditwasagiftyouusedwisely.Thisiswhatunderpinnedallyourwonderfulattributes.Andifwelooktoanalyzewhatitwasaboutyouthathadsuchawideappeal,wefinditinyourinstinctivefeelforwhatwasreallyimportantinallourlives. WithoutyourGo
9、d-givensensitivity,wewouldbeimmersedingreaterignoranceattheanguishofAIDSandHIVsufferers,theplightofthehomeless,theisolationoflepers,therandomdestructionoflandmines.Dianaexplainedtomeoncethatitwasherinnermostfeelingsofsufferingthatmadeitpossibleforhertoconnectwithherconstituencyoftherejected. Andhere
10、weetoanothertruthabouther.Forallthestatus,theglamour,theapplause,Dianaremainedthroughoutaveryinsecurepersonatheart,almostchildlikeinherdesiretodogoodforotherssoshecouldreleaseherselffromdeepfeelingsofunworthinessofwhichhereatingdisordersweremerelyasymptom. Theworldsensedthispartofhercharacterandcher
11、ishedherforhervulnerability,whilstadmiringherforherhonesty.ThelasttimeIsawDianawasonJulythefirst,herbirthday,inLondon,whentypicallyshewasnottakingtimetocelebrateherspecialdaywithfriendsbutwasguestofhonoratafund-raisingcharityevening. Shesparkledofcourse,butIwouldrathercherishthedaysIspentwithherinMa
12、rchwhenshecametovisitmeandmychildreninourhomeinSouthAfrica.IamproudofthefactthatapartfromwhenshewasonpublicdisplaymeetingPresidentMandela,wemanagedtocontrivetostoptheever-presentpaparazzifromgettingasinglepictureofher. Thatmeantalottoher. TheseweredaysIwillalwaystreasure.Itwasasifwedbeentransportedb
13、acktoourchildhood,whenwespentsuchanenormousamountoftimetogether,thetwoyoungestinthefamily. Fundamentallyshehadntchangedatallfromthebigsisterwhomotheredmeasababy,foughtwithmeatschoolandenduredthoselongtrainjourneysbetweenourparentshomeswithmeatweekends.Itisatributetoherlevel-headednessandstrengththat
14、despitethemostbizarrelifeimaginableafterherchildhood,sheremainedintact,truetoherself. Thereisnodoubtthatshewaslookingforanewdirectioninherlifeatthistime.Shetalked endlesslyofgettingawayfromEngland,mainlybecauseofthetreatmentshereceivedatthehandsofthenewspa-pe-rs. Idontthinksheeverunderstoodwhyhergen
15、uinelygoodintentionsweresneeredatbythemedia,whythereappearedtobeapermanentquestontheirbehalftobringherdown.Itisbaffling.Myown,andonly,explanationisthatgenuinegoodnessisthreateningtothoseattheoppositeendofthemoralspectrum. ItisapointtorememberthatofalltheironiesaboutDiana,perhapsthegreatestwasthis;th
16、atagirlgiventhenameoftheancientgoddessofhuntingwas,intheend,themosthuntedpersonofthemodernage. ShewouldwantustodaytopledgeourselvestoprotectingherbelovedboysWilliamandHarryfromasimilarfate.AndIdothishere,Diana,onyourbehalf.Wewillnotallowthemtosuffertheanguishthatusedregularlytodriveyoutotearfuldespair. Beyondthat,onbehalfofyourmotherandsisters,Ipledgethatwe,yourbloodfami
