2022丘吉尔著名的铁幕演说丘吉尔闻名的铁幕演说引导语:1946年3月,英国前首相丘吉尔在美国富尔顿发表的反苏演说,又称铁幕演说。铁幕演说也被认为是正式拉开了冷战的序幕。以下是丘吉尔演讲的部分节选。英文原文:TheUnitedStatesstandsatthistimeatthepinnacleofworldpower.ItisasolemnmomentfortheAmericandemocracy.Forwiththisprimacyinpowerisalsojoinedan第1页共15页awe-inspiringaccountabilitytothefuture.Asyoulookaroundyou,youmustfeelnotonlythesenseofdutydone,butalsoyoumustfeelanxietylestyoufallbelowthelevelofachievement.Opportunityisherenow,clearandshining,forbothourcountries.Torejectitorignoreitorfritteritawaywillbringuponusallthelongreproachesoftheaftertime.Itisnecessarythatconstancyofmind,persistencyofpurpose,andthegrandsimplicityofdecisionshallruleand第2页共15页guidetheconductoftheEnglish-speakingpeoplesinpeaceastheydidinwar.Wemust,andIbelieveweshall,proveourselvesequaltothissevererequirement.IhaveastrongadmirationandregardforthevaliantRussianpeopleandformywartimecomrade,MarshalStalin.ThereisdeepsympathyandgoodwillinBritain--andIdoubtnotherealso--towardthepeoplesofalltheRussiansandaresolvetoperseverethroughmanydifferencesandrebuffsinestablishinglastingfriendships.第3页共15页Itismyduty,however,toplacebeforeyoucertainfactsaboutthepresentpositioninEurope.FromStettingintheBaltictoTriesteintheAdriaticanironcurtainhasdescendedacrosstheContinent.BehindthatlinelieallthecapitalsoftheancientstatesofCentralandEasternEurope.Warsaw,Berlin,Prague,Vienna,Budapest,Belgrade,BucharestandSofia;allthesefamouscitiesandthepopulationsaroundthemlieinwhatImustcalltheSovietsphere,andallaresubject,inoneformor第4页共15页another,notonlytoSovietinfluencebuttoaveryhighandinsomecasesincreasingmeasureofcontrolfromMoscow.Thesafetyoftheworld,ladiesandgentlemen,requiresaunityinEurope,fromwhichnonationshouldbepermanentlyoutcast.ItisfromthequarrelsofthestrongparentracesinEuropethattheworldwarswehavewitnessed,orwhichoccurredinformertimes,havesprung.TwicetheUnitedStateshashadtosendseveralmillionsofitsyoungmenacrosstheAtlantictofightthewars,But第5页共15页nowweallcanfindanynation,whereveritmaydwell,betweenduskanddawn.SurelyweshouldworkwithconsciouspurposeforagrandpacificationofEuropewithinthestructureoftheUnitedNationsandinaccordancewithourCharter.Inagreatnumberofcountries,farfromtheRussianfrontiersandthroughouttheworld,CommunistfifthcolumnsareestablishedandworkincompleteunityandabsoluteobediencetothedirectionstheyreceivefromtheCommunist第6页共15页center.ExceptintheBritishCommonwealthandintheUnitedStateswhereCommunismisinitsinfancy,theCommunistpartiesorfifthcolumnsconstituteagrowingchallengeandperiltoChristiancivilization.TheoutlookisalsoanxiousintheFarEastandespeciallyinManchuria.TheagreementwhichwasmadeatYalta,towhichIwasaparty,wasextremelyfavorabletoSovietRussia,butitwasmadeatatimewhennoonecouldsaythattheGermanwarmightnotextendallthroughthe第7页共15页summerandautumnof1945andwhentheJapanesewarwasexpectedbythebestjudgestolastforafurthereighteenmonthsfromtheendoftheGermanwar.Irepulsetheideathatanewwarisinevitable--stillmorethatitisimminent.ItisbecauseIamsurethatourfortunesarestillinourownhandsandthatweholdthepowertosavethefuture,thatIfeelthedutytospeakoutnowthatIhavetheoccasionandtheopportunitytodoso.IdonotbelievethatSovietRussiadesireswar.What第8页共15页theydesireisthefruitsofwarandtheindefiniteexpansionoftheirpoweranddoctrin...