此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。加拿大总理哈珀在纪念一战爆发100周年仪式英语演讲稿Thankyou,Shelly,forthatkindintroduction.ThankyoutoSuzanneSaraultforservingasouremceetoday.GreetingstoChiefofDefenceStaffGeneralLawson,toChiefWarrantOfficerWest,toambassadorsandmembersofthediplomaticcorps,tomycolleaguesfromtheParliamentofCanada,RoyalGalipeauandPierreLemieux,membersoftheCanadianArmedForces,honouredveteransandfamilies,distinguishedguests,ladiesandgentlemen.AsShellysaid,acenturyhaspassednowsincethedullroarofthegunsofAugustwasfirstheardandallacrossEurope,thelightsofpeacefaded.Thisgreatconflictontheothersideofanoceanneednothaveinvolvedus.Butthen,asnow,whenourfriendsandthevalueswesharewiththemarethreatened,Canadiansdonotturnaway.Soitwasthatin1914,CanadianandNewfoundlandvolunteers–NewfoundlandbeingthenaseparateDominion–acceptedthiscalltoarmsasaduty.Attheendofthesummerof1914,Canadiansleftbehindfactories,fields,forestsandfisheries.Theylefttheirhomes,shops,officesandschools.Menbythetensofthousandssigneduptofight.MenlikeLeoClarke,FrederickHallandRobertShankland,whoalllivedonPineStreetinWinnipeg.MenlikebrothersBernardandEricAyreandtheircousinsGeraldandWilfridofSt.John’s,Newfoundland.MenlikeGeorgeVanierofMontréal,ayounglawyerwhohad此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。consideredjoiningthepriesthoodbeforehearingthecallofduty.AndwomenlikeBeatriceMcNairfromVancouver,oneof2,500nursingsisterswhoservedoverseas.ThefirstCanadiansleftforEuropethatOctober.Manythoughtthey’dbehomeforChristmas.Someofthemactuallyworriedthatthey’dgetovertheretoolatetodotheirpart.Asweallknow,theywereterribly,terriblywrong.Thoughthecommitmenttowarwasuncertain,over600,000Canadiansfoughttodefendourcountry,onlyeightmillionstrongatthetime.Themud,thebloodandthesacrificesthatmarkedthoseyearsleftmorethanathirdoftheseCanadiansdeadorwounded.ForgivemeifIdonotdwellonthesenumbers,thebitterharvestofsufferinganddeath.Wehavehadahundredyearstocontemplatethiswar.Muchhasbeenwrittenonthissubject.Andyet,whatitmeanstohavelivedinmuckanddisease,tofightthroughmuddeepenoughtodrownaman,tolosethousandsoflivesinasingledaytogainwhatcouldbemeasuredinyards.Thesenseofthesethingsstilleludesus.Wecanonlyimaginetheircourage,theirfear,thedevotiontheyhadtoKing,tocountry,andtocomradesthatdrovethemoverthetoptotakethefighttotheenemytimeandtimeagain.Soletuspassonanddwellinsteadonwhattheyachieved.Thoughinexperienced,theseyoungmenof1914weredetermined.Bythetimethewarwasinitsfinaldays,theywereadmiredbythealliesanddreadedbytheenemy.TheywerecalledtheshocktroopsoftheBritishEmpire.Itisdifficulttomeasureheroism,butiftheawardingofour此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。greatestmilitaryhonourtellsthestory,thenlettherecordsshowthatofthe98CanadianswhohaveearnedtheVictoriaCross,72ofthemdidsointheFirstWorldWar.ThreeofthoseheroesweretheboysofPineStreet:CorporalLeoClarke,Sergeant-MajorFrederickHall,andLieutenantRobertShankland.AndsoPineStreetinWinnipegisnowcalledValourRoad.It’salsodifficulttomeasuresacrifice.YetonthefirstdayoftheBattleoftheSommewhenCanadiansandwhenBritishandCommonwealthforcessufferednearly60,000casualties,amongthosekilledwereallfourAyreboys.ASt.John’snewspaperventuredthis:that...
