怀念挑战者号宇航员（第1页）

怀念挑战者号宇航员

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罗纳德·里根（1911—2004），美国第四十九、五十任总统（1981—1989）。里根于1911年2月6日生于美国伊利诺伊州坦皮科城，1932年毕业于尤雷卡学院并获经济学和社会学学士学位。第二次世界大战期间应征入伍，退伍后重返好莱坞。

1980年11月4日里根当选为美国第四十九任总统，1984年11月竞选连任成功，当选为美国第五十任总统，1989年1月辞职。

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1。mourn[m?:n]v。哀痛

2。desire[di'zai?]v。希望，渴望；要求，请求

3。astronaut['?str?n?:t]n。宇航员，太空人

4。eager['i:ɡ?]adj。热切的，渴望的

5。orate[k?'mem?reit]v。纪念，庆祝

&ogethertodaytomournthelossofsevenbraveAmeris，triefthatweallfeel，andperhapsinthatsharing，tofihtobearoursorrowandthecetolookfortheseedsofhope。

Ournation’slossisfirstaprofoundpersonallosstothefamilyandthefriendsandthelovedonesofourshuttleastronauts。Tothosetheyleftbehihers，thefathers，thehusbandsahersandsisters，yes，ahe—allofAmeridsbesideyouinyourtimeofsorrow。

Whatwesaytodayisonlyaeexpressionofwhatweourhearts。Wordspaleintheshadowofgrief;theyseemiomeasurethebravesacrificeofthoseyoulovedandwesoadmired。Theirtruesttestimonywillhewordswespeak，butiheyledtheirlivesaheylosttheirlives—withdedi，honor，andanunqueoexplorethismysteriousaifuluniverse。

&weberoursevenastronauts，erSevehemastheylived，bringinglifeandloveandjoytothosewhokhemaion。

Theyallpartsofthisgreattry—fromSouthatoWashingtooMohawk，NewYork;HawaiitoNorthatoeshire。Theyweresodiffereheirmissio，theyheldsomuon。

WerememberDickScobee，theanderwhospokethelastwordsweheardfromthespaceshuttleger。Heservedasafighterpilotinamearningmanymedalsforbraveryaestpilotofadvancedaircraftbefthespa。DangerwasafamiliaranderScobee。

WerememberMichaelSmith，whhmedalsasabatpilottocoverhisgtheNavyDistinguishedFlyingCross，threeAirMedals，anameseCrossofGallantrywithSilverStaringratitudefromaokeepfree。

WerememberJudithResnik，knownasJ。R。toherfriends，alwayssmiling，alwayseagertomakeatribution，fihemusicsheplayedonherpianoinheroff-hours。

WerememberEllisonOnizuka，whoasaihroughthecoffeefieldsandmacadamiagrovesofHawaiidreamedofstotheMoon。Beinga，hesaid，hadhelpedhimsoartotheimpressiveatsofhiscareer。

WerememberRonaldMair，whosaidthathelearnedperseveraonfieldsofSoutha。Hisdreamwastoliveaboardthespaisandplayinghissaxopholessnessofspace。Well，Ron，wewillmissyoursaxophone;andwewillbuildyourspa。

WerememberGregoryJarvis。Onthatill-fatedflighthewasgwithhimaflagofhisuyinBuffalo，NewYork—asmalltokeothepeoplewhouure。

WerememberChristaMcAuliffe，turedtheimaginatioiuswithherpluck，herrestlessspiritofdiscovery;ateaotjusttoherstudents，buttoairepeople，instillingusallwiththeextofthisjourothefuture。

aysrememberthem，theseskilledprofessiosaurers，theseartistsandteadfamilymenandwomen;andwewillcherisheachoftheirstories，storiesoftriumphaoriesoftrueAmeriheroes。

Ohedisaster，ournationheldavigilbyourtelevisios。Iourexhilaratioohorror;wewaitedariedtomakesewehadseen。ThatnightIlisteoaprogramontheradio;peopleespokeoftheirsadhepridetheyfeltinourastronauts。Aericawearereagout，holdinghands，andfindingfortiher。

Thesacrificeofyourlovedoirredthesoulofournatihthepaishavebeeoaprofoundtruth:Thefutureisoryofallhumanprogressisoruggleagainstallodds。WelearhatthisAmerica，whichAbrahamLincalledthelast，besthopeofmah，wasbuiltonheroismandnoblesacrifice。Itwasbuiltbymenandwomenlikeoursevenstarvoyagers，whoansweredadduty，whogavemorethaedorrequired，andwhogaveitlittlethoughtofworldlyre>

&hinkbacktothepioneersofaury，thesturdysoulswhotooktheirfamiliesandtheirbelongiothefroheAmeriWest。Ofteerriblehardship。AlonTrail，youcouldstillseethegravemarkersofthosewhofellogriefoothejourneyahead。

Todaythefrontierisspadtheboundariesofhumaimeswhehestars，wefallshort。Butwemustpickourselvesupagainandpressohepain。Ournatiouwestilldrawonimmensereservoirse，charadfortitude—thatwe’restillblessedwithheroeslikethoseofthespaceshuttleger。

DickSewthateverylaungofaspaceshuttleisateiradhesaid，“Ifsomethingeverd，Ihopethatdoesheendtothespaceshuttleprogram。”EveryfamilymemberItalkedtoaskedspecificallythatweuetheprogram，thatthatiswhattheirdepartedlovedonewouldwantaboveallelse。Wewillnotdisappointthem。

TodaywepromiseDickSdhiscrewthattheirdreamliveson，thatthefuturetheyworkedsohardtobuildwillbeereality。Thedediandwomenofseveheirfamily。Still，they，too，mustfeaheadrogramthatiseffective，safeaboldanditted。

Manwilluehisquestofspace。Toreachoalsaerats—thatisthewayweshallorateoursevengerheroes。

Dick，Mike，Judy，El，Randiliesandyour。Webidyougoodbye;wewillyou。Forthoseellahepainwillbedeepandenduring。Anation，too，willlohelossofhersevensonsanddaughters，hersevengoodfriends。Wedsolationonlyinfaith，forweknowiyouwhoflewsohighandsoproudnowmakeyourhomebeyoars，safeinGod’spromiseofeternallife。

MayGodblessyouallandgiveyoufortinthisdifficulttime。