美國總統(tǒng)悼念遇難礦工的講話

1、美國總統(tǒng)悼念遇難礦工的講話We’reheretomemialize29Americans:CarlAcd.JasonAtkins.ChristopherBell.GregyStevenBrock.KenhAllanChapman.RobertClark.lesTimothyDavis.CyDavis.MichaelLeeElswick.WilliamI.Griffith.StevenHarrah.EdwardDeanJones.RidK

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3、.BennyWillingham.RickyWkman.“我們在這里，懷念29位美國人：卡爾阿克德、杰森阿金斯、克里斯多佛貝爾、格利高里史蒂夫布洛克、肯尼斯艾倫查普曼、羅伯特克拉克、查爾斯蒂莫西戴維斯、克里戴維斯、邁克爾李埃爾斯維克、威廉I.格里菲斯、史蒂芬哈拉、愛德華迪恩瓊斯、理查德.K.雷恩、威廉姆.羅斯威爾特.林奇、尼古拉斯.達利爾.麥考斯基、喬.馬克姆、羅納德.李.梅爾、詹姆斯.E.姆尼、亞當.基斯.摩根、雷克斯.L.姆林斯、喬

4、什.S.納皮爾、霍華德.D.佩恩、迪拉德.厄爾.波辛格、喬爾.R.普萊斯、迪華德.斯科特、加里.考拉斯、格羅佛.戴爾.斯金斯、本尼.威靈漢姆以及里奇沃克曼?！盢othingItheVicePresidenttheGovernnoneofthespeakersheretodaynothingwesaycanfilltheholetheyleaveinyourheartstheabsencethattheyleaveinyourlives.

5、IfanycomftcanbefounditcanperhapsbefoundbyseekingthefaceofGod(applause)whoquietsourtroubledmindsaGodwhomendsourbrokenheartsaGodwhoeasesourmourningsouls.無論我、副總統(tǒng)、州長，或是今天致悼詞的任何一個人，都不能說出任何話語，可以填補你們因痛失親人心中的創(chuàng)傷，或是填補他們在親人的生活中留下的空

6、缺。如果有任何可以找得到的安慰，也許只能從上帝那里尋找得到，上帝安慰我們痛苦的頭腦，修復破碎的心，減輕我們哀痛的內心。Evenaswemourn29liveslostwealsoremember29liveslived.Upat4:30a.m.5:00inthemningatthelatesttheybegantheirdayastheywkedindarkness.Incoverallshardtoebootsahardhatover

7、theirheadstheywouldsitquietlyftheirhourlongjourneyfivemilesintoamountaintheonlylightthelampontheircapstheglowfromthemantriptheyrodein.Dayafterdaytheywouldburrowintothecoalthefruitsoftheirlabwhatsooftenwetakefgranted:thee

8、lectricitythatlightsupaconventioncenterthatlightsupourchurchourhomeourschoolourofficetheenergythatpowersourcountrytheenergythatpowersthewld.(Applause.)盡管我們在哀悼這29條逝去的生命，我們同樣也要紀念這29條曾活在世間的生命。凌晨4點半起床，最遲5點，他們就開始一天的生活，他們在黑暗中工

9、作。穿著工作服和硬nothavealwayslovedwhattheydidsaidasisterbuttheyloveddoingittogether.Theyloveddoingitasafamily.Theyloveddoingitasacommunity.That’saspiritthat’sreflectedinasongthatalmosteveryAmericanknows.Butit’sasongmostpeopleIt

10、hinkwouldbesurprisedwasactuallywrittenbyacoalminer’ssonaboutthistownBeckleyaboutthepeopleofWestVirginia.It’sthesongLeanonMe–ananthemoffriendshipbutalsoananthemofcommunityofcomingtogether.在礦里，為了他們的家人，他們自己組成了家庭：慶祝彼此的生日，一同休

11、憩，一同看橄欖球或籃球，一同消磨時間，打獵或是釣魚。他們可能不總是喜歡這些事情，但他們喜歡一起去完成。他們喜歡像一個家庭那樣去做這些事。他們喜歡像一個社區(qū)一樣去做這些事。這也是美國人熟知的一首歌里表達的精神。我想，讓大多數(shù)人驚訝的是這首歌實際是一名礦工的兒子所寫，關于貝克利這個小鎮(zhèn)的，關于西弗吉尼亞人民的。這首歌曲，“靠著我”（LeanonMe）是關于友誼的贊歌，但也是關于社區(qū)關于一同相聚的贊歌。Thatcommunitywasreve

12、aledfalltoseeintheminuteshoursdaysafterthetragedy.Rescuersriskingtheirownsafetyscouringnarrowtunnelssaturatedwithmethanecarbonmonoxidehopingagainsthopetheymightfindasurviv.Friendskeepingpchlightsoninanightlyvigilhangingu

13、phomemadesignsthatread“Prayfourminerstheirfamilies.”Neighbsconsolingeachothersupptingeachotherleaningononeanother.I’veseenitthestrengthofthatcommunity.InthedaysthatfollowedthedisasteremailsletterspouredintotheWhiteHouse.

14、Postmarkedfromdifferentplacesacrossthecountrytheyoftenbeganthesameway:“Iamproudtobefromafamilyofminers.”“Iamthesonofacoalminer.”“Iamproudtobeacoalminer’sdaughter.”(Applause.)Theywerealwaysproudtheyaskedmetokeepourminersi

15、nmythoughtsinmyprayers.NeverfgettheysayminerskeepAmerica’slightson.(Applause.)thenintheseletterstheymakeasimpleplea:Don’tletthishappenagain.(Applause.)Dontletthishappenagain.HowcanwefailthemHowcananationthatreliesonitsmi

16、nersnotdoeverythinginitspowertoprotectthemHowcanweletanyoneinthiscountryputtheirlivesatriskbysimplyshowinguptowkbysimplypursuingtheAmericanDreamWecannotbringbackthe29menwelost.TheyarewiththeLdnow.OurtaskhereonEarthistosa

17、velivesfrombeinglostinanothersuchtragedytodowhatmustdoindividuallycollectivelytoassuresafeconditionsunderground(applause)totreatourminersliketheytreateachotherlikeafamily.(Applause.)BecauseweareallfamilyweareallAmericans