英语演讲：The Space Shuttle ;Challenger; Tragedy Address.docVIP

英语演讲：The Space Shuttle ;Challenger; Tragedy Address Ronald Reagan: The Spae Shuttle Challenger Traged AddressLadies and Gentlemen， Id planned to speak to ou tonight to report on the state of the Union， but the events of earlier toda have led me to hange those plans。 Toda is a da for mourning and remembering。 Nan and I are pained to the ore b the traged of the shuttle Challenger。 We kno e share this pain ith all of the people of our ountr。 This is trul a national loss。Nineteen ears ago， almost to the da， e lost three astronauts in a terrible aident on the ground。 But eve never lost an astronaut in flight。 Weve never had a traged like this。 And perhaps eve forgotten the ourage it took for the re of the shuttle。 But the， the Challenger Seven， ere **re of the dangers， but overame them and did their jobs brilliantl。 We mourn seven heroes: Mihael Smith， Dik Sobee， Judith Resnik， Ronald MNair， Ellison Onizuka， Gregor Jarvis， and Christa MAuliffe。 We mourn their loss as a nation together。For the families of the seven， e annot bear， as ou do， the full impat of this traged。 But e feel the loss， and ere thinking about ou so ver muh。 Your loved ones ere daring and brave， and the had that speial grae， that speial spirit that sas， Give me a hallenge， and Ill meet it ith jo。 The had a hunger to explore the universe and disover its truths。 The ished to serve， and the did。 The served all of us。Weve gron used to onders in this entur。 Its hard to da**le us。 But for tent-five ears the United States spae program has been doing just that。 Weve gron used to the idea of spae， and， perhaps e forget that eve onl just begun。 Were still pioneers。 The， the members of the Challenger re， ere pioneers。And I ant to sa something to the shoolhildren of Ameria ho ere athing the live overage of the shuttles take-off。 I kno its hard to understand， but sometimes painful things like this happen。 Its all part of the proess of exploration and disover。 Its all part of taking a hane and expanding mans horizon