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名人演讲：道格拉斯 麦克阿瑟西点军校告别演说 　　General Westmoreland ([注]Gen. Westmoreland 就是后来出任驻越南美军司令的魏摩兰将军), General Grove, distinguished guests, and gentlemen of the Corps! 　　As I was leaving the hotel this morning, a doorman asked me, “Where are you bound for, General?” And when I replied, “West Point,” he remarked, “Beautiful place. Have you ever been there before?” 　　今天早晨，当我走出旅馆时，看门人问道：“将军，您上哪去?”一听说我要去西点，他说：“那是个好地方，您从前去过吗?” 　　No human being could fail to be deeply moved by such a tribute as this [Thayer Award]. Coming from a profession I have served so long, and a people I have loved so well, it fills me with an emotion I cannot express. But this award is not intended primarily to honor a personality, but to symbolize a great moral code -- the code of conduct and chivalry of those who guard this beloved land of culture and ancient descent. That is the animation of this medallion. For all eyes and for all time, it is an expression of the ethics of the American soldier. That I should be integrated in this way with so noble an ideal arouses a sense of pride and yet of humility which will be with me always. 　　这样的荣誉是没有人不深受感动的。长期以来，我从事这个职业，又如此热爱这个民族，能获得这样的荣誉简直使我无法表达我的感情。然而，这种奖赏主要并不意味着对个人的尊崇，而是象征一个伟大的道德准则——捍卫这块可爱土地上的文化与古老传统的那些人的行为与品质的准则。这就是这个大奖章的意义。无论现在还是将来，它都是美国军人道德标准的一种体现。我一定要遵循这个标准，结合崇高的理想，唤起自豪感，同时始终保持谦虚…… 　　Duty, Honor, Country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying points: to build courage when courage seems to fail; to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith; to create hope when hope becomes forlorn. 　　责任、荣誉、国家。这三个神圣的口号，庄严的指出你们要做的，你们能做的，你们将做的。这是你们振作的起点，当勇气快消失的时候，由此建立起勇气;当信心快失去的时候，由此恢复起信心;当希望将渺茫的时候，由此点燃起希望。 　　Unhappily, I possess neither that eloquence of diction, that poetry of imagination, nor that brilliance of metaphor to tell you all that they mean. 　　懊恼的是，我既没有流利的词句，诗人的幻想，又缺少生动的比喻，来向大家说明它们的意义。 　　The unbelievers will say they are but words, but a slogan, but a flamboyant ph