十月
An excerpt from John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
Guidance for Reciting
The following words are highly popular and widely quoted，from which how much have you got on this China's National Day？
My fellow Americans，ask not what your country can do for you；ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world；ask not what America will do for you，but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
Finally whether you are citizens of America，or citizens of the world，ask of us here，the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience of our only sure reward，with history the final judge of our deeds，let us go forth to lead the land we love，asking His blessing and His help，but knowing that here on earth，God's work must truly be our own.
Notes
1.citizen [5sitizn] n. 市民；公民
2.sacrifice [5sAkrifais] n./ v. 牺牲；献身
3.conscience [5kRnFEns] n. 良心，道德心
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诵读导言
下面的这些话让人耳熟能详，被广为传诵。在国庆节里，你想到了什么呢？
美国同胞们，不要问国家能为你们做些什么，而要问你们能为国家做些什么。
全世界的公民们，不要问美国将为你们做些什么，而要问我们共同能为人类的自由做些什么。
最后，无论你是美国公民还是其他国家的同胞，你们应该要求我们献出我们同样要求于你们的高度的力量和牺牲。无愧于心是我们惟一可靠的奖赏，历史是我们行动最终的裁判。这一切让我们大步向前，去引领我们所热爱的这片土地。我们祈求上帝的保佑和帮助，但我们很清楚，上帝在尘世的工作必定是我们自己的工作。
