【正文】 Stockholm,Sweden December10,1950 AllhislifeWilliamFaulknerhadavoidedspeeches,andinsistedthathenotbetakenasamanofletters.39。I39。mjustafarmerwholikestotellstories.39。ouncements,therewasmuchinterest,whenhetraveledtoStockholmtoreceivetheprizeonDecember10,1950,inwhathewouldsayinthespeechtt,herecognizedthat,asthefirstAmericannovelisttoreceivetheprizesincetheendofWorldWarII,hehadaspecialobligationtotakethechangedsituationofthewriter,andofman,intoaccount. RichardEllmann Ifeelthatthisawardwasnotmadetomeasaman,buttomyworkalife39。sworkintheagonyandsweatofthehumanspirit,notfloryandleastofallforprofit,buttocreateoutofthematerialsofthehumanspiritsomeillnotbedifficulttofindadedicationforthemoneypartofitmensodothesamewiththeacclaimtoo,byusingthismomentasapinnaclefromwhichImightbelistenedtobytheyoungmenandwomenalreadydedicatedtothesameanguishandtravail,amongwhomisalreadythatonewhowillsomedaystandwhereIamstanding. Ourtragedytodayisageneralanduniversalphysicalfearsolongsusta:WhenwillIbeblownup?Becauseofthis,theyoungmanorwomanwritingtodayhasfottentheproblemsofthehumanheartinconflictwithitselfwhichalonecanmakegoodwritingbecauseonlythatisworthwritingabout,istobeafraid:and,teachinghimselfthat,fetitforever,leavingnoroominhisworkshopforanythingbuttheoldveritiesandtruthsoftheheart,theuniversaltruthslackingwhichanystoryisephemeralanddoomedloveandhonorandpityandprideandpassionandsacrifice.Untilhedoesso,ofdefeatsinwhichnobodylosesanythingofvalue,andvictorieswithouthopeandworstofall,onnouniversalbones,theglands. Untilhelearnsthesethings,hewillwriteasthoughhestoodamongandwtosaythatmanisimmortal becausehewillendure:thatwhenthelastdingdongofdoomhasclangedandfadedfromthelastworthlessrockhangingtidelessinthelastredanddyingevening,thateventhentherewillstillbeonemoresound:thatofhispunyinexhaustiblevoice,.Ibelievethatmanwillnotmerelyendure:al,notbecausehealoneamongcreatureshasaninexhaustiblevoice,butbecausehehasasoul,aspiritcapableofpassionandsacrificeand39。s,thewriter39。s,dutyistowriteaboutthesething,byremindinghimofthecourageandhonorandhopeandprideandpassionandpity39。svoiceneednotmerelybetherecordofman,itcanbeoneoftheprops,thepillarstohelphimendureandprevail. 我感到這份獎賞不是授予我個人而是授予我的工作的 授予我一生從事關(guān)于人類精神的嘔心瀝血的工作。我從事這項工作，不是為名，更不 是為利，而是為了從人的精神原料中創(chuàng)造出一些從前不曾有過的東西。因此，這份獎金只不過是托我保管而已。要做出與這份獎賞原本的目的和意義相符，又與其獎金等價的獻詞并不困難，但我還愿意利用這個時刻，利用這個舉世矚目的講壇，向那些可能聽到我說話并已獻身于同一艱苦勞動的男女青年致敬。他們中肯定有人有一天也會站到我現(xiàn)在站著的地方來。 我們今天的悲劇是人們普遍存在一種生理上的恐懼，這種恐懼存在已久，以致我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了?，F(xiàn)在不存在精神上的問題，唯一的問題是：“我什么時候會被炸得粉身碎骨？”正因如此，今天從事寫作的男女 青年已經(jīng)忘記了人類內(nèi)心的沖突。而這本身就能就好作品。因為這是唯一值得寫、值得嘔心瀝血地去寫的題材 他一定要重新認(rèn)識這些問題。他必須使自己明白世間最可鄙的事情莫過于恐懼。他必須使自己永遠(yuǎn)忘卻恐懼，在他的工作室里除了心底古老的真理之外，任何東西都沒有容身之地。沒有這古老的普遍真理，任何小說都只能曇花一觀，不會成功；這些真理就是愛、榮譽、憐憫、自尊、同情與犧牲等感惰。若是他做不到這樣，他的氣力終歸白費。他不是寫愛情而是寫情欲，他寫的失敗是沒有人失去可貴的東西的失敗，他寫的勝利是沒有希望、更糟的是沒有憐憫或 同情的勝利。他的悲傷不是為了世上生靈，所以留下不深刻的痕跡。他不是在寫心靈而是在寫器官。 在他重新懂得這些之前，他寫作時，就猶如站在處于世界末日的人類中去觀察末日的來臨。我不接受人類末日的說法，因人類能延續(xù)而說人是不朽的，這很容易。說即使最后一次鐘聲已經(jīng)消失，消失的再也沒有潮水沖刷的映在落日余暉里的海上最后一塊無用礁石之旁時，還會有一個聲音，人類微弱的、不斷的說話聲，這也很容易。但是我不能接受這種說法。我相信人類不僅能延續(xù)。而且能戰(zhàn)勝一切而永存。人類不朽不是因為在萬物中唯有他能永遠(yuǎn)發(fā)言、而是因為他有 靈魂，有同情心、有犧牲和忍耐精神。詩人和作家的責(zé)任就是把這些寫出來。詩人和作家的特權(quán)就是去鼓舞人的斗志、使人記住過去曾經(jīng)有過的光榮 人類曾有過的勇氣、榮譽、希望、自尊、同情、憐憫與犧牲精神以達到永恒。詩人的聲音不應(yīng)只是人類的記錄，而應(yīng)是使人類永存并得到勝利的支柱和棟梁。 39。sspeechat2021DemocraticPartyConvention 39。m12yearsold,andIamthefounderofKidsforKerry. KidsforKerryisagrassrootsanizationofkidsthatsupportJohnKerry,wanttohelptheirfutures,andgetactiveinpolitics. WhenmyparentswenttoseeTeresaHeinzKerryspeak,theytoldmethatshewasamazing! yABCs. A,andhewillhelpourfutur. B,srsbecausebeingateacheriseducatingchildren,andlettingthemoutintotheworldtodogoodthings. Cealthcareisnotaprivilege,butitissomethingthatwecanallafford. Thissummer,Ideci! ,25questionstomakeupforFloridafromthelastelection. OurnextgoalistohaveapetitionforNationalNoNameCallingDay,adaythatthecandidatesdon39。tsayanythingnegativeaboutoneanother.WhenourVicePresidenthadadisagreementwithaDemocraticsenator,heusedaREALLYBADword. IfIsaidthatIfIsaidthatword,Iwouldbeputinatimeout. Ithinkheshouldbeputinatimeout. ThelasttimeIsawJohnKerry,hegrabbedmyarmandsaid,Seeyouattheconvention.AndhereIam! WhatwillbeevenmoreamazingwillbetheinaugurationinJanuary,whenwehaveanewPresident,knowingthatkidshavemadeadifferenceinthiselection. Tosummarize,TeresaHeinzKerry:Inspirational,amazing! JohnKerry:Americanhero,nextPresident. KidsneedKidsneedpositiveKidsneedpositiverolemodelsinpoli. KidsKids,! Thankyou! MyDefinitionofSuccess ByChenHeng 專家點評 :演講開頭用了一個寓言故事，十分生動，最后點出對成功的看法，達到了點題的效果。 Andtheendingisalwaysthesame,finishingwiththelineAndtheylivehappilyeveryafter. Whyaren39。twetiredofsomethingsofanciful,sounrealistic,and,Iwouldsay,sounimaginative?Howcanastorylikethatenduregenerationsofrepetition?Because,Ithink,weseea4stepdefinitionofsuccess:1)ess。2)challengestobemet,asrepresentedbythethreetasks。3)theprocessofsurmountingdifficulties,asrepresentedbytheordealstheyouthgoesthrough。and4)therewardofsuccess,asrepresentedbytheha39。sinwardyearningforsuccess,butalsoemphasizestheinseparabilityoftheprocessandtngtowardsitistreacherous,ther39。smillionsandleadsaneasylife,heisnotasuccessfulpersoneveninmaterialterms,becausetherearenodifficultiesinvolvedinhisasuccess,Toclarifymyview,letmegiveanotheranalogy. Ifwechangedtherulesoffootball,greatlyenlargedthegoalandsentawayDavidSeamanoranyothergoalkeeper,sothatanotherDavid,namelyDavidBeckham,couldscoreeasily,thenscoringwouldnotgivehimthetdtherulesbynotallowingArsenal39。sdefenderstodefend,sothatBeckhamneededonlytoliftafinger,actuallyatoe,toscore,thentherewouldbenogameatall,becausethemeaningofwinningwouldhavedis