名人英語演講
曼德拉是南非首位黑人總統，被尊稱為“南非國父”。曼德拉是積極的反種族隔離人士，為廢除種族隔離做出了傑出的貢獻。這裏節選《為理想我願獻出生命》。
《為理想我願獻出生命》的節選。
February 11,1990I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to see realized. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
我反對白人統治，也反對黑人統治。我珍視民主和自由社會的理想，在這個社會中，人人和睦相處，機會均等。我希望為這個理想而生，並希望能實現這個理想。但是如果需要，為理想我願獻出生命。My friends, comrades, and fellow South Africans: I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy, and freedom for all. I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore have placed the remaining years of my life in your , I extend my sincere and warmest gratitude to the millions of my compatriots and those in every corner of the globe who have campaigned tirelessly for my release. I extend special greetings to the people of Cape Town, the city through which — which has been my home for three decades. Your mass marches and other forms of struggle have served as a constant source of strength to all political. It has fulfilled our every expectation in its role as leader of the great march to , Comrade Oliver Tambo, for leading the ANC even under the most difficult circumstances.我的朋友們、同志們和南非同胞們：我以和平、民主和全人類自由的名義，向你們大家致意。今天我站在你們面前，不是作為一名預言家，而是作為人民的謙卑公僕。你們不懈的奮鬥和英勇的犧牲才使我今天有可能站在這裏，因此，我要把餘生獻給你們。在我獲釋的今天，我要向千百萬同胞，向世界各地為我的獲釋作出過不懈努力的人們，致以真誠的、最熱烈的感謝。我要特別感謝開普敦的人民，我以開普敦為家住了30年。你們大規模的遊行示威和其他形式的鬥爭一直是所有政治犯們的力量源泉。我向非國大會議致敬。作為一個領導我們奔向自由的政黨，它實現了我們對它的所有期望。我向我們的主席——奧利弗·坦博同志致敬，他在最艱難的環境下領導着非國大。我有一個夢想馬丁·路德·金是將“非暴力”和“直接行動”作為社會變革方法的最為突出的倡導者之一，他要求通過新的民權法，給黑人以平等的權利。1963年8月28日，在林肯紀念堂前，他發表了《我有一個夢想》的著名演説。
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.我夢想有一天，這個國家會站立起來，真正實現其信條的真諦：“我們認為真理是不言而喻，人人生而平等。I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.我夢想有一天，在佐治亞的紅山上，昔日奴隸的兒子將能夠和昔日奴隸主的兒子坐在一起，共敍兄弟情誼。 I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.我夢想有一天，甚至連密西西比州這個正義匿跡，壓迫成風，如同沙漠般的地方，也將變成自由和正義的綠洲。 I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!我夢想有一天，我的四個孩子將生活在一個不是以他們的膚色，而是以他們的品格優劣來評價他們的國度裏生活。今天，我有一個夢想。I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today!我夢想有一天，亞拉巴馬州能夠有所轉變，儘管該州州長現在仍然滿口異議，反對聯邦法令，但有朝一日，那裏的黑人男孩和女孩將能與白人男孩和女孩情同骨肉，攜手並進。今天，我有一個夢想。I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.我夢想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降；坎坷曲折之路成坦途，聖光披露，滿照人間。This is our hope. This is the faith that I will go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.這就是我們的希望。我懷着這種信念回到南方。有了這個信念，我們將能從絕望之嶺劈出一塊希望之石。有了這個信念，我們將能把這個國家刺耳的爭吵聲，改變成為一支洋溢手足之情的優美交響曲。 有了這個信念，我們將能一起工作，一起祈禱，一起鬥爭，一起坐牢，一起維護自由；因為我們知道，終有一天，我們是會自由的。 And this will be the day, this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning, "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring!" And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.在自由到來的那一天，上帝的所有兒女們將以新的含義高唱這支歌：“我的祖國，美麗的自由之鄉，我為您歌唱。您是父輩逝去的地方，您是最初移民的驕傲，讓自由之聲響徹每個山崗。” 如果美國要成為一個偉大的國家，這個夢想必須實現！馬丁·路德·金，美國牧師、社會活動家、民權主義者，是美國民權運動領袖，同時也是1964年度諾貝爾和平獎的獲得者。他為黑人的平權運動做出了不可磨滅的貢獻，我們應永遠銘記馬丁·路德·金所做出的努力。
