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1、英文 10 分钟演讲稿reaganwas born on february6, 1911, inan apartment abovea bank intampico,illinois.he was thesecond oftwo sons bornto john edward reagan (1883 1941),an irishamerican catholic,and nelle clyde wilson (1883 1962),who was of scottish,canadian and english descent and a member of the disciples of

2、christ. his older brother was neil reagan (19081996). hispaternalgreat-grandfather,michaelreagan,came to theunitedstates from ballyporeen, county tipperary, ireland, in the1860s, and the rest of his paternal family immigrated fromireland in the 1800s as to his immigration, the family namewas spelled

3、regan. his maternal great-grandfather,johnwilson,immigratedto theunited statesfrom paisley,scotland,inthe1840s andmarriedjaneblue,a canadianfromqueens,newbrunswick.reagans maternal grandmother, mary anne elsey,wasborn in epsom, surrey, england.4 although his father wascatholic, reagans mother was an

4、 active protestant and he wasraisedinthechristianchurch(disciplesofchrist)denomination and attended a church school, eureka college. reagans father was an alcoholic and often unemployed; ingreat depression he was employed by the wpa, a new deal work2016 全新精品资料 - 全新公文范文 -全程指导写作独家原创1 / 6relief program

5、 that reagan never criticized.4 the familylivedinchicagobrieflyand in smalltowns in northernillinois.reagan attended mount lebanon school district and dixon highschoolindixon,illinois.there,hedevelopedagiftforstorytelling and acting. these abilities led to his selectionas one of the freshman speaker

6、s during the late-night meetingprior to the student strike at eureka college. in 1926 reaganbegan work as a lifeguard at lowell park, near dixon. he wascreditedwithsaving 77 livesduringthe seven summershe workedthere.in1932, aftergraduatingfrom eureka ( in economics andsociology), reagan worked at r

7、adio stations woc in davenport,iowa, and then who in des moines as an announcer for chicagocubs baseballgames, gettingonlythe bare outlinesofthegamefrom a ticker and relying on his imagination to flesh out thegame. once, during the ninth inning of a game, the wire wentdead but reagan smoothly improv

8、ised a fictional play-by-play(in which hitters on both teams fouled off numerous pitches)until the wire was restored.5in 1937, when in california to cover spring training forthe chicago cubs as a headline radio announcer, reagan took ascreen test that led to a seven-year contract with the warnerbrot

9、hersstudio.reagans clearvoice,easy-goingmanner, and2016 全新精品资料 - 全新公文范文 -全程指导写作独家原创2 / 6athleticphysique madehim popularwithaudiences;themajorityof his screen roles were as the leading man in b movies. hisfirstscreencreditwas thestarringroleinthe1937 movie loveis on the air.by the end of1939,he had

10、appeared in19 films.before santafetrailin1940, he playedtheroleofgeorge thegippergippinthefilmknute rockne,allamerican.fromthisrolehe acquiredthenickname thegipper,which he retainedtherestofhis life.reagan consideredhisbestactingwork tohavebeen inkingsrow (1942).he playedthe partof a young manwhosel

11、egs were amputated. he used a line he spoke in this film,wherestherest ofme?, as thetitleforhisautobiography.other notable reagan films include international squadron,tennessees partner, hellcats of the navy, this is the army,the hasty heart,hong kong, the winning team, bedtime for bonzo,cattle quee

12、n of montana, storm warning, and prisoner of warmovie. his many leading ladies included jane wyman, priscillalane, ann sheridan, viveca lindfors, patricia neal, barbarastanwyck, rhonda fleming,gingerrogers,doris day,nancy davis,and angie dickinson.he has a staron thehollywood walk of fame.reagan was

13、 commissioned as a reserve officerinthe army in1935.in november 1941, reagan was called up but disqualified forcombat duty because of his astigmatism. after the attack on2016 全新精品资料 - 全新公文范文 -全程指导写作独家原创3 / 6pearl harbor, lieutenant reagan was activated and assigned tothe first motion picture unit in

14、 the united states army airforces, which made training and education films, where hisactingexperiencecouldbe put to work. he remained in hollywoodfor the duration of the war.reagansfilmrolesbecamefewerinthe late 1950s; he movedto television as a host and frequent performer for generalelectrictheater

15、.reagan appeared inover 50 televisiondramas.reagan servedas thepresidentof thescreen actorsguild(sag)from 1947 until 1952, and again from 1959 to 1960. in 1952, ahollywood dispute raged over his granting of a sag blanketwaiver to mca, which allowed it to both represent and employtalentfor itsburgeon

16、ing tvfranchises.he went fromhostandprogram supervisorof generalelectrictheaterto producingandclaiming an equity stake in the tv show itself. at one pointin the late 1950s, reagan was earning approximately $125,000per year ($800,000 in XXdollars).hisfinalworkas aprofessional actor was as host and pe

17、rformer on the populardeath valleydays televisionseries.reagansfinalbig-screenappearance came in the 1964 film the killers, a remake of anearlier version, based on a short story by ernest hemingway.reaganportrayedamob chieftain.thisfilm,thefirst2016 全新精品资料 - 全新公文范文 -全程指导写作独家原创4 / 6made-for-tv movie,

18、 was originally produced for nbc, but thenetworks censor found it too violent. reagans co-stars werejohn cassavetes, lee marvin, and angie dickinson.in total reagan boasts a fairly prodigious credit historyof 102 activities ranging from cowpoke to a cameo appearancein spies like us.on november 5, 19

19、94, reagan announced that he had beendiagnosed with alzheimers disease. he informed the nation ofhis condition via a hand-written letter. with his trademarkoptimism,he stated inconclusion:inow begin thejourneythatwillleadme intothesunsetof my life.i know thatfor americatherewillalways be a brightdaw

20、n ahead. thank you,my friends.may god always bless you.as the years went on, the disease slowly destroyed hismental capacity, forcing him to live in quiet isolation. onfebruary 6, XX, reagan reached the age of 90 and was only thethirdformer us president toreach that age - the other two beingjohn ada

21、ms and herbert hoover. since the former president hada hipoperationthree weekspriorto his 90th birthday andwassuffering from alzheimers disease for the past seven years,his 90th birthday was to be a low-key celebration with hisfamily at his home in bel-air. nancy reagan, the wife of the2016 全新精品资料 - 全新公文范文 -全程指导写作独家原创5 / 6formeruspresident,told cnnslarrykingthatveryfewvisitors were allowed access to her husband because she feltthat ronniewould want people to remember him as he was. nancyr