第57章怀念挑战者号宇航员（1）
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罗纳德·里根（1911—2004），美国第四十九、五十任总统（1981—1989）。里根于1911年2月6日生于美国伊利诺伊州坦皮科城，1932年毕业于尤雷卡学院并获经济学和社会学学士学位。第二次世界大战期间应征入伍，退伍后重返好莱坞。
1980年11月4日里根当选为美国第四十九任总统，1984年11月竞选连任成功，当选为美国第五十任总统，1989年1月辞职。
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1。mournv。哀痛
2。desirev。希望，渴望；要求，请求
3。astronautn。宇航员，太空人
4。eageradj。热切的，渴望的
5。oratev。纪念，庆祝
&ogethertodaytomournthelossofsevenbraveAmeris，triefthatweallfeel，andperhapsinthatsharing，tofihtobearoursorrowandthecetolookfortheseedsofhope。
Ournation’slossisfirstaprofoundpersonallosstothefamilyandthefriendsandthelovedonesofourshuttleastronauts。Tothosetheyleftbehihers，thefathers，thehusbandsahersandsisters，yes，ahe—allofAmeridsbesideyouinyourtimeofsorrow。
Whatwesaytodayisonlyaeexpressionofwhatweourhearts。Wordspaleintheshadowofgrief；theyseemiomeasurethebravesacrificeofthoseyoulovedandwesoadmired。Theirtruesttestimonywillhewordswespeak，butiheyledtheirlivesaheylosttheirlives—withdedi，honor，andanunqueoexplorethismysteriousaifuluniverse。
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WerememberEllisonOnizuka，whoasaihroughthecoffeefieldsandmacadamiagrovesofHawaiidreamedofstotheMoon。Beinga，hesaid，hadhelpedhimsoartotheimpressiveatsofhiscareer。
WerememberRonaldMair，whosaidthathelearnedperseveraonfieldsofSoutha。Hisdreamwastoliveaboardthespa。Perfexperimentsandplayinghissaxopholessnessofspace。Well，Ron，wewillmissyoursaxophone；andwewillbuildyourspa。
WerememberGregoryJarvis。Onthatill-fatedflighthewasgwithhimaflagofhisuyinBuffalo，NewYork—asmalltokeothepeoplewhouure。
WerememberChristaMcAuliffe，turedtheimaginatioiuswithherpluck，herrestlessspiritofdiscovery；ateaotjusttoherstudents，buttoairepeople，instillingusallwiththeextofthisjourothefuture。
aysrememberthem，theseskilledprofessiosaurers，theseartistsandteadfamilymenandwomen；andwewillcherisheachoftheirstories，storiesoftriumphaoriesoftrueAmeriheroes。
Ohedisaster，ournationheldavigilbyourtelevisios。Iourexhilaratioohorror；wewaitedariedtomakesewehadseen。ThatnightIlisteoaprogramontheradio；peopleespokeoftheirsadhepridetheyfeltinourastronauts。Aericawearereagout，holdinghands，andfindingfortiher。
Thesacrificeofyourlovedoirredthesoulofournatihthepaishavebeeoaprofoundtruth：Thefutureisoryofallhumanprogressisoruggleagainstallodds。WelearhatthisAmerica，whichAbrahamLincalledthelast，besthopeofmah，wasbuiltonheroismandnoblesacrifice。Itwasbuiltbymenandwomenlikeoursevenstarvoyagers，whoansweredadduty，whogavemorethaedorrequired，andwhogaveitlittlethoughtofworldlyre>
&hinkbacktothepioneersofaury，thesturdysoulswhotooktheirfamiliesandtheirbelongiothefroheAmeriWest。Ofteerriblehardship。AlonTrail，youcouldstillseethegravemarkersofthosewhofellogriefoothejourneyahead。