Ⅰ 求適合高中生演講的英語小短文
My Dream
I dream of being a doctor.
My mother is a doctor. She always has to work extra hours and comes home late and tired. She has to go to the hospital immediately any time she is needed, no matter how late it is at night. When I was very little and still in primary school, I once asked her why she chose such a boring and hard job. She answered with a smile, 「 I am sometimes very tired but seeing my patients getting better and better makes me happy from the bottom of my heart.」
As I grow up, I graally come to understand her words and realize doctors are noble. I made up my mind to be a doctor when I was in junior school and this has never changed since then.
I really hope to see a world where there is no cancer, no Aids, no fatal disease, no one suffering from illness. But this is only a fantasy. What about the reality? There are still many many people who are faced with disastrous disease and suffering from constant pain. There are still many many people living in miserable condition and live miserably. There are still many many people dying of cancer and leaving the beautiful world reluctantly. All those things make me feel sad because I think everyone has the right to live . I want to help the sick and rece their pain as much as I can. I want to bring a healthy body to the patients and save their lives as many as I can. I want to see people cured ,living happily with their families and friends after my treatment. So I want to be a doctor ,an angel in white.
When I become a doctor, I will cherish each life regardless of the races, sexes, ages, positions and occupations. I will do every bit to cure the incurable.
I already have a dream in my heart,so I have to make every effort to realize it.As a high school student now,I will seize every chance to study hard,arm myself with knowledge, prepare myself for the future and strive for my dreams. I will be determined, face the reality bravely and not surrender to any problems I meet.
Is』s like Gothe says,「The important thing in life is to have a great aim and be determined to attain it.」Being a doctor is my dream. I think it is simple but meanful.
Ⅱ 求一篇三分鍾的英文演講稿，高中生水平的
Ⅲ 跪求適合高中生的英語演講稿，內容不限拜託了各位 謝謝
參考網路： 金錢能買來幸福嗎-Can Money Buy Happiness? Can Money Buy Happiness? Can money buy happiness? Different people have different opinions. Some think yes, while others hold the opposite. It is true that with enough money one can buy all the things one wants, and live a life of comfort and security. However, it is equally true that lack of money causes great distress. It is a common view that "money is the root of all evil." The pursuit of money drives many people to cheat and steal. In some places there is nothing that cannot be bought with money, resulting in corrupt societies where everybody is miserable. So, money does not necessarily mean happiness. It all depends on how it is used. If we make honest and sensible use of money, it can be a stepping-stone to happiness l Although money cannot buy happiness, it can make happiness possible if it is employed sensibly. 金錢能買來幸福嗎? 金錢能買來幸福嗎?不同的人有不同的回答。有的人認為能，有的人則持相反的意見。 誠然一個人如果有足夠的錢可以買到他想要的所有物品，過上舒適穩定的生活。然而，同樣缺錢往往引起巨大的憂傷。人們常常認為「金錢是萬惡之源」，對金錢的追求驅使許多人去騙去偷。在某些地方，沒有錢買不到的東西，導致社會的腐化墮落。 所以，金錢並不一定就意味著幸福。這取決於怎樣使用金錢，如果我們誠信明智地使用金錢，它將是幸福的基石。盡管金錢買不到幸福，但它可以使幸福成為可能。 吸煙與健康-Smoking And Health Smoking And Health Today smoking is a widespread habit ali over the world. Not only the old, the youth, but also middle school students have been engaged in smoking. Many of them think that smoking is a smart symbol. However, smoking is harmful to one』s ,health. It contributes a lot of lung cancer, from which many people have died in the past years. It can also cause many other diseases. In a word, if you smoke, you do have a much greater chance of losing your health. Furthermore, scientific research shows that smoking is not only harmful to smokers themselves, but also a threat to public health, especially to women and children. Therefore, many countries have made laws forbidding smokers to smoke m public places such as cinemas, stations, hospitals, and so on Giveup smoking! If you don』t smoke, don』t start. Give upsmoking for the sake of your health, for the sake of your family, and for the sake of the whole world. 吸煙與健康 現在，吸煙是一個世界范圍的習慣，不僅老年人、青年人吸煙，就連中學生也加入到這個行列中來，他們中的許多人認為吸煙是一種瀟灑的象徵。 然而，吸煙對人的健康是有害的，它會引起肺癌，在剛剛過去的幾年中；許多人因此而喪命，還可能引發其他的疾病。總之，如果你吸煙的話，你就很可能失去擁有健康的機會，更進一步說，科學研究顯示，吸煙不僅危害吸煙者本人，而且對公共健康來說，也是一個凶兆，尤其是對婦女和孩子。因此，許多國家都制定了不準在公共場合吸煙的法規，例如：電影院，車站，醫院等地。 戒煙吧，如果你還未染上，請不要開始；戒煙吧，為了你的健康，為了你的家庭的健康，為了整個世界的健康。 環境與發展-Development and the Environment Development and the Environment It is undeniable that the worsening environment has become the biggest concern of the present-day world. Land resources are dwindling because of water loss and soil erosion. Waste gases poison the air we breathe. The rivers and lakes are polluted by waste mped in them from factories. It is probably no exaggeration to say that deterioration of the quality of the environment threatens the existence of mankind itself. Some people are of the opinion that the environmental problem is the price we have to pay for economic development. But I do not think that this argument is valid. After all, what is the point of economic growth if people』s lives are adversely alfected by worsening environmental pollution? There is plenty of evidence to show that sustainable development can be achieved by balancing economic growth with protection of the environment. The key to achieving this is to make people aware of the seriousness of the problem. Both governments and ordinary citizens should join hands to make this world a better place to live in, not only for ourselves, but also for future generations. 環境與發展 不可否認的是環境惡化已成為當今世界上人們最擔心的事了。因為水資源的浪費和土壤被侵蝕，土地資源逐漸縮小。我們呼吸著有毒的空氣，河流和湖泊也被附近的工廠里排放出來的廢棄物嚴重污染了。不誇大其詞地說，環境質量的惡化很可能威脅人類的生存。 有些人說環境問題是我們為經濟發展所付出的代價。對此，我不敢苟同。如果人類的生活被日益惡化的環境污染所影響的話，那麼，經濟發展的意義何在? 足夠的證據表明：經濟發展與環境保護的平衡可以實現可持續發展。關鍵是使人們意識到問題的嚴重性。政府和普通市民兩方都應該攜手使地球成為更適合人類居住的地方，這不僅是為我們自己，也是為我們的後代。
Ⅳ 高中生勵志英語演講稿
【一】
Salutation to the Dawn
向黎明致敬——把握今天！
Look to this day!
把握好今天！
For it is life, the very life of life.
因為它就是生命，生命中的生命。
In its brief course,
在它短短的進程里，
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence:
體現了你生存的真諦與現實：
The bliss of growth,
生長的福佑，
The glory of action,
行動的榮耀，
The splendor of bearty,
美貌的光彩，
For yesterday is but a dream,
因為昨天不過是一場夢，
And tomorrow is only a vision,
而明天只是一個幻影，
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness,
但是活好今天，卻能使每一個昨天都成為快樂的夢，
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
每一個明天都成為希望的幻影。
Look well,therefore, to this day!
所以，好好把握今天把！
Such is the salutation to the dawn.
這就是你對黎明的敬禮！
This poem reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:
這首詩使我想起了我最喜歡的一句名言：
Cherish your yesterdays;dream your tomorrow;but live well your todays!
珍惜昨天，憧憬明天，活好今天！
We are the future of our families,and we shouldn't let our parents
我們是家庭的希望，我們不能讓我們的父母失望！
down!
A proverb says「Time is money.」
有句諺語說「時間就是金錢」
Look well,therefore, to this day!
所以，好好把握今天把！
Let's value our time!
讓我們珍惜時間！
That's all!Thank you!
我的演講完畢！謝謝大家！
【二】
Opportunity
機會
With doubt and dismay you are smitten,
懷疑和沮喪使你備受煎熬，
You think there's no chance for you,son?
孩子，你認為你沒有機會嗎？
Why,the best books haven't been written.
為什麼要這么想呢？最好的書還沒有寫成，
The best race hasn't been run,
最棒的賽跑還沒舉行，
The best record hasn't been set up,
最佳的記錄還沒出現，
The best song hasn't been sung,
最動聽的歌曲還沒詠唱，
The best tune hasn't been played yet;
最美妙的曲調還未湊出，
Cheer up,for the world is young!
別灰心，因為這個世界還年輕！
No chance?Why the world is just eager
沒有機會了嗎？這個世界正渴望
For things that you ought to create;
你應該創造的一切；
Its store of true wealth is still meager,
它所儲存的真正財富還很貧瘠；
Its needs are incessant and great;
它的需要龐大而不絕；
It yearns for more power and beauty,
它渴求多些力量和美麗，
More laughter and love and romance,
多些歡笑、情愛和浪漫，
More loyalty,labor and ty,
多些忠誠、勞動和職責。
No chance—why there's nothing but chance!
沒機會——哎呀，除機會外別無所有！
For the best verse hasn't been rhymed yet,
因為最優美的詩篇還沒寫成，
The best house hasn't been planned,
最漂亮的房屋還未設計，
The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet,
最高聳的山峰還沒攀登，
The mightiest rivers aren't spanned;
最雄偉的江河還沒架橋。
Don't worry and fret,faint-hearted,
別擔憂,別發愁，別膽怯，
The chances have just begun,
各種機會剛開端，
For the best jobs haven't been started,
因為那些最好的職業還沒開創，
The best work hasn't been done.
最好的工作還沒完成！
No chance—why there's nothing but chance!
沒機會——哎呀，除機會外別無所有！
That's all!Thank you!
我的演講完畢！謝謝大家！
Ⅳ 求3分鍾左右高中生英文演講稿
金錢能買來幸福嗎-Can Money Buy Happiness?
Can Money Buy Happiness?
Can money buy happiness? Different people have different opinions. Some think yes, while others hold the opposite.
It is true that with enough money one can buy all the things one wants, and live a life of comfort and security. However, it is equally true that lack of money causes great distress. It is a common view that "money is the root of all evil." The pursuit of money drives many people to cheat and steal. In some places there is nothing that cannot be bought with money, resulting in corrupt societies where everybody is miserable.
So, money does not necessarily mean happiness. It all depends on how it is used. If we make honest and sensible use of money, it can be a stepping-stone to happiness l Although money cannot buy happiness, it can make happiness possible if it is employed sensibly.
金錢能買來幸福嗎?
金錢能買來幸福嗎?不同的人有不同的回答。有的人認為能，有的人則持相反的意見。
誠然一個人如果有足夠的錢可以買到他想要的所有物品，過上舒適穩定的生活。然而，同樣缺錢往往引起巨大的憂傷。人們常常認為「金錢是萬惡之源」，對金錢的追求驅使許多人去騙去偷。在某些地方，沒有錢買不到的東西，導致社會的腐化墮落。
所以，金錢並不一定就意味著幸福。這取決於怎樣使用金錢，如果我們誠信明智地使用金錢，它將是幸福的基石。盡管金錢買不到幸福，但它可以使幸福成為可能。
吸煙與健康-Smoking And Health
Smoking And Health
Today smoking is a widespread habit ali over the world. Not only the old, the youth, but also middle school students have been engaged in smoking. Many of them think that smoking is a smart symbol.
However, smoking is harmful to one』s ,health. It contributes a lot of lung cancer, from which many people have died in the past years. It can also cause many other diseases. In a word, if you smoke, you do have a much greater chance of losing your health. Furthermore, scientific research shows that smoking is not only harmful to smokers themselves, but also a threat to public health, especially to women and children. Therefore, many countries have made laws forbidding smokers to smoke m public places such as cinemas, stations, hospitals, and so on Giveup smoking! If you don』t smoke, don』t start. Give upsmoking for the sake of your health, for the sake of your family, and for the sake of the whole world.
吸煙與健康
現在，吸煙是一個世界范圍的習慣，不僅老年人、青年人吸煙，就連中學生也加入到這個行列中來，他們中的許多人認為吸煙是一種瀟灑的象徵。
然而，吸煙對人的健康是有害的，它會引起肺癌，在剛剛過去的幾年中；許多人因此而喪命，還可能引發其他的疾病。總之，如果你吸煙的話，你就很可能失去擁有健康的機會，更進一步說，科學研究顯示，吸煙不僅危害吸煙者本人，而且對公共健康來說，也是一個凶兆，尤其是對婦女和孩子。因此，許多國家都制定了不準在公共場合吸煙的法規，例如：電影院，車站，醫院等地。
戒煙吧，如果你還未染上，請不要開始；戒煙吧，為了你的健康，為了你的家庭的健康，為了整個世界的健康。
環境與發展-Development and the Environment
Development and the Environment
It is undeniable that the worsening environment has become the biggest concern of the present-day world. Land resources are dwindling because of water loss and soil erosion. Waste gases poison the air we breathe. The rivers and lakes are polluted by waste mped in them from factories. It is probably no exaggeration to say that deterioration of the quality of the environment threatens the existence of mankind itself.
Some people are of the opinion that the environmental problem is the price we have to pay for economic development. But I do not think that this argument is valid. After all, what is the point of economic growth if people』s lives are adversely alfected by worsening environmental pollution?
There is plenty of evidence to show that sustainable development can be achieved by balancing economic growth with protection of the environment. The key to achieving this is to make people aware of the seriousness of the problem. Both governments and ordinary citizens should join hands to make this world a better place to live in, not only for ourselves, but also for future generations.
環境與發展
不可否認的是環境惡化已成為當今世界上人們最擔心的事了。因為水資源的浪費和土壤被侵蝕，土地資源逐漸縮小。我們呼吸著有毒的空氣，河流和湖泊也被附近的工廠里排放出來的廢棄物嚴重污染了。不誇大其詞地說，環境質量的惡化很可能威脅人類的生存。
有些人說環境問題是我們為經濟發展所付出的代價。對此，我不敢苟同。如果人類的生活被日益惡化的環境污染所影響的話，那麼，經濟發展的意義何在?
足夠的證據表明：經濟發展與環境保護的平衡可以實現可持續發展。關鍵是使人們意識到問題的嚴重性。政府和普通市民兩方都應該攜手使地球成為更適合人類居住的地方，這不僅是為我們自己，也是為我們的後代。
滿意請採納！！
Ⅵ 關於高中生的英語演講稿
As everyone knows,English is very important today.It has been used everywhere in the world.It has become the most common language on Internet and for international trade. If we can speak English well,we will have more chance to succeed.Because more and more people have taken notice of it,the number of the people who go to learn English has increased at a high speed.
But for myself,I learn English not only because of its importance and its usefulness,but also because of my love for it.When I learn English, I can feel a different way of thinking which gives me more room to touch the world.When I read English novels,I can feel the pleasure from the book which is different from reading the translation.When I speak English, I can feel the confident from my words.When I write English,I can see the beauty which is not the same as our Chinese...
I love English,it gives me a colorful dream.I hope I can travel around the world one day. With my good English, I can make friends with many people from different contries.I can see many places of great intrests.I dream that I can go to London,because it is the birth place of English.
I also want to use my good English to introce our great places to the English spoken people,I hope that they can love our country like us.
I know, Rome was not built in a day. I believe that after continuous hard study, one day I can speak English very well.
If you want to be loved, you should learn to love and be lovable. So I believe as I love English every day , it will love me too.
I am sure that I will realize my dream one day!
Thank you!
正如每個人所知，英語在今天十分重要。它已經被應用到世界的各個角落。它已經成為商業上最為通用的一門語言並廣泛的用於國際貿易。如果我們能說好英語，我們就有更多的機會成功。因為越來越多的人注意到這一點，學英語的人數正在已很高的速度增長。
但是對我而言，我學英語不僅僅因為它的重要性以及它的實用性，更是因為我喜愛英語。當我學英語時，我可以體會到一種不同的思維方式，它可以給我更多接觸世界的空間。當我讀英語小說時，我能感受到不同於閱讀翻譯文的快樂。當我說英語時，我可以感到自信。當我寫英語時，我能夠感到不同於漢語的那種美……
我愛英語，它給了我一個色彩斑斕的夢。我希望有朝一日我可以暢游世界，用我流利的英語，我可以和世界各地的人交友。我能看到許多的名勝。我希望我能夠到倫敦去，因為那裡是英語的故鄉。
我也希望用我流利的英語來將我們的名勝介紹給說英語的朋友，我希望他們可以像我們一樣的愛我們的國家。
我知道，羅馬不是一天築成的。（成功需要日積月累。）我相信在持續不斷的努力學習下，總有一天我可以擁有一口流利的英語。
如果你想被愛，你就應該學著去愛他人。所以我相信我對英語的愛定將換來它對我的愛。
我相信總有一天我會實現我的夢！
謝謝！
Ⅶ 高中生一篇100詞左右的英語演講稿
中文: 青春不是年華，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想像，炙熱的戀情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。青春氣貫長虹，勇銳蓋過怯弱，進取壓倒苟安。如此銳氣，二十後生而有之，六旬男子則更多見。年歲有加，並非垂老，理想丟棄，方墮暮年。歲月悠悠，衰微只及肌膚；熱忱拋卻，頹廢必致靈魂。憂煩，惶恐，喪失自信，定使心靈扭曲，意氣如灰。無論年屆花甲，擬或二八芳齡，心中皆有生命之歡樂，奇跡之誘惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中皆有一個無線電台，只要你從天上人間接收美好、希望、歡樂、勇氣和力量的信號，你就青春永駐，風華常存。
一旦天氣下降，銳氣便被冰雪覆蓋，玩世不恭、自暴自棄油然而生，即使年方二十，實已垂垂老矣；然則只要豎起天線，捕捉樂觀信號，你就有望在八十高齡告別塵寰時仍覺年輕。
(Youth 青春)
英文: Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to st.
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being』s heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what』s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.
When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.
Ⅷ 3分鍾高中生英語演講稿
金錢能買來幸福嗎-Can Money Buy Happiness?
Can Money Buy Happiness?
Can money buy happiness? Different people have different opinions. Some think yes, while others hold the opposite.
It is true that with enough money one can buy all the things one wants, and live a life of comfort and security. However, it is equally true that lack of money causes great distress. It is a common view that "money is the root of all evil." The pursuit of money drives many people to cheat and steal. In some places there is nothing that cannot be bought with money, resulting in corrupt societies where everybody is miserable.
So, money does not necessarily mean happiness. It all depends on how it is used. If we make honest and sensible use of money, it can be a stepping-stone to happiness l Although money cannot buy happiness, it can make happiness possible if it is employed sensibly.
金錢能買來幸福嗎?
金錢能買來幸福嗎?不同的人有不同的回答。有的人認為能，有的人則持相反的意見。
誠然一個人如果有足夠的錢可以買到他想要的所有物品，過上舒適穩定的生活。然而，同樣缺錢往往引起巨大的憂傷。人們常常認為「金錢是萬惡之源」，對金錢的追求驅使許多人去騙去偷。在某些地方，沒有錢買不到的東西，導致社會的腐化墮落。
所以，金錢並不一定就意味著幸福。這取決於怎樣使用金錢，如果我們誠信明智地使用金錢，它將是幸福的基石。盡管金錢買不到幸福，但它可以使幸福成為可能。
吸煙與健康-Smoking And Health
Smoking And Health
Today smoking is a widespread habit ali over the world. Not only the old, the youth, but also middle school students have been engaged in smoking. Many of them think that smoking is a smart symbol.
However, smoking is harmful to one』s ,health. It contributes a lot of lung cancer, from which many people have died in the past years. It can also cause many other diseases. In a word, if you smoke, you do have a much greater chance of losing your health. Furthermore, scientific research shows that smoking is not only harmful to smokers themselves, but also a threat to public health, especially to women and children. Therefore, many countries have made laws forbidding smokers to smoke m public places such as cinemas, stations, hospitals, and so on Giveup smoking! If you don』t smoke, don』t start. Give upsmoking for the sake of your health, for the sake of your family, and for the sake of the whole world.
吸煙與健康
現在，吸煙是一個世界范圍的習慣，不僅老年人、青年人吸煙，就連中學生也加入到這個行列中來，他們中的許多人認為吸煙是一種瀟灑的象徵。
然而，吸煙對人的健康是有害的，它會引起肺癌，在剛剛過去的幾年中；許多人因此而喪命，還可能引發其他的疾病。總之，如果你吸煙的話，你就很可能失去擁有健康的機會，更進一步說，科學研究顯示，吸煙不僅危害吸煙者本人，而且對公共健康來說，也是一個凶兆，尤其是對婦女和孩子。因此，許多國家都制定了不準在公共場合吸煙的法規，例如：電影院，車站，醫院等地。
戒煙吧，如果你還未染上，請不要開始；戒煙吧，為了你的健康，為了你的家庭的健康，為了整個世界的健康。
環境與發展-Development and the Environment
Development and the Environment
It is undeniable that the worsening environment has become the biggest concern of the present-day world. Land resources are dwindling because of water loss and soil erosion. Waste gases poison the air we breathe. The rivers and lakes are polluted by waste mped in them from factories. It is probably no exaggeration to say that deterioration of the quality of the environment threatens the existence of mankind itself.
Some people are of the opinion that the environmental problem is the price we have to pay for economic development. But I do not think that this argument is valid. After all, what is the point of economic growth if people』s lives are adversely alfected by worsening environmental pollution?
There is plenty of evidence to show that sustainable development can be achieved by balancing economic growth with protection of the environment. The key to achieving this is to make people aware of the seriousness of the problem. Both governments and ordinary citizens should join hands to make this world a better place to live in, not only for ourselves, but also for future generations.
環境與發展
不可否認的是環境惡化已成為當今世界上人們最擔心的事了。因為水資源的浪費和土壤被侵蝕，土地資源逐漸縮小。我們呼吸著有毒的空氣，河流和湖泊也被附近的工廠里排放出來的廢棄物嚴重污染了。不誇大其詞地說，環境質量的惡化很可能威脅人類的生存。
有些人說環境問題是我們為經濟發展所付出的代價。對此，我不敢苟同。如果人類的生活被日益惡化的環境污染所影響的話，那麼，經濟發展的意義何在?
足夠的證據表明：經濟發展與環境保護的平衡可以實現可持續發展。關鍵是使人們意識到問題的嚴重性。政府和普通市民兩方都應該攜手使地球成為更適合人類居住的地方，這不僅是為我們自己，也是為我們的後代。
這些比較經典，而且符合現實……
希望能夠給你帶來幫助！！！
Ⅸ 急求一篇高中生英語演講作文，關於名人的，三人演講，時間在4分鍾左右。
Harry S. Truman: "The Truman Doctrine"
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Congress of the United States:
The gravity of the situation which confronts the world today necessitates my appearance before a joint session of the Congress. The foreign policy and the national security of this country are involved. One aspect of the present situation, which I present to you at this time for your consideration and decision, concerns Greece and Turkey. The United States has received from the Greek Government an urgent appeal for financial and economic assistance. Preliminary reports from the American Economic Mission now in Greece and reports from the American Ambassador in Greece corroborate the statement of the Greek Government that assistance is imperative if Greece is to survive as a free nation.
I do not believe that the American people and the Congress wish to turn a deaf ear to the appeal of the Greek Government. Greece is not a rich country. Lack of sufficient natural resources has always forced the Greek people to work hard to make both ends meet. Since 1940, this instrious, peace loving country has suffered invasion, four years of cruel enemy occupation, and bitter internal strife.
When forces of liberation entered Greece they found that the retreating Germans had destroyed virtually all the railways, roads, port facilities, communications, and merchant marine. More than a thousand villages had been burned. Eighty-five per cent of the children were tubercular. Livestock, poultry, and draft animals had almost disappeared. Inflation had wiped out practically all savings. As a result of these tragic conditions, a militant minority, exploiting human want and misery, was able to create political chaos which, until now, has made economic recovery impossible.
Greece is today without funds to finance the importation of those goods which are essential to bare subsistence. Under these circumstances, the people of Greece cannot make progress in solving their problems of reconstruction. Greece is in desperate need of financial and economic assistance to enable it to resume purchases of food, clothing, fuel, and seeds. These are indispensable for the subsistence of its people and are obtainable only from abroad. Greece must have help to import the goods necessary to restore internal order and security, so essential for economic and political recovery. The Greek Government has also asked for the assistance of experienced American administrators, economists, and technicians to insure that the financial and other aid given to Greece shall be used effectively in creating a stable and self-sustaining economy and in improving its public administration.
The very existence of the Greek state is today threatened by the terrorist activities of several thousand armed men, led by Communists, who defy the government's authority at a number of points, particularly along the northern boundaries. A Commission appointed by the United Nations security Council is at present investigating disturbed conditions in northern Greece and alleged border violations along the frontiers between Greece on the one hand and Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia on the other.
Meanwhile, the Greek Government is unable to cope with the situation. The Greek army is small and poorly equipped. It needs supplies and equipment if it is to restore authority of the government throughout Greek territory. Greece must have assistance if it is to become a self-supporting and self-respecting democracy. The United States must supply this assistance. We have already extended to Greece certain types of relief and economic aid. But these are inadequate. There is no other country to which democratic Greece can turn. No other nation is willing and able to provide the necessary support for a democratic Greek government.
The british Government, which has been helping Greece, can give no further financial or economic aid after March 31st. Great britain finds itself under the necessity of recing or liquidating its commitments in several parts of the world, including Greece.
We have considered how the United Nations might assist in this crisis. But the situation is an urgent one, requiring immediate action, and the United Nations and its related organizations are not in a position to extend help of the kind that is required.
It is important to note that the Greek Government has asked for our aid in utilizing effectively the financial and other assistance we may give to Greece, and in improving its public administration. It is of the utmost importance that we supervise the use of any funds made available to Greece in such a manner that each dollar spent will count toward making Greece self-supporting, and will help to build an economy in which a healthy democracy can flourish.
No government is perfect. One of the chief virtues of a democracy, however, is that its defects are always visible and under democratic processes can be pointed out and corrected. The Government of Greece is not perfect. Nevertheless it represents eighty-five per cent of the members of the Greek Parliament who were chosen in an election last year. Foreign observers, including 692 Americans, considered this election to be a fair expression of the views of the Greek people.(