下载文档原格式
林肯在葛底斯堡的演说(中英对照)Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address(on Nov.19,1863)Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.We are met on a great battle field of the war. We have come to dedicate a portion of the field as the final resting-place of those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.But , in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow, this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or to detract.The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here, to the unfinished work which they who foughthere have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us: that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation shall. under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.美国总统林肯葛底斯堡演讲词八十七年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
林肯葛底斯堡演讲中英文（5篇）第一篇：林肯葛底斯堡演讲中英文林肯葛底斯堡演讲The Gettysburg AddressGettysburg, PennsylvaniaNovember 19, 1863Fourscore and seven years ago,our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation,conceived and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are egaged in a great civil war,testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and dedicated can long endure.We are met on the battelfield of that war.We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final-resting place for those who gave their lives that the nation might live.It is altogether and proper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense,we can not dedicate,we can not consecrate,we can not hallow this ground.The brave men,living and dead,have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract.The world will little note what we say here,but it can never forget what they did here.It is for us,the living,rather to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us,that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion,that the nation shall have a new birth offreedom,that the goverment of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth.主讲：亚伯拉罕·林肯时间：1863年11月19日地点：美国，宾夕法尼亚，葛底斯堡八十七年前，我们先辈在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
葛底斯堡演说,林肯葛底斯堡演说稿全文中英双语----WORD文档，下载后可编辑修改----《葛底斯堡演说》(英文:Gettysburg Address)是亚伯拉罕·林肯最著名的演说，也是美国历史上为人引用最多之政治性演说。
在1863年11月19日，正值美国内战中葛底斯堡战役结束后四个半月，林肯在宾夕法尼亚州葛底斯堡的葛底斯堡国家公墓(Gettysburg National Cemetery)揭幕式中发表是之演说，哀悼在长达5个半月的葛底斯堡之役中阵亡的将士。
林肯的演讲修辞细腻周密，其后成为美国历史上最伟大的演说之一。
林肯的讲话是极简短、极朴素的。
这往往使那些滔滔不绝的讲演家大瞧不起。
葛底斯堡战役后，决定为死难烈士举行盛大葬礼。
掩葬委员会发给总统一张普通的请帖，他们以为他是不会来的，但林肯答应了。
既然总统来，那一定要讲演的，但他们已经请了著名演说家艾佛瑞特来做这件事，因此，他们又给林肯写了信，说在艾佛瑞特演说完毕之后，他们希望他“随便讲几句适当的话”。
这是一个侮辱，但林肯平静地接受了。
两星期内，他在穿衣、刮脸、吃点心时也想着怎样演说。
演说稿改了两三次，他仍不满意。
到了葬礼的前一天晚上，还在做最后的修改，然后半夜找到他的同僚高声朗诵。
走进会场时，他骑在马上仍把头低到胸前默想着演说辞。
那位艾佛瑞特讲演了两个多小时，将近结束时，林肯不安地掏出旧式眼镜，又一次看他的讲稿。
他的演说开始了，一位记者支上三角架准备拍摄照片，等一切就绪的时候，林肯已走下讲台。
这段时间只有两分钟，而掌声却持续了10分钟。
后人给以极高评价的那份演说辞，在今天译成中文，也不过400字。
林肯的这篇演说是演说史上著名的篇章，其思想的深刻，行文的严谨，语言的冼练，确实是不愧彪炳青史的大手笔。
***********************************GETTYSBURG ADDRESS Abraham Lincoln Delivered on the 19th Day of November, 1863 Cemetery Hill,Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaFour score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, farabove our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.葛底斯堡演说亚伯拉罕·林肯，1863年11月19日87年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
ivedanddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.r,testingwhetherthatnationoranynationsoconceivedandd edicatedcanlongendure.Wearemetonthebattelfieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportiono fthatfieldasafinal-restingplaceforthosewhogavetheirlivesthatthenationmightlive.Itisal togetherandproperthatweshoulddothis.hebravemen,livinganddead,haveconsecrateditfaraboveourpowertoaddordetract.Theworldwill littlenotewhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.Itisforus,theliving,rather tobededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus,thatfromthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreasedd主讲：亚伯拉罕·林肯时间：地点：美国，宾夕法尼亚，葛底斯堡八十七年前，平等的原则。
我们正从事一场伟大的内战，家是否能够长久存在下去。
存下去而献出了自己的生命，所。
我们这样做是完全应该而且非常恰当的。
但是，从更广泛的意义上说，这块土地我们不能够奉献，不能够圣化，不能够神化。
那些曾在这里战斗过的勇士们，减的。
我们今天在这里所说的话，的事，全世界却永远不会忘记。
们已经如此崇高地向前推进但尚未完成的事业。
《葛底斯堡演说》汉语翻译第一篇：《葛底斯堡演说》汉语翻译葛底斯堡演说亚拉伯罕·林肯87年前，我们的祖辈基于自由的构想和致力于实现人人平等的主张，在这个大陆上建立了一个新国家。
如今，我们投身于一场伟大的内战，检验我们这个国家，或者其他任何拥有这种构想和主张的国家，是否能够永久存在。
我们在这个伟大的战场上相逢。
我们将这块战场上的一小部分土地奉献给那些为了民族生存而献出他们生命的人们，以作为他们最后的安息之地。
我们这样做是天经地义的。
但是，从更大的意义上来说，我们无法奉献，无法献身，无法将这块土地奉为圣地。
那些曾经在这块土地上奋勇作战的英雄们，无论在世与否，他们对这片土地的奉献远远超过我们所能增加或减少的微不足道的能力。
世人不会太在意，也不会永远记着我们在这里所说的话。
但是，那些曾经在这片土地上奋勇作战的英雄们将被世人永远铭记。
我们这些尚存于世的人们更应该在这片土地上，为那些英雄们尚未完成的事业而倾尽一生。
那些英雄们曾在此浴血奋战。
我们在这里更应该献身于那些英雄们遗留下来的伟大事业；由于他们的光荣牺牲，我们应该更加坚定地舍生于他们最后拼尽全力所献身的事业——我们在此表明最大的决心，那些牺牲的英雄们绝不会白白浪费自己的生命。
在上帝的保佑之下，这个国家将获得自由的新生。
一个“民有、民治、民享”的政府将在这个地球上永存。
第二篇：葛底斯堡演说《葛底斯堡演说》（英文：Gettysburg Address）是亚伯拉罕?林肯最着名的演说，也是美国历史上为人引用最多之政治性演说。
在1863年11月19日，正值美国内战中葛底斯堡战役结束后四个半月，林肯在宾夕法尼亚州葛底斯堡的葛底斯堡国家公墓（Gettysburg National Cemetery）揭幕式中发表是之演说，哀悼在长达5个半月的葛底斯堡之役中阵亡的将士。
林肯的演讲于当天第二顺位发表，修辞细腻周密，其后成为美国历史上最伟大的演说之一。
以不足三百字的字数，两到三分钟的时间，林肯诉诸独立宣言所支持的凡人生而平等之原则，并重新定义这场内战，不止是为联邦存续而奋斗，而是“自由之新生”，将真平等带给全体公民。
背景介绍：葛底斯堡在美国宾夕法尼亚州。
1863年7月1日至3日，北军在此重创南军，扭转了战争局势。
但北军也付出了惨重的伤亡代价，同年11月，在此修了一座战争牺牲者的公墓。
《葛底斯堡演说》是美国第十六任总统林肯于公墓落成典礼上的致词，虽不足三分钟，却是千古流传的佳作。
Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincon)葛底斯堡演说词（美国总统林肯葛底斯堡演讲词）1863年11月19日Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation,conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.¶①✧八十七年前，我们的父辈在这块大陆上建立了一个新国家——一个自由为理想、以人人平等为宗旨的新国家。
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.¶②We are met on a great battle-field of that war. ¶③We have come to dedicate a portion of the field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.¶④It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.¶⑤✧现在我们正在进行一场伟大的内战,以考验我们的国家,或者任何一个以自由为理想、以人人平等为宗旨的国家是否能够长久坚持下去。
林肯在葛底斯堡的演说(中英对照)Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address(on Nov.19,1863)Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.We are met on a great battle field of the war. We have come to dedicate a portion of the field as the final resting-place of those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.But , in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow, this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or to detract.The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here, to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us: that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation shall. under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.美国总统林肯葛底斯堡演讲词八十七年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
林肯的葛底斯堡演说（中英对照）林肯的这篇演说是演说史上著名的篇章，其思想的深刻，行文的严谨，语言的冼练，确实是不愧彪炳青史的大手笔。
尤其是其中的第二段，建议加以仔细分析，其语义的承转，结构的安排，甚至包括其句式的使用，无一不是极尽推敲之作。
学英文而不知此篇范文者，岂不惭愧也哉。
GETTYSBURG ADDRESSAbraham LincolnDelivered on the 19th Day of November, 1863Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaFour score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continenta new Nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition thatall men are created equal. Now, we are engaged in a great Civil War,testing whether that Nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated,can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We havecome to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for thosewho gave their lives that Nation might live. It is altogether fitting andproper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannotconsecrate, we cannothallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here,have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world willlittle note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget whatthey did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated to thegreat task remaining before us; that from these honored dead, we takeincreased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measureof devotion; that this Nation, under GOD, shall have a new birth of freedom;and that government of the People by the People and for the People shall notperish from the earth.葛底斯堡演说亚伯拉罕?林肯，1863年11月19日宾夕法尼亚葛底斯堡（盖兹堡）公墓山87年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
林肯葛底斯堡演讲中英文(总2页)-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1-CAL-本页仅作为文档封面，使用请直接删除林肯葛底斯堡演讲The Gettysburg AddressGettysburg, PennsylvaniaNovember 19, 1863Fourscore and seven years ago,our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation,conceived and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are egaged in a great civil war,testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and dedicated can long endure.We are met on the battelfield of that war.We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final-resting place for those who gave their lives that the nation might live.It is altogether and proper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense,we can not dedicate,we can not consecrate,we can not hallow this ground.The brave men,living and dead,have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract.The world will little note what we say here,but it can never forget what they did here.It is for us,the living,rather to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us,that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion,that the nation shall have a new birth of freedom,that the goverment of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth.主讲：亚伯拉罕·林肯时间：1863年11月19日地点：美国，宾夕法尼亚，葛底斯堡八十七年前，我们先辈在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
林肯葛底斯堡演说中英文对照翻译林肯的讲话是极简短、朴素的。
这往往使那些滔滔不绝的讲演家瞧不起。
葛底斯堡战役后，决定为死难烈士举行盛大葬礼。
掩葬委员会发给总统一张普通的请帖，他们以为他是不会来的，但林肯答应了。
既然总统来，那一定要讲演的，但他们已经请了著名演说家艾佛瑞特来做这件事，因此，他们又给林肯写了信，说在艾佛瑞特演说完毕之后，他们希望他“随便讲几句适当的话”。
林肯平静地接受了。
两星期内，他在穿衣、刮脸、吃点心时也想着怎样演说。
演说稿改了两三次，他仍不满意。
到了葬礼的前一天晚上，还在做最后的修改，然后半夜找到他的同僚高声朗诵。
走进会场时，他骑在马上仍把头低到胸前默想着演说辞。
那位艾佛瑞特讲演了两个多小时，将近结束时，林肯不安地掏出旧式眼镜，又一次看他的讲稿。
他的演说开始了，一位记者支上三角架准备拍摄照片，等一切就绪的时候，林肯已走下讲台。
这段时间只有两分钟，而掌声却持续了10分钟。
后人给以极高评价的这份演说辞，在今天译成中文，也不过400字。
林肯的这篇演说是演说史上著名的篇章，其思想的深刻、行文的严谨、语言的冼练，不愧是彪炳青史的大手笔。
尤其是其中的第二段，其语义的承转，结构的安排，甚至包括句式的使用，无一不是极尽推敲之作。
GETTYSBURG ADDRESSAbraham LincolnDelivered on the 19th Day of November, 1863Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaFourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continenta new Nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition thatall men are created equal. Now, we are engaged in a great CivilWar,testing whether that Nation, or any nation so conceived and sodedicated,can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We havecome to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for thosewho gave their lives that Nation might live. It is altogether fitting andproper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannothallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggledhere,have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world willlittle note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget whatthey did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated to thegreat task remaining before us; that from these honored dead, we takeincreased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measureof devotion; that this Nation, under GOD, shall have a new birth of freedom;and that government of the People by the People and for the People shall notperish from the earth.葛底斯堡演说亚伯拉罕·林肯，1963年11月19日87年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
林肯在葛底斯堡战场的演说（英）Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.（中文演讲词）林肯在葛底斯堡战场的演说八十七年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
GeｔtyｓburｇAdｄreｓｓ葛底斯堡演说Abraｈａm Ｌincoln 亚伯拉罕·林肯(美国第16任总统）Ｆour ｓｃorｅand ｓｅven yeaｒs aｇｏoｕｒｆatｈers bｒought fｏrｔh on this coｎtｉｎent, aｎew ｎatｉon,cｏncｅived in Lｉｂertｙ, and dｅd ｉcated to the pｒｏｐｏｓition thaｔalｌmen ａrｅcreated ｅｑuａl.八十七年以前,我们的祖先在这块大陆上创立了一个孕育于自由的新国家,他们主张人人生而平等，并为此而献身。
(在八十七年前，我们的国父们在这块土地上创建一个新的国家,乃基于对自由的坚信,并致力于所有人皆生而平等的信念。
）Noｗwe are eｎｇａgedｉn a grｅaｔcivil wａｒ,testｉｎg whｅther tｈａt nation, oｒanｙnａｔion so conceｉved ａnd so ｄedicated，ｃan lｏng ｅｎｄｕre．Wｅare ｍet on a gｒｅat battle field of thaｔwaｒ. Ｗeｈave ｃoｍe to dedicaｔe a pｏrtiｏn ofｔhat ｆｉｅlｄ,asａｆｉnalｒeｓting plａce fｏr tｈｏse whｏhere gａvｅtheir lives tｏtｈat nation mｉｇh ｔlive. Iｔis altogｅｔher fittｉngａnd propeｒthａt we shoｕld ｄo thｉｓ．现在我们正进行一场伟大的内战,这是一场检验这一国家或者任何一个像我们这样孕育于自由并信守其主张的国家是否能长久存在的战争。
我们聚集在这场战争中一个伟大战场上，将这个战场上的一块土地奉献给那些在此地为了这个国家的生存而牺牲了自己生命的人，作为他们的最终安息之所。
Gettysburg AddressAbraham Lincoln Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now, we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us---that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.葛底斯堡演说亚伯拉罕·林肯87年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address(on Nov.19,1863)Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.We are met on a great battle field of the war. We have come to dedicate a portion of the field as the final resting-place of those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.But , in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow, this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or to detract.The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here, to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us: that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation shall. under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.美国总统林肯葛底斯堡演讲词八十七年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
名人葛底斯堡演讲稿原文名人葛底斯堡演讲稿原文演讲稿的写法比较灵活，可以根据会议的内容、一件事事后的感想、需要等情况而有所区别。
在社会一步步向前发展的今天，需要使用演讲稿的场合越来越多，那么问题来了，到底应如何写一份恰当的演讲稿呢？下面是店铺为大家收集的名人葛底斯堡演讲稿原文，仅供参考，希望能够帮助到大家。
林肯的讲话是极简短、极朴素的。
这往往使那些滔滔不绝的讲演家大瞧不起。
葛底斯堡战役后，决定为死难烈士举行盛大葬礼。
掩葬委员会发给总统一张普通的请帖，他们以为他是不会来的，但林肯答应了。
既然总统来，那一定要讲演的，但他们已经请了著名演说家艾佛瑞特来做这件事，因此，他们又给林肯写了信，说在艾佛瑞特演说完毕之后，他们希望他“随便讲几句适当的话”。
这是一个侮辱，但林肯平静地接受了。
两星期内，他在穿衣、刮脸、吃点心时也想着怎样演说。
演说稿改了两三次，他仍不满意。
到了葬礼的前一天晚上，还在做最后的修改，然后半夜找到他的同僚高声朗诵。
走进会场时，他骑在马上仍把头低到胸前默想着演说辞。
那位艾佛瑞特讲演了两个多小时，将近结束时，林肯不安地掏出旧式眼镜，又一次看他的讲稿。
他的演说开始了，一位记者支上三角架准备拍摄照片，等一切就绪的时候，林肯已走下讲台。
这段时间只有两分钟，而掌声却持续了10分钟。
后人给以极高评价的那份演说辞，在今天译成中文，也不过400字。
gettysburg addressabraham lincolndelivered on the 19th day of november, 1863cemetery hill, gettysburg, pennsylvaniafourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, anddedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.now, we are engaged in a great civil war,testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.we are met on a great battlefield of that war.we have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who gave their lives that nation might live.it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.but, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract.the world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.it is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us; that from these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that this nation, under god, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth.葛底斯堡演说亚伯拉罕·林肯，1963年11月19日87年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
Gettysburg Address 葛底斯堡演说Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕·林肯（美国第16任总统）Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.八十七年以前，我们的祖先在这块大陆上创立了一个孕育于自由的新国家，他们主张人人生而平等，并为此而献身。
（在八十七年前，我们的国父们在这块土地上创建一个新的国家，乃基于对自由的坚信，并致力于所有人皆生而平等的信念。
）Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives to that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.现在我们正进行一场伟大的内战，这是一场检验这一国家或者任何一个像我们这样孕育于自由并信守其主张的国家是否能长久存在的战争。
我们聚集在这场战争中一个伟大战场上，将这个战场上的一块土地奉献给那些在此地为了这个国家的生存而牺牲了自己生命的人，作为他们的最终安息之所。
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS AbrahamLincoln Delivered on the 19th Day of November, 1863 Cemetery Hill,Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaFour score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.87年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
现在我们正从事一场伟大的内战，以考验这个国家，或者任何一个孕育于自由和奉行上述原则的国家是否能够长久存在下去。
我们在这场战争中的一个伟大战场上集会。
烈士们为使这个国家能够生存下去而献出了自己的生命，我们来到这里，是要把这个战场的一部分奉献给他们作为最后安息之所。
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
(on Nov.19,1863)
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.
We are met on a great battle field of the war. We have come to dedicate a portion of the field as the final resting-place of those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.
It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But , in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow, this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or to detract.
The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here, to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us: that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation shall. under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
美国总统林肯葛底斯堡演讲词
八十七年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
现在我们正从事一场伟大的内战，以考验这个国家，或者说以考验任何一个孕育于自由而奉行上述原则的国家是否能够长久存在下去。
我们在这场战争中的一个伟大战场上集会。
烈士们为使这个国家能够生存下去而献出了自己的生命，我们在此集会是为了把这个战场的一部分奉献给他们作为最后安息之所。
我们这样做是完全应该而且非常恰当的
但是，从更广泛的意义上来说，这块土地我们不能够奉献，我们不能够圣化，我们不能够神化。
曾经在这里战斗过的勇士们，活着的和去世的，已经把这块土地神圣化了，这远不是我们微薄的力量所能增减的。
全世界将很少注意到，也不会长期地记起我们今天在这里所说的话，但全世界永远不会忘记勇士们在这里做过的事。
勿宁说，倒是我们这些还活着的人，应该在这里把自己奉献于勇士们已经如此崇高地向前推进但尚未完成的事业。
倒是我们应该在这里把自己奉献于仍然留在我们面前的伟大任务，以便使我们从这些光荣的死者身上汲取更多的奉献精神，来完成他们已经完全彻底为之献身的事业；以便使我们在这里下定最大的决心，不让这些死者们白白牺牲；以便使国家在上帝幅佑下得到自由的新生，并且使这个民有、民治、民享的政府永世长存。
八十七年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上建立了一个以自由为理想、以人人平等为宗旨的新国家。
现在我们正进行一场大内战，考验这个国家或任何一个主张自由平等的国家`，能否长久存在。
我们在这场战争中的一个大战场上集会，来把战场的一角献给为国家生存而牺牲的烈士，作为他们永久安息之地，这是我们义不容辞、理所当然该做的事。
但是，从更深刻的意义来说，我们不能使这一角战场成为圣地，我们不能使它流芳百世，我们不能使它永垂青史。
因为在这里战斗过的勇士们，活着的和死去的，已经使这一角战场神圣化了，我们微薄的力量远远不能使它增光，或者使之减色。
世人不太会注意、也不会长久记住我们在这里说的话，但是永远不会忘记他们在这里做的事。
因此，我们活着的人更应该献身于他们为之战斗并且使之前进的未竟事业。
我们更应该献身于是我们面前的伟大任务，更应该不断向这些光荣牺牲的烈士学习，学习他们为事业鞠躬尽瘁、死而后已的献身精神，更应该在这里下定决心，一定不让这些烈士的鲜血白流；这个国家在上帝的保佑下，一定要得到自由和新生，这个民有、民治、民享的政府一定不能从地球上消失。
上面两个中译本，前一个不能把原文的节奏感反映出来，没能体现原文精炼的语言和感召力,不象原文那个简明扼要、铿锵有力的演说词，后一个学究气太重，离忠于原文有点距离。
范仲英编著的《实用翻译教程》（外语教语与研究出版社1994年6月版）第38至第39页有一段针对第一篇译文的批评文字，不妨抄录于此：
又如林肯《葛底斯堡演说》最后一句：
……and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
原译：并且使这个民有、民治、民享的政府永世长存。
有人认为，把 of the people, by the people, for the people 译成“民有、民治、民享”简洁有力又符合汉语习惯，奉为佳译。
但我们认为，如果原作是一篇书面文章，这种译法无懈可击，堪称上乘。
但原作是一篇用口头表达的演说词。
原作中 of the people, by the people, for the people 这几个重叠词，念起来琅琅上口，听起来铿锵有力，而且简单明白易懂。
而“民有、民治、民享”则完全是书面语言。
若用口头表达出来，让成千上万与会者听起来，就不易听懂，或虽然听懂了也印象不深，效果不免大为逊色。
胡毅教授针对上述缺点，把《葛底斯堡演说》重译了一遍，这句译文如下：
改译：要使这个归人民所有，由人民管理，为人民办事的政权在世界上永远存在。
（胡毅）”
其实，胡毅的改译也不精当。
Government 怎能译成“政权”。
上面两个中译本中最大的败笔并不在于上面指出的那点，而在于最后一句英语里fact 后由四个that引导的同位语从句没能译出来，从句中表示决心的三个情态动词shall也没能译好，所以译文远远没有原文的感召力和节奏感。
笔者把整篇重译如下，以飨读者：
林肯在葛底斯堡的演说
八十七年前，我们的父辈在这块大陆上创建了一个新的国家。
这个新的国家在自由中孕育，信奉人人生而平等的主张。
现在我们正在从事伟大的国内战争，来考验这个国家，或任何在自由中孕育，信奉人人生而平等的主张的国家，能否长久存在下去。
我们今天相聚在这场战争的一个伟大的战场上。
我们相聚在这里是为了把这伟大战场的一部分奉献给那些为了我们国家的生存而献出了生命的烈士们作为最后的安息地。
我们这样做完全是合情合理的。
但在更广泛的意义上来说，我们不能奉献这块土地，我们不能使这块土地神圣，我们不能使这块土地光耀。
那些勇敢的人们，那些曾经在这里战斗过的，活着和死去的人们，已经使这块土地神圣了，远非我们所能增加或减少。
世界不大会注意，也不会永久记住我们今天在这里所说的话，但世界决不能忘记他们在这里所做过的事情。
我们这些活着的人，倒是应该在这里献身于他们长久以来如此高尚地推进的，尚未完成的工作。
我们倒是应该在这里献身于留在我们面前的伟大任务：那就是继承这些光荣的先烈，对他们在这里作出最后全部贡献的事业，作出我们进一步的贡献；那就是我们在这里狠下决心，决不让这些先烈的死成为白白的牺牲；那就是我们的国家一定要在上帝底下获得新的自由；那就是决不让人民的政府，人民选举的政府，为了人民的政府从地球上消亡。
