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1941年12月,日本海军偷袭珍珠港,美国太平洋舰队损失惨重。而更要命的是,弥漫在官兵和民众心中无法驱散的悲观绝望情绪。他们认为,日本太过强大,美国已变成上帝的弃儿。新任太平洋舰队司令尼米兹将军意识到,必须尽快振作士气,否则,如果日军再袭,一切将不堪设想!在圣诞前夕,尼米兹对官兵们发表了如下“圣诞演讲”
December 1941, the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Pacific Fleet suffered heavy losses. What is even more terrible is the pessimism and despair that can not be dispersed in the hearts of officers and soldiers and the public. They think Japan is too powerful and that the United States has become God’s outcast. General Nimitz, the commander of the new Pacific Fleet, realized that he must muster his morale as soon as possible, otherwise all would be disastrous if the Japanese army struck again. On Christmas Eve Nimitz issued the following speech to the officers and men: “Christmas speech”