此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。宋美龄1943年在美国参议院英语演讲稿thecommitteeappointedbyvicepresident,precededbythesecretaryofthesenate(edwina.halsey),andthesergeantatarms(walldoxey),andconsistingofmr.barkley,mr.mcnary,mr.connally,mr.capper,andmrs.caraway,enteredthechamberatthemaindoorandescortedmme.chiangkai-shektoaseatatthedeskimmediatelyinfrontofthevicepresident.(mme.chiangkai-shekwasgreetedwithprolongedapplause,senatorsandguestsofthesenaterising.)thevicepresident.senators,distinguishedguests,mme.chiangkai-shek,wifeofthegeneralissimoofthearmiesofchina,willnowaddressyou.addressbymme.chiangkai-shekmr.president,membersofthesenateoftheunitedstates,ladiesandgentlemen,iamoverwhelmedbythewarmthandspontaneityofthewelcomeoftheamericanpeople,ofwhomyouaretherepresentatives.ididnotknowthatiwastospeaktoyoutodayatthesenateexcepttosay,“;howdoyoudo?iamsoverygladtoseeyou,andtobringthegreetingstomypeopletothepeopleofamerica.however,justbeforecominghere,thevicepresidenttoldmethathewouldliketohavemesayafewwordstoyou.iamnotaverygoodextemporaneousspeaker;infact,iamnospeakeratall;butiamnotsoverymuchdiscouraged,becauseafewdaysagoiwasathydepark,andwenttothepresident’slibrary.somethingisawthereencouragedme,andmademefeelthatperhapsyouwillnotexpectovermuchofmeinspeakingtoyouextemporaneously.what此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。doyouthinkisawthere?isawmanythings.buttheonethingwhichinterestedmemostofallwasthatinaglasscasetherewasthefirstdraftoftoneofthepresident’sspeeches,aseconddraft,andonandonuptothesixthdraft.yesterdayihappenedtomentionthisfacttothepresident,andtoldhimthatiwasextremelygladthathehadtowritesomanydraftswhenheissuchawell-knownandacknowledgedlyfinespeaker.hisreplytomewasthatsometimeshewrites12draftsofaspeech.so,myremarksheretoday,beingextemporaneous,iamsureyouwillmakeallowancesforme.thetraditionalfriendshipbetweenyourcountryandminehasahistoryof160years.ifeel,andibelievethatiamnowtheonlyonewhofeelsthisway,thatthereareagreatmanysimilaritiesbetweenyourpeopleandmine,andthatthesesimilaritiesarethebasisofourfriendship.ishouldliketotellyoualittlestorywhichwillillustratethisbelief.whengeneraldoolittleandhismenwenttobombtokyo,ontheirreturnsomeofyourboyshadtobailoutintheinteriorofchina.oneofthemlatertoldmethathehadtomailoutofhisship.andthatwhenhelandedonchinesesoilandsawthepopulacerunningtowardhim,hejustwavedhisarmandshoutedtheonlychinesewordheknew,“;mei-kuo,mei-kuo,whichmeans“;america,[applause.]literallytranslatedfromthechineseitmeans“;beautifulcountry.thisboysaidthatourpeoplelaughedandalmosthuggedhim,andgreetedhimlikealonglostbrother.hefurthertoldmethatthethoughtthathehadcomehomewhenhesawourpeople;andthatwasthefirsttimehehadeverbeentochina.[applause.]icametoyourcountryasalittlegirl.iknowyourpeople.ihave此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。livedwiththem.ispenttheformativeyearsofmylifeamongstyourpeople.ispeakyourlanguage,notonlythelanguageofyourhearts,butalsoyourtongue.socomingheretodayifeelthatiamalsocominghome.[applause.]ibelieve,however,thatitisnotonlyiwhoamcominghome;ifeelthatifthechinesepeoplecouldspeaktoyouinyourowntongue,orifyoucouldunderstandourtongue,theywouldtellyouthatbasicallyandfundamentallywearefightingforthesamecause[...
