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宋美龄97岁演讲 篇一：宋美龄演讲 宋美龄1943年在美国会演讲稿 蒋夫人宋美龄女士以106高龄辞世，世人追忆她时，最推崇她于1943年2月18日应邀在美国国会发表的那场演说，夫人纯正的而又典雅的英文，仪态翩然、铿锵有力地在国会参众两院联席会上演说，风靡了全场，数度赢得如雷掌声，最后全体起立热情鼓掌。众议院的 议员们凝神聆听宋美龄演讲。议员和旁听席上皆座无虚席。 （中、英文）对照全文： Mr. President, Members of the Senate of the United States, ladies, and gentlemen, I am overwhelmed by the warmth and spontaneity of the welcome of the American people, of whom you are the representatives. I did not know that I was to speak to you today atthe Senate except to say, quot;How do you do, I am so very glad to see you.” and to bring the greetings of my people to the people of America. However, just before coming here, the Vice President told me that he wouId li ke to have me say a few words to you. 议长先生，美国参议院各位议员，各位女士、先生，受到诸位所代表的美国人民热情与真诚的欢迎，令我感动莫名。我事先不知今天要在参议院发表演说，只以为要到此说声「大家好，很高兴见到各位」，并向贵国人民转达敝国百姓的问候之意。不过，在来到此地 之前，贵国副总统告诉我，他希望我和各位说几句话。 I am not a very good extemporaneous speaker; in fact, I am no speaker at all；but I am not so very much discouraged, because a few days ago I was at Hyde Park, and went to the President’s library. Something I saw there encouraged me , and made me feel that perhaps you will not expect overmuch of me in speaking to you extemporaneously. What do you think I saw there I saw there many things, but the one thing which interested me most of all was that in a glass case there was the first draft of one of the President’s speeches, a second draft, and on and on up to the sixth draft. Yesterday I happened tothe mention this fact to the President, and told him that I was extremely glad that hehad to write so many drafts when he is such a well-known and acknowledgedly fine speaker. His reply to me was that sometimes he writes 12 drafts of a speech. So, my remarks here today, being extemporaneous, I am sure you will make allowances for me. 我并不擅于即席演说，事实上根本称不上是演说家，但我不会因此怯场，因为前几天我在海德公园参观过总统图书馆，在那里看见的一些东西鼓励了我，让我感觉各位或许不会对我的即席演说要求太多。各位知道我在那里见到什么吗？我看到了许多，但最让我感兴趣的，莫过于一个放着总统先生（译按，即罗斯福总统）演说草稿的玻璃箱，里头从第一份草稿、第二份草稿，一直到第六