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宋美龄在美演讲稿 宋美龄在美演讲稿 宋宋美美龄龄在在美美演演讲讲稿稿 1943年2月18日應邀在美國國會發表的那場演說，夫人純正的而又典雅的英文， 儀態翩然、鏗鏘有力地在國會參眾兩院聯席會上演說，風靡了全場，數度贏得如 雷掌聲，最後全體起立熱情鼓掌。眾議院的議員們凝神聆聽宋美齡演講。議員和 旁聽席上皆座無虛席。 英中對照 Mr.President,membersoftheSenateoftheUnitedStates,ladiesand 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 at the Senate except to say, How do you? I am so very gald 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 would like to have me say a few words to you. （譯文）議長先生，美國參議院各位議員，各位女士、先生，受到諸位所代 表的美國人民熱情與真誠的歡迎，令我感動莫名。我事先不知今天要在參議員發 表演說，只以為要到此說聲“大家好，很高興見到各位”，並向貴國人民轉達敝 國百姓的問候之意。不過，在來到此地之前，貴國副總統告訴我，他希望我和各 位說幾句話。 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 wasat HydePark,andwent to thePresident’’slibrary. SomethingIsaw 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 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 to mention this to the President, and told him that I am extremely glas that he he had to write so many drafts when he is such a well-known and acknowledgely 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. （譯文）我並不善於即席演說，事實上根本稱不上是演說家，但我不會因此 怯場，因為前幾天我在海德公園參觀過總統圖書館，在那裏看見一些東西鼓動了 我，讓我感覺各位或許不會對我的即席演說要求太多。各位知道我在那裏見到什 麼嗎？我看到了許多，但最讓我感興趣的，莫過於一個放著總統先生（