宋美龄在美国国会上的演说全文(中英对照).pdfVIP

宋美龄在美国国会上的演说 （一九四三年二月二十八日 ） 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 at the Senate except to say, “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 Vic e President told me that he would like 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 Presidents 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 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 Presidents speeches, a second draft, and on and on up to the sixth draft. Yesterday I happened to mention this fact to the President, and told him that I was extremely glad that he had to write so many drafts when he is such a well-known and acknowledged 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