宋美龄1943年美国国会演讲中英文对照.doc

宋美龄1943年美国国会演讲中英文对照.txt求而不得，舍而不能，得而不惜，这是人最大的悲哀。付出真心才能得到真心，却也可能伤得彻底。保持距离也就能保护自己，却也注定永远寂寞。Mr. President, Members of the Senate of the United States, ladies, and gentlem en, I am overwhelmed by the warmth and spontaneity of the welcome of the Ameri can 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,揌ow do you do, I am so very g lad to see you,攁nd to bring the greetings of my people to the people of Amer ica. However, just before coming here, the Vice President told me that he wouu ld 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 Pa rk, 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 t o you extemporaneously. What do you think I saw there I saw many things, but t he one thing which interested me most of all was that in a glass case there wa s the first draft of one of the Presidents speeches, a second draft, and on a nd 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 acknowledgedly fine speaker. His repl y to me was that sometimes he writes 12 drafts of a speech. So, my remarks her e 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，一直到第六份草稿。昨天，我碰巧向总统先生提及此事，我说我很高兴 知道，以他如此知名又公认一流的演说家，还必须写这么多份草稿。他回答说，有时他一 次演说得写12份草稿。因此，今天本人在此发表的即席演说，我确信各位一定会包容。 The traditional friendship betwe