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宋美齡 1943年美國國會演說全文 (英文) 1943年2月18日蔣宋美齡女士 在美國參眾兩院聯席會發表演說，她是美國歷史上繼英國女王之後，第二位在國會殿堂發表演說的女性。 ==== 有關訪美演說前因後果，請看新浪新聞 Error! Disk Full. Free some disk space and recalculate this field./s/2003-10-24/44806.html ======= 英文演說全文取自 美國國會記錄 (Congressional Record)， 1943年, 第1080-1081頁。 見 Error! Disk Full. Free some disk space and recalculate this field./govdocs/text/mchiang.htm[/color] 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 Vice President told me that he would like to have me say a few words to you. 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院發表演說，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 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 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. 我並不擅於即席演說，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