宋美龄1943年2月18日美国国会演讲（Song Meiling February 18, 1943 speech in the United States Congress）.docVIP

宋美龄1943年2月18日美国国会演讲（Song Meiling February 18, 1943 speech in the United States Congress） Thirty fame dust and soil, eight thousand miles. The green, may my heart. A thousand miles. The willow branches on the branches are few and far away, where there is no grass. He found the degreeses, suddenly look back, that person but in the lights dim. Song Meiling February 18, 1943 speech in the United States Congress Full text of the speech Mr. speaker, Senator of the United States Senate, ladies and gentlemen, sir, I am touched by the warmth and sincere welcome of the American people you represent. I did not know a speech today to the Senate, except to say Hello, nice to meet you, and to convey Biguo greetings to your people. But before I came here, your vice president told me that he wanted me to talk to you. I am not good at impromptu speech, in fact there is not a speaker, but I am not so very much discouraged, because a few days ago I was at Hyde Park and went to the presidents library, saw something there encouraged me, and made me feel that perhaps you will not speaking to you extemporaneously. Do you know what I saw there? I saw many, but the most interesting to me, is one of the presidents (i.e., President Roosevelt) glass box speech draft, there was the first draft, second draft, up to the sixth draft. Yesterday I happened to mention this to the president, that I was extremely glad to know that he is such a well-known and recognized orator, he had to write so many drafts. He replied that sometimes he had to write 12 drafts of a speech. So, todays impromptu speech here, I am sure you will tolerate it. There is a long history of 160 years of friendship between your country and mine, I think your people and our people have many similarities, and that these similarlties are the basis of our friendship, I also believe that not only I have such a feeling. Here, I want to tell you a little story to illustrate this belief. General Doolittle and his men went to bomb Tokyo, r