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宋美龄美国演讲稿　1943年2月18日，宋美龄在美国国会发表演讲；第二天，罗斯福发表讲话：美国将以上帝允许的速度援助中国。--------------------------------------------------------　蔣夫人宋美齡女士一九四三年二月十八日於美國眾議院演說全文與譯文如下：Mr.SpeakerandMembersoftheHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStates:　議長、美國衆議院諸位議員：AtanytimeitwouldbeaprivilegeformetoaddressCongress,moreespeciallythispresentaugustbodywhichwillhavesomuchtodoinshapingthedestinyoftheworld.InspeakingtoCongressIamliterallyspeakingtotheAmericanpeople.TheSeventy-seventhCongress,astheirrepresentatives,fulfilledtheobligationsandresponsibilitiesofitstrustbydeclaringwarontheaggressors.Thatpartofthedutyofthepeople’srepresentativeswasdischargedin1941.Thetasknowconfrontingyouistohelpwinthewarandtocreateandupholdalastingpeacewhichwilljustifythesacrificesandsufferingsofthevictimsofaggression.無論何時，余得向貴國國會致詞，實屬榮幸；尤在今日，余得向一莊嚴偉大之團體，對於世界命運之形成有絕大影響如貴院者致詞，尤屬特別榮幸。余向貴國國會演說，實際上係向美國人民演說。貴國第七十七屆國會，以代表美國人民之資格，對侵略者宣戰，已盡其人民所信托之義務與責任。此爲人民代表之一部分職責，早已在一九四一年履行。諸君當前之要務，乃協助爭取勝利，並創建與維護一種永久之和平，俾此次遭受侵略者之一切犧牲與痛苦，具有意義。Beforeenlargingonthissubject,Ishouldliketotellyoualittleaboutmylongandvividlyinterestingtriptoyourcountryfrommyownlandwhichhasbledandborneunflinchinglytheburdenofwarformorethan51/2years.Ishallnotdwell,however,uponthepartChinahasplayedinourunitedefforttofreemankindfrombrutalityandviolence.Ishalltrytoconveytoyou,howeverimperfectly,theimpressionsgainedduringthetrip.在未就主題進行演說之前，願將關於余此次行程略述一二。余自祖國來至貴邦，長途跋涉，觀感深切，趣味濃厚。以言余之祖國，則流血犧牲，肩荷抗戰之負擔，不屈不撓，已逾五年有半。雖然，余並不擬申述中國對於共同努力，從殘酷與暴行中解放人類所盡之貢獻。余試將此行所得之印象，略向諸君陳述。Firstofall,IwanttoassureyouthattheAmericanpeoplehaveeveryrighttobeproudoftheirfightingmeninsomanypartsoftheworld.Iamparticularlythinkingofthoseofyourboysinthefar-flung,out-of-the-waystationsandareaswherelifeisattendedbydrearydrabness—thisbecausetheirdutyisnotoneofspectacularperformanceandtheyarenotbuoyedupbyexcitementofbattle.Theyarecalledupon,dayaftercolorlessday,toperformroutinedutiessuchassafeguardingdefensesandpreparingforpossibleenemyaction.Ithasbeensaid,andIfindittruefrompersonalexperience,thatitiseasiertoriskone’s