宋美龄最新范文在美国参议院英语演讲稿(共10页)6600字.docx
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thecommitteeappointedbyvicepresident,precededbythesecretaryofthesenate(edwina.halsey),andthesergeantatarms(walldoxey),andconsistingofmr.barkley,mr.mcnary,mr.connally,mr.capper,andmrs.caraway,enteredthechamberatthemaindoorandescortedmme.chiangkai-shektoaseatatthedeskimmediatelyinfrontofthevicepresident.
(mme.chiangkai-shekwasgreetedwithprolongedapplause,senatorsandguestsofthesenaterising.)
thevicepresident.senators,distinguishedguests,mme.chiangkai-shek,wifeofthegeneralissimoofthearmiesofchina,willnowaddressyou.
addressbymme.chiangkai-shek
mr.president,membersofthesenateoftheunitedstates,ladiesandgentlemen,iamoverwhelmedbythewarmthandspontaneityofthewelcomeoftheamericanpeople,ofwhomyouaretherepresentatives.ididnotknowthatiwastospeaktoyoutodayatthesenateexcepttosay,“howdoyoudo?
iamsoverygladtoseeyou,andtobringthegreetingstomypeopletothepeopleofamerica.however,justbeforecominghere,thevicepresidenttoldmethathewouldliketohavemesayafewwordstoyou.
iamnotaverygoodextemporaneousspeaker;infact,iamnospeakeratall;butiamnotsoverymuchdiscouraged,becauseafewdaysagoiwasathydepark,andwenttothepresident’slibrary.somethingisawthereencouragedme,andmademefeelthatperhapsyouwillnotexpectovermuchofmeinspeakingtoyouextemporaneously.whatdoyouthinkisawthere?
isawmanythings.buttheonethingwhichinterestedmemostofallwasthatinaglasscasetherewasthefirstdraftoftoneofthepresident’sspeeches,aseconddraft,andonandonuptothesixthdraft.yesterdayihappenedtomentionthisfacttothepresident,andtoldhimthatiwasextremelygladthathehadtowritesomanydraftswhenheissuchawell-knownandacknowledgedlyfinespeaker.hisreplytomewasthatsometimeshewrites12draftsofaspeech.so,myremarksheretoday,beingextemporaneous,iamsureyouwillmakeallowancesforme.
thetraditionalfriendshipbetweenyourcountryandminehasahistoryof160years.ifeel,andibelievethatiamnowtheonlyonewhofeelsthisway,thatthereareagreatmanysimilaritiesbetweenyourpeopleandmine,andthatthesesimilaritiesarethebasisofourfriendship.
ishouldliketotellyoualittlestorywhichwillillustratethisbelief.whengeneraldoolittleandhismenwenttobombtokyo,ontheirreturnsomeofyourboyshadtobailoutintheinteriorofchina.oneofthemlatertoldmethathehadtomailoutofhisship.andthatwhenhelandedonchinesesoilandsawthepopulacerunningtowardhim,hejustwavedhisarmandshoutedtheonlychinesewordheknew,“mei-kuo,mei-kuo,whichmeans“america,[applause.]literallytranslatedfromthechineseitmeans“beautifulcountry.thisboysaidthatourpeoplelaughedandalmosthuggedhim,andgreetedhimlikealonglostbrother.hefurthertoldmethatthethoughtthathehadcomehomewhenhesawourpeople;andthatwasthefirsttimehehadeverbeentochina.[applause.]
icametoyourcountryasalittlegirl.iknowyourpeople.ihavelivedwiththem.ispenttheformativeyearsofmylifeamongstyourpeople.ispeakyourlanguage,notonlythelanguageofyourhearts,butalsoyourtongue.socomingheretodayifeelthatiamalsocominghome.[applause.]
ibelieve,however,thatitisnotonlyiwhoamcominghome;ifeelthatifthechinesepeoplecouldspeaktoyouinyourowntongue,orifyoucouldunderstandourtongue,theywouldtellyouthatbasicallyandfundamentallywearefightingforthesamecause[greatapplause];thatwehaveidentityofideals’thatthe“fourfreedoms,whichyourpresidentproclaimedtotheworld,resoundthroughoutourvastlandasthegongoffreedom,thegongoffreedomoftheunitednations,andthedeathknelloftheaggressors.[applause.]
iassureyouthatourpeoplearewillingandeagertocooperatewithyouintherealizationoftheseideals,becausewewanttoseetoitthattheydonotechoasemptyphrases,butbecomerealitiesforourselves,foryourchildren,forourchildren’schildren,andforallmankind.[applause.]
howarewegoingtorealizetheseideals?
ithinkishalltellyoualittlestorywhichjustcametomymind.asyouknow,chinaisaveryoldnation.wehaveahistoryof5,000years.whenwewereobligedtoevacuatehankowandgointothehinterlandtocarryonandcontinueourresistanceagainstaggression,thegeneralissimoandipassedoneofourfronts,thechangshafront.onedaywewentintotheheng-yangmountains,wheretherearetracesofafamouspavilioncalled“rub-the-mirrorpavilion,whichperhapsinterestyoutohearthestoryofthatpavilion.
twothousandyearsagonearthatspotwasanoldbuddhisttemple.oneoftheyoungmonkswentthere,andalldaylonghesatcross-legged,withhishandsclaspedbeforehiminandattitudeofprayer,andmurmured“amita-buddha!
amita-buddha!
amita-buddha!
hemurmuredandchanteddayafterday,becausehehopedthathewouldacquiregrace.
thefatherpriorofthattempletookapieceofbrickandrubbeditagainstastonehourafterhour,dayafterday,andweekafterweek.thelittleacolyte,beingveryyoung,sometimescasthiseyesaroundtoseewhattheoldfatherpriorwasdoing.theoldfatherpriorjustkeptonthisworkofrubbingthebrickagainstthestone.soonedaytheyoungacolytesaidtohim,“fatherprior,whatareyoudoingdayafterdayrubbingthisbrickofstone?
thefatherpriorreplied,“iamtryingtomakeamirroroutofthisbrick.theyoungacolytesaid,“butitisimpossibletomakeamirroroutofabrick,fatherprior.“yes,saidthefatherprior,“anditisjustasimpossibleforyoutoacquiregracebydoingnothingexceptmurmur‘amita-buddha’alldaylong,dayinanddayout.[applause.]
somyfriends,ifeelthatitisnecessaryforusnotonlytohaveidealsandtoproclaimthatwehavethem,itisnecessarythatweacttoimplementthem.[applause.]andsotoyou,gentlemenofthesenate,andtoyouladiesandgentlemaninthegalleries,isaythatwithouttheactivehelpofallofus,ourleaderscannotimplementtheseideals.it’suptoyouandtometotaketoheartthelessonof“rub-the-mirrorpavilion.
ithankyou.[greatapplause,senatorsandtheirguestsrising.]
followingheraddress,mme.chiangkai-shekandthedistinguishedvisitorsaccompanyingherandtheothersguestsofthesenatewereescortedfromthechamber.
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