美国总统布什在清华大学的演讲
名人演讲稿
presidentbush:
vicepresidenthu,thankyouforyourwordsofwelcome.iamgratefulforyourhoitality,andhonoredbythisreceptionatoneofchina''sgreatuniversities. tsinghuauniversitywasfounded,withthesuortofamerica,tofurtherthetiesbetweenourtwonatio.iknowhowimportantthisplaceistothevicepresident,whoearnedhisdegreehereandevenmoreimportant,methisgraciouswifeliuyongqinghere.
ialsothankthestudentshereforthisoortunitytomeetwithyou,totalkalittlebitaboutmycountryandawersomeofyourquestio.thestandardsandreputationofthisuniversityareknownaroundtheworld,andiknowwhatanachievementitistobehere.mywifelauraandihavetwodaughtersincollege,oneatyaleandtheotherattheuniversityoftexas.weareproudofourdaughtersjustlikeiamsureyourparentsareproudofyou.
myvisittochinacomesonanimportantaiversary.thirtyyearsagothisweek,anamericanpresidentarrivedinchinaonatripdesignedtoenddecadesofestrangementandconfrontcenturiesofsuicion.presidentrichardnixonshowedtheworldthattwovastlydifferentgovernmentscouldmeetonthegroundsofcommoninterest,andinairitofmutualreect.astheylefttheairportthatday,premierzhouenlaisaidtopresidentnixon,``yourhandshakecameoverthevastestoceanintheworldtwenty-fiveyearsofnocommunication.''''
duringthe30yearssince,americaandchinahaveexchangedmanyhandshakesoffriendshipandcommerce.andaswehavehadmorecontactwitheachother,thecitizeofourtwocountrieshavegraduallylearnedmoreabouteachother.
once,americaknewchinaonlybyitshistoryasagreatandenduringcivilization.today,weseeachinathatisstilldefinedbynobletraditiooffamily,scholarship,andhonor.andweseeachinathatisbecomingoneofthemostdynamicandcreativesocietiesintheworldasdemotratedbyalltheknowledgeandpotentialrighthereinthisroom.
chinaisonarisingpath,andamericawelcomestheemergenceofastrong,peaceful,andproerouschina.
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