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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.

AsAmericalearmoreaboutChina,IamconcernedthattheChinesepeopledonotalwaysseeaclearpictureofmycountry.Thishaeformanyreaso,someofthemofourownm

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