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宋美龄在美国参议院发表英语演讲稿卓越女性的崭新篇章LadiesandgentlemenItisanhonortobestandingheretodayintheheartoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtoaddresssuchadistinguishedaudience.MynameisSongMeilingandIstandbeforeyouasarepresentativeoftheChinesepeoplebutmostimportantlyasasymbolofthestrengthandperseveranceofwomenworldwide.Imsureitisnotnewstoanyoneinthisroomthatequalityisaconstantstruggleonethatremainsfarfrombeingwoneveninthemostdevelopedofnations.ThefightforwomensrightsisonethatIhavepersonallydedicatedmylifetoandIbelievethatitisthroughanunderstandingofoursharedexperiencesthattruechangecanbeachieved.AsawomanwhowasborninChinaintheearly20thcenturyIwaswellawareofthelimitationsthatsocietyplaceduponmygender.Ihaveseenfirsthandthefearandoppressionthatareinflicteduponwomenwhodaretochallengethestatusquo.Ihavealsoseenthepowerofresilienceandthestrengththatwomencanpossess.ItisthroughtheseexperiencesthatIhavecometobelievethatthetruepotentialofwomenislimitlessbutitisourdutytocreateanenvironmentthatfostersandencouragestheirgrowth.Ibelievethatthisisthedawnofaneweraforwomenonethattranscendsbordersandcultures.Neverbeforehastherebeensuchaglobalnetworkofempoweredwomenfightingforchange.Wehavebeenunitednotonlybyacommongoalbutalsobyanunderstandingofoursharedexperiences.Wearethetrailblazersthepioneersandtheleadersofthisnewworld.Itismybeliefthatitisourdutytouseourvoicesouractionsandourplatformstoupliftandempowerwomeneverywhere.Thismeansstandingupforthosewhohavebeensilencedliftingupthosewhohavebeenhelddownandempoweringthosewhohavebeendeniedtheirrights.Butitisnotenoughtosimplytalkaboutchange.Changemustbeactivelypursuedthroughaccesstoeducationeconomicopportunitiesandpoliticalrepresentation.Wemustcreateaworldwherewomenareseenasequalpartnerswhereourcontributionsarevaluedandourvoicesheard.Onlythenwillwetrulybreakdownthebarriersthatlimitwomensprogress.InclosingIwouldliketosaythatitiswithgreathopeandoptimismthatIstandbeforeyoutoday.Theroadaheadmaybelongandfraughtwithobstaclesbutwehavealreadytakenthefirststepsonthisjourney.Letuscontinuetomoveforwardwithdeterminationanddedicationknowingthatweareunitedinourcauseandthatourstrengthandunitywillbethedrivingforcebehindthechangethatweseek.Thankyou.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。