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宋美龄的英语演讲稿跨文化交流中的中美友谊LadiesandgentlemenItsagreathonorformetostandbeforeyoualltodayandtalkaboutanissueextremelyclosetomyheart-cross-culturalcommunicationandthefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.FirstlyIwanttotalkaboutawomanwhowasapioneerinstrengtheningthisveryfriendship-MadameSoongMei-lingalsoknownasMadameChiangKai-shek.BorninShanghaiin1897MadameSoongwastheyoungestofthethreeSoongsisters-whowereknownfortheirexceptionalintelligencebeautyandinfluence.MadameSoongwasaninfluentialfigureinthepoliticalsocialandculturalworldsofChinaandtheUnitedStates.ShestudiedatWellesleyCollegeinMassachusettswhereshedevelopedastrongcommandoftheEnglishlanguageandgainedadeepunderstandingofWesternculture.HereffortstowardspromotingChinesecultureintheWestaswellasrepresentingtheRepublicofChinaonvariousinternationalplatformshaveleftanindeliblemarkontheworld.MadameSoongplayedakeyroleinadvocatingfortheChineseduringWorldWarIIandalsospentasignificantamountoftimeintheUnitedStatesencouragingAmericanstosupportChinasfightagainstJapan.HercharismaticspeechesandelegantmannerismshelpedhertoswaytheAmericanpublictowardsthecauseandurgedthemtojoinhandswithChinainthefightagainstJapan.ThefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStateshasbeenshapedandstrengthenedbymanysimilarfiguresovertheyears.FrompoliticalfigureslikeRichardNixontoculturaliconslikeBruceLeetherehavebeennumerouspersonalitiesthathavelefttheirmarkonthehistorybetweenourtwocountries.Aswestandheretodaywearewitnessingatimeofgreatuncertainty-bothinglobalpoliticsandinthesocialworld.TheCOVID-19pandemichasforcedusalltorethinkthewayweinteractwitheachotherandhaspresenteduswithuniquechallengeswhenitcomestocommunicationandunderstanding.HoweverItrulybelievethatcross-culturalcommunicationliesattheheartofresolvingmanyofthesechallenges.Ourdifferences-betheypoliticalsocialorcultural-shouldnotbeviewedasbarriersbutratherasopportunitiestounderstandandlearnfromeachother.Aswenavigatethroughuncertaintimeswemuststrivetopromotedialoguetoleranceandunderstandingbetweenourtwogreatnations.Wemustlearntolistentoeachothertorespecteachothersdifferencesandtoviewdiversityasastrengthratherthanaweakness.InconclusionIwouldliketoreiteratetheimportanceofcross-culturalcommunicationandofstrengtheningthefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.Theworldneedsbothourcountriestoworktogethertotacklethemanychallengesthatwefaceintheyearstocome.LetustakeinspirationfromfigureslikeMadameSoongandworktowardsbuildingafutureofpeacecooperationandprosperityforall.Thankyou.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。