【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 is Fourth of July weekend finds many Americans wishing things were a bit easier right do what this weekend reminds us, more than any other, is that we are a nation that has always risen to the challenges before are a nation that, 234 years ago, declared our independence from one of the greatest empires the world had ever are a nation that mustered a sense of mon purpose to overe Depression and fear are a nation that embraced a call to greatness and saved the world from is who we are – a nation that turns times of trial into times of triumph – and I know America will write our own destiny once wish every American a safe and happy Fourth of to all our troops serving in harm’s way, I want you to know you have the support of a grateful nation and a proud you, God Bless You, and God Bless the United States of America.第四篇：奧巴馬上海英語演講PRESIDENT OBAMA : Good is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of 39。d like to thank Fudan University39。s President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious 39。d also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect between our don39。t know what he said, but I hope it was good.(Laughter.)Part 1What I39。d like to do is to make some opening ments, and then what I39。m really looking forward to doing is taking questions, not only from students who are in the audience, but also we39。ve received questions online, which will be asked by some of the students who are here in the audience, as well as by Ambassador I am very sorry that my Chinese is not as good as your English, but I am looking forward to this chance to have a is my first time traveling to China, and I39。m excited to see this majestic , in Shanghai, we see the growth that has caught the attention of the worldthe soaring skyscrapers, the bustling streets and entrepreneurial just as I39。m impressed by these signs of China39。s journey to the 21st century, I39。m eager to see those ancient places that speak to us from China39。s distant and the next day I hope to have a chance when I39。m in Beijing to see the majesty of the Forbidden City and the wonder of the Great , this is a nation that enpasses both a rich history and a belief in the promise of the same can be said of the relationship between our two , of course, is a city that has great meaning in the history of the relationship between the United States and was here, 37 years ago, that the Shanghai Communique opened the door to a new chapter of engagement between our governments and among our , America39。s ties to this cityand to this countrystretch back further, to the earliest days of America39。s 2In 1784, our founding father, George Washington, missioned the Empress of China, a ship that set sail for these shores so that it could pursue trade with the Qing wanted to see the ship carry the flag around the globe, and to forge new ties with nations like is a mon American impulsethe desire to reach for new horizons, and to forge new partnerships that are mutually the two centuries that have followed, the currents of history have steered the relationship between our countries in many even in the midst of tumultuous winds, our people had opportunities to forge deep and even dramatic instance, Americans will never forget the hospitality shown to our pilots who were shot down over your soil during World War II, and cared for by Chinese civilians who risked all that they had by doing Chinese veterans of that war still warmly greet those American veterans who return to the sites where they fought to help liberate China from different kind of connection was made nearly 40 years ago when the frost between our countries began to thaw through the simple game of table very unlikely nature of this engagement contributed to its successbecause for all our differences, both our mon humanity and our shared curiosity were one American player described his visit to China“[The]people are just like us…The country is very similar to America, but still very different.” Of course this small opening was followed by the achievement of the Shanghai Communique, and the eventual establishment of formal relations between the United States and China in in three decades, just look at how far we have 3In 1979, trade between the United States and China stood at roughly $5 billiontoday it tops over $400 billion each merce affects our people39。s lives in so many imports from China many of the puter parts we use, the clothes we wear。and we export to China machinery that helps power your trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the Pacific, while allowing our people to enjoy a better quality of as demand bees more balanced, it can lead to even broader 1979, the political cooperation between the United States and China was rooted largely in our shared rivalry with the Soviet , we have a positive, constructive and prehensive relationship that opens the door to partnership on the key global issues of our timeeconomic recovery and the development of clean energy。stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and the scourge of climate change。the promotion of peace and security in Asia and around th