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1、SpeechatWhiteHouseDinnerMargaretThatcherEastRoom,theWhiteHouse17Dec1979Mr.President,Mrs.Carter,ladiesandgentlemen,ithasbeenmyfirstvisittoWashingtonasheadoftheBritishgovernment,andIshouldlike,attheendofamemorableday,tosaythankyou.Thankyou,toyou,Mr.President,toyou,Mrs.Carter,
2、andthroughyoutotheAmericanpeopleforthewonderfullywarmwelcomeIhavebeengiveneverywhere.Iknow,Mr.President,thatasyoupointedoutatthebeginningofyourspeech,therelationshipbetweenAmericaandBritainstartedoffwithoneortwoerrorsofjudgmentonourside.(Laughter.)Lookingaroundmeatthebeauty
3、hereandatthewonderfulnationyouhavecreatedIamreallyrathergladthatmypredecessorsweren’tsuccessfulinallthingstheytriedtocarryout.Now,IknowthatofficialvisitstoWashingtonrecuralmostwiththeregularityofthepassingseasons,butasfarasIamconcerned,thisreallyhasbeenanexceptionaleventint
4、heyearforme.Alas,Iwillnotbestayinglong,butitmakesagreatdifferencetometohavethischanceofdirectdiscussionandtosenseatfirsthandwhatitisthatquickensthepulseoftheAmericanpeople,theiryearningsandpreoccupations.Iamverymuchaware,Mr.President,oftheordealthattheUnitedStatesisgoingthr
5、oughatthemoment.Itisadoubleordeal,forthefateofthe50hostagesinTehran,fromwhomourthoughtsareneverfar,andforthetemperoftheUnitedStatesasawhole.Youwillnotwantmetospeakatlengthaboutthisnow,butIwouldbegivingyouafalseimpressionifIallowedtheeveningtoproceedanyfurtherwithoutlettingy
6、ouknowhowmuchwe,inBritain,supportyouinyourordealatthistime.TheUnitedStatesisourfriend,ourally,andourtime-honoredpartnerinpeaceandwar.Thehistoryandthedestinyofourcountrieshavebeenandalwayswillbeinextricablyintertwined.Ourfriendshipgoesbackaverylongway.Weare,afterall,amongthe
7、veryfewcountriesintheworldwhoseconstitutionsandnationalidentitieshaveremainedintactovertwocenturies.Ihopeyouwon’tmind,Mr.President,myrecallingthatGeorgeWashingtonwasaBritishsubjectuntilwellafterhis40thbirthday.(Laughter.)Ihavebeentold,tomysurprise,thathedoesnothaveaplaceint
8、heBritishDictionaryofNationalBiography.Isupposetheeditorsmusthaveregardedhimasalat