People can understand a country or a nation from its movies because films can be seen as carriers of culture.
通過電影，人們可以走近了解一個國家。因為，一部部影片就好似文化的承載者。

China's President Xi Jinping expressed his love towards American films like Sleepless in Seattle, at the welcoming dinner hosted by the local government of Washington State and friendly organizations of the US on the night of Sept.22, 2015.
2015年9月22日，在由華盛頓州政府和美國友好組織共同籌備的歡迎晚宴上，中國國家主席習(xí)近平表示他非常喜歡像《西雅圖夜未眠》這樣的電影。

"The film Sleepless in Seattle has made the city almost a household name in China," Xi said when describing China's familiarity with his host city.
在談及中國對于這座城市的熟悉度時，習(xí)主席表示，“《西雅圖夜未眠》這部電影讓西雅圖這座城市在中國家喻戶曉。”

Commenting on China's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, Xi said China will further promote anti-graft drive and "this has nothing to do with power struggle. It's nothing like what you see in House of Cards."
談及中國目前開展得如火如荼的反腐運動，習(xí)主席表示，中國會進(jìn)一步加大反腐力度，而且“這和權(quán)力斗爭毫無關(guān)聯(lián)，這和你們在美劇《紙牌屋》里看見的可不同?！?/p>

Thirty years ago in 1985, when Xi first visited the US, he stayed with the Dvorchaks, an ordinary US family in Muscatine, Iowa. The Dvorchaks' daughter asked Xi whether he watched American films, Xi recalled. The girl was surprised when she learned that Xi had watched several films including The Deer Hunter and The Godfather.
習(xí)近平回憶道，1985年，也就是三十年前，在他第一次到訪美國的時候，曾在德沃夏克一家住了幾天，他們是一戶來自愛荷華州馬斯卡廷的美國普通家庭。那時他們家的女兒還問過他有沒有看過美國電影。當(dāng)女孩聽說他看過《獵鹿人》和《教父》等好幾部美國電影時非常驚訝。

So, which American films have Xi watched?
那么，習(xí)主席看過哪些美國電影呢？

Sleepless in Seattle
《西雅圖夜未眠》

Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Nora Ephron. In the film, a single father got contact with a female reporter through a radio talk show. They eventually got married after several talks through letters. The romantic plots have touched so many viewers in China.
《西雅圖夜未眠》是一部1993年上映的美國愛情喜劇片，諾拉?埃芙恩是本部電影導(dǎo)演兼編劇。在影片中，一位單身父親通過電臺談話節(jié)目認(rèn)識了一位女記者。后來他們通過書信聯(lián)系并最終走進(jìn)婚姻的殿堂。電影浪漫的情節(jié)感動了大批中國觀眾。