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米歇尔·
奥巴马在北京大学演讲(双语全文)
2014-03-24KING北京国际会议口译员联盟
Nihao.Itissuchapleasantandanhonortobeherewithallofyouatthisgreatuniversity…Thankyousomuchforhavingme.
AndbeforeIgetstartedtoday,onbehalfofmyselfandmyhusband,IjustwanttosayafewverybriefwordsaboveMalaysian(sic)AirlineFlight370.
Asmyhusbandhassaid,theUnitedStatesisofferingasmanyresourcesaspossibletoassistinthesearch.
Andpleaseknowthatwearekeepingallthefamiliesandlovedonesofthoseonthisflightinourthoughtsandprayersatthisverydifficulttime.
Andwiththat,IwanttostartbyrecognizingournewsAmbassadortoChinaAmbassadorBaucus…PresidentWang…ChairmanZhu…VicePresidentLi.DirectorCueller,ProfessorOiandtheStanfordcenter…PresidentSextonfromNewYorkUniversitywhichhasanexcellentstudyabroadprograminShanghai…andJohnThorton,DirectoroftheGlobalLeadershipProgramatTsinghuaUniversity…thankyouallsomuchforjoiningus.
Andmostofall,Iwanttothankallofthestudentforbeingheretoday…andIparticularywanttothankEricSchaferandZhuXuanbaoforthatextraordinaryEnglishandChineseintroduction.
ThatwassuchapowerfulsymbolofeverythingIwanttotalkwithyouabouttoday.
Yousee,bylearningeachother’slanguages-andbyshowingsuchcuriosityandrespectforeachother’scultures-Mr.SchaferandMs.Zhuandallofyouarebuildingbridgesofunderstandingthatleadtosomuchmore.
AndI’mheretodaybecauseIknowthatourfuturedependsonconnectionsliketheseamongyourpeoplelikeyouacrosstheglobe.
That’swhywhenmyhusbandandItravelabroad,wedon'
tjustvisitpalacesandparliamentandmeetwithheadsofstate.
Wealsocometoschoolslikethisonetomeetwithstudentslikeyou.
Becausewebelievethatrelationshipsbetweennationsarenotjustaboutrelationshipbetweengovernmentsorleaders…they’reaboutrelationshipsbetweenpeople,particularlyouryoungpeople.
Soweviewstudyabroadprogramsnotjustasaneducationalopportunityforstudents…butalsoasavitalpartofAmerica’sforeignpolicy.
Yousee,throughthewondersofmoderntechnology,ourworldismoreconnectedthaneverbefore.
Ideascancrossoceanwiththeclickofabutton.
Companiescandobusinessandcompletewithcompaniesacrosstheglobe.
Andwecantext,emailandskypewithpeopleoneverycontinent.
Sostudyingabroadisn’tjustafunwaytospendasemester-it’squicklybecomingthekeytosuccessinourglobaleconomy.
Becausegettingaheadintoday’sworkplacesisn’tjustaboutgettinggoodgradesortestscoresinschool…it’salsoabouthavingrealexperiencewiththeworldbeyondyourborders-experiencewithlanguages,culturesandsocietiesverydifferentfromyourown.
Or,astheChinesesayinggoes:
“Itisbettertotraveltenthousandmilesthantoreadtenthousandbooks.”
Butlet’sbeclear,studyingabroadisaboutsomuchmorethanimprovingyourownfuture-it’salsoaboutshapingthefutureofyourcountriesandoftheworldweallshare.
Becausewhenitcomestothedefiningchallengesofourtime-whetherit’sclimatechange,oreconomicopportunity,orthespreadofnuclearweapons...thesearesharedchallenges.
Noonecountrycanconfrontthemalone...theonlywayforwardistogether.
That’swhyit’ssoimportantforyoungpeoplelikeyoutoliveandstudyineachother’scountries.
Becausethat’showyoudevelopthathabitofcooperation-youdoitbyimprovingyourselfinsomeone’sculture…bylearningeachother’sstories…andbygettingpastthestereotypesandmisconceptionsthattoooftendivideus.
That’showyoucometounderstandhowmuchweallshare.
Andthat’showyourealizethatweallhaveastakeineachother’ssuccess-thatcuresdiscoveredhereinBeijingcouldsavelivesinAmerica…thecleanenergytechnologiesfromSiliconValleyinCaliforniacouldimprovetheenvironmenthereinChina…thatthearchitectureofanancienttempleinXi’ancouldinspirethedesignofnewbuildingsinDallasorDetroit.
Andthat’swhentheconnectionsyoumakeasclassmatesorlabmatescanblossomintosomethingmore.
That’swhathappenedwhenAbigailCoplinbecameanAmericanFulbrightScholarhereatPekingUniversity.
Sheandhercolleaguespublishedpaperstogetherintopsciencejournals…andtheybothresearchpartnershipsthatlastedlongaftertheyreturnedtotheirhomecountries.
ProfessorNiuKefromPekingUniversitywasFulbrightScholarintheU.year…andhereported,andIquote,“themostmemorableexperiencewerewithmyAmericanfriends.”
Theselastingbondsrepresentthetruevalueofstudyingabroad…andIamthrilledthatmoreandmorestudentsaregettingthisopportunity.
ChinaiscurrentlythefifthmostpopulardestinationforAmericansstudyingabroad.
Butstill,toomanystudentsn