杨澜TED英语演讲稿Word下载.docx

杨澜TED英语演讲稿Word下载.docx

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她在演讲中分享了自己的人生经历，并讲述了当下中国的一些火热现象，演讲虽然不长，但是很多观点都很精辟，非常值得一看。

　　英文演讲稿：

　　thenightbeforeiwasheadingforscotland,iwasinvitedtohostthefinalof“china&

rsquo;

sgottalent”showinshanghaiwiththe80,000liveaudienceinthestadium.guesswhowastheperformingguestsusanboyle.anditoldher,“i&

mgoingtoscotlandthenextday.”shesangbeautifully,andsheevenmanagedtosayafewwordsinchinese.[chinese]soit&

snotlike“hello”or“thankyou,”thatordinarystuff.itmeans“greenonionforfree.”whydidshesaythatbecauseitwasalinefromourchineseparallelsusanboyle——a50-someyear-oldwoman,avegetablevendorinshanghai,wholovessingingwesternopera,butshedidn&

tunderstandanyenglishorfrenchoritalian,soshemanagedtofillinthelyricswithvegetablenamesinchinese.（laughter）andthelastsentenceofnessundormathatshewassinginginthestadiumwas“greenonionforfree.”so[as]susanboylewassayingthat,80,000liveaudiencesangtogether.thatwashilarious.

　　soiguessbothsusanboyleandthisvegetablevendorinshanghaibelongedtootherness.theyweretheleastexpectedtobesuccessfulinthebusinesscalledentertainment,yettheircourageandtalentbroughtthemthrough.andashowandaplatformgavethemthestagetorealizetheirdreams.well,beingdifferentisnotthatdifficult.wearealldifferentfromdifferentperspectives.butithinkbeingdifferentisgood,becauseyoupresentadifferentpointofview.youmayhavethechancetomakeadifference.

　　mygenerationhasbeenveryfortunatetowitnessandparticipateinthehistorictransformationofchinathathasmadesomanychangesinthepast20,30years.irememberthatintheyearof1990,wheniwasgraduatingfromcollege,iwasapplyingforajobinthesalesdepartmentofthefirstfive-starhotelinbeijing,greatwallsheraton——it&

sstillthere.soafterbeinginterrogatedbythisjapanesemanagerforahalfanhour,hefinallysaid,“so,missyang,doyouhaveanyquestionstoaskme”isummonedmycourageandpoiseandsaid,“yes,butcouldyouletmeknow,whatactuallydoyousell”ididn&

thaveacluewhatasalesdepartmentwasaboutinafive-starhotel.thatwasthefirstdayisetmyfootinafive-starhotel.

　　aroundthesametime,iwasgoingthroughanaudition——thefirsteveropenauditionbynationaltelevisioninchina——withanotherthousandcollegegirls.theproducertoldustheywerelookingforsomesweet,innocentandbeautifulfreshface.sowhenitwasmyturn,istoodupandsaid,“why[do]women&

spersonalitiesontelevisionalwayshavetobebeautiful,sweet,innocentand,youknow,supportivewhycan&

ttheyhavetheirownideasandtheirownvoice”ithoughtikindofoffendedthem.butactually,theywereimpressedbymywords.andsoiwasinthesecondroundofcompetition,andthenthethirdandthefourth.aftersevenroundsofcompetition,iwasthelastonetosurviveit.soiwasonanationaltelevisionprime-timeshow.andbelieveitornot,thatwasthefirstshowonchinesetelevisionthatalloweditshoststospeakoutoftheirownmindswithoutreadinganapprovedscript.（applause）andmyweeklyaudienceatthattimewasbetween200to300millionpeople.

　　wellafterafewyears,idecidedtogototheu.s.andcolumbiauniversitytopursuemypostgraduatestudies,andthenstartedmyownmediacompany,whichwasunthoughtofduringtheyearsthatistartedmycareer.sowedoalotofthings.i&

veinterviewedmorethanathousandpeopleinthepast.andsometimesihaveyoungpeopleapproachingmesay,“lan,youchangedmylife,”andifeelproudofthat.butthenwearealsosofortunatetowitnessthetransformationofthewholecountry.iwasinbeijing&

sbiddingfortheolympicgames.iwasrepresentingtheshanghaiexpo.isawchinaembracingtheworldandviceversa.butthensometimesi&

mthinking,whataretoday&

syounggenerationuptohowaretheydifferent,andwhatarethedifferencestheyaregoingtomaketoshapethefutureofchina,oratlarge,theworld

　　sotodayiwanttotalkaboutyoungpeoplethroughtheplatformofsocialmedia.firstofall,whoarethey[what]dotheylooklikewellthisisagirlcalledguomeimei——20yearsold,beautiful.sheshowedoffherexpensivebags,clothesandcaronhermicroblog,whichisthechineseversionoftwitter.andsheclaimedtobethegeneralmanagerofredcrossatthechamberofcommerce.shedidn&

trealizethatshesteppedonasensitivenerveandarousednationalquestioning,almostaturmoil,againstthecredibilityofredcross.thecontroversywassoheatedthattheredcrosshadtoopenapressconferencetoclarifyit,andtheinvestigationisgoingon.

　　sofar,asoftoday,weknowthatsheherselfmadeupthattitle——probablybecauseshefeelsproudtobeassociatedwithcharity.allthoseexpensiveitemsweregiventoherasgiftsbyherboyfriend,whousedtobeaboardmemberinasubdivisionofredcrossatchamberofcommerce.it&

sverycomplicatedtoexplain.butanyway,thepublicstilldoesn&

tbuyit.itisstillboiling.itshowsusageneralmistrustofgovernmentorgovernment-backedinstitutions,whichlackedtransparencyinthepast.andalsoitshowedusthepowerandtheimpactofsocialmediaasmicroblog.

　　microblogboomedintheyearofXX,withvisitorsdoubledandtimespentonittripled.,amajornewsportal,alonehasmorethan140millionmicrobloggers.ontencent,200million.themostpopularblogger——it&

snotme——it&

samoviestar,andshehasmorethan9.5millionfollowers,orfans.about80percentofthosemicrobloggersareyoungpeople,under30yearsold.andbecause,asyouknow,thetraditionalmediaisstillheavilycontrolledbythegovernment,socialmediaoffersanopeningtoletthesteamoutalittlebit.butbecauseyoudon&

thavemanyotheropenings,theheatcomingoutofthisopeningissometimesverystrong,activeandevenviolent.

　　sothroughmicroblogging,weareabletounderstandchineseyouthevenbetter.sohowaretheydifferentfirstofall,mostofthemwereborninthe80sand90s,undertheone-childpolicy.andbecauseofselectedabortionbyfamilieswhofavoredboystogirls,nowwehaveendedupwith30millionmoreyoungmenthanwomen.thatcouldposeapotentialdangertothesociety,butwhoknows;

we&

reinaglobalizedworld,sotheycanlookforgirlfriendsfromothercountries.mostofthemhavefairlygoodeducation.theilliteracyrateinchinaamongthisgenerationisunderonepercent.incities,80percentofkidsgotocollege.buttheyarefacinganagingchinawithapopulationabove65yearsoldcomingupwithseven-point-somepercentthisyear,andabouttobe15percentbytheyearof2030.andyouknowwehavethetraditionthatyoungergenerationssupporttheeldersfinancially,andtakingcareofthemwhenthey&

resick.soitmeansyoungcoupleswillhavetosupportfourparentswhohavealifeexpectancyof73yearsold.

　　somakingalivingisnotthateasyforyoungpeople.collegegraduatesarenotinshortsupply.inurbanareas,collegegraduatesfindthestartingsalaryisabout400u.s.dollarsamonth,whiletheaveragerentisabove$500.sowhatdotheydotheyhavetosharespace——squeezedinverylimitedspacetosavemoney——andtheycallthemselves“tribeofants.”andforthosewhoarereadytogetmarriedandbuytheirapartment,theyfiguredouttheyhavetoworkfor30to40yearstoaffordtheirfirstapartment.thatratioinamericawouldonlycostacouplefiveyearstoearn,butinchinait&

s30to40yearswiththeskyrocketingrealestateprice.

　　amongthe200millionmigrantworkers,60percentofthemareyoungpeople.theyfindthemselvessortofsandwichedbetweentheurbanareasandtheruralareas.mostofthemdon&

twanttogobacktothecountryside,buttheydon&

thavethesenseofbelonging.theyworkforlongerhourswithlessincome,lesssocialwelfare.andthey&

remorevulnerabletojoblosses,subjecttoinflation,tighteningloansfrombanks,appreciationoftherenminbi,ordeclineofdemandfromeuropeoramericafortheproductstheyproduce.lastyear,though,anappallingincidentinasouthernoemmanufacturingcompoundinchina:

13youngworkersintheirlateteensandearly20scommittedsuicide,justonebyonelikecausingacontagiousdisease.buttheydiedbecauseofalldifferentpersonalreasons.butthiswholeincidentarousedahugeoutcryfromsocietyabouttheisolation,bothphysicalandmental,ofthesemigrantworkers.

　　forthosewhodoreturnbacktothecountryside,theyfindthemselvesverywelcomelocally,becausewiththeknowledge,skillsandnetworkstheyhavelearnedinthecities,withtheassistanceoftheinternet,they&

reabletocreatemorejobs,upgradelocalagricultureandcreatenewbusinessinthelessdevelopedmarket.soforthepastfewyears,thecoastalareas,theyfoundthemselvesinashortageoflabor.

　　thesediagramsshowamoregeneralsocialbackground.thefirstoneistheengelscoefficient,whichexplainsthatthecostofdailynecessitieshasdroppeditspercentageallthroughthepastdecade,intermsoffamilyincome,toabout37-somepercent.buttheninthelasttwoyears,itgoesupagainto39percent,indicatingarisinglivingcost.theginicoefficienthasalreadypassedthedangerouslineof0.4.nowit&

s0.5——evenworsethanthatinamerica——showingustheincomeinequality.andsoyouseethiswholesocietygettingfrustratedaboutlosingsomeofitsmobility.andalso,thebitternessandeve