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王力宏牛津大学演讲
Thankyouallforbeingheretoday,andthelatecomersaswell.Thankyouforcominginquietly.
IwanttostartofftodayjusttotakeamomentofsilenceforthevictimsoftheSichuanearthquakeandforthevictimsoftheBostonAmericanbomb.Solet’sjusttakeaminutetopayourrespecttothem.
Thankyou.
IneverthoughtIwouldbeaddressingyou,theesteemedmembersoftheOxfordUnion,withoutguitarorErhu,withoutmycrazystagehair,costumes.ButIdidperformattheO2ArenainLondonlastweek.Iamnotsureanyofyouwouldmakethat.Butinmanyways,thatwouldbesimilartowhatIamtalkingabouttoday,thatis,introducingChinesepopmusictoyou.IamactuallyaChineseambassadorofChinesepopwhetheryoulikeitornot.Bothmusicandmovies.AndtodayIamheretogiveyouthestateoftheunionaddress.It’snottheOxfordUnion.It’stheunionofeastandwest.Iwanttofrankly,openlyandhonestlytalkabouthowwe’vedoneagoodjoborhowwe’vedoneabadjobofbringingChinesepoptothewest.AndIalsowanttopressuponallofyouheretodaytheimportanceofthatsoftculture,thatsoftpower’schangeandhoweachofusisinvolvedinthatchange.
Softpower,atermIamsureyouareallfamiliarwiththisfamousquote?
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andOxfordLumJosephNineistofindtheabilitytoattractandpersuade.ShaxiThroughcalleditinarecentTatTalktheabilityforaculturetotellacompellingstoryandinfluenceotherstofallinlovewithit.Ilikethatdefinition.ButIwanttoputitincllige(2:
41)termsforallyoustudentsandyouaudience.ThewayIseeit,eastandwestarekindlikefreshmanroommates.Youdon’tknowalotabouteachotherbutsuddenlyyouarelivingtogetherinthesameroom.Andeachonewouldbescaredthattheotherswouldstealtheshowertimeorwantsapartythentheotheronewantstostudy.Ithasthepotentialtobeabsolutelyhell,doesn;tit?
Weallhadhorrorstoriesofthatroommatewithoutheardaboutthosestories.IknowforalotofstudentshereinOxfordhaveyourownseparatebedrooms.ButwhenIwasafreshmenatWilliamsCollege,Iwasnotsofortunate.
(Youarekiddingme.Allright,allright!
Great.)Well,Ihadaroommate,andhewasthatroommate.Let’sjustcallhimFrank.SoFrankwasmyroommateandFranklikednothingmorethantosmokeweed.Andhediditeveryday.AndFrankhadatwo-footlongbungunderhisbedthatwasconstantlybeingfiredup.ForthoseChiesespeakersandaudience.Frankwould“火力全开”onthatbongeveryday.So,yesIwaskindofoppositeofBillClintonwhotriedAmericabutdidn’tinhell.Ididn’ttryabutIdidinhell.Everysingleday,secondhand.AndstrangelyenougheverytimeIgointoourbedroom,Imysteriouslyenduplateforcalss.Idon’tknowwhathappened.Itwaslike“Due,itisalreadyteno’clock.”So,howmanyofyouhavelivedwithaFrank,orcouldbeaFrankGat?
Havingaroommatecanbearecipefordisater,butithasthepotentialforbeingthegreatestfriendshipyouhaveeverhad.See,Frank,hedidn’tmakeittoasecondyear.AndIhadtwonewroommatesinthesecondyear,StephenandJason.Andtillthisday,thethreeofusarethebestfriends.Sogoingbacktomyanalogy,ofeastandwest,androommates.DowewanttobeFrank,ordowewanttobeStephenandJason?
AndIthink,inthisyearof2013,weshouldallbestrivingforthelater,shouldn’twe?
ImeanIamassumingthatweallagreethatthisisthegoalthatweshouldallbestrvingfor.
Let’slookatwhereweareinreality.Recentheadlinesinthemediaincludeforeignpolicymagazine.Chinesevictimcomplex.WhyareChineseleaderssoparanoid(多疑的)abouttheUnitedStates?
OrtheAFP,AgenceFrance-Presse,humanrightsinChinaworseningUSfines?
Blumersays,inthecoverofthismagazine,Yes,TheChineseArmyisSpyingonYou.(Andinsuchagreat.Ijustwanttoshowyouthecoverofthemagazine.)So,itactuallyinextremelyhighmount(5:
56)ofnegativefearandanxietyaboutChina,Sinophobia,thatIthinkisnotjustmissingform,butalsomisleadingandalsoit’s?
dangerous,verydangerous.AndwhatabouthowwesternersareviewedbyChinese?
Well,wehavetermsforwesterners.Themostcommonofwhichare“鬼佬”,inCantonese,whichmeansthe“olddevil”,“老外”,meaningtheoutsiderinMadraine,“阿毛”,whichmeansthe“redhairone”inTaiwanese.Thelistgoesonandon.Soaretheseroommatesheadedforabest-friendrelationship?
Ithinkweneedalittlehelp.AndasChinaarisestobeaglobalpower,Ithinkit’smoreimperantthaneverforustobediscerningaboutwhatwebelieve,becauseafterall,Ithinkthat’sthepurposeofahighereducation.Andthat’swhyweareheretobeabletothinkforourselvesandmakeourowndecisi