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克林顿在北京大学的英文演讲稿
克林顿在北京大学的英文演讲稿
第一篇:
presidentclinton:
thankyouchairmenren,vicepresidentchi,viceministerwei.wearedelightedtobeheretodaywithaverylargeamericandelegation,includingthefirstladyandourdaughter,whoisastudentatstanford,oneoftheschoolswithwhichbeijinguniversityhasarelationship.wehavesixmembersoftheunitedstatescongress;thesecretaryofstate;secretaryofxxmerce;thesecretaryofagriculture;thechairmanofourcouncilofeconomicadvisors;senatorsasser,ourambassador;thenationalsecurityadvisorandmychiefofstaff,amongothers.isaythattoillustratetheimportancethattheunitedstatesplacesonourrelationshipwithchina.
iwouldliketobeginbycongratulatingallofyou,thestudents,thefaculty,theadministrators,oncelebratingthecentennialyearofyouruniversity.gongxi,beida.
asi'msureallofyouknow,thiscampuswasoncehometoyenchinguniversitywhichwasfoundedbyamericanmissionaries.manyofitswonderfulbuildingsweredesignedbyanamericanarchitect.thousandsofamericansstudentsandprofessorshavexxeheretostudyandteach.wefeelaspecialkinshipwithyou.
iam,however,gratefulthatthisdayisdifferentinoneimportantrespectfromanotherimportantoccasion79yearsago.injuneof1919,thefirstpresidentofyenchinguniversity,johnleightonstuart,wassettodelivertheveryfirstxxmencementaddressontheseverygrounds.attheappointedhour,heappeared,butnostudentsappeared.theywerealloutleadingthemay4thmovementforchina'spoliticalandculturalrenewal.whenireadthis,ihopedthatwheniwalkedintotheauditoriumtoday,someonewouldbesittinghere.andithankyouforbeinghere,verymuch.
overthelast100years,thisuniversityhasgrowntomorethan20,000students.yourgraduatesarespreadthroughoutchinaandaroundtheworld.youhavebuiltthelargestuniversitylibraryinallofasia.lastyear,20percentofyourgraduateswentabroadtostudy,includinghalfofyourmathandsciencemajors.andinthisanniversaryyear,morethanamillionpeopleinchina,asia,andbeyondhaveloggedontoyourwebsite.atthedawnofanewcentury,thisuniversityisleadingchinaintothefuture.
ixxeheretodaytotalktoyou,thenextgenerationofchina'sleaders,aboutthecriticalimportancetoyourfutureofbuildingastrongpartnershipbetweenchinaandtheunitedstates.
theamericanpeopledeeplyadmirechinaforitsthousandsofyearsofcontributionstocultureandreligion,tophilosophyandthearts,toscienceandtechnology.werememberwellourstrongpartnershipinworldwarii.nowweseechinaatamomentinhistorywhenyourgloriouspastismatchedbyyourpresentsweepingtransformationandtheevengreaterpromiseofyourfuture.
justthreedecadesago,chinawasvirtuallyshutofffromtheworld.now,chinaisamemberofmorethan1,000internationalorganizations--enterprisesthataffecteverythingfromairtraveltoagriculturaldevelopment.youhaveopenedyournationtotradeandinvestmentonalargescale.today,40,000youngchinesestudyintheunitedstates,withhundredsofthousandsmorelearninginasia,africa,europe,andlatinamerica.
yoursocialandeconomictransformationhasbeenevenmoreremarkable,movingfromaclosedxxmandeconomicsystemtoadriving,increasinglymarket-basedanddriveneconomy,generatingtwodecadesofunprecedentedgrowth,givingpeoplegreaterfreedomtotravelwithinandoutsidechina,tovoteinvillageelections,toownahome,chooseajob,attendabetterschool.asaresultyouhaveliftedliterallyhundredsofmillionsofpeoplefrompoverty.percapitainxxehasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade.mostchinesepeopleareleadinglivestheycouldnothaveimaginedjust20yearsago.
ofcourse,thesechangeshavealsobroughtdisruptionsinsettledpatternsoflifeandwork,andhaveimposedenormousstrainsonyourenvironment.onceeveryurbanchinesewasguaranteedemploymentinastateenterprise.nowyoumustxxpeteinajobmarket.onceachineseworkerhadonlytomeetthedemandsofacentralplannerinbeijing.nowtheglobaleconomymeansallmustmatchthequalityandcreativityoftherestoftheworld.forthosewholacktherighttrainingandskillsandsupport,thisnewworldcanbedaunting.
intheshort-term,good,hardworkingpeople--some,atleastwillfindthemselvesunemployed.and,asallofyoucansee,therehavebeenenormousenvironmentalandeconomicandhealthcarecoststothedevelopmentpatternandtheenergyusepatternofthelast20years--fromairpollutiontodeforestationtoacidrainandwatershortage.
inthefaceofthesechallengesnewsystemsoftrainingandsocialsecuritywillhavetobedevised,andnewenvironmentalpoliciesandtechnologieswillhavetobeintroducedwiththegoalofgrowingyoureconomywhileimprovingtheenvironment.everythingiknowabouttheintelligence,theingenuity,theenterpriseofthechinesepeopleandeverythingihaveheardtheselastfewdaysinmydiscussionswithpresidentjiang,primeministerzhuandothersgivemeconfidencethatyouwillsucceed.
asyoubuildanewchina,americawantstobuildanewrelationshipwithyou.wewantchinatobesuccessful,secureandopen,workingwithusforamorepeacefulandprosperousworld.iknowtherearethoseinchinaandtheunitedstateswhoquestionwhethercloserrelationsbetweenourcountriesisagoodthing.buteverythingallofusknowaboutthewaytheworldischangingandthechallengesyourgenerationwillfacetellusthatourtwonationswillbefarbetteroffworkingtogetherthanapart.
thelatedengxiaopingcounseledustoseektruthfromfacts.atthedawnofthenewcentury,thefactsareclear.thedistancebetweenourtwonations,indeed,betweenanynations,isshrinking.whereonceanamericanclippershiptookmonthstocrossfromchinatotheunitedstates.today,technologyhasmadeusallvirtualneighbors.fromlaptopstolasers,frommicrochipstomegabytes,aninformationrevolutionislightingthelandscapeofhumanknowledge,bringingusallclosertogether.ideas,information,andmoneycrosstheplanetatthestrokeofaxxputerkey,bringingwiththemextraordinaryopportunitiestocreatewealth,topreventandconquerdisease,tofostergreaterunderstandingamongpeoplesofdifferenthistoriesanddifferentcultures.
butwealsoknowthatthisgreateropennessandfasterchangemeanthatproblemswhichstartbeyondonenationsborderscanquicklymoveinsidethem--thespreadofweaponsofmassdestruction,thethreatsoforganizedcrimeanddrugtrafficking,ofenvironmentaldegradation,andsevereeconomicdislocation.nonationcanisolateitselffromtheseproblems,andnonationcansolvethemalone.we,especiallytheyoungergenerationsofchinaandtheunitedstates,mustmakexxmoncauseofourxxmonchallenges,sothatwecan,together,shapeanewcenturyofbrilliantpossibilities.
inthe21stcentury--yourcentury--chinaandtheunitedstateswillfacethechallengeofsecurityinasia.onthekoreanpeninsula,whereoncewewereadversaries,todayweareworkingtogetherforapermanentpeaceandafuturefreerofnuclearweapons.
ontheindiansubcontinent,justasmostoftherestoftheworldismovingawayfromnucleardanger,indiaandpakistanrisksparkinganewarmsrace.wearenowpursuingaxxmonstrategytomoveindiaandpakistanawayfromfurthertestingandtowardadialoguetoresolvetheirdifferences.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustfacethechallengeofstoppingthespreadofdeadliernuclear,chemical,andbiologicalweapons.inthewronghandsorthewrongplaces,theseweaponscanthreatenthepeaceofnationslargeandsmall.increasingly,chinaandtheunitedstatesagreeontheimportanceofstoppingproliferation.thatiswhywearebeginningtoactinconcerttocontroltheworldsmostdangerousweapons.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationwillhavetoreversetheinternationaltideofcrimeanddrugs.aroundtheworld,organizedcrimerobspeopleofbillionsofdollarseveryyearandunderminestrustingovernment.americaknowsallaboutthedevastationanddespairthatdrugscanbringtoschoolsandneighborhoods.withbordersonmorethanadozencountries,chinahasbexxeacrossroadforsmugglersofallkinds.
lastyear,presidentjiangandiaskedseniorchineseandamericanlawenforcementofficialstostepupourcooperationagainstthesepredators,tostopmoneyfrombeinglaundered,tostopaliensfrombeingcruellysmuggled,tostopcurrenciesfrombeingunderminedbycounterfeiting.justthismonth,ourdrugenforcementagencyopenedanofficeinbeijing,andsoonchinesecounternarcoticsexpertswillbeworkingoutofwashington.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustmakeityourmissiontoensurethattoday'sprogressdoesnotxxeattomorrow'sexpense.china'sremarkablegrowthinthelasttwodecadeshasxxewithatoxiccost,pollutantsthatfoulthewateryoudrinkandtheairyoubreathe--thecostisnotonlyenvironmental,itisalsoseriousintermsofthehealthconsequencesofyourpeopleandintermsofthedragoneconomicgrowth.
environmentalproblemsarealsoincreasinglyglobalaswellasnational.forexample,inthenearfuture,ifpresentenergyusepatternspersist,chinawillovertaketheunitedstatesastheworld'slargestemitterofgreenhousegases,thegaseswhicharetheprincipalcauseofglobalwarming.ifthenationsoftheworlddonotreducethegaseswhicharecausingglobalwarming,sometimeinthenextcenturythereisaseriousriskofdramaticchangesinclimatewhichwillchangethewayweliveandthewaywework,which