杨澜TED双语励志演讲稿.docx

杨澜TED双语励志演讲稿.docx

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杨澜TED双语励志演讲稿

杨澜TED双语励志演讲稿

以下是杨澜在ted大会上的一篇题为thegenerationthat'sremakingchina（重塑中国的一代）的演讲稿中英原文。

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，值得一看。

英文演讲稿：

thenightbeforeiwasheadingforscotland,iwasinvitedtohostthefinalof“china’sgottalent”showinshanghaiwiththe80,000liveaudienceinthestadium.guesswhowastheperformingguest?

susanboyle.anditoldher,“i’mgoingtoscotlandthenextday.”shesangbeautifully,andsheevenmanagedtosayafewwordsinchinese.[chinese]soit’snotlike“hello”or“thankyou,”thatordinarystuff.itmeans“greenonionforfree.”whydidshesaythat?

becauseitwasalinefromourchineseparallelsusanboyle—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,supportive?

whycan’ttheyhavetheirownideasandtheirownvoice?

”ithoughtikindofoffendedthem.butactually,theywereimpressedbymywords.andsoiwasinthesecondroundofpetition,andthenthethirdandthefourth.aftersevenroundsofpetition,iwasthelastonetosurviveit.soiwasonanationaltelevisionprime-timeshow.andbelieveitornot,thatwasthefirstshowonchinesetelevisionthatalloweditshoststospeakoutoftheirownmindswithoutreadinganapprovedscript.（applause）andmyweeklyaudienceatthattimewasbetween200to300millionpeople.

wellafterafewyears,idecidedtogototheu.s.andcolumbiauniversitytopursuemypostgraduatestudies,andthenstartedmyownmediapany,whichwasunthoughtofduringtheyearsthatistartedmycareer.sowedoalotofthings.i’veinterviewedmorethanathousandpeopleinthepast.andsometimesihaveyoungpeopleapproachingmesay,“lan,youchangedmylife,”andifeelproudofthat.butthenwearealsosofortunatetowitnessthetransformationofthewholecountry.iwasinbeijing’sbiddingfortheolympicgames.iwasrepresentingtheshanghaiexpo.isawchinaembracingtheworldandviceversa.butthensometimesi’mthinking,whataretoday’syounggenerationupto?

howaretheydifferent,andwhatarethedifferencestheyaregoingtomaketoshapethefutureofchina,oratlarge,theworld?

sotodayiwanttotalkaboutyoungpeoplethroughtheplatformofsocialmedia.firstofall,whoarethey?

[what]dotheylooklike?

wellthisisagirlcalledguomeimei—20yearsold,beautiful.sheshowedoffherexpensivebags,clothesandcaronhermicroblog,whichisthechineseversionoftwitter.andsheclaimedtobethegeneralmanagerofredcrossatthechamberofmerce.shedidn’trealizethatshesteppedonasensitivenerveandarousednationalquestioning,almostaturmoil,againstthecredibilityofredcross.thecontroversywassoheatedthattheredcrosshadtoopenapressconferencetoclarifyit,andtheinvestigationisgoingon.

sofar,asoftoday,weknowthatsheherselfmadeupthattitle—probablybecauseshefeelsproudtobeassociatedwithcharity.allthoseexpensiveitemsweregiventoherasgiftsbyherboyfriend,whousedtobeaboardmemberinasubdivisionofredcrossatchamberofmerce.it’sveryplicatedtoexplain.butanyway,thepublicstilldoesn’tbuyit.itisstillboiling.itshowsusageneralmistrustofgovernmentorgovernment-backedinstitutions,whichlackedtransparencyinthepast.andalsoitshowedusthepowerandtheimpactofsocialmediaasmicroblog.

microblogboomedintheyearofXX,withvisitorsdoubledandtimespentonittripled.sina.,amajornewsportal,alonehasmorethan140millionmicrobloggers.ontencent,200million.themostpopularblogger—it’snotme—it’samoviestar,andshehasmorethan9.5millionfollowers,orfans.about80percentofthosemicrobloggersareyoungpeople,under30yearsold.andbecause,asyouknow,thetraditionalmediaisstillheavilycontrolledbythegovernment,socialmediaoffersanopeningtoletthesteamoutalittlebit.butbecauseyoudon’thavemanyotheropenings,theheatingoutofthisopeningissometimesverystrong,activeandevenviolent.

sothroughmicroblogging,weareabletounderstandchineseyouthevenbetter.sohowaretheydifferent?

firstofall,mostofthemwereborninthe80sand90s,undertheone-childpolicy.andbecauseofselectedabortionbyfamilieswhofavoredboystogirls,nowwehaveendedupwith30millionmoreyoungmenthanwomen.thatcouldposeapotentialdangertothesociety,butwhoknows;we’reinaglobalizedworld,sotheycanlookforgirlfriendsfromothercountries.mostofthemhavefairlygoodcation.theilliteracyrateinchinaamongthisgenerationisunderonepercent.incities,80percentofkidsgotocollege.buttheyarefacinganagingchinawithapopulationabove65yearsoldingupwithseven-point-somepercentthisyear,andabouttobe15percentbytheyearof2030.andyouknowwehavethetraditionthatyoungergenerationssupporttheeldersfinancially,andtakingcareofthemwhenthey’resick.soitmeansyoungcoupleswillhavetosupportfourparentswhohavealifeexpectancyof73yearsold.

somakingalivingisnotthateasyforyoungpeople.collegegraduatesarenotinshortsupply.inurbanareas,collegegraduatesfindthestartingsalaryisabout400u.s.dollarsamonth,whiletheaveragerentisabove$500.sowhatdotheydo?

theyhavetosharespace—squeezedinverylimitedspacetosavemoney—andtheycallthemselves“tribeofants.”andforthosewhoarereadytogetmarriedandbuytheirapartment,theyfiguredouttheyhavetoworkfor30to40yearstoaffordtheirfirstapartment.thatratioinamericawouldonlycostacouplefiveyearstoearn,butinchinait’s30to40yearswiththeskyrocketingrealestateprice.

amongthe200millionmigrantworkers,60percentofthemareyoungpeople.theyfindthemselvessortofsandwichedbetweentheurbanareasandtheruralareas.mostofthemdon’twanttogobacktothecountryside,buttheydon’thavethesenseofbelonging.theyworkforlongerhourswithlessine,lesssocialwelfare.andthey’remorevulnerabletojoblosses,subjecttoinflation,tighteningloansfrombanks,appreciationoftherenminbi,ordeclineofdemandfromeuropeoramericafortheproductstheyproduce.lastyear,though,anappallingincidentinasouthernoemmanufacturingpoundinchina:

13youngworkersintheirlateteensandearly20smittedsuicide,justonebyonelikecausingacontagiousdisease.buttheydiedbecauseofalldifferentpersonalreasons.butthiswholeincidentarousedahugeoutcryfromsocietyabouttheisolation,bothphysicalandmental,ofthesemigrantworkers.

forthosewhodoreturnbacktothecountryside,theyfindthemselvesverywelelocally,becausewiththeknowledge,skillsandworkstheyhavelearnedinthecities,withtheassistanceoftheinter,they’reabletocreatemorejobs,upgradelocalagricultureandcreatenewbusinessinthelessdevelopedmarket.soforthepastfewyears,thecoastalareas,theyfoundthemselvesinashortageoflabor.

thesediagramsshowamoregeneralsocialbackground.thefirstoneistheengelscoefficient,whichexplainsthatthecostofdailynecessitieshasdroppeditspercentageallthroughthepastdecade,intermsoffamilyine,toabout37-somepercent.buttheninthelasttwoyears,itgoesupagainto39percent,indicatingarisinglivingcost.theginicoefficienthasalreadypassedthedangerouslineof0.4.nowit’s0.5—evenworsethanthatinamerica—showingustheineinequality.andsoyouseethiswholesocietygettingfrustratedaboutlosingsomeofitsmobility.andalso,thebitternessandevenresentmenttowardstherichandthepowerfulisquitewidespread.soanyaccusationsofcorruptionorbackdoordealingsbetweenauthoritiesorbusinesswouldarouseasocialoutcryorevenunrest.

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