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
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