白宫版米歇尔北大演讲英文全文.docx
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白宫版米歇尔北大演讲英文全文
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【2014年03月23日讯】正在访华的美国第一夫人米歇尔.奥巴马星期六(3月22日)上午到北京大学斯坦福中心访问并发表讲演讲。
以下是白宫对外公布的米歇尔英文演讲的全部内容。
MRS.OBAMA:
(Applause.) Thankyou. Well,ni-hao. (Laughter.) Itissuchapleasureandanhonortobeherewithallofyouatthisgreatuniversity,sothankyousomuchforhavingme.
Now,beforeIgetstartedtoday,onbehalfofmyselfandmyhusband,IjustwanttosayafewverybriefwordsaboutMalaysiaAirlinesFlight370. Asmyhusbandhassaid,theUnitedStatesisofferingasmanyresourcesaspossibletoassistinthesearch. Andpleaseknowthatwearekeepingallofthefamiliesandlovedonesofthoseonthisflightinourthoughtsandprayersatthisverydifficulttime.
Nowwiththat,IwanttostartbyrecognizingournewAmbassadortoChina,AmbassadorBaucus;PresidentWang;ChairmanZhu;VicePresidentLi;DirectorCueller;ProfessorOi,andtheStanfordCenter;PresidentSextonfromNewYorkUniversity,whichisanexcellentstudyabroadprograminShanghai;andJohnThornton,DirectoroftheGlobalLeadershipProgramatTsinghuaUniversity. Thankyouallforjoiningus.
Butmostofall,Iwanttothankallofthestudentswhoareheretoday. AndIparticularlywanttothankEricSchaeferandZhuXuanhaoforthatextraordinaryEnglishandChineseintroduction. ThatwasapowerfulsymbolofeverythingthatIwanttotalkwithyouabouttoday.
See,bylearningeachother’slanguages,andbyshowingsuchcuriosityandrespectforeachother’scultures,Mr.SchaferandMs.Zhuandallofyouarebuildingbridgesofunderstandingthatwillleadtosomuchmore. AndI’mheretodaybecauseIknowthatourfuturedependsonconnectionsliketheseamongyoungpeoplelikeyouacrosstheglobe.
That’swhywhenmyhusbandandItravelabroad,wedon’tjustvisitpalacesandparliamentsandmeetwithheadsofstate. Wealsocometoschoolslikethisonetomeetwithstudentslikeyou,becausewebelievethatrelationshipsbetweennationsaren’tjustaboutrelationshipsbetweengovernmentsorleaders--they’reaboutrelationshipsbetweenpeople,particularlyyoungpeople. Soweviewstudyabroadprogramsnotjustasaneducationalopportunityforstudents,butalsoasavitalpartofAmerica’sforeignpolicy.
Throughthewondersofmoderntechnology,ourworldismoreconnectedthaneverbefore. Ideascancrossoceanswiththeclickofabutton. Companiescandobusinessandcompetewithcompaniesacrosstheglobe. Andwecantext,email,Skypewithpeopleoneverycontinent.
Sostudyingabroadisn’tjustafunwaytospendasemester;itisquicklybecomingthekeytosuccessinourglobaleconomy. Becausegettingaheadintoday’sworkplacesisn’tjustaboutgettinggoodgradesortestscoresinschool,whichareimportant. It’salsoabouthavingrealexperiencewiththeworldbeyondyourborders–-experiencewithlanguages,culturesandsocietiesverydifferentfromyourown. Or,astheChinesesayinggoes:
“Itisbettertotraveltenthousandmilesthantoreadtenthousandbooks.”
Butlet’sbeclear,studyingabroadisaboutsomuchmorethanimprovingyourownfuture. It’salsoaboutshapingthefutureofyourcountriesandoftheworldweallshare. Becausewhenitcomestothedefiningchallengesofourtime-–whetherit’sclimatechangeoreconomicopportunityorthespreadofnuclearweapons--thesearesharedchallenges. Andnoonecountrycanconfrontthemalone. Theonlywayforwardistogether.
That’swhyitissoimportantforyoungpeoplelikeyoutoliveandstudyineachother’scountries,becausethat’showyoudevelopthathabitofcooperation. Youdoitbyimmersingyourselfinoneanother’sculture,bylearningeachother’sstories,bygettingpastthestereotypesandmisconceptionsthattoooftendivideus.
That’showyoucometounderstandhowmuchweallshare. That’showyourealizethatweallhaveastakeineachother’ssuccess--thatcuresdiscoveredhereinBeijingcouldsavelivesinAmerica,thatcleanenergytechnologiesfromSiliconValleyinCaliforniacouldimprovetheenvironmenthereinChina,thatthearchitectureofanancienttempleinXi’ancouldinspirethedesignofnewbuildingsinDallasorDetroit.
Andthat’swhentheconnectionsyoumakeasclassmatesorlabmatescanblossomintosomethingmore. That’swhathappenedwhenAbigailCoplinbecameanAmericanFulbrightScholarhereatPekingUniversity. Sheandhercolleaguespublishedpaperstogetherintopsciencejournals,andtheybuiltresearchpartnershipsthatlastedlongaftertheyreturnedtotheirhomecountries. AndProfessorNiuKefromPekingUniversitywasaFulbrightScholarship--ScholarintheU.S.lastyear,andhereported--andthisisaquotefromhim--hesaid,“ThemostmemorableexperienceswerewithmyAmericanfriends.”
Theselastingbondsrepresentthetruevalueofstudyingabroad. AndIamthrilledthatmoreandmorestudentsaregettingthisopportunity. Asyou’veheard,ChinaiscurrentlythefifthmostpopulardestinationforAmericansstudyingabroad,andtoday,thehighestnumberofexchangestudentsintheU.S.arefromChina.
Butstill,toomanystudentsneverhavethischance,andsomethatdoarehesitanttotakeit. Theymayfeellikestudyingabroadisonlyforwealthystudentsorstudentsfromcertainkindsofuniversities. Ortheymaythinktothemselves,well,thatsoundsfunbuthowwillitbeusefulinmylife?
Andbelieveme,IunderstandwheretheseyoungpeoplearecomingfrombecauseIfeltthesamewaybackwhenIwasincollege.
See,Icamefromaworking-classfamily,anditneveroccurredtometostudyabroad--never. Myparentsdidn’tgetachancetoattendcollege,soIwasfocusedongettingintoauniversity,earningmydegreesothatIcouldgetagoodjobtosupportmyselfandhelpmyfamily. AndIknowforalotofyoungpeoplelikemewhoarestrugglingtoaffordaregularsemesterofschool,payingforplaneticketsorlivingexpenseshalfwayaroundtheworldjustisn’tpossible. Andthat’snotacceptable,becausestudyabroadshouldn’tjustbeforstudentsfromcertainbackgrounds.
Ourhopeistobuildconnectionsbetweenpeopleofallracesandsocioeconomicbackgrounds,becauseitisthatdiversitythattrulywillchangethefaceofourrelationships. Sowebelievethatdiversitymakesourcountryvibrantandstrong. AndourstudyabroadprogramsshouldreflectthetruespiritofAmericatotheworld.
Andthat’swhywhenmyhusbandvisitedChinabackin2009,heannouncedthe100,000StronginitiativetoincreasethenumberanddiversityofAmericanstudentsstudyinginChina. Andthisyear,aswemarkthe35thanniversaryofthenormalizationofrelationshipsbetweenourtwocountries,theU.S.governmentactuallysupportsmoreAmericanstudentsinChinathaninanyothercountryintheworld.
Wearesendinghighschool,collegeandgraduatestudentsheretostudyChinese. We’reinvitingteachersfromChinatoteachMandarininAmericanschools. We’reprovidingfreeonlineadvisingforstudentsinChinawhowanttostudyintheU.S. AndtheU.S.-ChinaFulbrightprogramisstillgoingstrongwithmorethan3,000alumni.
Andtheprivatesectorissteppingupaswell. Forexample,SteveSchwarzman,whoistheheadofanAmericancompanycalledBlackstone,isfundinganewprogramatTsinghuaUniversitymodeledontheRhodesScholarship. Andtoday,studentsfromallkindsofbackgroundsarestudyinghereinChina.
TaketheexampleofRoyaleNicholson,who’sfromCleveland,Ohio. SheattendsNewYorkUniversity’sprograminShanghai. Now,likeme,Royaleisafirst-generationcollegestudent. Andhermotherworkedtwofull-timejobswhileherfatherworkednightstosupporttheirfamily. AndofherexperienceinShanghai,Royalesaid--andthisisherquote--shesaid,“ThiscityoozespersistenceandinspiresmetoaccomplishallthatIcan.” Andhappybirthday,Royale. Itwasherbirthdayyesterday. (Laughter.)
Andthenthere’sPhilmonHailefromtheUniversityofWashington,whosefamilycametotheU.S.asrefugeesfromEritreawhenhewasachild. AndofhisexperiencestudyinginChina,hesaid,“Studyabroadisapowerfulvehicleforpeople-to-peopleexchangeaswemoveintoaneweraofcitizendiplomacy.”
“Aneweraofcitizendiplomacy.” Icouldnothavesaiditbettermyself,becausethat’sreallywhatI’mtalkingabout. Iamtalkingaboutordinarycitizensreachingouttotheworld. AndasIalwaystellyoungpeoplebackinAmerica,youdon’tneedtogetonaplanetobeacitizendiplomat. ItellthemthatifyouhaveanInternetconnectioninyourhome,school,orlibrary,withinsecondsyoucanbetransportedanywhereintheworldandmeetpeopleoneverycontinent.
Andthat’swhyI’mpostingadailytravelblogwithvideosandphotosofmyexperienceshereinChina,becauseIwantyoungpeopleinAmericatobepartofthisvisit. Andthat’sreallythepoweroftechnology–-howitcanopenuptheentireworldandexposeustoideasandinnovationswenevercouldhaveimagined.
Andthat’swhyit’ssoimportantforinformationandideastoflowfreelyovertheInternetandthroughthemedia,becausethat’showwediscoverthetruth. That’showwelearnwhat’sreallyhappeninginourcommunitiesandourcountryandourworld. Andthat’showwedecidewhichvaluesandideaswethinkarebest–-byquestioninganddebatingthemvigorously,bylisteningtoallsidesofanargument,andbyjudgingforourselves.
Andbelieveme,Iknowhowthiscanbeamessyandfrustratingprocess. MyhusbandandIareonthereceivingendofplentyofquestioningandcriticismfromourmediaandourfellowcitizens. Andit’snotalwayseasy
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