美国第一夫人米歇尔在北大演讲英语原稿.docx
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美国第一夫人米歇尔在北大演讲英语原稿
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(英文原稿转载自白宫官网)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,
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,butwewouldn’ttradeitforanythingintheworld.Becausetimeandagain,wehaveseenthatcountriesarestrongerandmoreprosperouswhenthevoicesofandopinionsofalltheircitizenscanbeheard.
Andasmyhusbandhassaid,werespecttheuniquenessofotherculturesandsocieties,butwhenitcomestoexpressingyourselffreelyandworshippingasyouchooseandhavingopenaccesstoinformation,webelievethoseuniversalrights--theyareuniversalrightsthatarethebirthrightofeverypersononthisplanet.WebelievethatallpeopledeservetheopportunitytofulfilltheirhighestpotentialasIwasabletodointheUnitedStates.
AndasyoulearnaboutnewculturesandformnewfriendshipsduringyourtimehereinChinaandintheUnitedStates,allofyouaretheliving,breathingembodimentofthosevalues.SoIguaranteeyouthatinstudyingabroad,you’renotjustchangingyourownlife,youarechangingthelivesofeveryoneyoumeet.
AndasthegreatAmericanPresidentJohnF.KennedyoncesaidaboutforeignstudentsstudyingintheU.S.,hesaid“Ithinktheyteachmorethantheylearn.”AndthatisjustastrueofyoungAmericanswhostudyabroad.AllofyouareAmerica’sbestface,andChina’sbestface,totheworld--youtrulyare.
Everyday,youshowtheworldyourcountries’energyandcreativityandoptimismandunwaveringbeliefinthefuture.Andeveryday,youremindus--andmeinparticular--ofjusthowmuchwecanachieveifwereachacrossborders,andlearntoseeourselvesineachother,andconfrontoursharedchallengeswithsharedresolve.
SoIhopeyouallwillkeepseekingthesekindsofexperiences.AndIhopeyou’llkeepteachingeachother,andlearningfromeachother,andbuildingbondsoffriendshipthatwillenrichyourlivesandenrichourworldfordecadestocome.
Youallhavesomuchtooffer,andIcannotwaittoseeallthatyouachievetogetherintheyearsahead.
Thankyousomuch.Xie-Xie.
我今天来到这里,是因为我知道,我们的未来,取决于全世界像你们这样的年轻人之间的联系。
这也是为什么我们夫妇在国外访问时,不只参观宫殿和会晤国家元首。
我们也来到学校,与像你们一样的学生见面。
因为我们相信,国与国之间的关系不只是政府或领导人之
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