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1、米歇尔!北大演讲稿中英对照Remarks of First Lady of the United States Michelle ObamaStanford Center at Peking UniversityBeijing, ChinaMarch 22nd,2014Ni-hao. It is such a pleasant and an honor to be here with all of you at this great universityThank you so much for having me. 你好，能够在这所伟大的大学里与你们大家在一起，真是莫大的荣幸非常感你们的邀请
2、。And before I get started today, on behalf of myself and my husband, I just want to say a few very brief words above Malaysian(sic) Airline Flight 370.在开始今天讲话之前，我想代表我自己和我丈夫就马来西亚航空公司370航 班简短地说几句。Asmyhusbandhassaid,theUnitedStatesisofferingasmanyresources as possible to assist in the search.如我丈夫所说，美国正
3、提供尽可能多的资源协助搜寻工作。And please know that we are keeping all the families and loved ones of those on this flight in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time.请相信，在这个非常艰难的时刻，我们的心和航班上人员的家属和亲人在一 起，我们为他们祈祷。And with that, I want to start by recognizing our news Ambassador to China Ambassador Baucus
4、Presiden t WangChairman ZhuVice Preside nt Li. Direc tor Cueller, Professor Oi and the St anford cent erPreside nt Sexton from New York University which has an excellent study abroad program in Shanghai，and John Thorton, Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua Universi tyt hank you all
5、 so much for joining us.现在，我们首先来认识一下美国新任驻华大使，博卡斯大使、王校长、朱主 席、副校长、Cuelluer主任、Oi教授和斯坦福中心，纽约大学的塞克顿斯 校长，该校在开设了一个优秀的海外留学项目，以及清华大学全球领袖项目 主任约翰桑顿，由衷地感大家的到来。And mos t of all, I want to t hank all of the stu den t for being here to day and I particulary want to thank Eric Schafer and Zhu Xuanhao for that extra
6、ordinary English and Chinese introduction.最重要的是，我要感今天所有到场的学生们我要特别感埃里克弗和朱宣皓的精彩英文和中文介绍。That was such a powerful symbol of everything I want to talk with you about today.这绝佳地诠释了我今天要和大家聊的全部话题。You see, by learning each others languages - and by showing such curiosity and respect for each others cultures
7、- Mr. Schafer and Mrs. Zhu and all of you are building bridges of understanding that lead to so much more.你们看，通过学习彼此的语言，通过展现对彼此文化的好奇心和尊重，弗先 生、朱女士以及你们大家正在搭建理解的桥梁，这些桥梁带来更多的丰硕成 果。And Im here today because I know that our future depends on connections like these among your people like you across the glo
8、be. 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。Thats why when my husband and I travel abroad, we dont just visit palaces and parliament and meet with heads of state. We also come to schools like this one to meet with students like you.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。Because we be
9、lieve that relationships between nations are not just about relationship between governments or leadersthey re about relationships between people, particularly our young people. 因为我们相信，国与国之间的关系不只是政府或领导人之间的关系，它们是 人民间特别是年轻人之间的关系。Soweviewstudyabroadprogramsnotjustasaneducationalopportunity f or stu den
10、 tsbu t also as a vital par t of Americs foreign policy. 因此，我们认为海外留学项目不只是为学生提供的教育机会，还是美国外交 政策至关重要的组成部分。It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books“读万卷书，不如行万里路”You see, through the wonders of modern technology, our world is more connected than ever before.你们看，通过现代技术奇迹，我们
11、的世界比以往任何时候都更多地联系在一 起。Companies can do business and complete with companies across the globe.And we can text, email and skype with people on every continent. 全球各地的公司可以进行业务往来和相互竟争。我们可以与各的人们通过短 信、电子和Skype进行沟通。So studying abroad isnt just a fun way to spend a semester-its quickly becoming the key to suc
12、cess in our global economy.因此，出国留学不只是以开心的方式度过一个学期一它正迅速成为全球化经 济中取得成功的关键。Becausegettingaheadintodaysworkplacesisntjustaboutgetting good grades or test scores in school 讥s also abo ut having real experience with the world beyond your borders - experience with languages, cultures and societies very diff
13、erent from your own. 因为要走在当今职场的前沿，只在学校里取得好成绩是不够的，还应拥有国 境外的真实体验：对完全不同的语言、文化和社会的体验。Or, as the Chinese saying goes:“It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.” 正如中国的一句古话所说：读万卷书，不如行万里路。Butletsbeclear,studyingabroadisaboutsomuchmorethanimproving yourownfuture-itsalsoabouts
14、hapingthefutureofyourcountries and of the world we all share.我想要说的是，出国留学绝不仅是改善你们自己的未来，它也关乎塑造你们 的国家、关乎我们共有的世界的未来。Because when it comes to the defining challenges of our time - whether itsclimatechange,oreconomicopportunity,orthespreadofnuclear weapons.these are shared challenges.因为我们这个时代的决定性挑战一一无论是气侯
15、变化、经济机遇，还是核武 器扩散一一这些都是我们共同的挑战。No one country can confront them alone.the only way forward is together.没有任何一个国家能够单独应对它们唯一的出路就是共同携手。Thats why its so important for young people like you to live and study in each others countries. Because thats how you develop that habit of cooperation - you do it by im
16、proving yourself in someone s cultu reby learning each ot hers sto riesand by getting pas t the stereotypes and misconceptions that too often divide us. 这就是为什么年轻人到彼此国家学习和生活是如此重要。因为这是你们培养 合作习惯的途径一一你们通过融入不同的文化，通过了解彼此的故事，通过 跨越常常隔膜我们的成见和误解，来做到这一点。Thats how you come to understand how much we all share. And that s how you realize that we all have a stake in ea
