2014經典演講三：米歇爾北大演講(雙語)

Ni-Hao. It is such a pleasure and an honorto be here with all of you at this great university. Thank you so much forhaving me.

你好，能夠在這所偉大的大學里與你們大家在一起，真是莫大的榮幸，非常感謝你們的邀請。

And before I get started today, on behalfof myself and my husband, I just want to say a few very brief words aboutMalaysian Airlines Flight370.As my husband has said, the United States isoffering as many resources as possible to assist in the search. And please knowthat we are keeping all the families and loved ones of those on this flight inour thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time。

在開始今天的講話之前，我想代表我自己和我丈夫就馬來西亞航空公司370航班簡短地說幾句。如我丈夫所說，美國正提供盡可能多的資源協助搜尋工作。請相信，在這個非常艱難的時刻，我們的心和航班上人員的家屬和親人在一起，我們為他們祈禱。

And I’m here today because I know that ourfuture depends on connections like these among young people like you across theglobe. That’s why when my husband and I travel abroad, we don’t just visitpalaces and parliaments and meet with heads pf state. We also come to schoolslike this one to meet with students like you. Because we believe thatrelationships between nations aren’t just about relationships betweengovernment or leaders…they’re about relationships between people, particularlyour young people. So we view study abroad programs not just as an educationalopportunity for students…but also as a vital part of America’s foreign policy.You see, through the wonders of modern technology, our world is more connectedthan ever before。

我今天來到這里是因為我知道，我們的未來取決于全球像你們這樣的年輕人間的聯系。這就是為什么當我丈夫和我出國旅行時，我們不只是訪問宮殿、議 會和會晤國家元首，我們也來像這樣的學校，與像你們一樣的學生見面。因為我們相信，國與國之間的關系不只是政府和領導人之間的關系，它們是人民間，尤其是 我們年輕人間的關系。因此，我們認為海外留學[微博]項目不只是為學生提供教育機會，還是美國外交政策中至關重要的組成部分。你們看，通過現代技術奇跡，我們的世界比以往任何時候都更多地聯系在一起。

Ideas can cross oceans with the click of abutton. Companies can do business and compete with companies across the globe.And we can text, email and skype with people on every continent. So studyingabroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a semester-it’s a quickly becoming the keyto success in our global economy. Because getting ahead in today’s workplaceisn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in school…it’s also abouthaving real experience with the world beyond your borders-experience withlanguages, cultures and societies very different from your own. Or, as theChinese saying goes: “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to readten thousand books。”

思想可以通過點擊按鈕跨越海洋；全球各地的公司可以進行業務往來和相互競爭；我們可以與各大洲的人們通過短信、電子郵件和Skype進行溝通。 因此，出國留學不止是以開心的方式度過一個學期，它正迅速成為在全球經濟中取得成功的關鍵。因為要走在當今職場的前沿，只在學校里取得好成績或好分數是不 夠的，還應擁有對境外世界的真實體驗——對不同于己的語言、文化和社會的體驗。正如中國的一句古話所說：“讀萬卷書不如行萬里路。”

But let’s be clear, studying abroad isabout so much more than improving your own future- it’s also about shaping thefuture of your countries and of the world we all share. Because when it comesto the defining challenges of our time – whether it’s climate change, oreconomic opportunity, or the spread of nuclear weapons…these are sharedchallenges. No one country can confront them alone…the only way forward istogether. That’s why it’s so important for young people like you to live andstudy in each other’s countries. Because that’s how you develop that habit ofcooperation – you do it by immersing yourself in someone else’s culture…bylearning each other’s stories…and by getting past the stereotypes andmisconceptions that too often divide us。

更明確的是，出國留學絕不只是改變你們自己的未來——它還關乎塑造你們國家以及我們大家共同擁有的這個世界的未來。因為就我們這個時代的決定性 挑戰而言，無論是氣候變化，還是經濟機會，或是核武器擴散，這些都是共同的挑戰。沒有任何一個國家能單獨應對它們，唯一的出路就是共同攜手，這就是為什么 像你們一樣的年輕人到彼此國家學習和生活如此重要。因為這是你們培養合作習慣的途徑——你們通過將自己沉浸在別人的文化里，通過了解彼此的故事，通過跨越 經常隔離我們的成見和誤解來做到這一點。

That’s how you come to understand how muchwe all share。

And that’s how you realize that we all havea stake in each other’s success – that cures discovered here in Beijing couldsave lives in America…that clean energy technologies from Silicon Valley inCalifornia could improve the environment here in China… that the architectureof an ancient temple in Xi’an could inspire the design of new buildings inDallas or Detroit。

And that’s when the connections you make asclassmates or labmates scan blossom into something more。

這是你們了解到我們共享著多少東西的途徑。

這是你們認識到我們都在彼此的成功中擁有攸關利益的途徑，即在北京發現這里的治療方法可以挽救在美國的生命；來自加州硅谷的清潔能源技術可以改善中國的環境；西安一座古老寺廟的架構可以激發達拉斯或底特律新建筑設計的靈感。

這是你們和同學或實驗伙伴所建立起的聯系能帶來更多收獲的時候。

That’s what happened when Abigail Colinbecame an American Fulbright Scholar here at Peking University. She and hercolleagues published papers together in top science journals…and they builtresearch partnerships that lasted long after they returned to their homecountries. Professor Niu Ke from Peking University was a Fulbright Scholar inthe U.S. last year…and he reported, and I quote, “The most memorableexperiences were with my American friends。”

這是阿比蓋爾?科普林(AbigailCoplin)成為北京大學[微博]美國富布賴特學者時發生的事情。她和她的同事們在首屈一指的科學雜志上共同發表論文，他們建立研究伙伴關系，這段關系在他們回到各自國家后還長久地持續著。來自北京大學的牛可教授是去年的美國富布賴特學者，我引述一下他的話，“最難忘的經歷是和我的美國朋友們在一起。”

These lasting bonds represent the truevalue of studying abroad…and I am thrilled that more and more students aregetting this opportunity. China is currently the fifth most popular destinationfor Americans studying abroad. And today, the highest number of exchangestudents in the U.S. are from China. But still, too many students never havethis chance…and some that do are hesitant to take it. They may feel like studyabroad is only for wealthy students, or students from certain kinds ofuniversities. Or they may think to themselves, “Well, that sounds fun, but howwill it really be useful in my life?”

這些長久的紐帶代表著留學的真正價值，我很興奮，越來越多的學生正得到這樣的機會。中國目前是美國人留學的第五大熱門目的地。今天的美國，來自 中國的交換生數量最多。盡管如此，太多的學生從來沒有這樣的機會，而一些有機會的學生猶豫是否要抓住它。他們可能覺得留學只是有錢的學生或來自某類大學的 學生做的事，或者，他們可能心里想：“嗯，這聽起來很有趣，但它在我的生活中真正有多大用處呢？”

I understand where these young people arecoming from, because I felt the same way back when I was in college. You see, Icame from a working class family … and it never even occurred to me to studyabroad. My parents didn’t get to attend college, and I was focused on gettinginto a university and earning my degree so I could get a job and supportmyself. And for a lot of young people like me who are struggling to afford aregular semester of school, paying for plane tickets or living expenses halfwayaround the world just isn’t possible. And that’s not acceptable, because studyabroad shouldn’t just be for students from certain backgrounds. Our hope is tobuild connections between people of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds,because it is that diversity that makes our country so vibrant and strong … andour study abroad programs should reflect the true spirit of America to theworld。

我了解而這些年輕人來自哪里，因為我在上大學的時候也有同樣的感受。你們看，我來自一個工薪階層家庭，我甚至從來沒想過留學。我的父母沒有上過 大學，我把精力集中在進入大學并獲得學位，這樣我就可以得到一份工作并養活自己。對于很多像我一樣靠奮斗才能讀得起一個常規學期的年輕人來說，支付世界另 一邊的機票或生活費實在是不可能的。這是不可接受的，因為留學不應僅是有某些背景的學生的事。我們希望在所有種族和社會背景的人之間建立聯系，因為正是這 樣的多樣性讓我們的國家如此充滿活力和強大，我們的海外留學項目應該向世界反映美國的真正精神。

That’s why, when my husband visited Chinaback in 2009, he announced our 100,000 Strong initiative to increase the numberand diversity of American students studying in China。

And this year, as we mark the thirty-fifthanniversary of the normalization of relations between our countries … the U.S.Government actually supports more American students in China than in any othercountry in the world。

這就是為什么在2009年我丈夫訪問中國時，宣布了我們的100,000強倡議，該倡議旨在增加中國的美國學生的數量和多樣性。而今年，在我們紀念我們兩國關系正常化三十五周年之際，美國政府實際上支持更多的美國學生在中國——與其他世界上其他任何國家相比——學習。

We’re sending high school, college andgraduate students here to study Chinese … we’re inviting teachers from China toteach Mandarin in American school … we’re providing free online advising forstudents in China who want to study in the U.S. … and the U.S.-China Fulbrightprogram is still going strong with more than 3,000 alumni. The private sectoris stepping up as well. For example, Steve Schwarzman, the head of an Americancompany called Blackstone, is funding a new program at Tsinghua Universitymodeled on the Rhodes Scholarship。

我們正送高中生、大學生、研究生來這里學習中文，我們正邀請中國老師到美國的學校教授普通話，我們為希望留學美國的中國學生提供免費的在線咨 詢，美中富布賴特項目仍在加強，現有3000多名學友。私人部門也在加緊工作。例如，美國黑石公司的主管史蒂夫?施瓦茨曼正在資助清華[微博]大學[微博]模仿羅德獎學金的一個新項目。

And today, students from all kinds ofbackgrounds are studying herein China. Take the example of Royale Nicholsonfrom Cleveland, Ohio who attends New York University’s program in Shanghai.Like me, Rayole is a first generation college student…and her mother worked twofulltime jobs while her father worked nights to support their family. Or herexperience in Shanghai, she said, ”This city oozes persistence and inspires meto accomplish all that I can。” And then there’s Philmon Haile from theUniversity of Washington whose family came to the U.S.as refugees from Eritreawhen he was a child. Of his experience studying in China, he said, ”Studyabroad is a powerful vehicle for people to people exchange as we move into anew era of citizen diplomacy。”

今天，來自各種背景的學生正在中國學習。以來自俄亥俄克利夫蘭的羅亞爾?尼克爾森為例，她參加了紐約大學在上海的項目。像我一樣，羅亞爾是家里 的第一代大學生，她母親做兩份全職工作，而她父親晚上工作以維持他們的家庭。談到她在上海的經歷時，她說：“這座城市充滿韌性，它激勵我完成所有我能做的 事。”還有來自華盛頓大學的腓力門?海爾，他還是孩子的時候，她的家人作為厄立特里亞難民來到了中國。談到他在中國學習的經歷時，他說：“在我們進入公民 外交的新時代之際，留學是人民間交流的一種強大工具。”

“A new era of citizen diplomacy”—I couldn’thave said it better myself, because that’s really what I’m talking about…I’mtalking about ordinary citizens reaching out to the world. And as I always tellyoung people back in America, you don’t need to get on a plane to be a citizendiplomat. I tell them that if you have an internet connection in your home,school, or library, within seconds, you can be transported anywhere in theworld and meet people on every continent. That’s why I’m posting a daily travelblog with videos and photos of my experiences in China—because I want youngpeople in America to be part of this visit。

“一個公民外交的新時代”——我自己想不出比這更好的說法了。因為這正是我正在談的，那就是普通公民走向世界。正像我在美國經常和年輕人說的那 樣，你不需要登上飛機才能成為公民外交官。我告訴他們，如果你在家里、學校或者圖書館能上網，只要幾秒鐘，你就可以被帶到世界的任何地方，遇見來自每個大 陸的人。這就是為什么我每天都要發一篇旅行博文，里面有我這次中國之行的視頻和照片——因為我希望美國的年輕人能夠成為我這次訪問的一部分。

That’s really the power of technology— howit can open up the entire world and expose us to ideas and innovations we nevercould have imagined. And that’s why it is so important for information andideas to flow freely over the internet and through the media. Because that’show we discover the truth…that’s how we learn what’s really happening in ourcommunities, our country and our world. And that’s how we decide which valuesand ideas we think and best—by questioning a debating them vigorously…bylistening to all sides of every argument…and by judging for ourselves。

這的確是技術的力量，它如何得以打開整個世界，讓我們接觸到以前根本難以想象的思想和創新。同時，這也是為什么信息和思想在互聯網上、以及通過 媒體自由流動是如此重要。因為那是我們如何得以了解我們的社群、我們的國家和我們的世界到底在發生著什么。那也是我們如何決定我們認為哪些價值觀和思想是 最好的——通過有力地對它們提出疑問、進行辯論，通過每次傾聽爭論中的所有各方，也通過我們自己進行判斷。

And believe me, I know this can be a messyand frustrating process. My husband and I are on the receiving end of plenty ofquestioning and criticism from our media and our fellow citizens…and it’s notalways easy…but we wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. Because timeand again, we have seen that countries are stronger and more prosperous hen thevoices and opinions of all citizens can be heard. And as my husband has said,we respect the uniqueness of other cultures and societies. But when it comes toexpressing yourself freely, and worshipping as you choose, and having openaccess to information—we believe those are universal rights that are thebirthright of every person on this planet。

相信我，我知道這可以是一個讓人既困惑又沮喪的過程。有大量的來自我們媒體和公民的質疑和批評，而我丈夫和我位于接收端，這并非易事，但我們不 愿意用它來換世界上的任何東西。因為我們一次又一次地看到，當所有公民的聲音和觀點都能得到傾聽的時候，國家會覺得更加強大和繁榮。而正像我丈夫曾說過 的，我們尊重其他文化和社會的獨特性。然而，就自由地表達自我、選擇自己所崇拜，以及享有信息公開而言——我們相信那些是這個星球上的每個人與生俱來普世 權利。

We believe that all people deserve theopportunity to fulfill their highest potential as I was able to do in the UnitedStates. And as you learn about new cultures and form new friendships duringyour time here in China and in the United States, all of you the livingbreathing embodiment of those values. So I guarantee you that in studyingabroad, you’re not just changing your own life…you’re changing the lives ofeveryone you meet. As the great American President John F. Kennedy once saidabout foreign students studying in the U.S., “I think they teach more than theylearn。” And that is just as true of young Americans who study abroad。

我們相信，每個人都應享有實現自己最大潛能的機會，正如我在美國所能做到的那樣。同時，當你在中國這里以及在美國了解新的文化、結交新的朋友 時，你整個人就是那些價值觀的鮮活代表。所以我保證，通過出國留學，你們不僅在改變自己的人生，你們也在改變所遇到的每個人的人生。正像偉大的美國總統約 翰?肯尼迪(John F. Kennedy)曾經在談到留學美國的外國學生時說的那樣，“我想他們所教的比他們學到的還要多。”而對出國學習的年輕美國人來說也是一樣的。

All of you are America’s best face, andChina’s best face, to the world. Every day, you show the world your countries’energy, creativity, optimism and unwavering belief In the future. And everyday, you remind us of just how much we can achieve if we reach acrossborers..and learn to see ourselves in each other…and confront our sharedchallengers with shared resolve. So I hope you all will keep seeking these kidsof experiences. An I hope you’ll keep teaching each other…and learning fromeach other…and building bonds of friendship that will enrich our world fordecades to come. You all have so much to offer, and I cannot wait to see thatyou achieve together in the years ahead。

對世界而言，你們所有人都是最好的美國面孔，和最好的中國面孔。每一天，你們都在向世界展示你們國家的能量、創造力、樂觀，以及對未來堅定不移 的信念。每一天，你們都在提醒我們，通過跨越邊界，學會在彼此身上看到我們自己，和用共同的決心應對我們共同的挑戰，我們可以取得多大的成就。所以，我希 望你們都會不斷尋求這樣的經歷。我也希望你們會繼續教彼此，互相學習，同時建立起友誼的紐帶，這些紐帶能在未來數十年豐富你們的生活，也豐富我們的世界。 你們大家都有這么多可以給予，我迫不及待地想看到，未來幾年里你們一起實現的所有成就。

Thank you so much. Xie—Xie。

非常感謝，謝謝。