米歇爾演講稿兩篇中英對照
篇一：米歇爾北大演講稿
A: (Applause.) Thank you. Well, ni-hao. (Laughter.) It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you at this great university, so thank you so much for having me.
謝謝。你好。很高興也很榮幸來到這裏，在這所偉大的大學和你們共聚一堂。非常感謝你們邀請我。
Now,before I get started today, on behalf of myself and my husband, I just want tosay a few very brief words about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. As my husbandhas said, the United States is offering as many resources as possible to assistin the search. And please know that we are keeping all of the families andloved ones of those on this flight in our thoughts and prayers at this verydifficult time.
在我今天開始之前，代表我自己和我的丈夫，我想就馬來西亞航空公司的MH370航班簡短說兩句。如我丈夫所說，美國正提供儘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，我們爲他們祈禱。
Nowwith that, I want to start by recognizing our new Ambassador to
China,Ambassador Baucus. President Wang; Chairman Zhu; Vice President Li;
DirectorCueller; Professor Oi, and the Stanford Center; President Sexton from New YorkUniversity, which is an excellent study abroad program in Shanghai; and JohnThornton, Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua
k you all for joining us.
現在，我們首先來認識一下美國新任駐華大使——博卡斯大使。王校長、朱主席、李副校長、 Cuelluer主任、Jean Oi教授和斯坦福中心，紐約大學的塞克頓斯校長（該校在上海開設了一個優秀的海外留學項目），以及清華大學全球領袖項目主任約翰·桑頓，由衷地感謝大家的到來。
Butmost of all, I want to thank all of the students who are here today. And Iparticularly want to thank Eric Schaefer and Zhu Xuanhao for that
extraordinaryEnglish and Chinese introduction. That was a powerful symbol of everything thatI want to talk with you about today.
最重要的是，我要感謝今天所有到場的學生們......我要特別感謝埃裏克·謝弗和朱宣皓的精彩英文和中文介紹。這絕佳地詮釋了我今天要和大家聊的全部話題。
See,by learning each other’s languages, and by showing such curiosity and respectfor each other’s cultures, Mr. Schafer and Ms. Zhu and all of you are buildingbridges of understanding that will lead to so much more. And I’m here todaybecause I know that our future depends on connections like these among youngpeople like you across the globe.
你們看，通過學習彼此的語言，通過展現對彼此文化的好奇心和尊重，謝弗先生、朱女士以及你們大家正在搭建理解的橋樑，這些橋樑帶來更多的豐碩成果。我今天來到你們這裏是因爲我知道，我們的未來取決於全球像你們這樣年輕人間的這樣的聯繫。
That’swhy when my husband and I travel abroad, we don’t just visit palaces andparliaments and meet with heads of state. We also come to schools like this oneto meet with students like you, because we believe that relationships
betweennations aren’t just about relationships between governments or leaders --they’re about relationships between people, particularly young people. So weview study abroad programs not just as an educational opportunity for students,but also as a vital part of America’s foreign policy.
這也是爲什麼我們夫婦在國外訪問時，不只參觀宮殿、議會和會晤國家元首。我們也來到學校，與像你們一樣的學生見面。因爲我們相信，國與國之間的關係不只是政府或領導人之間的關係，它們是人民間―特別是年輕人之間的關係。因此，我們認爲海外留學項目不只是爲學生提供的教育機會，還是美國外交政策至關重要的組成部分。
Throughthe wonders of modern technology, our world is more connected than ever s can cross oceans with the click of a button. Companies can do businessand compete with companies across the globe. And we can text, email, Skype withpeople on every continent.
通過現代技術奇蹟，我們的世界比以往任何時候都更多地聯繫在一起。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竟爭。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。
Sostudying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a semester; it is quicklybecoming the key to success in our global economy. Because getting ahead intoday’s
workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores inschool, which are important. It’s also about having realexperience with the world beyond your borders –- experience with languages,cultures and societies very different from your own. Or, as the Chinese sayinggoes: “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
因此，出國留學不只是以開心的方式度過一個學期——它正迅速成爲全球化經濟中取得成功的關鍵。因爲要走在當今職場的前沿，只在學校裏取得好成績是不夠的，還應擁有國境外的真實體驗：體驗完全不同的語言、文化和社會。正如中國的一句古話所說：“讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路。”
Butlet’s be clear, studying abroad is about so much more than improving your ownfuture. It’s also about shaping the future of your countries and of the worldwe all share. Because when it comes to the defining challenges of our time -–whether it’s climate change or economic opportunity or the spread of nuclearweapons -- these are shared challenges. And no one country can confront themalone. The only way forward is together.
我想要說的是，出國留學絕不僅是改善你們自己的未來，它也關乎塑造你們的國家、關乎我們共有的世界的未來。因爲我們這個時代的決定性挑戰一一無論是氣侯變化、經濟機遇，還是核武器擴散一一這些都是我們共同的挑戰。沒有任何一個國家能夠單獨應對它們……唯一的出路就是共同攜手。
That’swhy it is so important for young people like you to live and study in eachother’s countries, because that’s how you develop that habit of
do it by immersing yourself in one another’s culture, by learning eachother’s stories, by getting past the stereotypes and misconceptions that toooften divide us.
這就是爲什麼年輕人到彼此國家學習和生活是如此重要。因爲這是你們培養合作習慣的途徑一一你們通過融入不同的文化，通過了解彼此的故事，通過跨越常常隔膜我們的成見和誤解，來做到這一點。
That’show you come to understand how much we all share. That’s how you realize thatwe all have a stake in each other’s success -- that cures discovered here inBeijing could save lives in America, that clean energy technologies fromSilicon Valley in California could improve the environment here in China, thatthe architecture of an ancient temple in Xi’an could inspire the design of newbuildings in Dallas or Detroit.
這是你們瞭解到我們共享多少東西的途徑。這是你們認識到我們的成功惠及彼此的途徑。在北京發現的治序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激發達拉斯或者底特律新建築設計的靈感。
Andthat’s when the connections you make as classmates or labmates can blossom intosomething more. That’s what happened when Abigail Coplin became an AmericanFulbright Scholar here at Peking University. She and her
篇二：米歇爾北大演講稿(中英文)
米歇爾北大演講稿 中英對照
Remarks of First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama Stanford Center at Peking University
Beijing, China
March 22nd,2014
Ni-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，能夠在這所偉大的大學裏與你們大家在一起，真是莫大的榮幸......非常感謝你們的邀請。
And before I get started today, on behalf of myself and my husband, I just want to say a few very brief words above Malaysian(sic) Airline Flight 370.
在開始今天講話之前，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。
As my husband has said, the United States is offering as many resources as possible to assist in the search.
如我丈夫所說，美國正提供儘可能多的資源協助搜尋工作。
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.
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，我們爲他們祈禱。
And with that, I want to start by recognizing our news Ambassador to China Ambassador BaucusPresident WangChairman ZhuVice President Li. Director Cueller, Professor Oi and the Stanford centerPresident Sexton from New York University which has an excellent study abroad program in Shanghaiand John Thorton, Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua Universitythank you all so much for joining us.
現在，我們首先來認識一下美國新任駐華大使，博卡斯大使、王校長、朱主席、李副校長、 Cuelluer主任、Oi教授和斯坦福中心，紐約大學的塞克頓斯校長，該校在上海開設了一個優秀的海外留學項目，以及清華大學全球領袖項目主任約翰桑頓 ，由衷地感謝大家的到來。
And most of all, I want to thank all of the student for being here todayand I particulary want to thank Eric Schafer and Zhu Xuanhao for that extraordinary English and Chinese introduction.
最重要的是，我要感謝今天所有到場的學生們......我要特別感謝埃裏克謝弗和朱宣皓的精彩英文和中文介紹。
That was such a powerful symbol of everything I want to talk with you about today.
這絕佳地詮釋了我今天要和大家聊的全部話題。
You see, by learning each others languages - and by showing such curiosity and respect for each others cultures - Mr. Schafer and Mrs. Zhu and all of you are building bridges of understanding that lead to so much more.
你們看，通過學習彼此的語言，通過展現對彼此文化的好奇心和尊重，謝弗先生、朱女士以及你們大家正在搭建理解的橋樑，這些橋樑帶來更多的豐碩成果。
And I’m here today because I know that our future depends on connections like these among your people like you across the globe.
我今天來到這裏，是因爲我知道，我們的未來，取決於全世界像你們這樣的年輕人之間的聯繫。
That’s why when my husband and I travel abroad, we don't 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.
這也是爲什麼我們夫婦在國外訪問時，不只參觀宮殿和會晤國家元首。我們也來到學校，與像你們一樣的學生見面。
Because we believe that relationships between nations are not just about relationship between governments or leadersthey’re about relationships between people, particularly our young people.
因爲我們相信，國與國之間的關係不只是政府或領導人之間的關係，它們是人民間―特別是年輕人之間的關係。
So we view study abroad programs not just as an educational opportunity f or studentsbut also as a vital part of America’s foreign policy. 因此，我們認爲海外留學項目不只是爲學生提供的教育機會，還是美國外交政策至關重要的組成部分。
It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books
“讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路”
You see, through the wonders of modern technology, our world is more connected than ever before.
你們看，通過現代技術奇蹟，我們的世界比以往任何時候都更多地聯繫在一起。
Companies can do business and complete with companies across the we can text, email and skype with people on every continent. 全球各地的公司可以進行業務往來和相互竟爭。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。
So studying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a semester-it’s quickly becoming the key to success in our global economy.
因此，出國留學不只是以開心的方式度過一個學期―它正迅速成爲全球化經濟中取得成功的關鍵。
Because getting ahead in today’s workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in schoolit’s also about having real experience with the world beyond your borders - experience with languages, cultures and societies very different from your own. 因爲要走在當今職場的前沿，只在學校裏取得好成績是不夠的，還應擁有國境外的真實體驗：對完全不同的語言、文化和社會的體驗。
Or, as the Chinese saying goes: “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
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 is about so much more than improving your own future - it’s also about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all share.
我想要說的是，出國留學絕不僅是改善你們自己的未來，它也關乎塑造你們的國家、關乎我們共有的世界的未來。
Because when it comes to the defining challenges of our time - whether it’s climate change, or economic opportunity, or the spread of nuclear e are shared challenges.
因爲我們這個時代的決定性挑戰一一無論是氣侯變化、經濟機遇，還是核武器擴散一一這些都是我們共同的挑戰。
No one country can confront them only way forward is together.
沒有任何一個國家能夠單獨應對它們唯一的出路就是共同攜手。
That’s why it’s so important for young people like you to live and study in each others countries. Because that’s how you develop that habit of cooperation - you do it by improving yourself in someone’s cultureby learning each others storiesand by getting past the
stereotypes and misconceptions that too often divide us.
這就是爲什麼年輕人到彼此國家學習和生活是如此重要。因爲這是你們培養合作習慣的途徑一一你們通過融入不同的文化，通過了解彼此的故事，通過跨越常常隔膜我們的成見和誤解，來做到這一點。
That’s how you come to understand how much we all share. And that’s how you realize that we all have a stake in each other’s success - that cures discovered here in Beijing could save lives in Americathe clean energy technologies from Silicon Valley in California could improve the environment here in Chinathat the architecture of an ancient temple in Xi’an could inspire the design of new buildings in Dallas or Detroit.
這是你們瞭解到我們共享多少東西的途徑。這是你們認識到我們的成功惠及彼此的途徑。在北京發現的治序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激發達拉斯或者底特律新建築設計的靈感。
And that’s when the connections you make as classmates or lab mates can blossom into something ’s what happened when Abigail Coplin became an American Fulbright Scholar here at Peking University. She and her colleagues published papers together in top science journalsand they both research partnerships that lasted long after they returned to their home countries.
這是你們與同學、實驗夥伴建立起的聯繫能帶來更多收穫的時候。阿比蓋爾·柯普林成爲北京大學美國富布賴特學者的時候，她與同事們在首屈一指的科學雜誌上共同發表論文，建立研究夥伴關係，這段關係在他們各自回國後還長久持續着。
Professor Niu Ke from Peking University was Fulbright Scholar in the U. S. last yearand he reported, and I quote, “the most memorable experience were with my American friends. ”
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 true value of studying abroadand I am thrilled that more and more students are getting this opportunity. 這些長久的紐帶代表留學的真正價值，我很興奮，越來越多的學生正得到這樣的機會。
China is currently the fifth most popular destination for Americans studying abroad. And today, the highest number of exchange students in the from China.
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。
But still, too many students never have this chanceand some that do are hesitant to take it.
儘管如此，太多的學生從來沒有這樣的機會，而一些有機會的學生則猶豫是否要抓住它。
They may feel like study abroad is only for wealthy students, or students from certain kinds of universities. Or they may think to themselves: “Well, that sounds fun, but how will it really be useful in my life”
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的事。或者，他們可能心裏想，“嗯，這聽起來很有趣，但它在我的生活中真正有多大用處？”
I understand where these young people are coming from, because I felt the same way when I was in college. You see, I came from a working class familyand it never even occurred to me to study abroad. My parent didn’t get to attend college, and I was focused on getting into a university and earning my degree so I could get a job and support myself. 我理解這些年輕人，因爲我在上大學時也有同樣的感受。你們知道，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，我將精力集中在進入大學並獲得學位，這樣我就可以得到一份工作並養活自己。
And for a lot of young people like me who are struggling to afford a regular semester of school paying for plane tickets or living expense halfway around the world just isn’t possible. And that’s not acceptable, because study abroad shouldn’t just for student from certain backgrounds.
對於很多像我一樣靠奮鬥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，因爲留學不應僅屬於有一些背景的學生。
Our hope is to build connections between people of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds because it is that diversity that makes our country so vibrant and strongand our study abroad programs should reflect the true spirit of America to the world.
我們希望在所有種族和社會經濟背景的人之間建立聯繫，因爲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向世界反映美國的真正精神。
That’s why, when my husband visited China back in 2009, he anno
unced our 100,000 Strong initiative to increase the number and diversity of American students studying in China. And this year, as we mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of the normalization of relations between our countriesthe U.S. Government actually supports more American
