我在北大的演讲稿范文.docx

我在北大的演讲稿
克林顿在北大英文演讲
presidentclinton：
thankyou.thankyou，presidentchen，chairmenren，vicepresidentchi，viceministerwei.wearedelightedtobeheretodaywithaverylargeamericandelegation，includingthefirstladyandourdaughter，whoisastudentatstanford，oneoftheschoolswithwhichbeijinguniversityhasarelationship.wehavesixmembersoftheunitedstatescongress;thesecretaryofstate;secretaryofcommerce;thesecretaryofagriculture;thechairmanofourcouncilofeconomicadvisors;senatorsasser，ourambassador;thenationalsecurityadvisorandmychiefofstaff，amongothers.isaythattoillustratetheimportancethattheunitedstatesplacesonourrelationshipwithchina.iwouldliketobeginbycongratulatingallofyou，thestudents，thefaculty，theadministrators，oncelebratingthecentennialyearofyouruniversity.gongxi，beida.（applause.）
asi'msureallofyouknow，thiscuswasoncehometoyenchinguniversitywhichwasfoundedbyamericanmissionaries.manyofitswonderfulbuildingsweredesignedbyanamericanarchitect.thousandsofamericansstudentsandprofessorshavecomeheretostudyandteach.wefeelaspecialkinshipwithyou.
iam，however，gratefulthatthisdayisdifferentinoneimportantrespectfromanotherimportantoccasion79yearsago.injuneof1919，thefirstpresidentofyenchinguniversity，johnleightonstuart，wassettodelivertheveryfirstcommencementaddressontheseverygrounds.attheappointedhour，heappeared，butnostudentsappeared.theywerealloutleadingthemay4thmovementforchina'spoliticalandculturalrenewal.whenireadthis，ihopedthatwheniwalkedintotheauditoriumtoday，someonewouldbesittinghere.andithankyouforbeinghere，verymuch.（applause.）
overthelast100years，thisuniversityhasgrowntomorethan20，000students.yourgraduatesarespreadthroughoutchinaandaroundtheworld.youhavebuiltthelargestuniversitylibraryinallofasia.lastyear，20percentofyourgraduateswentabroadtostudy，includinghalfofyourmathandsciencemajors.andinthisanniversaryyear，morethanamillionpeopleinchina，asia，andbeyondhaveloggedontoyourwebsite.atthedawnofanewcentury，thisuniversityisleadingchinaintothefuture.
icomeheretodaytotalktoyou，thenextgenerationofchina'sleaders，aboutthecriticalimportancetoyourfutureofbuildingastrongpartnershipbetweenchinaandtheunitedstates.theamericanpeopledeeplyadmirechinaforitsthousandsofyearsofcontributionstocultureandreligion，tophilosophyandthearts，toscienceandtechnology.werememberwellourstrongpartnershipinworldwarii.nowweseechinaatamomentinhistorywhenyourgloriouspastismatchedbyyourpresentsweepingtransformationandtheevengreaterpromiseofyourfuture.
justthreedecadesago，chinawasvirtuallyshutofffromtheworld.now，chinaisamemberofmorethan1，000internationalorganizations--enterprisesthataffecteverythingfromairtraveltoagriculturaldevelopment.youhaveopenedyournationtotradeandinvestmentonalargescale.today，40，000youngchinesestudyintheunitedstates，withhundredsofthousandsmorelearninginasia，africa，europe，andlatinamerica.
yoursocialandeconomictransformationhasbeenevenmoreremarkable，movingfromaclosedcommandeconomicsystemtoadriving，increasinglymarket-basedanddriveneconomy，generatingtwodecadesofunprecedentedgrowth，givingpeoplegreaterfreedomtotravelwithinandoutsidechina，tovoteinvillageelections，toownahome，chooseajob，attendabetterschool.asaresultyouhaveliftedliterallyhundredsofmillionsofpeoplefrompoverty.percapitaincomehasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade.mostchinesepeopleareleadinglivestheycouldnothaveimaginedjust20yearsago.
ofcourse，thesechangeshavealsobroughtdisruptionsinsettledpatternsoflifeandwork，andhaveimposedenormousstrainsonyourenvironment.onceeveryurbanchinesewasguaranteedemploymentinastateenterprise.nowyoumustcompeteinajobmarket.onceachineseworkerhadonlytomeetthedemandsofacentralplannerinbeijing.nowtheglobaleconomymeansallmustmatchthequalityandcreativityoftherestoftheworld.forthosewholacktherighttrainingandskillsandsupport，thisnewworldcanbedaunting.
intheshort-term，good，hardworkingpeople--some，atleastwillfindthemselvesunemployed.and，asallofyoucansee，therehavebeenenormousenvironmentalandeconomicandhealthcarecoststothedevelopmentpatternandtheenergyusepatternofthelast20years--fromairpollutiontodeforestationtoacidrainandwatershortage.inthefaceofthesechallengesnewsystemsoftrainingandsocialsecuritywillhavetobedevised，andnewenvironmentalpoliciesandtechnologieswillhavetobeintroducedwiththegoalofgrowingyoureconomywhileimprovingtheenvironment.everythingiknowabouttheintelligence，theingenuity，theenterpriseofthechinesepeopleandeverythingihaveheardtheselastfewdaysinmydiscussionswithpresidentjiang，primeministerzhuandothersgivemeconfidencethatyouwillsucceed.asyoubuildanewchina，americawantstobuildanewrelationshipwithyou.wewantchinatobesuccessful，secureandopen，workingwithusforamorepeacefulandprosperousworld.iknowtherearethoseinchinaandtheunitedstateswhoquestionwhethercloserrelationsbetweenourcountriesisagoodthing.buteverythingallofusknowaboutthewaytheworldischangingandthechallengesyourgenerationwillfacetellusthatourtwonationswillbefarbetteroffworkingtogetherthanapart.
thelatedengxiaopingcounseledustoseektruthfromfacts.atthedawnofthenewcentury，thefactsareclear.thedistancebetweenourtwonations，indeed，betweenanynations，isshrinking.whereonceanamericanclippershiptookmonthstocrossfromchinatotheunitedstates.today，technologyhasmadeusallvirtualneighbors.fromlaptopstolasers，frommicrochipstomegabytes，aninformationrevolutionislightingthelandscapeofhumanknowledge，bringingusallclosertogether.ideas，information，andmoneycrosstheplanetatthestrokeofacomputerkey，bringingwiththemextraordinaryopportunitiestocreatewealth，topreventandconquerdisease，tofostergreaterunderstandingamongpeoplesofdifferenthistoriesanddifferentcultures.
butwealsoknowthatthisgreateropennessandfasterchangemeanthatproblemswhichstartbeyondonenationsborderscanquicklymoveinsidethem--thespreadofweaponsofmassdestruction，thethreatsoforganizedcrimeanddrugtrafficking，ofenvironmentaldegradation，andsevereeconomicdislocation.nonationcanisolateitselffromtheseproblems，andnonationcansolvethemalone.we，especiallytheyoungergenerationsofchinaandtheunitedstates，mustmakecommoncauseofourcommonchallenges，sothatwecan，together，shapeanewcenturyofbrilliantpossibilities.
inthe21stcentury--yourcentury--chinaandtheunitedstateswillfacethechallengeofsecurityinasia.onthekoreanpeninsula，whereoncewewereadversaries，todayweareworkingtogetherforapermanentpeaceandafuturefreerofnuclearweapons.ontheindiansubcontinent，justasmostoftherestoftheworldismovingawayfromnucleardanger，indiaandpakistanrisksparkinganewarmsrace.wearenowpursuingacommonstrategytomoveindiaandpakistanawayfromfurthertestingandtowardadialoguetoresolvetheirdifferences.
inthe21stcentury，yourgenerationmustfacethechallengeofstoppingthespreadofdeadliernuclear，chemical，andbiologicalweapons.inthewronghandsorthewrongplaces，theseweaponscanthreatenthepeaceofnationslargeandsmall.increasingly，chinaandtheunitedstatesagreeontheimportanceofstoppingproliferation.thatiswhywearebeginningtoactinconcerttocontroltheworldsmostdangerousweapons.inthe21stcentury，yourgenerationwillhavetoreversetheinternationaltideofcrimeanddrugs.aroundtheworld，organizedcrimerobspeopleofbillionsofdollarseveryyearandunderminestrustingovernment.americaknowsallaboutthedevastationanddespairthatdrugscanbringtoschoolsandneighborhoods.withbordersonmorethanadozencountries，chinahasbecomeacrossroadforsmugglersofallkinds.
lastyear，presidentjiangandiaskedseniorchineseandamericanlawenforcementofficialstostepupourcooperationagainstthesepredators，tostopmoneyfrombeinglaundered，tostopaliensfrombeingcruellysmuggled，tostopcurrenciesfrombeingunderminedbycounterfeiting.justthismonth，ourdrugenforcementagencyopenedanofficeinbeijing，andsoonchinesecounternarcoticsexpertswillbeworkingoutofwashington.
inthe21stcentury，yourgenerationmustmakeityourmissiontoensurethattoday'sprogressdoesnotcomeattomorrow'sexpense.china'sremarkablegrowthinthelasttwodecadeshascomewithatoxiccost，pollutantsthatfoulthewateryoudrinkandtheairyoubreathe--thecostisnotonlyenvironmental，itisalsoseriousintermsofthehealthconsequencesofyourpeopleandintermsofthedragoneconomicgrowth.
environmentalproblemsarealsoincreasinglyglobalaswellasnational.forexle，inthenearfuture，ifpresentenergyusepatternspersist，chinawillovertaketheunitedstatesastheworld'slargestemitterofgreenhousegases，thegaseswhicharetheprincipalcauseofglobalwarming.ifthenationsoftheworlddonotreducethegaseswhicharecausingglobalwarming，sometimeinthenextcenturythereisaseriousriskofdramaticchangesinclimatewhichwillchangethewayweliveandthewaywework，whichcouldliterallyburysomeislandnationsundermountainsofwaterandunderminetheeconomicandsocialfabricofnations.
wemustworktogether.weamericansknowfromourownexperiencethatitispossibletogrowaneconomywhileimprovingtheenvironment.wemustdothattogetherforourselvesandfortheworld.
buildingontheworkthatourvicepresident，algore，hasdonepreviouslywiththechinesegovernment，presidentjiangandiareworkingtogetheronwaystobringamericancleanenergytechnologytohelpimproveairqualityandgrowthechineseeconomyatthesametime.
butiwillsaythisagain--thisisnotonmyremarks--yourgenerationmustdomoreaboutthis.thisisahugechallengeforyou，fortheamericanpeopleandforthefutureoftheworld.anditmustbeaddressedattheuniversitylevel，becausepoliticalleaderswillneverbewillingtoadoptenvironmentalmeasuresiftheybelieveitwillleadtolarge-scaleunemploymentormorepoverty.theevidenceisclearthatdoesnothavetohappen.youwillactuallyhavemorerapideconomicgrowthandbetterpayingjobs，leadingtohigherlevelsofeducationandtechnologyifwedothisintheproperway.butyouandtheuniversity，communitiesinchina，theunitedstatesandthroughouttheworldwillhavetoleadtheway.（applause.）
inthe21stcenturyyourgenerationmustalsoleadthechallengeofaninternationalfinancialsystemthathasnorespectfornationalborders.whenstockmarketsfallinhongkongorjakarta，theeffectsarenolongerlocal;theyareglobal.thevibrantgrowthofyourowneconomyistiedclosely，therefore，totherestorationofstabilityandgrowthintheasiapacificregion.
chinahassteadfastlyshouldereditsresponsibilitiestotheregionandtheworldinthislatestfinancialcrisis--helpingtopreventanothercycleofdangerousdevaluations.wemustcontinuetoworktogethertocounterthisthreattotheglobalfinancialsystemandtothegrowthandprosperitywhichshouldbeembracingallofthisregion.
inthe21stcentury，yourgenerationwillhavearemarkableopportunitytobringtogetherthetalentsofourscientists，doctors，engineersintoasharedquestforprogress.alreadythebreakthroughswehaveachievedinourareasofjointcooperation--inchallengesfromdealingwithspinabifidatodealingwithextremeweatherconditionsandearthquakes--haveprovedwhatwecandotogethertochangethelivesofmillionsofpeopleinchinaandtheunitedstatesandaroundtheworld.expandingourcooperationinscienceandtechnologycanbeoneofourgreatestgiftstothefuture.
ineachofthesevitalareasthatihavementioned，wecanclearlyaccomplishsomuchmorebywalkingtogetherratherthanstandingapart.thatiswhyweshouldworktoseethattheproductiverelationshipwenowenjoyblossomsintoafullerpartnershipinthenewcentury.
ifthatistohappen，itisveryimportantthatweunderstandeachotherbetter，thatweunderstandbothourcommoninterestandoursharedaspirationsandourhonestdifferences.ibelievethekindofopen，directexchangethatpresidentjiangandihadonsaturdayatourpressconference--whichiknowmanyofyouwatchedontelevision--canbothclarifyandnarrowourdifferences，and，moreimportant，byallowingpeopletounderstandanddebateanddiscussthesethingscangiveagreatersenseofconfidencetoourpeoplethatwecanmakeabetterfuture.
fromthewindowsofthewhitehouse，whereiliveinwashington，d.c.，themonumenttoourfirstpresident，georgewashington，dominatestheskyline.itisaverytallobelisk.butverynearthislargemonumentthereisasmallstonewhichcontainsthesewords：theunitedstatesneitherestablishedtitlesofnobilityandroyalty，norcreatedahereditarysystem.stateaffairsareputtothevoteofpublicopinion.
thiscreatedanewpoliticalsituation，unprecedentedfromancienttimestothepresent.howwonderfulitis.thosewordswerenotwrittenbyanamerican.theywerewrittenbyxujiyu，governoroffujianprovince，inscribedasagiftfromthegovernmentofchinatoournationin1853.
iamverygratefulforthatgiftfromchina.itgoestotheheartofwhoweareasapeople--therighttolife，liberty，andthepursuitofhappiness，thefreedomtodebate，todissent，toassociate，toworshipwithoutinterferencefromthestate.thesearetheidealsthatwereatthecoreofourfoundingover220yearsago.thesearetheideasthatledusacrossourcontinentandontotheworldstage.thesearetheidealsthatamericanscherishtoday.asisaidinmypressconferencewithpresidentjiang，wehaveanongoingquestourselvestoliveuptothoseideals.thepeoplewhoframedourconstitutionunderstoodthatwewouldneverachieveperfection.theysaidthatthemissionofamericawouldalwaysbe"toformamoreperfectunion"--inotherwords，thatwewouldneverbeperfect，butwehadtokeeptryingtodobetter.
thedarkestmomentsinourhistoryhavecomewhenweabandonedtheefforttodobetter，whenwedeniedfreedomtoourpeoplebecauseoftheirraceortheirreligion，becausetherewerenewimmigrantsorbecausetheyheldunpopularopinions.thebestmomentsinourhistoryhavecomewhenweprotectedthefreedomofpeoplewhoheldunpopularopinion，orextendedrightsenjoyedbythemanytothefewwhohadpreviouslybeendeniedthem，making，therefore，thepromisesofourdeclarationofindependenceandconstitutionmorethanfadedwordsonoldparchment.
todaywedonotseektoimposeourvisiononothers，butweareconvincedthatcertainrightsareuniversal--notamericanrightsoreuropeanrightsorrightsfordevelopednations，butthebirthrightsofpeopleeverywhere，nowenshrinedintheunitednationsdeclarationonhumanrights--therighttobetreatedwithdignity;therighttoexpressone'sopinions，tochooseone'sownleaders，toassociatefreelywithothers，andtoworship，ornot，freely，howeveronechooses.
inthelastletterofhislife，theauthorofourdeclarationofindependenceandourthirdpresident，thomasjefferson，saidthenthat"alleyesareopeningtotherightsofman."ibelievethatinthistime，atlonglast，172yearsafterjeffersonwrotethosewords，alleyesareopeningtotherightsofmenandwomeneverywhere.overthepasttwodecades，arisingtideoffreedomhasliftedthelivesofmillionsaroundtheworld，sweepingawayfaileddictatorialsystemsintheformersovietunion，throughoutcentraleurope;endingaviciouscycleofmilitarycoupsandcivilwarsinlatinamerica;givingmorepeopleinafricathechancetomakethemostoftheirhard-wonindependence.andfromthephilippinestosouthkorea，fromthailandtomongolia，freedomhasreachedasia'sshores，poweringasurgeofgrowthandproductivity.economicsecurityalsocanbeanessentialelementoffreedom.itisrecognizedintheunitednationscovenantoneconomic，social，andculturalrights.inchina，youhavemadeextraordinarystridesinnurturingthatliberty，andspreadingfreedomfromwant，tobeasourceofstrengthtoyourpeople.incomesareup，povertyisdown;peopledohavemorechoicesofjobs，andtheabilitytotravel--theabilitytomakeabetterlife.buttruefreedomincludesmorethaneconomicfreedom.inamerica，webelieveitisaconceptwhichisindivisible.
overthepastfourdays，ihaveseenfreedominmanymanifestationsinchina.ihaveseenthefreshshootsofdemocracygrowinginthevillagesofyourheartland.ihavevisitedavillagethatchoseitsownleadersinfreeelections.ihavealsoseenthecellphones，thevideoplayers，thefaxmachinescarryingideas，i