米歇爾奧巴馬essay

米歇爾奧巴馬essay第一篇：米歇爾奧巴馬essayTobeSuccessfulasaWomanAccordingtoForbeslistofmostinfluentialwomenintheworldin20XX,MichelleObama,theFirstLadyfromAmerica,rankedthird.Asweallknow,sheisoneofthemostsuccessfulwomenlivinginanenviablelifenotonlybecauseofherhusband,butalsoforherpersonality,attitudes,andinfluence.However,beingsuccessfulmaybemoredifficultforwomensincetheweightoffamilyandthelimitofbody.Now,shegivesusrevelationsabouthowtobeasuccessfulwomanbyactions.Firstofall,youshouldhavetheencouragetobeindependent,self-motivatingandhardworking.WecanseealloftheseimportantelementsinvolvedintheformerlifeofMichelleObama.Inherschooldays,shealwayswasoneofthebeststudentsinhighschool.Afterthat,shegraduatedcumlaudefromPrincetonUniversityin1985,andthencontinuedtostudyatHarvardLawSchool.Afterherstudying,shealsodidwellinthebigcompanysheworkedfor.Shewasalwaysgettingupearlyandpayingfullattentiontobeefficient,whichsheiscontinuingnow.Actually,shewasbornintoapoorfamilyandthatmaybethereasonwhyshestrivestobeexcellentandhastoearningeverythingbyherself.What’smore,asawoman,youalsoshouldhaveagoodbalanceforyouandyourfamily.ItismoreimportantfortheFirstLadybecauseofhersensitivestatus.So,asagreenhand,MichellewasstruggledtolearnfromotherformerFirstLadiessuchasLauraBushandHillaryClinton.Shechangedalottobemoregentleratherthanthestrongpersonalityshowingduringthecampaigntoavoidcriticismforherhusband.Sheconsidersthetwodaughtersashercenter.Also,sheisnottotallyahousewife.Forexample,sheservesontheboardofdirectorsoftheChicagoCouncilonGlobalAffairsasapart-timejobnow.Morethanthat,sherepresentedAmericatovisitChinaatChineseFirstLady’sinvitationin20XX.Personally,shealsohasherownfashiontaste,whichisalwaysfocusedonherdress.Lastbutnottheleast,womenshouldknowwhatmakestheirvalueoflife.ForMichelle,itisimportanttobeinvolvedinsocialresponsibilitiesforthespecialstatus.Frommyopinion,socialactivitiesmustmeanmorethanthestatusforeveryone.Itisthewaytoincreaseyourvaluebyinfluencingothersandevenchangingtheirlife.Focusingonobesechildren,advocatingforpoorveterans,anddoingsocialdonationsmakesMichelleObamahaveherowninfluence.Asawoman,shedoesn’thaveawonderfullooklikestars,anhonorablebirthlikenobles,andaninbornadvantagelikeaman,sheisjustlikeeveryordinarywoman.Allshehasisagoodpersonality,balance,andgoodwill,whichyoumustalsohavetobesuccessful.第二篇：米歇爾奧巴馬演講Thisismyfirsttrip,myfirstforeigntripasafirstlady.Canyoubelievethat?AndwhilethisisnotmyfirstvisittotheU.K.,IhavetosaythatIamgladthatthisismyfirstofficialvisit.Pleaserememberthat.IfyouwanttoknowthereasonwhyI'mstandinghere,it'sbecauseofeducation.Inevercutclass.Sorry,Idon'tknowifanybodyiscuttingclass.Ineverdidit.IlovedgettingAs.Ilikedbeingsmart.Ilikedbeingontime.Ilikedgettingmyworkdone.Ithoughtbeingsmartwascoolerthananythingintheworld.Andyoutoo,withthesesamevalues,cancontrolyourowndestiny.Youtoocanpavetheway.Youtoocanrealizeyourdreams,andthenyourjobistoreachbackandtohelpsomeonejustlikeyoudothesamething.Historyprovesthatitdoesn'tmatterwhetheryoucomefromacouncilestateoracountryestate.Yoursuccesswillbedeterminedbyyourownfortitude,yourownconfidence,yourownindividualhardwork.Thatistrue.Thatistherealityoftheworldthatwelivein.Younowhavecontroloveryourowndestiny.Anditwon'tbeeasy--that'sforsure.Butyouhaveeverythingyouneed.Everythingyouneedtosucceed,youalreadyhave,righthere.Myhusbandworksinthisbigoffice.TheycallittheOvalOffice.IntheWhiteHouse,there'sthedeskthathesitsat--it'scalledtheResolutedesk.ItwasbuiltbythetimberofHerMajesty'sShipResoluteandgivenbyQueenVictoria.It'sanenduringsymbolofthefriendshipbetweenourtwonations.Anditsname,Resolute,isareminderofthestrengthofcharacterthat'srequirednotonlytoleadacountry,buttolivealifeofpurpose,aswell.AndIhopeinpursuingyourdreams,youallremainresolute,thatyougoforwardwithoutlimits,andthatyouuseyourtalents--becausetherearemany;we'veseenthem;it'sthere--thatyouusethemtocreatetheworldasitshouldbe.Becausewearecountingonyou.Wearecountingoneverysingleoneofyoutobetheverybestthatyoucanbe.Becausetheworldisbig.Andit'sfullofchallenges.Andweneedstrong,smart,confidentyoungwomentostandupandtakethereins.Weknowyoucandoit.Weloveyou.Thankyousomuch.MRS.OBAMA:(Applause.)Thankyou.Well,ni-hao.(Laughter.)Itissuchapleasureandanhonortobeherewithallofyouatthisgreatuniversity,sothankyousomuchforhavingme.謝謝。你好。很高興也很榮幸來到這里，在這所偉大的大學(xué)和你們共聚一堂。非常感謝你們邀請我。Now,beforeIgetstartedtoday,onbehalfofmyselfandmyhusband,IjustwanttosayafewverybriefwordsaboutMalaysiaAirlinesFlight370.Asmyhusbandhassaid,theUnitedStatesisofferingasmanyresourcesaspossibletoassistinthesearch.Andpleaseknowthatwearekeepingallofthefamiliesandlovedonesofthoseonthisflightinourthoughtsandprayersatthisverydifficulttime.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，美國正提供盡可能多的資源協(xié)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?yōu)樗麄兤矶\。Nowwiththat,IwanttostartbyrecognizingournewAmbassadortoChina,AmbassadorBaucus.PresidentWang;ChairmanZhu;VicePresidentLi;DirectorCueller;ProfessorOi,andtheStanfordCenter;PresidentSextonfromNewYorkUniversity,whichisanexcellentstudyabroadprograminShang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oud...everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthegreatestnationonearth.ServingasyourFirstLadyisanhonorandaprivilege...butbackwhenwefirstcametogetherfouryearsago,Istillhadsomeconcernsaboutthisjourneywe'dbegun.WhileIbelieveddeeplyinmyhusband'svisionforthiscountry...andIwascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident...likeanymother,Iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance.Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?PBSNewsHour/YouTubeFirstladyMichelleObamaaddressestheDNCafterbeingintroducedbymilitarymomElaineBrye,fromPBSNewsHour.Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey'deverknown?OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys...Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysatgrandma'shouse...andadatenightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,Icouldn'tstayawakeforboth.Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls...IdeeplylovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith...andIdidn'twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident.IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasaSenatorandapresidentialcandidate...tome,hewasstilltheguywho'dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,Icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor...hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe'dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamily–that'swhenIknewIhadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn'thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluable–theirunconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain...Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday'swork,mybrotherandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim...watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork...heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege...andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.Yousee,formydad,that'swhatitmeanttobeaman.Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlife–beingabletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily.AndasIgottoknowBarack,Irealizedthateventhoughhe'dgrownupallthewayacrossthecountry,he'dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme.Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.Barack'sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank...andshemovedquicklyuptheranks...butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling.Andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewas–menshehadactuallytrained–werepromoteduptheladderaheadofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhileBarack'sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus...arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse...givingherbestwithoutcomplaintorregret.AndshewouldoftentellBarack,“Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that'sallthatreallymatters.”LikesomanyAmericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren'taskingformuch.Theydidn'tbegrudgeanyoneelse'ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid...infact,theyadmiredit.TheysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalAmericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon'tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou'resupposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandanevenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.That'showtheyraisedus...that'swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.Welearnedaboutdignityanddecency–thathowhardyouworkmattersmorethanhowmuchyoumake...thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyourself.Welearnedabouthonestyandintegrity–thatthetruthmatters...thatyoudon'ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules...andsuccessdoesn'tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.Welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumility–thatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursuccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean...andweweretaughttovalueeveryone'scontributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.ThosearethevaluesBarackandI–andsomanyofyou–aretryingtopassontoourownchildren.That'swhoweare.Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn'twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecamePresident.Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysInevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn'tchangewhoyouare–itrevealswhoyouare.Yousee,I'vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.AndI'veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossaPresident'sdeskarealwaysthehardones–theproblemswherenoamountofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer...thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.He'sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday'swork.That'swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.That'swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.That'showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagain–jobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.Hedidn'tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopolitically–that'snothowhewasraised–hecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrandparentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine...ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey'resick...andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobrokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare...that'swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould'veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.That'swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.Sointheend,forBarack,theseissuesaren'tpolitical–they'repersonal.BecauseBarackknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.Heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecausehe'slivedit...andhewantseveryoneinthiscountrytohavethatsameopportunity,nomatterwhoweare,orwherewe'refrom,orwhatwelooklike,orwhowelove.Andhebelievesthatwhenyou'veworkedhard,anddonewell,andwalkedthroughthatdoorwayofopportunity...youdonotslamitshutbehindyou...youreachback,andyougiveotherfolksthesamechancesthathelpedyousucceed.SowhenpeopleaskmewhetherbeingintheWhiteHousehaschangedmyhusband,Icanhonestlysaythatwhenitcomestohischaracter,andhisconvictions,andhisheart,BarackObamaisstillthesamemanIfellinlovewithallthoseyearsago.He'sthesamemanwhostartedhiscareerbyturningdownhighpayingjobsandinsteadworkinginstrugglingneighborhoodswhereasteelplanthadshutdown,fightingtorebuildthosecommunitiesandgetfolksbacktowork...becauseforBarack,successisn'tabouthowmuchmoneyyoumake,it'saboutthedifferenceyoumakeinpeople'slives.He'sthesamemanwho,whenourgirlswerefirstborn,wouldanxiouslychecktheircribseveryfewminutestoensuretheywerestillbreathing,proudlyshowingthemofftoeveryoneweknew.That'sthemanwhositsdownwithmeandourgirlsfordinnernearlyeverynight,patientlyansweringtheirquestionsaboutissuesinthenews,andstrategizingaboutmiddleschoolfriendships.That'sthemanIseeinthosequietmomentslateatnight,hunchedoverhisdesk,poringovertheletterspeoplehavesenthim.Theletterfromthefatherstrugglingtopayhisbills...fromthewomandyingofcancerwhoseinsurancecompanywon'tcoverhercare...fromtheyoungpersonwithsomuchpromisebutsofewopportunities.Iseetheconcerninhiseyes...andIhearthedeterminationinhisvoiceashetellsme,“Youwon'tbelievewhatthesefolksaregoingthrough,Michelle...it'snotright.We'vegottokeepworkingtofixthis.We'vegotsomuchmoretodo.”Iseehowthosestories–ourcollectionofstrugglesandhopesanddreams–Iseehowthat'swhatdrivesBarackObamaeverysingleday.AndIdidn'tthinkitwaspossible,buttoday,IlovemyhusbandevenmorethanIdidfouryearsago...evenmorethanIdid23yearsago,whenwefirstmet.Ilovethathe'sneverforgottenhowhestarted.IlovethatwecantrustBaracktodowhathesayshe'sgoingtodo,evenwhenit'shard–especiallywhenit'shard.IlovethatforBarack,thereisnosuchthingas“us”and“them”–hedoesn'tcarewhetheryou'reaDemocrat,aRepublican,ornoneoftheabove...heknowsthatweallloveourcountry...andhe'salwaysreadytolistentogoodideas...he'salwayslookingfortheverybestineveryonehemeets.AndIlovethateveninthetoughestmoments,whenwe'reallsweatingit–whenwe'reworriedthatthebillwon'tpass,anditseemslikeallislost–Barackneverletshimselfgetdistractedbythechatterandthenoise.Justlikehisgrandmother,hejustkeepsgettingupandmovingforward...withpatienceandwisdom,andcourageandgrace.Andheremindsmethatweareplayingalonggamehere...andthatchangeishard,andchangeisslow,anditneverhappensallatonce.Buteventuallywegetthere,wealwaysdo.WegettherebecauseoffolkslikemyDad...folkslikeBarack'sgrandmother...menandwomenwhosaidtothemselves,“Imaynothaveachancetofulfillmydreams,butmaybemychildrenwill...maybemygrandchildrenwill.”Somanyofusstandheretonightbecauseoftheirsacrifice,andlonging,andsteadfastlove...becausetimeandagain,theyswallowedtheirfearsanddoubtsanddidwhatwashard.Sotoday,whenthechallengeswefacestarttoseemoverwhelming–orevenimpossible–letusneverforgetthatdoingtheimpossibleisthehistoryofthisnation...it'swhoweareasAmericans...it'showthiscountrywasbuilt.Andifourparentsandgrandparentscouldtoilandstruggleforus...iftheycouldraisebeamsofsteeltothesky,sendamantothemoon,andconnecttheworldwiththetouchofabutton...thensurelywecankeeponsacrificingandbuildingforourownkidsandgrandkids.Andifsomanybravemenandwomencouldwearourcountry'suniformandsacrificetheirlivesforourmostfundamentalrights...thensurelywecandoourpartascitizensofthisgreatdemocracytoexercisethoserights...surely,wecangettothepollsandmakeourvoicesheardonElectionDay.Iffarmersandblacksmithscouldwinindependencefromanempire...ifimmigrantscouldleavebehindeverythingtheyknewforabetterlifeonourshores...ifwomencouldbedraggedtojailforseekingthevote...ifagenerationcoulddefeatadepression,anddefinegreatnessforalltime...ifayoungpreachercouldliftustothemountaintopwithhisrighteousdream...andifproudAmericanscanbewhotheyareandboldlystandatthealtarwithwhotheylove...thensurely,surelywecangiveeveryoneinthiscountryafairchanceatthatgreatAmericanDream.Becauseintheend,morethananythingelse,thatisthestoryofthiscountry–thestoryofunwaveringhopegroundedinunyieldingstruggle.Thatiswhathasmademystory,andBarack'sstory,andsomanyotherAmericanstoriespossible.AndIsayallofthistonightnotjustasFirstLady...andnotjustasawife.Yousee,attheendoftheday,mymostimportanttitleisstill“mom-in-chief.”Mydaughtersarestilltheheartofmyheartandthecenterofmyworld.Buttoday,IhavenoneofthoseworriesfromfouryearsagoaboutwhetherBarackandIweredoingwhat'sbestforourgirls.Becausetoday,IknowfromexperiencethatifItrulywanttoleaveabetterworldformydaughters,andalloursonsanddaughters...ifwewanttogiveallourchildrenafoundationfortheirdreamsandopportunitiesworthyoftheirpromise...ifwewanttogivethemthatsenseoflimitlesspossibility–thatbeliefthathereinAmerica,thereisalwayssomethingbetteroutthereifyou'rewillingtoworkforit...thenwemustworklikeneverbefore...andwemustonceagaincometogetherandstandtogetherforthemanwecantrusttokeepmovingthisgreatcountryforward...myhusband,ourPresident,PresidentBarackObama.Thankyou,Godblessyou,andGodblessAmerica.第四篇：米歇爾·奧巴馬20XX年北京大學(xué)演講米歇爾·奧巴馬20XX年北京大學(xué)演講（雙語全文）Nihao.Itissuchapleasureandanhonortobeherewithallofyouatthisgreatuniversity,sothankyousomuchforhavingme.你好。很高興，也很榮幸來到這里，在這所偉大的大學(xué)和你們共聚一堂。非常感謝你們邀請我。Now,beforeIgetstartedtoday,onbehalfofmyselfandmyhusband,IjustwanttosayaveryfewbriefwordsaboveMalaysiaAirlinesFlight370.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。Asmyhusbandhassaid,theUnitedStatesisofferingasmanyresourcesaspossibletoassistinthesearch.如我丈夫所說，美國正在提供盡可能多的資源協(xié)助搜尋工作。Andpleaseknowthatwearekeepingallthefamiliesandlovedonesofthoseonthisflightinourthoughtsandprayersatthisverydifficulttime.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?yōu)樗麄兤矶\。Nowwiththat,IwanttostartbyrecognizingournewAmbassadortoChina,AmbassadorBaucus,PresidentWang,ChairmanZhu,VicePresidentLi,DirectorCuelluer,ProfessorOiandtheStanfordCenter,PresidentSextonfromNewYorkUniversitywhichisanexcellentstudyabroadprograminShanghai,andJohnThorton,DirectoroftheGlobalLeadershipProgramatTsinghuaUniversity.Thankyouallforjoiningus.我們首先來認識一下美國新任駐華大使，鮑卡斯大使，王校長，朱主席，李副校長，居勒(Cuelluer)主任、歐（Oi）教授和斯坦福中心，紐約大學(xué)（NYC）的薩克斯頓（Sexton）校長，該校在上海開設(shè)了一個優(yōu)秀的海外留學(xué)項目，還有清華大學(xué)全球領(lǐng)袖項目主任約翰·索頓（JohnThorton），由衷的感謝大家的到來。Butmostofall,Iwanttothankallofthestudentswhoareheretoday.AndIparticularlywanttothankEricSchaferandZhuXuanhaoforthatextraordinaryEnglishandChineseintroduction.最重要的是，我要感謝今天所有到場的同學(xué)們。我要特別感謝埃里克·謝弗和朱軒浩精彩的英中介紹。ThatwasapowerfulsymbolofeverythingthatIwanttotalkwithyouabouttoday.這絕佳地詮釋了我今天要和大家聊的全部話題。See,bylearningeachother’slanguages,andbyshowingsuchcuriosityandrespectforeachother’scultures,Mr.SchaferandMs.Zhuandallofyouarebuildingbridgesofunderstandingthatwillleadtosomuchmore.你們看，通過學(xué)習(xí)彼此的語言，通過展現(xiàn)對彼此文化的好奇心和尊重，謝弗先生和朱女士以及你們大家正在搭建理解的橋梁。這些橋梁會帶來更多的豐碩成果。AndI’mheretodaybecauseIknowthatourfuturedependsonconnectionsliketheseamongyoungpeoplelikeyouacrosstheglobe.我今天來到這里，是因為我知道，我們的未來，取決于全世界像你們這樣的年輕人之間的聯(lián)系。That’swhywhenmyhusbandandItravelabroad,wedon'tjustvisitpalacesandparliamentandmeetwithheadsofstate.Wealsocometoschoolslikethisonetomeetwithstudentslikeyou.這也是為什么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(xué)校，與像你們一樣的學(xué)生見面。Becausewebelievethatrelationshipsbetweennationsarenotjustaboutrelationshipsbetweengovernmentsorleaders,they’reaboutrelationshipsbetweenpeople,particularlyyoungpeople.因為我們相信，國與國之間的關(guān)系不只是政府或領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人之間的關(guān)系，它們是人民間―特別是年輕人之間的關(guān)系。Soweviewstudyabroadprogramsnotjustasaneducationalopportunityforstudents,butalsoasavitalpartofAmerica’sforeignpolicy.因此，我們認為海外留學(xué)項目不只是為學(xué)生提供的教育機會，還是美國外交政策至關(guān)重要的組成部分。Throughthewondersofmoderntechnology,ourworldismoreconnectedthaneverbefore.Ideascancrossoceanswiththeclickofabutton.Companiescandobusinessandcompletewithcompaniesacrosstheglobe.Andwecantext,emailandSkypewithpeopleoneverycontinent.通過現(xiàn)代技術(shù)奇跡，我們的世界比以往任何時候都更多地聯(lián)系在一起。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(yè)務(wù)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。Sostudyingabroadisn’tjustafunwaytospendasemester,it’squicklybecomingthekeytosuccessinourglobaleconomy.因此出國留學(xué)，不只是以開心的方式度過一個學(xué)期，它正迅速成為全球化經(jīng)濟中取得成功的關(guān)鍵。Becausegettingaheadintoday’sworkplacesisn’tjustaboutgettinggoodgradesortestscoresinschool,whichareimportant,it’salsoabouthavingrealexperiencewiththeworldbeyondyourborderswhetherit’sclimatechange,oreconomicopportunity,orthespreadofnuclearweapons,thesearesharedchallenges.因為我們這個時代的決定性挑戰(zhàn)一一無論是氣侯變化、經(jīng)濟機遇，還是核武器擴散一一這些都是我們共同的挑戰(zhàn)。Andnoonecountrycanconfrontthemalone.Theonlywayforwardistogether.沒有任何一個國家能夠單獨應(yīng)對它們，唯一的出路就是共同攜手。That’swhyit’ssoimportantforyoungpeoplelikeyoutoliveandstudyineachother’scountries.這就是為什么年輕人到彼此國家學(xué)習(xí)和生活是如此重要。Becausethat’showyoudevelopthathabitofcooperation.Youdoitbyimmersingyourselfinoneanother’sculture,bylearningeachother’sstories,bygettingpastthestereotypesandmisconceptionsthattoooftendivideus.因為這是你們培養(yǎng)合作習(xí)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’showyoucometounderstandhowmuchweallshare.That’showyourealizethatweallhaveastakeineachother’ssuccess-thatcuresdiscoveredhereinBeijingcouldsavelivesinAmerica,thatcleanenergytechnologiesfromSiliconValleyinCaliforniacouldimprovetheenvironmenthereinChina,thatthearchitectureofanancienttempleinXi’ancouldinspirethedesignofnewbuildingsinDallasorDetroit.這是你們了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(fā)現(xiàn)的醫(yī)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(shù)可以改善中國的環(huán)境，西安一座古老寺廟的架構(gòu)可激發(fā)達拉斯或者底特律新建筑設(shè)計的靈感。Andthat’swhentheconnectionsyoumakeasclassmatesorlabmatescanblossomintosomethingmore.這是你們與同學(xué)、實驗伙伴建立起的聯(lián)系能帶來更多收獲的時候。That’swhathappenedwhenAbigailCoplinbecameanAmericanFulbrightScholarhereatPekingUniversity.Sheandhercolleaguespublishedpaperstogetherintopsciencejournals,andtheybuiltresearchpartnershipsthatlastedlongaftertheyreturnedtotheirhomecountries.阿比蓋爾·柯普林（AbigailCoplin）成為北京大學(xué)美國富布賴特學(xué)者（AmericanFullbrightScholar）的時候，她與同事們在首屈一指的科學(xué)雜志上共同發(fā)表論文，建立研究伙伴關(guān)系，這段關(guān)系在他們各自回國后還長久持續(xù)著。ProfessorNiuKefromPekingUniversitywasFulbrightScholarintheU.S.lastyear,andhereported,andthisisaquotefromhim.Hesaid―ThemostmemorableexperienceswerewithmyAmericanfriends.‖來自北京大學(xué)的牛可（NiuKe）教授是去年的美國富布賴特學(xué)者。我引述下他的話，―最難忘的經(jīng)歷是和我的美國朋友們在一起?！琓heselastingbondsrepresentthetruevalueofstudyingabroad,andIamthrilledthatmoreandmorestudentsaregettingthisopportuni