把目光投向中国(英文翻译稿)

把目光投向中国

Turning Your Eyes to China

校长先生，女士们，先生们：

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,

衷心感谢萨莫斯校长的盛情邀请。

I would like to begin by sincerely thanking President Summers for his kind invitation.

哈佛是世界著名的高等学府，精英荟萃，人才辈出。建校367年来，曾出过7位总统，40多位诺贝尔奖获得者。这是你们的光荣。

Harvard is a world-famous institution of higher learning, attracting the best minds and bringing them up generation after generation. In its 367 years of history, Harvard has produced seven American presidents and more than 40 Nobel laureates. You have reason to be proud of your school.

今天，我很高兴站在哈佛讲台上同你们面对面交流。我是一个普通的中国人。我出生在一个教师家庭，有过苦难的童年，曾长期工作在中国艰苦地区。中国有2500个县（区），我去过1800个。我深爱着我的祖国和人民。

It is my great pleasure today to stand on your rostrum and have this face-to-face exchange with you. I am an ordinary Chinese, the son of a school teacher. I experienced hardships in my childhood and for long years worked in areas under harsh conditions in China. I have been to 1,800 Chinese counties out of a total of 2,500. I deeply love my country and my people.

我今天演讲的题目是——把目光投向中国。

The title of my speech today is "Turning Your Eyes to China".

中美两国相隔遥远，经济水平和文化背景差异很大。但愿我的这篇讲演，能增进我们之间的相互了解。

China and the United States are far apart, and they differ greatly in the level of economic development and cultural background. I hope my speech will help increase our mutual understanding.

要了解一个真实的、发展变化着的、充满希望的中国，就有必要了解中国的昨天、今天和明天。

In order to understand the true China- a changing society full of promises - it is necessary to get to know her yesterday, her today and her tomorrow.

昨天的中国，是一个古老并创造了灿烂文明的大国。

China yesterday was a big ancient country that created a splendid civilization.

大家知道，在人类发展史上，曾经出现过西亚两河流域的巴比伦文明，北非尼罗河流域的古埃及文明，地中海北岸的古希腊——罗马文明，南亚印度河流域的古文明，发源于黄河——长江流域的中华文明，等等。由于地震、洪水、瘟疫、灾荒，由于异族入侵和内部动乱，这些古文明，有的衰落了，有的消亡了，有的融入了其它文明。而中华文明，以其顽强的凝聚力和隽永的魅力，历经沧桑而完整地延续了下来。拥有5000年的文明史，这是我们中国人的骄傲。

As we all know, in the history of mankind, there appeared the Mesopotamian civilization in West Asia, the ancient Egyptian civilization along the Nile in North Africa, the ancient Greek-Roman civilization along the northern bank of the Mediterranean, the ancient Indian civilization in the Indus River Valley in South Asia, and the Chinese civilization originating in the Yellow and Yangtze river valleys. Owing to earthquake, flood, plague or famine, or to alien invasion or internal turmoil, some of these ancient civilizations withered away, some were destroyed and others became assimilated into other civilizations. Only the Chinese civilization, thanks to its strong cohesive power and inexhaustible appeal, has survived many vicissitudes intact. The

5,000-year-long civilization is the source of pride of every Chinese.

中华民族的传统文化博大精深、源远流长。早在2000多年前，就产生了以孔孟为代表的儒家学说和以老庄为代表的道家学说，以及其他许多也在中国思想史上有地位的学说流派，这就是有名的“诸子百家”。从孔夫子到孙中山，中华民族传统文化有它的许多珍贵品，许多人民性和民主性的好东西。比如，

。特别是“天下兴亡、匹夫有责”的爱国情操，“民为邦本”“民贵君轻”的民本思想，的待人之道，吃苦耐劳、勤俭持家、尊师重教的传统美德，世代相传。所有这些，对家庭、国家和社会起到了巨大的维系与调节作用。