名校励志英语演讲 107:21世纪的挑战(1)

 　　Thank you. Thank you, President Chen, Chairmen Ren, Vice¹ President Chi, Vice Minister Wei.We are delighted to be here today with a very large American delegation², including the First Lady and our daughter, who is a student at Stanford, one of the schools with which Beijing University has a relationship. We have six members of the United States Congress; the Secretary of State; Secretary of Commerce; the Secretary of Agriculture; the Chairman of our Council of Economic Advisors⁴; Senator Sasser, our Ambassador; the National Security Advisor³ and my Chief of Staff, among others. I say that to illustrate⁵ the importance that the United States places on our relationship with China.

　　谢谢。陈校长、任书记、迟副校长、韦副部长，谢谢你们。今天，我很高兴率领一个庞大的美国代表团来到这里，代表团中包括第一夫人和我们的女儿，她是斯坦福大学的学生，该校是和北大具有交流关系的学校之一。此外，我们的代表团中还包括六位美国国会议员、国务卿、商务部长、农业部长、经济顾问理事会理事长、我国驻华大使参议员尚慕杰、国家安全顾问和我的办公厅主任等。我提到这些人是为了说明美国极为重视对华关系。

　　I would like to begin by congratulating all of you, the students, the faculty⁶, the administrators⁷, on celebrating the centennial year of your university. Gongxi, Beida.

　　在北大百年校庆之际，我首先要向你们全体师生员工、管理人员祝贺。恭喜了，北大！

　　As I'm sure all of you know, this campus was once home to Yenching University which was founded by American missionaries⁸. Many of its wonderful buildings were designed by an American architect. Thousands of Americans students and professors have come here to study and teach. We feel a special kinship with you.

　　各位知道，这个校园曾经一度是由美国传教士建立的燕京大学。学校许多美丽的建筑物由美国建筑师设计。成千上万的美国学生和教授来到北大求学和教课。我们对你们有一种特殊的亲近感。

　　背景资料

　　1990年6月29日，美国总统克林顿访问北京大学并发表演讲。由于此次访问对中美关系影响深远，因此受到中外媒体的高度关注，也引起了北大校方的高度重视。克林顿在北京大学发表演讲时说，中国日新月异，美国希望在新世纪里与中国建立一种新关系，兴创和平、繁荣的未来。

　　他说，“当今世界正发生着变化，你们年轻一代是中国的未来，因此更有必要向你们阐述中美之间建立合作伙伴的重要性。我们更重视未来。中国度过的千年比美国度过的百年还要多。我们已经看到了新世纪的曙光。你们不仅以过去的伟大而自豪，以目前的成就而自豪，而且以未来更伟大的事业而自豪。”

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

3 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

4 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网

5 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

6 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

7 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

8 missionaries   

n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》