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ouroutstandingAmbassador3,JonHuntsman,whoexemplifies4thedeeptiesandrespectbe-tweenournations.Idon’tknowwhathesaid,butIhopeitwasgood.
WhatI’dliketodoistomakesomeopeningremarks,andthenwhatI’mreallylookingforwardtodoingistakingquestions,notonlyfromstudentswhoareintheaudience,butalsowe’vereceivedquestionsonline,whichwillbeaskedbysomeofthestudentswhoarehereintheaudience,aswellasbyAmbassadorHuntsman.AndIamverysorrythatmyChineseisnotasgoodasyourEnglish,butIamlookingforwardtothischancetohaveadialogue.
ThisismyfirsttimetravelingtoChina,andI’mexcitedtoseethismajestic5country.Here,inShanghai,weseethegrowththathascaughttheattentionoftheworld—thesoar-ing6skyscrapers7,thebustling8streetsandentrepreneurial9activity.AndjustasI’mim-pressedbythesesignsofChina’sjourneytothe21stcentury,I’meagertoseethoseancientplacesthatspeaktousfromChina’sdistantpast.TomorrowandthenextdayIhopetohaveachancewhenI’minBeijingtoseethemajestyoftheForbiddenCity10andthewonderoftheGreatWall.Truly,thisisanationthatencompasses11botharichhistoryandabeliefinthepromiseofthefuture.
Thesamecanbesaidoftherelationshipbetweenourtwocountries.Shanghai,ofcourse,isacitythathasgreatmeaninginthehistoryoftherelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina.Itwashere,37yearsago,thattheShanghaiCommunique12openedthedoortoa
Notes:1.hospitality[謣h蘅spi＇t覸liti]好客。
2.gracious[＇弈rei蘩藜s]亲切的，令人愉快的。3.ambassador[覸m＇b覸s藜d藜]大使。4.exemplify[i弈＇zemplifai]举例证明。5.majestic[m藜＇d廾estik]壮丽的，宏伟的。6.soaring[＇s蘅蘼ri耷]高耸的；剧增的。7.skyscraper[＇skaiskreip(藜)r]摩天大楼。
8.bustling[＇b蘧sli耷]熙熙攘攘的，繁忙的。9.entrepreneurial创业者的，企业家的。10.theForbiddenCity紫禁城；故宫。11.encompass[in＇k蘧mp藜s]包含，包括，构成。12.ShanghaiCommunique
（中美）《上海联合公报》。
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oodafternoon.ItisagreathonorformetobehereinShanghai,andtohavethisopportunitytospeakwithallofyou.I’dliketothankFudanUniversity’sPresi-dentYangforhishospitality1andhisgracious2welcome.I’dalsoliketothank
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newchapterofengagementbetweenourgovernmentsandamongourpeo-ple.However,backfurther,
In1784,
America’stiestothistotheearliestdaysofourfoundingfather,
commissioned14
city—andtothiscountry—stretchAmerica’sindependence.GeorgeWashington13,
theEmpressofChina15,ashipthatsetsailfor16theseshoressothatitcouldpursuetradewiththeQingDynasty17.
Washingtonwantedtoseetheshipcarrytheflag
aroundtheglobe,andtoforge18newtieswithnationslikeChina.ThisisacommonAmericanimpulse19—thedesiretoreachfornewhorizons,andtoforgenewpartnershipsthataremu-tuallybeneficial.
Overthetwocenturiesthathavefollowed,thecurrentsofhistoryhavesteered20therela-tionshipbetweenourcountriesinmanydirections.winds,
Andeveninthemidstoftumultuous21
Forinstance,
ourpeoplehadopportunitiestoforgedeepandevendramaticties.
AmericanswillneverforgetthehospitalityshowntoourpilotswhowereshotdownoveryoursoilduringWorldWarII,andcaredforbyChinesecivilianswhoriskedallthattheyhadbydoingso.AndChineseveterans22ofthatwarstillwarmlygreetthoseAmericanveteranswhoreturntothesiteswheretheyfoughttohelpliberateChinafromoccupation23.
Adifferentkindofconnectionwasmadenearly40yearsagowhenthefrostbetweenour
13.GeorgeWashington乔治·华盛顿，
美国第一任总统。
18.forge[f蘅蘼d廾]达成，使形成。19.impulse[＇imp蘧ls]推动力。20.steer[sti藜]驾驶，掌舵，行进。22.veteran[＇vet藜r藜n]老兵，退伍军人。23.occupation[謣蘅kju＇pei蘩藜n]占领，侵占。21.tumultuous[tju＇m蘧ltju藜s]混乱的，无序的。
14.commission[k藜＇mi蘩藜n]授权，委任。15.theEmpressofChina中国“皇后号”。16.setsailfor开船，启航。17.QingDynasty清朝。
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countriesbegantothaw24throughthesimplegameoftabletennis.Theveryunlikelynatureofthisengagementcontributedtoitssuccess—becauseforallourdifferences,bothourcom-monhumanityandoursharedcuriositywererevealed25.AsoneAmericanplayerdescribedhisvisittoChina—“Thepeoplearejustlikeus...ThecountryisverysimilartoAmerica,butstillverydifferent.”
OfcoursethissmallopeningwasfollowedbytheachievementoftheShanghaiCommu-nique,andtheeventualestablishmentofformalrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChi-nain1979.Andinthreedecades,justlookathowfarwehavecome.
In1979,tradebetweentheUnitedStatesandChinastoodatroughly$5billion—todayittopsover$400billioneachyear.
Thecommerceaffectsourpeople’slivesinsomany
ways.AmericaimportsfromChinamanyofthecomputerpartsweuse,theclotheswewear;andweexporttoChinamachinerythathelpspoweryourindustry.ThistradecouldcreateevenmorejobsonbothsidesofthePacific,whileallowingourpeopletoenjoyabetterqual-ityoflife.Andasdemandbecomesmorebalanced,itcanleadtoevenbroaderprosperity26.
In1979,thepoliticalcooperationbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinawasrootedlarge-lyin27oursharedrivalry28withtheSovietUnion29.Today,wehaveapositive,constructiveandcomprehensiverelationshipthatopensthedoortopartnershiponthekeyglobalissuesofourtime—economicrecoveryandthedevelopmentofcleanenergy;stoppingthespreadofnuclearweaponsandthescourge30ofclimatechange;thepromotionofpeaceandsecurityinAsiaandaroundtheglobe.Alloftheseissueswillbeontheagenda31tomorrowwhenImeetwithPresidentHu.
Andin1979,theconnectionsamongourpeoplewerelimited.Today,weseethecurios-ityofthoseping-pongplayersmanifested32inthetiesthatarebeingforgedacrossmanysec-tors.ThesecondhighestnumberofforeignstudentsintheUnitedStatescomesfromChina,andwe’veseena50percentincreaseinthestudyofChineseamongourownstudents.Therearenearly200“friendshipcities”drawingourcommunitiestogether.AmericanandChinesescientistscooperateonnewresearchanddiscovery.Andofcourse,YaoMingisjustonesig-nalofoursharedloveofbasketball—I’monlysorrythatIwon’tbeabletoseeaShanghaiSharks33gamewhileI’mvisiting.
Itisnocoincidence34thattherelationshipbetweenourcountrieshasaccompaniedape-24.thaw[夼蘅蘼]解冻，变缓和。25.reveal[ri＇vi蘼l]展现，显示。26.prosperity[pr蘅s＇periti]繁荣，兴旺。27.berootedin扎根于。
28.rivalry[＇raiv藜lri]竞争，对抗，敌对。29.theSovietUnion苏联。
30.scourge[sk藜蘼d廾]苦难的根源，灾祸。31.agenda[藜＇d廾end藜]议程。32.manifest[＇m覸nifest]显露，表明。33.ShanghaiSharks上海大鲨鱼篮球队。34.coincidence[k藜u＇insid藜ns]巧合。
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riodofpositivechange.Chinahasliftedhundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty—anaccomplishmentunparalleled35inhumanhistory—whileplayingalargerroleinglobalevents.AndtheUnitedStateshasseenoureconomygrowalongwiththestandardoflivingenjoyedbyourpeople,whilebringingtheColdWar36toasuccessfulconclusion.
ThereisaChineseproverb:
“Considerthepast,
andyoushallknowthefuture.”37
Surely,wehaveknownsetbacks38andchallengesoverthelast30years.Ourrelationshiphasnotbeenwithoutdisagreementanddifficulty.Butthenotionthatwemustbeadversaries39isnotpredestined40—notwhenweconsiderthepast.Indeed,becauseofourcooperation,boththeUnitedStatesandChinaaremoreprosperous41andmoresecure.Wehaveseenwhatispossiblewhenwebuilduponourmutualinterests,andengageonthebasisofmutualrespect.
Andyetthesuccessofthatengagementdependsuponunderstanding—onsustaining42
anopendialogue,andlearningaboutoneanotherandfromoneanother.ForjustasthatAmericantabletennisplayerpointedout—wesharemuchincommonashumanbeings,butourcountriesaredifferentincertainways.
Ibelievethateachcountrymustchartitsowncourse43.Chinaisanancientnation,withadeeplyrootedculture.TheUnitedStates,bycomparison,isayoungnation,whosecultureisdeterminedbythemanydifferentimmigrantswhohavecometoourshores,foundingdocumentsthatguideourdemocracy44.
Thosedocumentsputforwardasimplevisionofhumanaffairs,andtheyenshrine45sev-eralcoreprinciples—thatallmenandwomenarecreatedequal,andpossesscertainfunda-mentalrights;thatgovernmentshouldreflectthewillofthepeopleandrespondtotheirwish-es;thatcommerceshouldbeopen,informationfreelyaccessible;andthatlaws,andnotsim-plymen,shouldguaranteetheadministration46ofjustice.
Ofcourse,thestoryofournationisnotwithoutitsdifficultchapters.Inmanyways—overmanyyears—wehavestruggledtoadvancethepromiseoftheseprinciplestoallofourpeople,andtoforgeamoreperfectunion.Wefoughtaverypainfulcivilwar47,andfreedaportionofourpopulationfromslavery.Ittooktimeforwomentobeextended48therighttovote,workerstowintherighttoorganize,andforimmigrantsfromdifferentcornersofthe
andbythe
35.unparalleled[蘧n＇p覸r藜leld]无可比拟的。36.ColdWar冷战。
37.Considerthepast,andyoushallknowthe
future.前事不忘，后世之师。38.setback阻碍，挫折。
39.adversary[＇覸dv藜s藜ri]对手，敌手。40.predestine[pri(蘼)＇destin]预定，注定。41.prosperous[＇pr蘅sp藜r藜s]繁荣兴旺的。
42.sustain[s藜s＇tein]持续。43.chartitsowncourse
标明自己的航线（路线）。
44.democracy[di＇m蘅kr藜si]民主。45.enshrine[in＇蘩rain]铭记，珍藏。47.civilwar内战。
48.extend[iks＇tend]扩展，扩大。46.administration[藜dminis＇trei蘩藜n]执行。
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globetobefullyembraced.
Noneofthiswaseasy.
Evenaftertheywerefreed,
AfricanAmericanspersevered
throughconditionsthatwereseparateandnotequal,beforewinningfullandequalrights.
Butwemadeprogressbecauseofourbeliefinthosecoreprin-ciples,whichhaveservedasourcompass49throughthedarkestofstorms.ThatiswhyLin-colncouldstandupinthemidstofcivilwaranddeclareitastruggletoseewhetheranyna-tion,conceivedinliberty,and“dedicatedtotheproposition50thatallmenarecreatedequal”couldlongendure.ThatiswhyDr.MartinLutherKing51couldstandonthestepsoftheLin-colnMemorial52andaskthatournationliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed53.That’swhyimmigrantsfromChinatoKenya54couldfindahomeonourshores;whyopportunityisavail-abletoallwhowouldworkforit;andwhysomeonelikeme,wholessthan50yearsagowouldhavehadtroublevotinginsomepartsofAmerica,isnowabletoserveasitsPresident.
AndthatiswhyAmericawillalwaysspeakoutforthesecoreprinciplesaroundtheworld.Wedonotseektoimposeanysystemofgovernmentonanyothernation,butwealsodon’tbelievethattheprinciplesthatwestandforareuniquetoournation.
Thesefreedoms
ofexpressionandworship—ofaccesstoinformationandpoliticalparticipation—webe-lieveareuniversalrights.Theyshouldbeavailabletoallpeople,includingethnic55andre-ligiousminorities—whethertheyareintheUnitedStates,China,oranynation.Indeed,itisthatrespectforuniversalrightsthatguidesAmerica’sopennesstoothercountries;ourre-spectfordifferentcultures;ourcommitment56tointernationallaw;andourfaithinthefuture.
TheseareallthingsthatyoushouldknowaboutAmerica.IalsoknowthatwehavemuchtolearnaboutChina.Lookingaroundatthismagnificent57city—andlookingaroundthisroom—Idobelievethatournationsholdsomethingimportantincommon,andthatisabe-liefinthefuture.NeithertheUnitedStatesnorChinaiscontenttorestonourachievements.ForwhileChinaisanancientnation,youarealsoclearlylookingaheadwithconfidence,am-bition,andacommitmenttoseethattomorrow’sgenerationcandobetterthantoday’s.
Inadditiontoyourgrowingeconomy,weadmireChina’sextraordinarycommitmenttoscienceandresearch—acommitmentborneout58ineverythingfromtheinfrastructure59youbuildtothetechnologyyouuse.Chinaisnowtheworld’slargestInternetuser—whichiswhyweweresopleasedtoincludetheInternetasapartoftoday’sevent.Thiscountrynowhastheworld’slargestmobilephonenetwork,anditisinvestinginthenewformsofenergy
49.compass[＇k蘧mp藜s]罗盘，指南针。50.proposition[謣pr蘅p藜＇zi蘩藜n]主张。51.MartinLutherKing马丁·路德·金。52.LincolnMemorial林肯纪念堂。53.creed[kri蘼d]信条。54.Kenya肯尼亚。
55.ethnic[＇e夼nik]种族的。
56.commitment[k藜＇mitm藜nt]承担义务，许诺。57.magnificent[m覸弈＇nifisnt]壮丽的，雄伟的。58.bearout证实。
59.infrastructure[＇infr藜＇str蘧kt蘩藜]基础结构。
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thatcanbothsustaingrowthandcombatclimatechange—andI’mlookingforwardtodeep-eningthepartnershipbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinainthiscriticalareatomorrow.Butaboveall,IseeChina’sfutureinyou—youngpeoplewhosetalentanddedication60anddreamswilldosomuchtohelpshapethe21stcentury.
I’vesaidmanytimesthatIbelievethatourworldisnowfundamentallyinterconnect-ed61.Thejobswedo,theprosperitywebuild,theenvironmentweprotect,thesecuritythatweseek—allofthesethingsareshared.Andgiventhatinterconnection,powerinthe21stcenturyisnolongerazero-sumgame62;onecountry’ssuccessneednotcomeattheexpenseofanother.AndthatiswhytheUnitedStatesinsistswedonotseektocontain63China’srise.Onthecontrary,wewelcomeChinaasastrongandprosperousandsuccessfulmemberofthecommunityofnations—aChinathatdrawson64therights,strengths,andcreativityofindi-vidualChineselikeyou.
Toreturntotheproverb—considerthepast.Weknowthatmoreistobegainedwhengreatpowerscooperatethanwhentheycollide65.
Thatisalessonthathumanbeingshave
learnedtimeandagain,andthatistheexampleofthehistorybetweenournations.AndIbe-lievestronglythatcooperationmustgobeyondourgovernment.Itmustberootedinourpeo-ple—inthestudiesweshare,thebusinessthatwedo,theknowledgethatwegain,andeveninthesportsthatweplay.AndthesebridgesmustbebuiltbyyoungmenandwomenjustlikeyouandyourcounterpartsinAmerica.
That’swhyI’mpleasedtoannouncethattheUnitedStateswilldramaticallyexpandthenumberofourstudentswhostudyinChinato100,000.Andtheseexchangesmarkaclearcommitmenttobuildtiesamongourpeople,assurelyasyouwillhelpdeterminethedestiny66ofthe21stcentury.AndI’mabsolutelyconfidentthatAmericahasnobetterambassadorstoofferthanouryoungpeople.Forthey,justlikeyou,arefilledwithtalentandenergyandop-timism67aboutthehistorythatisyettobewritten.
Soletthisbethenextstepinthesteadypursuitofcooperationthatwillserveourna-tions,andtheworld.Andifthere’sonethingthatwecantakefromtoday’sdialogue,Ihopethatitisacommitmenttocontinuethisdialoguegoingforward.
Sothankyouverymuch.AndIlookforwardnowtotakingsomequestionsfromallofyou.Thankyouverymuch.
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60.dedication[謣dedi＇kei蘩藜n]贡献，奉献。61.interconnected（彼此）有联系的，
相互依存的。
永远为零。
63.contain[k藜n＇tein]控制，抑制。64.drawon吸收，招来，临近。66.destiny[＇destini]命运。
67.optimism[＇蘅ptimiz藜m]乐观主义。65.collide[k藜＇laid]碰撞，冲突。
指在一项游戏中，参加者有输有赢，赢家所得正好是输家所失，总成绩
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