克林頓總統1998年在西安的演講
名人演講稿
MayorFeng,GovernorCheng,SecretaryLi,NiMenHao.Thankyouforthekeytoyourcityandforthismagnificentwelcome.Hereinthisancientcapital,Chinaseemsveryyoungtometonight,bleedwithbothaproudhistoryandthepromiseoftomorrow.Xi”anwasperhathemostopenandculturallyadvancedcityintheentireworld.Fromthisplace,traderoutesextendedthroughAsiatoEuropeandAfrica.Andtothisplace,greatthinkerscame,readingphilosophyandnewideasthathavecontributedtothegreatneofChina.
IlookforwardtoseeingtheTerracottaWarriors(兵馬俑),theoldcitywalls,theMuslimquarter.IlookforwardtolearningmoreaboutChina”sgreatcontributiotothestoreofhuman
knowledgefrommedicineandprinting,tomathematicsandastronomy.Discoveriesonwhichsomuchofthewholeworldprogreisbased.AndIwanttoseemoreofthenewnationyouarebuildingonascaleeventheemperorscouldnothaveforeseen.
Chinathatgaveusprinting,nowboastfaxmachines,computersandcellphones.Xi”anishometofilmmakers,internetexplorers,businepeopleofeverydescription.Hereinthiscity,
famousforcalligraphy,anewchapterinChina”sstoryisbeingwritten.版權所有
WeAmericaadmireyouraccomplishments,youreconomy,yourhardwork,creativityandvision,youreffortsagaithungerandpoverty,yourworkwithusonpeaceandstabilityinKoreaandSouthAsia.AnewdayisdawningfortheChinesepeople.ForChina”sgreatneliesasalwayswithitspeople.
OurownhistoryhasconvincedAmericathatthegreatneofanycountryismeasuredinitspeople,intheirsharedreverenceforfamilyandcommunity,forworkandlearning,andintheir
individualthoughts,beliefs,andcreativity.
Inthisglobalinformationagewherebotheconomicgrowthandindividualoortunityarebasedonideas,acommitmenttoprovidingallhumanbeingstheoortunitytodeveloptheirfullpotential,isvitaltothestrengthandsucceofthenewChinaaswell.
AsItravelacroChina,IhopetolearnasmuchasIcanabouttheChinesepeople,yourhistory,andyourdreamsforthefuture.AndIhopetohelptheChinesepeopleunderstandmoreofAmerican”shistory,theleotheAmericanpeoplehavedrawnfromit,andthedreamswe
holdforthe21stCentury.