中國官員在美國大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上的講話

非常榮幸參加貴校今年的畢業(yè)典禮。我要向在座的畢業(yè)生表示最熱烈的祝賀。今天是個不平凡的日子。 一個充滿了喜悅，歡慶和憧憬的日子。俗話說：“一分耕耘，一分收獲。”經(jīng)過幾年的勤奮學(xué)習(xí)，你們的付出終于得到了回報。
I am honored to attend the your college’s commencement ceremony and wish to express my warmest congratulations to all the students who graduated today. Today is an extraordinary day, a day full of happiness, joy and aspiration. As a saying goes:”No pain, no gain.” Today, your years of efforts is finally answered.

人生中畢業(yè)是一個重要的里程碑，關(guān)于畢業(yè)之后的事，得益于人生經(jīng)驗。或許我比各位知道的略多一些。這里我想說的是，第一要保持干勁。畢業(yè)典禮這個詞在英語里是開始的意思。因此，畢業(yè)并不是結(jié)束，畢業(yè)意味著你們有所準備。但它不會自然而然地將你們引向成功。是否能抓住機遇，獲得成功要看你們未來的作為,而不是過去的成績。
Graduation is an important milestone in one’s life. What will take place after one graduates depends on the encounters in his life. Maybe I am a little better informed than some of you presented today. Here is my message. First, one must continue to work hard. In English, Commencement means the beginning. Therefore, graduation means more than an end. It means you are somewhat prepared, but it will never lead you to success as a matter of course. Whether you can seize opportunities and succeed depends more on what you will do in the future rather than what you have done in the past.?

第二，要保持自信，人生不會一帆風(fēng)順。它總是跌宕起伏，充滿挑戰(zhàn)。從挫折中學(xué)到知識將使你們更加明智和堅強。第三，要保持全球意識，在當(dāng)今全球化進程中，單靠一國之力無法解決世界上的重大問題。各國相互依賴，利益交織，形成了一個利益共同體。
Secondly, you must have confidence in yourself. Life is anything but uneventful. Instead, it is filled with twists and turns and challenges. Learning from setbacks makes you wiser and stronger. Thirdly, one must maintain a global vision. In the process of globalization today, it is impossible for any country to resolve the major issues in the world by itself. The countries in the world are interdependent with their interests intertwined to become a community.??

第四段應(yīng)對全球問題，靠得是全球合作，而合作則呼喚全球意識。我們兩國有著不同的歷史背景、社會制度，文化傳統(tǒng)和經(jīng)濟發(fā)展水平。如果我們能夠認同并寬容這種差異，相互理解就并非難事，就容易形成全球同識。
Dealing with the global issues needs the global cooperation, which calls for a global awareness. We two countries are different in our historical backgrounds, social institutions, cultural traditions and levels of economic development. If we can identify and tolerate the disparity, it will not be a different matter for us to have mutual understanding and consensus on global issues.