布什清華演講中英文版
胡副主席，非常感謝您的歡迎致辭。非常感謝您在這里接待我和我的夫人勞拉。
非常感謝各位對我的熱情接待，很榮幸來到中國，清華大學(xué)是世界最偉大的學(xué)府之一。我也知道清華大學(xué)對于胡副主席有著十分重要的意義，他不僅在這里獲得了學(xué)位，而且是在這里與他優(yōu)雅的夫人相識的。我想同時也感謝在座的各位學(xué)生給我這個機(jī)會，跟大家見面，談一談我自己的國家，并且回答大家的一些問題。
清華大學(xué)的治學(xué)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和聲望聞名于世，我也知道能考入這所大學(xué)也是一個成就，祝賀你們。我不知道大家是不是知道這一點(diǎn)，我和我的太太有兩個女兒，她們像你們一樣正在上大學(xué)，有一個女兒上的是德州大學(xué)，有一個女兒是上耶魯大學(xué)，她們是雙胞胎。我對我們的兩個女兒倍感驕傲，我想你們的父母對你們的成就同樣也是引以為榮的。
我這次訪華恰逢重要的周年紀(jì)念日，副主席剛才也談到了，30年前的這一周，一個美國總統(tǒng)來到了中國，他的訪華之旅目的是為了結(jié)束兩國間長達(dá)數(shù)十年的隔閡和數(shù)百年的相互猜疑。尼克松總統(tǒng)向世界顯示了兩個迥然不同的政府能夠本著相互的利益、相互的尊重來到一起。那天他們離開機(jī)場的時候，周恩來總理對尼克松總統(tǒng)說了這樣一番話，他說你與我的握手越過了世界上最為遼闊的海洋，這個海洋就是互不交往的25年。自從那時以來，美國和中國已經(jīng)握過多次的友誼之手和商業(yè)之手。
隨著我們兩國間接觸的日益頻繁，我們兩國的國民也逐漸地加深了對彼此的了解，這是非常非常重要的。曾經(jīng)一度，美國人只知道中國是歷史悠久的、偉大的國家，以及她的文明。今天我們?nèi)匀豢吹街袊钚兄匾暭彝ァW(xué)業(yè)和榮譽(yù)的良好傳統(tǒng)。同時，我們看到中國正日益成為世界上最富有活力和創(chuàng)造力的國家之一。這一點(diǎn)最佳的驗(yàn)證便是在座諸位所具備的知識和潛力。
中國正走在一個興起的道路上，而美國歡迎一個強(qiáng)大、和平與繁榮的中國的出現(xiàn)。
我同美國人在更進(jìn)一步了解中國的同時，也擔(dān)心中國人不一定總是能夠很清楚地看到我的國家的真實(shí)面貌，這里面有多種原因，其中有一些是我們自己造成的。我們的電影，還有電視節(jié)目，往往并沒有全面反映出美國。
我們成功的企業(yè)顯示了美國商業(yè)的力量。但是我們的精神、我們的社區(qū)精神，還有我們相互對彼此的貢獻(xiàn)往往并不像我們金錢方面的成功那樣的顯而易見。
我的國家毫無疑問確實(shí)有自己的一些問題和缺陷，像大部分的國家一樣，我們正走在一個漫長的道路上。
自由賦予我們自己國民許多的權(quán)利，同樣也要求他們有重大的責(zé)任。美國是一個法制的國家，我們的法院是獨(dú)立的。我是總統(tǒng)，哪怕是我也無法告訴法院要如何來判案，行政部門、立法部門，任何一個成員都不可以。根據(jù)我們的法律，每個人都是自由平等的，沒有任何人可以凌駕于法律之上。
美國的媽媽們、爸爸們疼愛他們的孩子，為他們辛勤的勞動作出犧牲，因?yàn)槲覀兿嘈�，下一代的生活總會更好。在我們的家庭中我們可以找到關(guān)愛，可以學(xué)習(xí)如何負(fù)起責(zé)任，如何陶冶人格。很多美國人都主動的抽出時間為其他人提供服務(wù)，有很多人每周都拿出時間為社區(qū)服務(wù)，他們輔導(dǎo)兒童，探訪病人，照顧老人，并且?guī)椭鲈S許多多的事情。這就是我的國家的一大優(yōu)點(diǎn)。人們主動的承擔(dān)起責(zé)任，幫助他人。
如果你去美國旅行的話，你會見到來自不同種族背景，有著不同信仰的人。我們是一個多元化、多姿多彩的國家，在那里有230萬華人，他們在那里繁衍生息。在我們大公司的辦公室里有華人工作，在美國政府中有華人工作，在奧林匹克比賽中代表美國參加滑冰比賽的也有華人。
我在1975年有幸訪問過中國，在座有一些人當(dāng)時可能還沒有出生，這表明我有多么老了。從那以來，貴國發(fā)生了巨大的變化，中國取得了舉世聞名的成就，在開放方面、在企業(yè)方面、在經(jīng)濟(jì)自由方面都是如此，人們從所有進(jìn)步中可以看到中國有著巨大的潛力，中國已經(jīng)加入了世界貿(mào)易組織。一個現(xiàn)代化的中國將有一個完善的法制，規(guī)范其商業(yè)活動，也保護(hù)其公民的權(quán)利。諸位，你們這一代建設(shè)新中國，需要貴國傳統(tǒng)中博大精深的智慧。
在中國如今經(jīng)濟(jì)成功的背后，有著有活力的人才。清華大學(xué)不僅在培養(yǎng)專家，它也是在培育公民。公民在他們國家的事務(wù)中不是袖手旁觀者，他們是建設(shè)未來的參與者。
中國在包容各種宗教方面有著古老的傳統(tǒng)。中國將使世界矚目，也使世界更加豐富。再過6年，來自美國和世界的運(yùn)動員將到貴國來參加奧林匹克比賽。我堅(jiān)信，他們能見到的中國將變成更加強(qiáng)大國家，一個走在世界前沿的國家，一個與世界和平相處的國家。
謝謝諸位讓我到此來發(fā)言。
以下是布什演講的英文全文：
Vice President Hu, thank you very much for your kind and generous remarks. Thank you for welcoming me and my wife, Laura, here.
I see she's keeping pretty good company with the secretary of state, Colin Powell.
It's good to see you, Mr. Secretary.
And I see my national security adviser, Ms. Condoleezza Rice, who at one time was the provost of Stanford University, so she's comfortable on university campuses such as this. Thank you for being here, Condi.
I'm so grateful for the hospitality and honored for the reception at one of China's and the world's great universities. This university was founded, interestingly enough, with the support of my country, to further ties between our two nations. I know how important this place is to your vice president. He not only received his degree here but, more importantly, he met his gracious wife here.
I want to thank the students for giving me the chance to meet with you, the chance to talk a little bit about my country, and answer some of your questions.
The standards and reputation of this university are known around the world, and I know what an achievement it is to be here. So congratulations.
I don't know if you know this or not, but my wife and I have two daughters who are in college, just like you. One goes to the University of Texas, one goes to Yale. They're twins. And we are proud of our daughters just like I'm sure your parents are proud of you.
My visit to China comes on an important anniversary, as the vice president mentioned. Thirty years ago this week an American president arrived in China on a trip designed to end decades of estrangement and confront centuries of suspicion. President Richard Nixon showed the world that two vastly different governments could meet on the grounds of common interest in the spirit of mutual respect.
As they left the airport that day, Premier Zhou En-Lai said this to President Nixon: ``Your handshake came over the vastest ocean in the world - 25 years of no communication.''
During the 30 years since, America and China have exchanged many handshakes of friendship and commerce. And as we have had more contact with each other, the citizens of both countries have gradually learned more about each other. And that's important.
Once America knew China only by its history as a great and enduring civilization. Today we see a China that is still defined by noble traditions of family, scholarship and honor. And we see a China that is becoming one of the most dynamic and creative societies in the world, as demonstrated by the knowledge and potential right here in this room.
China is on a rising path, and America welcomes the emergence of a strong and peaceful and prosperous China.
As America learns more about China, I am concerned that the Chinese people do not always see a clear picture of my country. This happens for many reasons and some of them are our own making. Our movies and television shows often do not portray the values of the real America I know. Our successful businesses show a strength of American commerce but our spirit, community spirit and contributions to each other are not always visible as monetary success.
Some of the erroneous pictures of America are painted by others.My friend the ambassador to China tells me some Chinese textbooks talk of Americans of bullying the weak and repressing the poor.
Another Chinese textbook published just last year teaches that special agents of the FBI are used to repress the working people.
Now, neither of these is true. And while the words may be leftovers from a previous era, they are misleading and they are harmful.
In fact, Americans feel a special responsibility for the weak and the poor. Our government spends billions of dollars to provide health care and food and housing for those who cannot help themselves. And even more important, many of our citizens contribute their own money and time to help those in need.
American compassion also stretches way beyond our borders. We're the number one provider of humanitarian aid to people in need throughout the world.
And as for the men and women of the FBI and law enforcement, they're working people. They, themselves, are working people who devote their lives to fighting crime and corruption.
My country certainly has its share of problems, no question about that. And we have our faults. Like most nations, we're on a long journey toward achieving our own ideals of equality and justice.
Yet there's a reason our nation shines as a beacon of hope and opportunity, a reason many throughout the world dream of coming to America. It's because we're a free nation, where men and women have the opportunity to achieve their dreams.
No matter your background or your circumstance of birth, in America you can get a good education, you can start your own business, you can raise a family, you can worship freely and help elect the leaders of your community and your country. You can support the policies of our government or you're free to openly disagree with them.
Those who fear freedom sometimes argue it could lead to chaos. But it does not. Because freedom means more than every man for himself. Liberty gives our citizens many rights, yet expects them to exercise important responsibilities. Our liberty is given direction and purpose by moral character, shaped in strong families, strong communities, strong religious institutions, and overseen by a strong and fair legal system.
My country's greatest symbol to the world is the Statue of Liberty. And it was designed by special care. I don't know if you've ever seen the Statue of Liberty, but if you look closely, she's holding not one object, but two. In the one hand is the familiar torch, what we call the light of liberty. And in the other hand is a book of law.
We're a nation of laws. Our courts are honest and they are independent.
The president, me, I can't tell the courts how to rule. And neither can any other member of the executive or legislative branch of government.
Under our law, every one stands equal. No one is above the law and no one is beneath it. All political power in America is limited, and it is temporary and only given by the free vote of the people.
We have a constitution, now two centuries old, which limits and balances the power of the three branches of our government: the judicial branch, the legislative branch and the executive branch, of which I'm a part.
Many of the values that guide our life in America are first shaped in our families, just as they are in your country. American moms and dads love their children and work hard and sacrifice for them because we believe life can always be better for the next generation. In our families, we find love and learn responsibility and character.
And many Americans voluntarily devote part of their lives to serving other people. An amazing number, nearly half of all adults in America, volunteer time every week to make their communities better by mentoring children or by visiting the sick or caring for the elderly or helping with thousands of other needs and causes.
This is one of the great strengths of my country. People take responsibility for helping others without being told, motivated by their good hearts and often by their faith.
America is a nation guided by faith. Someone once called us a nation with the soul of a church. This may interest you: 95 percent of Americans say they believe in God. And I'm one of them.
When I met President Jiang Zemin in Shanghai a few months ago, I had the honor of sharing with him how faith changed my life and how faith contributes to the life of my country. Faith points to a moral law beyond man's law and calls us to duties higher than material gain.
Freedom of religion is not something to be feared, it's to be welcomed. Because faith gives us a moral core and teaches us to hold ourselves to high standards, to love and to serve others and to live responsible lives.
If you travel across America and I hope you do someday, if you haven't been there _ you will find people of many different ethnic backgrounds and many different faiths. We're a varied nation. We're a home to 2.3 million Americans of Chinese ancestry, who can be found working in the offices of our corporations or in the Cabinet of the president of the United States or skating for the America Olympic team.
Every immigrant, by taking an oath of allegiance to our country, becomes just as American as the president. America shows that a society can be vast and it can be varied, yet still one country, commanding the allegiance and love of its people.
And all these qualities of America were widely on display on a single day: Sept. 11 - the day when terrorists, murderers, attacked my nation. American policemen and firefighters by the hundreds ran into burning towers in desperation to save their fellow citizens.
Volunteers came from everywhere to help with rescue efforts. Americans donated blood and gave money to help the families of victims. America had prayer services all over our country, and people raised flags to show their pride and unity.
And you need to know none of this was ordered by the government; it happened spontaneously by the initiative of free people.
Life in America shows that liberty paired with law is not to be feared. In a free society, diversity is not disorder, debate is not strife and dissent is not revolution. A free society trusts its citizens to seek greatness in themselves and their country.
It was my honor to visit China in 1975. Some of you weren't even born then. It shows how old I am. And a lot has changed in your country since then. China has made amazing progress in openness and enterprise and economic freedom.
And this progress previews China's great potential.
China has joined the World Trade Organization, and as you live up to its obligations, they inevitably will bring changes to the Chinese legal system. A modern China will have a consistent rule of law to govern commerce and secure the rights of its people.
The new China your generation is building will need the profound wisdom of your traditions. The lure of materialism challenges our society challenges society in our country and in many successful countries.
Your ancient ethic of personal and family responsibility will serve you well.
Behind China's economic success today are talented, brilliant and energetic people. In the near future, those same men and women will play a full and active role in your government.
This university is not simply turning out specialists, it is preparing citizens. And citizens are not spectators in the affairs of their country. They are participants in its future.
Change is coming. China is already having secret ballot and competitive elections at the local level. Nearly 20 years ago a great Chinese leader, Deng Xiaoping, said this, and I want you to hear his words. He said that "China would eventually expand democratic elections all the way to the national level." I look forward to that day.
Tens of millions of Chinese today are relearning Buddhist, Taoist and local religious traditions or practicing Christianity, Islam and other faiths. Regardless of where or how these believers worship, they are no threat to public order. In fact, they make good citizens.
For centuries this country has had a tradition of religious tolerance. My prayer is that all persecution will end so that all in China are free to gather and worship as they wish.
All these changes will lead to a stronger, more confident China, a China that can astonish and enrich the world, a China that your generation will help create.
This is one of the most exciting times in the history of your country, a time when even the grandest hopes seem within your reach.
My nation offers you our respect and our friendship.
Six years from now, athletes from America and around the world will come to your country for the Olympic Games, and I'm confident they will find a China that is becoming a taogua (ph), a leading nation, at peace with its people and at peace with the world.
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2012.9.4