美国驻华大使骆家辉北外演讲稿英汉对照

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Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke

美国驻华大使骆家辉演讲稿

Beijing Foreign Studies University

北京外国语大学

September 9, 2011

2011

年

9

月

9

日

President Chen, faculty and students of Beijing Foreign Studies University:

陈校长，北京外国语大学的教职员工和同学们：

Thank you for inviting me here today. It is truly an honor to be here, and I congratulate you on

celebrating your 70th anniversary.

感谢你们今天邀请我来这里。非常荣幸来到这里 ，并祝贺你们

70

周年校庆。

The start of a school year marks a new beginning for students. And so it’s fitting that I’m here to

talk about a new beginning of my own.

新学年的开始，

对学生们来说标志着一 个新起点，

所以也正适合我在这儿谈谈我自己的新起

点。

I want to say how grateful I am for the warm welcome that my family and I have received from

the Chinese people.

我要说，我非常感谢中国人民对我家人和我的热情欢迎。

As

you

know,

my

ancestral

home

is

in

Taishan

in

Guangdong

province.

Since

our

arrival,

the

people of China have made my entire family feel, simply put: at home

—

And we are grateful.

< p>
正如你们所知，

我的祖籍在广东省台山。

从自我们 抵达以后，

中国人民就让我们全家人感觉，

简单地说，像在家里 一样

——

我们很感谢。

I know that there are very high expectations for my tenure as ambassador.

我知道人们对我作为大使的任期有着非常高的期望。

I

understand

why:

I

am

the

first

Chinese-American

to

hold

this

post.

And

I

do

have

a

proven

record:

我知 道为什么。我是第一个担任此职的华裔美国人。并且，我确实有着过硬的经历：

As a governor;

作为一名州长；

As Commerce Secretary; and

作为商务部长；还有

As a man who has mastered the art of buying his own coffee AND carrying his own luggage!

作为一个掌握了自己买咖啡和自己背包这门艺术的男人。

I will do the best I can as U.S. Ambassador.

作为美国大使，我会尽自己最大努力。

And although there is much work ahead to strengthen and expand U.S.-China cooperation

—

and

to

mana

ge

our

differences

when

we

don’t

see

eye

-to-eye

—

I

begin

my

ambassadorship

with

confidence that the overall state of our relationship is strong.

尽管还要做很多工作来加 强和扩大美中合作，并且要在我们意见不一时处理好我们的分歧，

但在上任之际，我坚信 我们的整体关系是强劲有力的。

One thing I do know is that the people in this room will have a lot of influence in the future of the

U.S.-China relationship.

我所确 知的一点是，这里在座的人将来会对美中关系有很大的影响力。

For

70

years,

Beijing

Foreign

Studies

University

has

been

a

training

ground

for

hundreds

of

China’s top leaders, including my friend and YOUR

ambassador to the U.S., Zhang Yesui.

70

年来，北京外国语大学一直是 数以百计的中国高层领导人的培训基地，包括我的朋友及

你们的驻美大使张业遂。

Whatever your careers, in the years ahead, you will be the international face of China, and your

choices

will

determine

the

steps

China

takes

in

confronting

its

own

—

and

the

world’s

—

challenges.

在未来岁月中，

无论你们从事什么职业，

你们 将是中国的国际形象，

你们的选择将决定中国

在面对自己及世界 的挑战时采取什么样的步骤。

But today, I’d like to discuss the steps I believe we must all take in strengthening the US

- China

relationship.

不过，今天我想讨论我相信在加 强美中关系中我们所有人都必须采取的步骤。

To understand where the U.S.-

China relationship is going, it’s helpful to remember just how far it

has come already.

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要了解中美关系的走向，回顾一下它已经走过了多远的历程是有益的。

When

I

first

attended

college

in

1968,

a

gathering

like

this

would

not

have

been

possible

—

because America did not even have an ambassador in Beijing.

当我在

19 68

年刚上大学时，

这样的聚会是不可能的

——

因为美国甚至还没有驻北京的大使。

Contrast

that

with

today,

when

it

could

be

argued

that

the

U.S.-China

bond

is

one

of

the

most

important bilateral relationships in the world.

与之相比，可以说，今天的美中纽带是世界上最重要的双边关系 之一。

For 40 years, our two countries have been increasing our cooperation and interconnectedness for a

very simple reason:

40

年来，我们两国一直在增强我们的合作和 相互联系，原因很简单：

It is in our mutual interest.

这是我们的共同利益。

Millions of jobs are sustained in China and the United States by the trade we do with one another.

American consumers benefit from the goods made in China and daily the Chinese people rely on

high quality U.S. products and services. And, as our companies make investments in each other’s

countries, we are creating jobs for our peoples.

我 们彼此的贸易支撑着中国和美国数百万份工作。

美国消费者受益于中国制造的商品，

而中

国人民每天都依赖于美国高质量的产品和服务。

而且，

当我们在对方国家投资的时候，

我们

< p>
为我们的人民创造工作机会。

Every

year,

the

comprehensive

Strategic

and

Economic

Dialogue

brings

together

policymakers

from

across

both

governments

to

discuss

topics

ranging

from

breaking

down

trade

barriers

to

economic cooperation to collaborating on pressing regional and global issues.

每年，

全面的

“

战略与经济对话

”

将两国政府各部门的决策者汇聚到一起，

商讨从打破贸易壁

垒、到经济合作、到就紧迫的区域和全球事务展开协作等一系列问题。

To meet the challenge of global climate change, the U.S. and China can build on a legacy of over

30 years of cooperation on Science and Technology issues.

为了应对全球气候变化的挑战，美国和中国可以继续发展我们在科技领域

30

多年的合作传

统。

Similarly,

the

United

States

and

China

share

an

interest

in

maintaining

peace

and

prosperity

around the world.

同样，美国和中国在维护世界各地和平与繁荣上有着共同利益。

Our defense ties extend back to World War II, when our soldiers fought and sacrificed together.

我们的防务关系可以追溯到第二次世界大战，我们的军人那时曾一 起作战牺牲。

Today,

our

defense

interactions

take

place

at

the

most

senior

levels,

with

the

PLA

Chief

of

the

General

Staff

and

the

U.S.

Chairman

of

the

Joint

Chiefs

of

Staff

working

to

improve

lines

of

communication and strengthen the U.S.-China military to military relationship.

今天，

我们有最高层的防务互动，

人民解放军总 参谋长和美国参谋长联席会议主席在努力改

善沟通渠道，加强美中军方对军方关系。

Perhaps

our

greatest

security

challenge

is

the

existential

threat

posed

by

the

proliferation

of

nuclear weapons and materials, in particular from North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.

也许我们最大的安全挑战是核武器和核材 料扩散所构成的生存威胁，

特别是北韩的核计划和

导弹计划。< /p>

China has been a vital partner as chair of the Six-Party Talks, with a unique role because of its

historic relationship with, and influence on, North Korea. The United States and China share the

common goals of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and North Korea’s complete and

verifiable denuclearization in a peaceful manner.

中国作为六方会谈的主席一直是重要的合作伙伴，

并因之与北韩的历史关系和对其的影响力

而发挥着独特作用。< /p>

朝鲜半岛的和平与繁荣以及北韩以和平方式实现全面和可核查的无核化

是美国和中国的共同目标。

Our

countries

must

also

continue

to

work

together

to

address

the

Iranian

nuclear

program.

We

have

coordinated

an

effective

dual-track

approach

—

leveraging

international

diplomacy

and

sanctions

—

with the other Permanent UN Security Council members as well as Germany to send

a clear message from the international community to the Iranian regime that it must live up to its

international obligations.

我 们两国也必须继续在处理伊朗核计划上共同努力。

我们已经与联合国安理会常任理事国的

其他成员以及德国协调采取了有效的双轨方式

——

利用国际外交和制裁

——

向伊朗政权发

出了国际社会的明确信息，即它必须履行自己的国际义务。

And the examples of shared security interests go on: from Afghanistan to Sudan.

关于共同安全利益的例子还有很多：从阿富汗到苏丹。

We may not always initially agree on exactly how best to achieve our shared objectives. But when

we successfully work together we often find mutually beneficial outcomes that serve the interests

of all parties.

我们也许不是总能够在一开始就对如何最好达到我们的共同目标取得完全一致，

但当我们成

功地一起努力时

，我们经常能够取得满足各方利益的互利的结果。

Think broadly about the contributions our nations have made to civilization. I recently visited the

Diaoyutai guest house where four wood panels illustrate the Chinese contributions that defined the

world for centuries: the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and the printing press.

畅想一下我们两国对文明所作出的 贡献。最近我访问了钓鱼台国宾馆，那里有四幅木板画，

展现中国对世界数百年发展所作 的贡献：指南针、火药、造纸和印刷术。

And in the United States, we take great pride in our contributions

—

such as the light bulb, the

television,

the

personal

computer,

and

the

Internet,

which

has

changed

all

of

our

lives

so

profoundly.

在美国 ，我们为我们的贡献而倍感自豪

——

如电灯，电视，个人电脑， 以及如此

深刻地改变了我们生活方方面面的互联网。

From the flash of gunpowder to the light of electricity, from the printed page to a webpage, from

navigating the waters of the globe to navigating the Internet, our two nations have contributed so

much to the world of today.

从火药引爆的闪光到电力带来的灯光，从印刷纸页到 网页，从漫游世界水域到漫游互联网，

我们两个国家对今天的世界贡献良多。

< p>

Think about what we can do, in partnership, to improve the world of tomorrow.

思考一下，通过合作，我们能为改善明天的世界做些什么。

So many problems in the world today

—

from climate change, to poverty and disease

—

simply

will not be solved without strong U.S.-China cooperation.

今天世界上有这么多问题

——

从气候变化，到贫困和疾病

——

没有强大的美 中合作，根本

无法得到解决。

That’s why I’d like to state unequivocally that the United States welcomes the rise of a prosperous

and successful China that plays a greater role in world affairs.

正因为如此，

我要明确地说，

美国欢迎 一个繁荣和成功中国的崛起并在世界事务中发挥更大

作用。

I reject the notion that China and the United States are engaged in a zero-sum competition, where

one side must fall for the other to rise.

我不同意这样的说法，即中国和美国 是在进行一场零和竞争，一方崛起，另一方就要衰落。

We can and must achieve security and prosperity together.

我们可以，而且我们必须共同实现安全和繁荣。

Certainly,

we

will

have

our

disagreements.

That’s

to

be

expected

from

two

large

and

complex

nations with different histories and different political systems.

当然，

我们将有分歧。

对于有不同历史和不同政治体系的两个复杂的大国来说，

这在意料之

中。

As

an

example,

let

me

take

a

moment

to

speak

about

the

issue

of

human

rights,

which

is

an

essential element of U.S. global policy. In discussing this issue, with China or any other country,

we start from the premise that all people are entitled to the protections contained in the Universal

Declaration

of

Human

Rights.

These

are

universal

standards,

and

they

include

the

right

to

due

process of law, to be able to speak freely, to associate openly, to pray in the manner one chooses

and to enjoy the benefits of a free press.

举

个例子，请让我花点时间来谈谈人 权问题，这是美国全球政策的一个基本要素。在与中

国或任何其他国家讨论这个问题时， 我们都从一个前提开始，即所有人都有权

享受《世界

人权宣言》

中所载的保护。这些都是普世的标准，

它们包括有权享受正当法律程序，能够畅

所欲言，公开结社，以自己选择的方式祷告， 以及享受新闻自

由的益处。

We believe that societies that respect human rights and address the aspirations of their people are

more prosperous, successful and stable.

我们相信尊重人权并满足人民愿望的社会更加繁荣、成功和稳 定。

And, of course, we will compete economically

—

as we should, because healthy, fair competition

prompts companies to be more efficient with lower cost goods and helps spur new innovations and

products.

当然 ，

我们将在经济上竞争

——

我们应该这 样，

因为健康、

公平的竞争促使企业的效率更高，

商品的成本更低，而且有助于激发新的创新和产品。

But competition and disagreements can’t obscure the fact that we are moving ever closer together.

The

important

thing

is

that

we

have

mechanisms

to

broaden

our

areas

of

cooperation

while