励志作文之杨澜ted演讲稿中英文杨澜TED双语励志演讲稿文档格式.docx
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她在演讲中分享了自己的人生经历,并讲述了当下中国的一些火热现象,演讲虽然不长,但是很多观点都很精辟,值得一看。
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thenightbeforeiwasheadingforscotland,iwasinvitedtohostthefinalofchinasgottalentshowinshanghaiwiththe80,000liveaudienceinthestadium.guesswhowastheperformingguest?
susanboyle.anditoldher,imgoingtoscotlandthenextday.shesangbeautifully,andsheevenmanagedtosayafewwordsinchinese.[chinese]soitsnotlikehelloorthankyou,thatordinarystuff.itmeansgreenonionforfree.whydidshesaythat?
becauseitwasalinefromourchineseparallelsusanboylea50-someyear-oldwoman,avegetablevendorinshanghai,wholovessingingwesternopera,butshedidntunderstandanyenglishorfrenchoritalian,soshemanagedtofillinthelyricswithvegetablenamesinchinese.(laughter)andthelastsentenceofnessundormathatshewassinginginthestadiumwasgreenonionforfree.so[as]susanboylewassayingthat,80,000liveaudiencesangtogether.thatwashilarious.
soiguessbothsusanboyleandthisvegetablevendorinshanghaibelongedtootherness.theyweretheleastexpectedtobesuccessfulinthebusinesscalledentertainment,yettheircourageandtalentbroughtthemthrough.andashowandaplatformgavethemthestagetorealizetheirdreams.well,beingdifferentisnotthatdifficult.wearealldifferentfromdifferentperspectives.butithinkbeingdifferentisgood,becauseyoupresentadifferentpointofview.youmayhavethechancetomakeadifference.
mygenerationhasbeenveryfortunatetowitnessandparticipateinthehistorictransformationofchinathathasmadesomanychangesinthepast20,30years.irememberthatintheyearof1990,wheniwasgraduatingfromcollege,iwasapplyingforajobinthesalesdepartmentofthefirstfive-starhotelinbeijing,greatwallsheratonitsstillthere.soafterbeinginterrogatedbythisjapanesemanagerforahalfanhour,hefinallysaid,so,missyang,doyouhaveanyquestionstoaskme?
isummonedmycourageandpoiseandsaid,yes,butcouldyouletmeknow,whatactuallydoyousell?
ididnthaveacluewhatasalesdepartmentwasaboutinafive-starhotel.thatwasthefirstdayisetmyfootinafive-starhotel.
aroundthesametime,iwasgoingthroughanauditionthefirsteveropenauditionbynationaltelevisioninchinawithanotherthousandcollegegirls.theproducertoldustheywerelookingforsomesweet,innocentandbeautifulfreshface.sowhenitwasmyturn,istoodupandsaid,why[do]womenspersonalitiesontelevisionalwayshavetobebeautiful,sweet,innocentand,youknow,supportive?
whycanttheyhavetheirownideasandtheirownvoice?
ithoughtikindofoffendedthem.butactually,theywereimpressedbymywords.andsoiwasinthesecondroundofcompetition,andthenthethirdandthefourth.aftersevenroundsofcompetition,iwasthelastonetosurviveit.soiwasonanationaltelevisionprime-timeshow.andbelieveitornot,thatwasthefirstshowonchinesetelevisionthatalloweditshoststospeakoutoftheirownmindswithoutreadinganapprovedscript.(applause)andmyweeklyaudienceatthattimewasbetween200to300millionpeople.
wellafterafewyears,idecidedtogototheu.s.andcolumbiauniversitytopursuemypostgraduatestudies,andthenstartedmyownmediacompany,whichwasunthoughtofduringtheyearsthatistartedmycareer.sowedoalotofthings.iveinterviewedmorethanathousandpeopleinthepast.andsometimesihaveyoungpeopleapproachingmesay,lan,youchangedmylife,andifeelproudofthat.butthenwearealsosofortunatetowitnessthetransformationofthewholecountry.iwasinbeijingsbiddingfortheolympicgames.iwasrepresentingtheshanghaiexpo.isawchinaembracingtheworldandviceversa.butthensometimesimthinking,whataretodaysyounggenerationupto?
howaretheydifferent,andwhatarethedifferencestheyaregoingtomaketoshapethefutureofchina,oratlarge,theworld?
sotodayiwanttotalkaboutyoungpeoplethroughtheplatformofsocialmedia.firstofall,whoarethey?
[what]dotheylooklike?
wellthisisagirlcalledguomeimei20yearsold,beautiful.sheshowedoffherexpensivebags,clothesandcaronhermicroblog,whichisthechineseversionoftwitter.andsheclaimedtobethegeneralmanagerofredcrossatthechamberofcommerce.shedidntrealizethatshesteppedonasensitivenerveandarousednationalquestioning,almostaturmoil,againstthecredibilityofredcross.thecontroversywassoheatedthattheredcrosshadtoopenapressconferencetoclarifyit,andtheinvestigationisgoingon.
sofar,asoftoday,weknowthatsheherselfmadeupthattitleprobablybecauseshefeelsproudtobeassociatedwithcharity.allthoseexpensiveitemsweregiventoherasgiftsbyherboyfriend,whousedtobeaboardmemberinasubdivisionofredcrossatchamberofcommerce.itsverycomplicatedtoexplain.butanyway,thepublicstilldoesntbuyit.itisstillboiling.itshowsusageneralmistrustofgovernmentorgovernment-backedinstitutions,whichlackedtransparencyinthepast.andalsoitshowedusthepowerandtheimpactofsocialmediaasmicroblog.
microblogboomedintheyearofxx,withvisitorsdoubledandtimespentonittripled.,amajornewsportal,alonehasmorethan140millionmicrobloggers.ontencent,200million.themostpopularbloggeritsnotmeitsamoviestar,andshehasmorethan9.5millionfollowers,orfans.about80percentofthosemicrobloggersareyoungpeople,under30yearsold.andbecause,asyouknow,thetraditionalmediaisstillheavilycontrolledbythegovernment,socialmediaoffersanopeningtoletthesteamoutalittlebit.butbecauseyoudonthavemanyotheropenings,theheatcomingoutofthisopeningissometimesverystrong,activeandevenviolent.
sothroughmicroblogging,weareabletounderstandchineseyouthevenbetter.sohowaretheydifferent?
firstofall,mostofthemwereborninthe80sand90s,undertheone-childpolicy.andbecauseofselectedabortionbyfamilieswhofavoredboystogirls,nowwehaveendedupwith30millionmoreyoungmenthanwomen.thatcouldposeapotentialdangertothesociety,butwhoknows;
wereinaglobalizedworld,sotheycanlookforgirlfriendsfromothercountries.mostofthemhavefairlygoodeducation.theilliteracyrateinchinaamongthisgenerationisunderonepercent.incities,80percentofkidsgotocollege.buttheyarefacinganagingchinawithapopulationabove65yearsoldcomingupwithseven-point-somepercentthisyear,andabouttobe15percentbytheyearof2030.andyouknowwehavethetraditionthatyoungergenerationssupporttheeldersfinancially,andtakingcareofthemwhentheyresick.soitmeansyoungcoupleswillhavetosupportfourparentswhohavealifeexpectancyof73yearsold.
somakingalivingisnotthateasyforyoungpeople.collegegraduatesarenotinshortsupply.inurbanareas,collegegraduatesfindthestartingsalaryisabout400u.s.dollarsamonth,whiletheaveragerentisabove$500.sowhatdotheydo?
theyhavetosharespacesqueezedinverylimitedspacetosavemoneyandtheycallthemselvestribeofants.andforthosewhoarereadytogetmarriedandbuytheirapartment,theyfiguredouttheyhavetoworkfor30to40yearstoaffordtheirfirstapartment.thatratioinamericawouldonlycostacouplefiveyearstoearn,butinchinaits30to40yearswiththeskyrocketingrealestateprice.
amongthe200millionmigrantworkers,60percentofthemareyoungpeople.theyfindthemselvessortofsandwichedbetweentheurbanareasandtheruralareas.mostofthemdontwanttogobacktothecountryside,buttheydonthavethesenseofbelonging.theyworkforlongerhourswithlessincome,lesssocialwelfare.andtheyremorevulnerabletojoblosses,subjecttoinflation,tighteningloansfrombanks,appreciationoftherenminbi,ordeclineofdemandfromeuropeoramericafortheproductstheyproduce.lastyear,though,anappallingincidentinasouthernoemmanufacturingcompoundinchina:
13youngworkersintheirlateteensandearly20scommittedsuicide,justonebyonelikecausingacontagiousdisease.buttheydiedbecauseofalldifferentpersonalreasons.butthiswholeincidentarousedahugeoutcryfromsocietyabouttheisolation,bothphysicalandmental,ofthesemigrantworkers.
forthosewhodoreturnbacktothecountryside,theyfindthemselvesverywelcomelocally,becausewiththeknowledge,skillsandnetworkstheyhavelearnedinthecities,withtheassistanceoftheinternet,theyreabletocreatemorejobs,upgradelocalagricultureandcreatenewbusinessinthelessdevelopedmarket.soforthepastfewyears,thecoastalareas,theyfoundthemselvesinashortageoflabor.
thesediagramsshowamoregeneralsocialbackground.thefirstoneistheengelscoefficient,whichexplainsthatthecostofdailynecessitieshasdroppeditspercentageallthroughthepastdecade,intermsoffamilyincome,toabout37-somepercent.buttheninthelasttwoyears,itgoesupagainto39percent,indicatingarisinglivingcost.theginicoefficienthasalreadypassedthedangerouslineof0.4.nowits0.5evenworsethanthatinamericashowingustheincomeinequality.andsoyouseethiswholesocietygettingfrustratedaboutlosingsomeofitsmobility.andalso,thebitternessandevenresentmenttowardstherichandthepowerfulisquitewidespread.soanyaccusationsofcorruptionorbackdoordealingsbetweenauthoritiesorbusinesswouldarouseasocialoutcryorevenunrest.
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