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米歇尔.奥巴马成都七中演讲稿（中英文双语全文）

　　米歇尔.奥巴马成都七中演讲全文（中英双语）

　　25日上午10时50分，成都七中艺术楼音乐厅，在持续20秒的热烈掌声后，美国总统奥巴马夫人米歇尔发表此次访华期间的第二场演讲。

她用刚学不久的中文“你好”和“谢谢”作为开场白和结束语，并以讲故事的方式，与成都中学生分享自己的求学经历，强调教育对年轻人的重要性。

　　RemarksbytheFirstLadyatNumberSevenSchool

　　Chengdu,China

　　March25,XX

　　Nihao.ItistrulyapleasuretobehereattheNumberSevenSchool.Thank

　　yousomuchforyourwarmwelcome.

　　Now,beforeIgetstarted,onbehalfofmyselfandmyhusband,Iwanttosaythatour

　　heartsgoouttoallthosewithlovedonesonMalaysiaAirlinesFlight370.AsIsaid

　　thispastweekendwhenIspokeatPekingUniversity,weareverymuchkeepingallof

　　theminourthoughtsandourprayersatthistremendouslydifficulttime.

　　Sonow,letmestartbythankingyourPrincipal,PrincipalLiu,andyourclassmate,

　　JuChao,forthatwonderfulintroduction.YourEnglish,JuChao,isexcellent,and

　　youshouldbeveryproud.Thankyousomuch.（Applause.）AndIwanttothank

　　allofthestudentsheretoday,boththoseofyouhereinpersonandthoseofyou

　　joiningremotelyfromacrosstheregion.I’mthrilledtobevisitingyourwonderful

　　school.

　　Now,inpreparationforthisvisit,beforeIlefttheU.S.IvisitedtheYuYingSchool.

　　It’sapublicschoolneartheWhiteHouseinWashington,D.C.,andallofthestudents

　　atthisschoolstudyChinese.AndImetwiththesixth-gradeclass,kidswhoare11

　　and12yearsold.TheyhadrecentlytakenatripheretoChina,andtheywere

　　burstingwithexcitement.Theywereeagertotellmeabouteverythingaboutwhat

　　theyhadseen.

　　Buttheyadmittedthatbeforetheirtrip,theyhadallkindsofmisconceptionsabout

　　China.Theythoughttheywouldseepalacesandtempleseverywheretheywent,but

　　insteadtheyfoundmassivecitiesfilledwithskyscrapers.Theyweren’tsurethat

　　they’dlikethefoodhereinChina,buttheyactuallylovedit,andtheylearnedhowto

　　usechopsticks.Andintheend,oneofthestudentstoldme–-andthisishisquote

　　--hesaid,“Cominghomewasreallyexciting,butwasatthesametimesad.”

　　Now,meetingthesestudentsremindedmethatwhenwelivesofarawayfrom

　　eachother,it’seasytodevelopallkindsofmisconceptionsandstereotypes.It’s

　　easytofocusonourdifferences–-howwespeakdifferentlanguagesandeat

　　differentfoodsandobservedifferenttraditions.ButasItraveltheworld,andImeet

　　youngpeoplefromsomanycountries,I’malwaysstruckbyhowmuchmorewehave

　　incommon.Andthat’sbeenparticularlytrueduringmyvisithereinChina.

　　Yousee,thetruthisthatIgrewuplikemanyofyou.Mymom,mydad,my

　　brotherandI,welivedinatinyapartmentinChicago,whichisoneofthelargest

　　citiesinAmerica.Myfatherworkedatthelocalwaterplant.Andwedidn’thave

　　muchmoney,butourlittlehomewasburstingwithlove.Everyevening,myfamily

　　wouldlaughandsharestoriesoverdinner.We’dplaycardgamesandhavefunfor

　　hours.Andonsummernights,Iremember,whenourapartmentgottoohot,we’d

　　allsleepoutsideonourbackporch.

　　Familymeanteverythingtous,includingourextendedfamily.Mygrandparents

　　livednearby,andmyelderlygreatauntandunclelivedintheapartmentdownstairs

　　fromus.Andwhentheirhealthstartedtodeclinemyparentssteppedin,helpingmy

　　uncleshaveanddresseachmorning,dashingdownstairsinthemiddleofthenightto

　　checkonmyaunt.

　　Soinmyfamily,likeinsomanyofyourfamilies,wetookcareofeachother.

　　Andwhilewecertainlyweren’trich,myparentshadbigdreamsformeandmy

　　brother.Theyhadonlyahighschooleducationthemselves,buttheywere

　　determinedtosendusbothtouniversities.

　　Sotheypouredalloftheirloveandalloftheirhopeintous,andtheyworkedhard.

　　Theysavedeverypenny.AndIknowthatwasn’teasyforthem,especiallyformy

　　father.Yousee,myfatherhadaseriousillnesscalledmultiplesclerosis.Andashe

　　gotsicker,itgotharderforhimtowalk,andittookhimlongertogetdressedinthe

　　morning.

　　Butnomatterhowtiredhefelt,nomatterhowmuchpainhewasin,myfather

　　hardlyevermissedadayofwork,becausehewasdeterminedtogivemeandmy

　　brotherabetterlife.Andeveryday,likesomanyofyou,Ifelttheweightofmy

　　parents’sacrificesonmyshoulders.Everyday,Iwantedtomakethemproud.

　　SowhilemostAmericankidsattendpublicschoolsneartheirhomes,whenitwas

　　timeformetoattendhighschool,Itookanexamandgotintoaspecialpublichigh

　　schoolwhereIcouldgetabettereducation.Buttheschoolwasveryfarfrommy

　　home,soIhadtogetupearlyeverymorningandrideabusforanhour,sometimesan

　　hourandahalfiftheweatherwasbad.Andeveryafternoon,I’dridethatsamebus

　　backhomeandthenimmediatelystartmyhomework,oftenstudyinglateintothe

　　night--andsometimesIwouldwakeupat4:

30or5:

00inthemorningtostudyeven

　　more.

　　Anditwasn’teasy.ButwheneverIgottiredordiscouraged,Iwouldjustthink

　　abouthowhardmyparentswereworkingforme.AndIwouldremembersomething

　　mymotheralwaystoldme–-shesaid:

“Agoodeducationissomethingthatno

　　onecantakeawayfromyou.”

　　Andwhenitwastimeformetoapplytouniversity,Ihadmanyoptions,becausein

　　America,therearemanykindsofuniversities.Therearefour-yearuniversities.

　　Therearetwo-yearcommunitycollegeswhicharelessexpensive.Thereare

　　universitieswhereyoutakeclassesatnightwhileworkingduringtheday.Soyou

　　don’thavetobeatopstudenttoattendauniversity.Andevenifyourparentsdon’

　　thavemuchmoneyoryouliveinatinytowninaruralarea,inAmerica,youcanstill

　　attenduniversity.Andyoucangetscholarshipsandgovernmentloanstohelppay

　　yourtuition.

　　SoIattendedPrincetonUniversityformyundergraduatedegree,andIwenton

　　toHarvardUniversityformygraduatedegreeinlaw.AndwiththosedegreesIwas

　　abletobecomealawyeratalargelawfirm,andthenIworkedasanexecutiveata

　　cityhospital,andthenIwasthedirectorofanorganizationthathelpeddisadvantaged

　　youngpeople.

　　Andmystoryisn’tunusualinAmerica.Someofourmostfamousathletes,like

　　LeBronJames,andartists,likethesingerJanelleMonae,camefromstruggling

　　familieslikemine,asdomanybusinessleaders–likeHowardSchultz.He’sthe

　　headofacompanycalledStarbucks,whichmanyofyoumayhaveheardof.When

　　Mr.Schultzwasaboyhisfatherlosthisjob,leavingtheirfamilydestitute.ButMr.

　　Schultzworkedhard.Hegotascholarshiptoauniversity,andeventuallybuiltthe

　　largestcoffeehousecompanyintheworld.

　　Andthenthere’sthisotherguyIknowwhowasraisedbyasinglemotherwho

　　sometimesstruggledtoaffordfoodfortheirfamily.Butlikeme,thisguygot

　　scholarshipsandloanstoattenduniversities.Hebecamealawyerandaprofessor,

　　andthenhewasastatesenatorandthenanationalsenator.Andthen,hebecame

　　PresidentoftheUnitedStates.ThisguyI’mtalkingaboutismyhusband,Barack

　　Obama.（Applause.）

　　ThesestoriesarethestoriesofsomanyAmericans,andofAmericaitself.

　　BecauseinAmerica,webelievethatnomatterwhereyouliveorhowmuchmoney

　　yourparentshave,orwhatraceorreligionorethnicityyouare,ifyouworkhardand

　　believeinyourself,thenyoushouldhaveachancetosucceed.Wealsobelievethat

　　everyoneisequal,andthatweallhavetherighttosaywhatwethinkandworshipas

　　wechoose,evenwhenothersdon’tlikewhatwesayordon’talwaysagreewithwhat

　　webelieve.

　　Nowofcourse,livinguptotheseidealsisn’talwayseasy.Andtherehavebeen

　　timesinourhistorywherewehavefallenshort.Manydecadesago,therewere

　　actuallylawsinAmericathatalloweddiscriminationagainstblackpeoplelikeme,

　　whoareaminorityintheUnitedStates.Butovertime,ordinarycitizensdecided

　　thatthoselawswereunfair.Sotheyheldpeacefulprotestsandmarches.They

　　calledongovernmentofficialstochangethoselaws,andtheyvotedtoelectnew

　　officialswhosharedtheirviews.

　　Andslowlybutsurely,Americachanged.Wegotridofthoseunjustlaws.And

　　today,just50yearslater,myhusbandandIarePresidentandFirstLadyoftheUnited

　　States.AndthatisreallythestoryofAmerica–-howoverthecourseofourshort

　　history,throughsomanytrialsandstruggles,wehavebecomemoreequal,more

　　inclusive,andmorefree.

　　AndtodayinAmerica,peopleofeveryrace,religionandethnicitylivetogether

　　andworktogethertobuildabetterlifefortheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Andin

　　theend,thatdeepyearningtoleavesomethingbetterforthosewhocomeafterus,that

　　issomethingwealltrulyshare.Infact,there’saChinesesayingthatIlovethatsays,

　　“Toachievetruehappiness,helpthenextgeneration.”

　　Andlikesomanyofyourparents,myparentssacrificedsomuchsothatIcouldhave

　　opportunitiestheyneverdreamedof.Andtoday,asamothermyself,Iwanteven

　　moreopportunitiesformyowndaughters.Butofcourse,asIalwaystellmy

　　daughters,withopportunitiescomeobligations.

　　Andthatistrueforallofyouaswell.Youallhavetheopportunitytoreceivean

　　educationfromthiswonderfulschool,andyouallhaveanobligationtotakethe

　　fullestadvantageofthisopportunity.AndIknowthat’sexactlywhatyouallare

　　doing.

　　You’rewinningprizesinmathandscience.Here,youarestagingmusical

　　performancesaroundtheworld.You’revolunteeringinyourcommunities.And

　　manyofyou