電視英語大賽演講稿

To communicate as global citizens As people from a country with 5000 years of glorious civilization, why do we consider mastering a foreign language such an important skill？ What is the reason for us to spend so much time and energy to learn a second language? People may have multiple answers. What I want to argue tonight is ,that every language embodies a unique culture. The essence of learning a language is ,to develop an appreciation of the culture and traditions behind that language … to open our vision to new values and ideas created from that language, which can enable us to fulfill new demands for communicating and behaving as global citizens in the unavoidable trend of globalization.

作為一個有着五千年悠久燦爛文明之國度的公民，為什麼我們把掌握一門外語看做如此重要的技能？我們投入這麼多精力和時間學習外語的原因究竟是什麼？關於這個問題，人們一定會有不同的答案。而對此今晚我想要陳述的觀點是，每一門語言都體現着一種獨特的文化，所以語言學習的本質在於瞭解根植於所學之語言背後的文化和傳統，在於用不同的價值觀和思想之碰撞來開拓我們的視野，唯有這樣，才能使我們在不可阻擋的全球化浪潮中，具備以世界公民的身份來與全世界各族人民進行溝通的素質。

Since there can be no such thing as communicating meaningfully with a foreign people while being ignorant of their traditions and customs, their way of thinking. Therefore, a crucial step in becoming a global citizen must be, to access different cultures and values through the process of language learning.

如果不瞭解跨文化溝通對象所遵循的傳統和習俗，不瞭解他們的思維方式，那麼無論語言上是否相同，都很難進行有效溝通。所以成為世界公民的一個關鍵步驟，必然是通過語言學習的過程來接觸不同的文化和價值觀。

Let me take the international language of today’s world as an exmaple, english,as an exquisite language, has been brilliantly used by extraordinary genius to express a multitude of world-changing views. It has evolved with glorious thoughts that have nurtured life-transforming innovations resulting in unbounded financial prosperity and levels of freedom in forms the world has never known before.

讓我以目前的國際通用語言來舉例闡述。英語，作為一門精緻的語言，由歷史上卓越的思想家，文學家，科學家一同對其進化過程做出過貢獻。這門語言隨着偉大的思想和科技共同發展，而這些思想和科技為如今人類生活天翻地覆的變化打下了基礎，為我們的世界帶來了空前的經濟技術與精神文明的高度繁榮。

The plays of Shakespeare provide deep insights into every tragedy and comedy that comprise Human Life. Unparallelled eloquence and rhetoric demonstrate thecourageous leadership of great men such as Sir Winston Churchill and Dr. Martin Luther King. Then, there are the world changing economic, political and philosophic breakthroughs in Human Thought of Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson and Henry Thoreau.

君不見那偉大的戲劇家莎士比亞筆下所講述的，幾乎涵蓋了所有人世間的悲歡離合。温斯頓丘吉爾和馬丁路德金等偉大人物的非凡勇氣和領袖氣質，以無與倫比的雄辯和修辭的方式向我們展示。亞當斯密、托馬斯傑弗遜、亨利梭羅，他們不朽的著作在經濟、政治、哲學等領域，為世界帶來了曾經難以想象的積極變革。

In truth, in the works of English there is throughout the common spiritual wealth of Mankind, which opens the mind to the glories of Human Civilization. Amazingly, It also enlights my Mind evermore to the glories of my ancient homeland. Indeed, to be opened through learning language to the glories of other cultures is always eventually a path back to the fullest appreciation of ones own culture. To fully appreciate the glory of English is to be constantly reminded of the Heavenly Beauty in the Orient and the endless pride of being Chinese. It is the paradox of becoming a Global Citizen that one becomes a far better Chinese Citizen.

可以説，以英語創作出的著作中，貫穿着由整個人類共創並共享的精神財富，使我們的心靈得以共同仰望人類文明創造的碩果。然而更加不可思議的是，學習英語的過程，讓我竟然對故國那古老悠久的文明激發出了更深的景仰。事實上，通過學習語言而去接觸各民族文化中的輝煌，最終導向的往往是對故土鄉情更多的精神眷戀，對自身文化土壤更深刻的理解和認識。就好比我們學習英語並欣賞其中的精彩，這個過程卻能反而讓我們更多地嚮往那靜謐東方的天地之美，和作為一箇中國人的無盡自豪。也許聽起來像是個悖論，但可以肯定的是，能成為世界公民的中國人，一定會是一個更好的中國公民。

No matter how diversified world cultures might be, there still remain common sentiments possessed by the entire human race. It is said that with our eyes we see only differences but with our heart we see the Oneness that unites all Humanity and compassionately promises Peace. To realize this Oneness as the Truth underlying all perceived human differences is the vital role of inter-cultrual communication. Thus the path to becoming a Global Citizen is a process of creating understandings that wash away all prejudice from our minds. Born from this understanding is the wisdom which can purge all fears and enable all people to grasp our common spiritual Source … to discover the common nobility, to face the shared vulnerability, to value the mutual creativity … to bring the innate decency and learned civility of Confucius’s definition of“The Good Citizen” into a finer version of Human Civilization that embraces, integrates and aligns Mankind into a New harmonious Oneness …

無論世界文化是何等的多樣性，一定會有相似的那份情操是全人類共通共享的。有位詩人説過，透過我們的雙眼，看到的是一個繽紛多彩的世界，然而用我們的心來觀察，這世界其實是一個整體，能把所有的人類的愛心化成一種合力，給和平一份期許。在繽紛多樣且紛爭繁雜的世界中發現這種人類的共通性，即是溝通的首要意義。所以通往成為世界公民的之路，就是一個對世界加深認識的過程，讓我們能夠消除所有心中不必存在的偏見。而這個認識的過程中，更是會產生一種智慧，讓人們能夠消除對未知世界的恐懼，這智慧更能讓全世界人們共同珍惜彼此精神文化之源泉，發掘那人性中那足可以超越種族和國界的高貴；一起面對並承擔那同樣的脆弱和侷限；一起珍惜彼此可以互通有無的創造力….把共通的內在的外在的尊嚴和民族性匯聚成一股合力，把幾千年前先師孔子對文明的詮釋，轉化成一個更加精緻的版本，以這種嶄新的人類文明之光，去擁抱、去整合、去聯絡全世界人類，使我們共同擁有一個和諧的世界。

That is why better communications for deeper understanding are always to be is why never before has it been so necessary for people from allregions to learn other languages. Never before has foreign language learning been such an indispensable part of liberal education.

這才是之所以當今世界如此強調以更好的溝通探尋更深的理解之原因。這才是之所以全世界各地的人們從未像今天這樣熱衷於學習外語的原因，也解釋了為何外語教學在如今的通才教育中，是如此不可或缺的一個組成部分。

The modern global Citizen should be the Eternal Student who pursues with joy a life-long journey of learning. We all know that Learning encourages communication, which creates a fearless understanding of the world and gives Peace a Chance.

當代世界公民，必然也是一個樂此不疲的終身學習者。我們都懂得學習的過程必然會激發溝通的願望，而唯有溝通才能夠讓我們對這世界產生一種無畏的認知，才讓世界和平有了更大的可能性。

Here, ladies and gentlemen, Allow me to paraphrase a famous lyric here, “ You may say I’m a dreamer. I'm sure I m not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us, so wecan stand together and fulfill the most passionate dream of Humankind … to see the World As a place full of love.

女士們先生們，請允許我在這裏引述幾句非常著名的歌詞（約翰列儂的《imagine》）“也許你會説我是一個夢想家，但我確定的是，我不是那唯一的一個。我希望有一天你也能加入我們，讓我們肩並肩地實現人類最勇敢的夢想，讓這世界變成一個充滿愛的地方！”

Thank you very much.