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1、奥巴马上海讲话ThereisaChineseproverb:"Considerthepast,andyoushallknowthefuture."Surely,wehaveknownsetbacksandchallengesoverthelast30years.Ourrelationshiphasnotbeenwithoutdisagreementanddifficulty.Butthenotionthatwemustbeadversariesisnotpredestined—notwhenweco
2、nsiderthepast.Indeed,becauseofourcooperation,boththeUnitedStatesandChinaaremoreprosperousandmoresecure.Wehaveseenwhatispossiblewhenwebuilduponourmutualinterests,andengageonthebasisofmutualrespect.中国有句古言,温故而知新。当然,我们过去30年中也遇到了挫折和挑战,我们的关系并不是没有困难的,没有分歧的。但是
3、我们必须一定是对手这种想法不应该是一成不变的。由于我们两国的合作,美中两国都变得更加繁荣、更加安全。我们基于相互的利益、相互的尊重就能有成就。1.setbackn.挫折2.adversaryn.对手3.predestineda.注定的4.mutuala.相互的Andyetthesuccessofthatengagementdependsuponunderstanding—onsustaininganopendialogue,andlearningaboutoneanotherandfromonean
4、other.不过,这种接触的成功要取决于我们要彼此了解,要能够进行开诚布公的对话,彼此进行了解。就像当年美国乒乓球运动员所说的,我们作为人有着共同的向往,但是我们两国又不同。5.sustaininga.持续的ForjustasthatAmericantabletennisplayerpointedout—wesharemuchincommonashumanbeings,butourcountriesaredifferentincertainways.Ibelievethateachcountrymu
5、stchartitsowncourse.Chinaisanancientnation,withadeeplyrootedculture.TheUnitedStates,bycomparison,isayoungnation,whosecultureisdeterminedbythemanydifferentimmigrantswhohavecometoourshores,andbythefoundingdocumentsthatguideourdemocracy.我认为我们两国每个国家都应该勾画出自
6、己要走的路,中国是一个文明古国,它有着博大精深的文化。相对而言,美国是一个年轻的国家,它的文化受到来自许多不同国家移民的影响,而指导我们民主制度文件的影响。6.chartvt.描绘Thosedocumentsputforwardasimplevisionofhumanaffairs,andtheyenshrineseveralcoreprinciples—thatallmenandwomenarecreatedequal,andpossesscertainfundamentalrights;that
7、governmentshouldreflectthewillofthepeople我有一个非常简单的向往,代表了一些核心的原则,就是所有的人生来平等,都有着基本的权利,而政府应当反映人们的意志,贸易应该是开放的,信息流通应当是自由的,而法律要保证这个公平。7.enshrinevt.把某物奉为神圣8.accessiblea.可接近的9.justicen.公正andrespondtotheirwishes;thatcommerceshouldbeopen,informationfreelyaccessi
8、ble;andthatlaws,andnotsimplymen,shouldguaranteetheadministrationofjustice.Ofcourse,thestoryofournationisnotwithoutitsdifficultchapters.Inmanyways—overmanyyears—wehavestruggledtoadvancethepromiseoftheseprinciplestoallofourpeople,andtofor