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2、RE.SUELAWLEY:HelloandwelcometotheBritishLibraryinLondon.Sometimescalledthe"nation'smemory",ithousesmillionsofvaluableitems,includingMagnaCarta,LeonardodaVinci'sNotebook,andtheNationalSoundArchive.Italsohousestheoldestbookintheworld,whichwasprintedin868A
3、DinChina.ThisChineseconnectionmakesitanappropriateplaceinwhichtostartthisyear's.Oursubjectonthis,their60thanniversary,isChina;andourlecturer,amansteepedinknowledgeofthisvastcountry,whichofcourseintwomonthstimeplayshosttotheOlympicGamesandiscurrentlystru
4、gglingtoovercometheaftermathofaterrifyingearthquake.大家好,欢迎来到伦敦大英图书馆。有人把这里称为“国家的记忆”,因为它收藏了无数宝贵的藏品,包括《大宪章》、达芬奇的手册以及国家音响资料馆。这里还收藏着中国于公元868年出版的全世界最古老的书籍。与中国的这层关系使得这里成为开始今天瑞斯讲座最适宜的地方。我们六十年纪念日讲座的主题是中国。我们的主讲人,潜心研究过这个幅员辽阔的国家。中国两个月后即将举办奥运,而现在正在和一场骇人听闻的大地震做斗争。The
5、titleofthelecturesis'ChineseVistas'.China'sbreathtakingeconomicgrowthoverthelasttwenty-fiveyearshastransformeditintoagreatpower.Atthesametime,formanypeopleintheWestitsextraordinarypastmakesitanobjectofsuspicionandmistrust.Buttherecanbenodoubtthatit'saco
6、untrywhichwillhaveasignificantinfluenceoverallofourlivesintheyearstocome.Intheselectures,we'llbeexploringhowitworksandwhatmakesittick.OurguideisamanwhoknowsChinaverywellindeed.He'sSterlingProfessorofHistoryatYaleUniversityandisrecognisedasoneoftheforemo
7、stscholarsofChinesecivilisationfromthe16thcenturytothepresentday."TounderstandChinatoday",hesays,"youhavetounderstanditspast."这期演讲的题目叫做“回望中国”。中国二十五年来惊人的经济增长使得它已经成为一个超级大国。同时,对于许多西方人来说,中国不同寻常的过去让他们对它充满困惑和猜疑。但是,毋庸置疑,中国今后将对我们的整个生活产生重大影响。在本期讲座中,我们将探寻这种影响的原由。
8、我们的主讲人当然对中国知之甚多。他是耶鲁大学施特林讲座教授(SterlingProfessor),并被誉为研究16世纪至今的中国文化的最重要的学者之一。他说,“要了解中国的今天,我们必须知道他的过去!”。Inhisfirstlecture,he'sgoingbacktwoandahalfthousandyearstoConfucius,amanwhosethoughtsandideaspermeatethefabricofhiscountryandmak