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1、RuiChenggang,ForeignAffairCollege Honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen: Kiplingsaid:"Eastiseast,andWestisWest,andneverthetwainshallmeet!"Butnow,acenturylater,theyhavemet. Theyhavemetinbusiness.Theyhavemetineducation.Theyhavemetinthearts. Somewouldarguethatthesemeetingsleaveuswithach
2、oicebetweenEastandWest,butIbelievethebestfutureliesinthecreativecombinationofbothworlds.WecanmakeWesternideas,customsandtechnologyourown,andadaptthemtoourownuse.Wecanenjoythebestofallworlds,becauseourtraditionis,aboveall,oneofselectingthebestandmakingitourown. But,doWesternstylesandv
3、aluesthreatenouridentity? Historymakesiteasyforustothinkso-perhapstooeasy. SomepeopleseemtothinkthatadoptingWesterncustoms,suchasabridewearingwhite-whichhaslongbeenacolorofmourninginChina,insteadofthetraditionalChineseredforherwedding,isanothersubmissiontoforeignintervention,--abetr
4、ayalofourheritage,theysay. Theyfearthataswebecome"globalized",wewillnolongerbeChinese. Idonotagree. Historyteachesusthatastrongandconfidentnationisateaseinhearingfromtheoutsideworld. TheweddingofEasternandWesterncultures,whetherinwhitegownsorred,bringsusvariety. Itisarichbanqueto
5、fspecialfoodsfromallovertheworld. AsanamateurgourmetofChinesecuisine,oursuperbflavorsdelightme. ButmyChinesetasteappreciatesfoodfromanyland. IevenallowtheconvenienceofMcDonald'saplaceinmylifewithoutgivingupmygoodtaste. MygrandfathertaughtmetohumtunesofBeijingoperafromthetimeIwasve
6、ryyoung;theyaredeepinmyspirit,partofmysoul. IloveBeijingopera,becauseitalwaysremindsmeofwhoIam. ButIamalsoafanofmodernpopmusic,theNo.1fanofSpiceGirlsoncampus. Ofcourse,itgoesfarbeyondfood,musicanddance.Itgoesintovaluesandwaysofthinkingabouttheworld. Onceuponatime,orsomyteachertold
7、me,aChineseboyandanAmericangirlhadasquabble. Bothwantedtokeepabunnyrabbittheyhadfoundinthegarden. Surelyyou'veseenarabbitsunninghimselfinthegrass. Nothingismorelovable,nothingmorenatural.Nowondertheywantedhim. TheChineseboyplayedhiser-hu.Happinessandjoy,longingandpassion,filledthe
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