傅莹在国防大学演讲

傅莹在国防大学演讲第一部分：中国驻英国大使傅莹在英国工会的演讲翻译(节选)WhenIwasastudentintheUK24yearsago,IboughtChurchill’sautobiographywhenvisitinghisoldhouseinChartwell.Atthattime,buyingextrabookswasaluxuriousthingforme,soIcherisheditandreaditfromcovertocover.IwasdeeplyinfectedbySirChurchill’sdiligenceinlearning.Whenhewasabackbencher,thisintelligentyoungguyhasalreadybeendistinguishedhimselfintheHouseofCommons.Inhisautobiography,heexplainedthatnoonecouldbebrightwithouthardworking.Hesaidthateverytimebeforehespokeintheparliament,eventoaskatwo-minutequestion,heworkedhardanddevotedhoursanddaysfindingthebackgroundsofthefactsfrombooksinthecorridorsoftheHousesofParliament.Itinspiredmethinkalot,especiallywhenIgotalotoftroublesinmystudy.Tothisday,IstillworkveryhardoneveryspeechorinterviewItake,includingthisone.AndIthanktheEnglishSpeakingUnionforgivingmespeakinganddebatingskilltrainingcourseswhichIhavetakeninOxfordwhenIstudiedinUK.Nowwehaveanopportunitytocheckwhetherthetrainingsworkedformeornot.TheESUmaytaketheblameifIwasnotproudtobeanexcellentspeaker.Today,mytopicisToUnderstandChinaBetter.AccordingtoGlobalLanguageMonitor,anAmericanresearchinstitutionfollowingtheglobalmediareports,onitslistoftheTopNewsofthelastdecade,theriseofchinarankedfirst,evenfaraheadof9.11TerrorismAttackandthewarinIraq.Definitely,theyearof2009willprobablyberememberedinourhistory,asChina’stransitionintoplayingasignificantroleintheworld.HereinLondon,IcouldclearlyfeelthatChinaissteppingontotheworldstage.DuringtheG20EconomicSummitinLondon,theclosecooperationbetweenChina,US,UKandothercountriesshowsthatChinahascometothecentrestagewhendealingwithglobalissues.PresidentObamareferredthatChina’splayingalargerroleinglobalissueswasoneofthebiggestthingsoverthelast20yearsduringhisrecentvisittoChina.However,manypeopleinwesterncountriesfinditdifficulttounderstandChina,whilesomeChinesepeopledoubtedthewesternworld’sintentionsonChina.SohowcanwedefineChina?It’sveryhardtoanswersimplewithafewwords.Itisneverasimplequestion.Chinaistoobig,toodiverseandtoofastchanging.Inmyopinion,today’sChinaisagreatpowerwithmultiplecharacteristics.Letmeexplainmywordsindetail:First,chinaisacountrythathasrapidlydevelopedoverthepast30years.In1996,China’sGDPwas1trillionRMB.In2008,itgrewto20trillionRMB.ItmeansthattheChineseeconomyhasgrown20timesin13years’timeandhasbecomethethirdeconomicentityintheworld.Theeconomicworthcreatedinonedayin2008waslargerthanthetotalvaluesofthenationalwealthin1952.Withthegreatlygainedwealth,Chinahaslifted250millionpeopleoutofpovertyinthelast3decades.SowhenIreadtheUNhungerreport,IamsoproudforwhatChinahasdone,withonly7%oftheworld’sarablelandfeeding20%oftheworld’spopulation.ThroughthelonghistoryofChina,foodwasalwaysabigproblemfortheChinesepeople.Irememberedthatuntil1980s,theChinesepeoplegreetedeachotherbyasking“Haveyouhadyourmeals?”Butnow,ifyouasksomeonefrommydaughter’sgenerationsuchaquestion,theymightthinkthereissomethingwrongwithyou.篇二：中国驻英国大使傅莹在牛津大学发表演讲(双语)2009年4月29日，中国驻英国大使傅莹应牛津大学学联之邀在牛津大学发表题为《中国是强国吗》的演讲，200余名牛津学联成员和牛津师生出席。牛津学联是享有世界声望的辩论协会组织，经常邀请各国政要和国际知名人士前往演讲和讨论。这是该协会成立186年来第一次邀请中国政府代表发表演讲。中国是强国吗？——在牛津学联的演讲中华人民共和国驻英国大使傅莹2009年4月29日IsChinaaPower?SpeechbyAmbassadorFuYingatOxfordUnion29April2009迪克森主席，各位学联的成员们，女士们、先生们：CoreyDixon,UnionOfficersandMembers,LadiesandGentlemen,感谢邀请我发表演讲。Thankyouforinvitingmetospeakhere.多年前，我在肯特大学学习国际政治的时候，曾经参加了一个活动，其中包括出席牛津的一场辩论会。记得当时我们提了许多让演讲者很为难的问题，现在轮到我来接受烘烤了。但是我觉得自己有责任回来，为延续牛津良好的学术辩论传统出一份力。WhenIwasastudentofinternationalpoliticsinKentUniversitymanyyearsago,ItookpartinaprogramwhichincludedanOxfordUniondebate.Irememberwegavethespeakerveryhardtime.Nowit’smyturntobeonthegrill.ButIdofeeldutyboundtocomebacktocontributetothegoodtraditionofacademicdebatinginOxford.我今天演讲的题目是：“中国是强国吗？”MytopicisaboutChina:“isChinaapower?”2008年北京奥运会灿烂的烟火，被视为是庆祝中国成为世界强国的礼花。英国皇家国际问题研究所、威尔顿庄园、《金融时报》和《经济学家》，还有不少美国刊物都在谈论中国成为强国的问题。国际上正在形成中国已经成为世界强国的共识。因此，外界对中国的一举一动都高度关注，并且品头论足。ThesplendidfireworksoftheBeijingOlympicsin2008areseenasmarkingChina’sascendanceintoworldpowerstatus.ChathamHouse,WiltonPark,theFinancialTimesandeconomist,togetherwithmanyAmericanpublicationsarealltalkingaboutChinaasapower.AninternationalconsensusisemergingthatChinaisaworldpower.ThereisthereforealotofscrutinyabouttherightsandwrongsinChinaandwhatChinashouldandshouldnotdo.美国学者伯格斯滕首先提出中美G2的想法，布热津斯基也认为，中国在国际上排名第二，仅次于美国。欧洲2007年底就有民调显示，80%的受访者认为中国已经是仅次于美国的第二强国。这些都表明，中国正在从国际政治的边缘转向中心。FREDBERGSTEN（DirectorofthePetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomics）firstsuggestedtheideaofG2.BrzezinskibelievedthatChinaissecondonlytotheUnitedStates.AsurveyinEuropeattheendof2007echoedhisviewas80%ofrespondentsbelievedChinahasbecamethenumbertwoworldpower.ClearlyChinaismovingfromthemargintothecenteroftheworldpolitics.外界对于中国将成为什么样的强国也经常表达出强烈的关注。我演讲的时候经常碰到这样的问题：随着中国的日益强大，中国是否会将自己的意志强加于人？TherearesomeloudlyexpressedconcernsaboutwhatkindofpowerChinawillbecome.Iamoftenaskedduringspeechoccasions:asChinagrowsstronger,wouldChinaimposeitswillonothers?但是，在中国国内，对“中国是强国吗”这个问题有着完全不同的看法。大部分中国人认为，中国还远远没有达到强国的地位，一个流行的说法是，外界在“忽悠”中国。But,isChinaapower?TheresponseoftheChinesepeo