杨澜TED英语演讲稿Word文档下载推荐.docx
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以下是应届毕业生演讲稿站为大家整理推荐的杨澜在ted大会上的一篇题为thegenerationthat'
sremakingchina(重塑的一代)的演讲稿中英原文。
她在演讲中分享了自己的人生经历,并讲述了当下的一些火热现象,演讲虽然不长,但是很多观点都很精辟,非常值得一看。
英文演讲稿:
thenightbeforeiwasheadingforscotland,iwasinvitedtohostthefinalof“china’sgottalent”showinshanghaiwiththe80,000liveaudienceinthestadium.guesswhowastheperformingguestsusanboyle.anditoldher,“i’mgoingtoscotlandthenextday.”shesangbeautifully,andsheevenmanagedtosayafewwordsinchinese.[chinese]soit’snotlike“hello”or“thankyou,”thatordinarystuff.itmeans“greenonionforfree.”whydidshesaythatbecauseitwasalinefromourchineseparallelsusanboyle—a50someyearoldwoman,avegetablevendorinshanghai,wholovessingingwesternopera,butshedidn’tunderstandanyenglishorfrenchoritalian,soshemanagedtofillinthelyricswithvegetablenamesinchinese.(laughter)andthelastsentenceofnessundormathatshewassinginginthestadiumwas“greenonionforfree.”so[as]susanboylewassayingthat,80,000liveaudiencesangtogether.thatwashilarious.
soiguessbothsusanboyleandthisvegetablevendorinshanghaibelongedtootherness.theyweretheleastexpectedtobesuccessfulinthebusinesscalledentertainment,yettheircourageandtalentbroughtthemthrough.andashowandaplatformgavethemthestagetorealizetheir,beingdifferentisnotthatdifficult.wearealldifferentfromdifferentperspectives.butithinkbeingdifferentisgood,becauseyoupresentadifferentpointofview.youmayhavethechancetomakeadifference.
mygenerationhasbeenveryfortunatetowitnessandparticipateinthehistorictransformationofchinathathasmadesomanychangesinthepast20,30years.irememberthatintheyearof1990,wheniwasgraduatingfromcollege,iwasapplyingforajobinthesalesdepartmentofthefirstfivestarhotelinbeijing,greatwallsheraton—it’sstillthere.soafterbeinginterrogatedbythisjapanesemanagerforahalfanhour,hefinallysaid,“so,missyang,doyouhaveanyquestionstoaskme”isummonedmycourageandpoiseandsaid,“yes,butcouldyouletmeknow,whatactuallydoyousell”ididn’thaveacluewhatasalesdepartmentwasaboutinafivestarhotel.thatwasthefirstdayisetmyfootinafivestarhotel.
aroundthesametime,iwasgoingthroughanaudition—thefirsteveropenauditionbynationaltelevisioninchina—withanotherthousandcollegegirls.theproducertoldustheywerelookingforsomesweet,innocentandbeautifulfreshface.sowhenitwasmyturn,istoodupandsaid,“why[do]women’spersonalitiesontelevisionalwayshavetobebeautiful,sweet,innocentand,youknow,supportivewhycan’ttheyhavetheirownideasandtheirownvoice”ithoughtikindofoffendedthem.butactually,theywereimpressedbymywords.andsoiwasinthesecondroundofcompetition,andthenthethirdandthefourth.aftersevenroundsofcompetition,iwasthelastonetosurviveit.soiwasonanationaltelevisionprimetimeshow.andbelieveitornot,thatwasthefirstshowonchinesetelevisionthatalloweditshoststospeakoutoftheirownmindswithoutreadinganapprovedscript.(applause)andmyweeklyaudienceatthattimewasbetween200to300millionpeople.
wellafterafewyears,idecidedtogototheandcolumbiauniversitytopursuemypostgraduatestudies,andthenstartedmyownmediacompany,whichwasunthoughtofduringtheyearsthatistartedmycareer.sowedoalotofthings.i’veinterviewedmorethanathousandpeopleinthepast.andsometimesihaveyoungpeopleapproachingmesay,“lan,youchangedmylife,”andifeelproudofthat.butthenwearealsosofortunatetowitnessthetransformationofthewholecountry.iwasinbeijing’sbiddingfortheolympicgames.iwasrepresentingtheshanghaiexpo.isawchinaembracingtheworldandviceversa.butthensometimesi’mthinking,whataretoday’syounggenerationuptohowaretheydifferent,andwhatarethedifferencestheyaregoingtomaketoshapethefutureofchina,oratlarge,theworld
sotodayiwanttotalkaboutyoungpeoplethroughtheplatformofsocialmedia.firstofall,whoarethey[what]dotheylooklikewellthisisagirlcalledguomeimei—20yearsold,beautiful.sheshowedoffherexpensivebags,clothesandcaronhermicroblog,whichisthechineseversionoftwitter.andsheclaimedtobethegeneralmanagerofredcrossatthechamberofcommerce.shedidn’trealizethatshesteppedonasensitivenerveandarousednationalquestioning,almostaturmoil,againstthecredibilityofredcross.thecontroversywassoheatedthattheredcrosshadtoopenapressconferencetoclarifyit,andtheinvestigationisgoingon.
sofar,asoftoday,weknowthatsheherselfmadeupthattitle—probablybecauseshefeelsproudtobeassociatedwiththoseexpensiveitemsweregiventoherasgiftsbyherboyfriend,whousedtobeaboardmemberinasubdivisionofredcrossatchamberofcommerce.it’sverycomplicatedtoexplain.butanyway,thepublicstilldoesn’tbuyit.itisstillboiling.itshowsusageneralmistrustofgovernmentorgovernmentbackedinstitutions,whichlackedtransparencyinthepast.andalsoitshowedusthepowerandtheimpactofsocialmediaasmicroblog.
microblogboomedintheyearofXX,withvisitorsdoubledandtimespentonittripled.,amajornewsportal,alonehasmorethan140millionmicrobloggers.ontencent,200million.themostpopularblogger—it’snotme—it’samoviestar,andshehasmorethanmillionfollowers,orfans.about80percentofthosemicrobloggersareyoungpeople,under30yearsold.andbecause,asyouknow,thetraditionalmediaisstillheavilycontrolledbythegovernment,socialmediaoffersanopeningtoletthesteamoutalittlebit.butbecauseyoudon’thavemanyotheropenings,theheatcomingoutofthisopeningissometimesverystrong,activeandevenviolent.
sothroughmicroblogging,weareabletounderstandchineseyouthevenbetter.sohowaretheydifferentfirstofall,mostofthemwereborninthe80sand90s,undertheonechildpolicy.andbecauseofselectedabortionbyfamilieswhofavoredboystogirls,nowwehaveendedupwith30millionmoreyoungmenthanwomen.thatcouldposeapotentialdangertothesociety,butwhoknows;
we’reinaglobalizedworld,sotheycanlookforgirlfriendsfromothercountries.mostofthemhavefairlygoodilliteracyrateinchinaamongthisgenerationisunderonepercent.incities,80percentofkidsgotocollege.buttheyarefacinganagingchinawithapopulationabove65yearsoldcomingupwithsevenpointsomepercentthisyear,andabouttobe15percentbytheyearof2030.andyouknowwehavethetraditionthatyoungergenerationssupporttheeldersfinancially,andtakingcareofthemwhenthey’resick.soitmeansyoungcoupleswillhavetosupportfourparentswhohavealifeexpectancyof73yearsold.
somakingalivingisnotthateasyforyounggraduatesarenotinshortsupply.inurbanareas,collegegraduatesfindthestartingsalaryisabout400dollarsamonth,whiletheaveragerentisabove500.sowhatdotheydotheyhavetosharespace—squeezedinverylimitedspacetosavemoney—andtheycallthemselves“tribeofants.”andforthosewhoarereadytogetmarriedandbuytheirapartment,theyfiguredouttheyhavetoworkfor30to40yearstoaffordtheirfirstapartment.thatratioinamericawouldonlycostacouplefiveyearstoearn,butinchinait’s30to40yearswiththeskyrocketingrealestateprice.
amongthe200millionmigrantworkers,60percentofthemareyoungpeople.theyfindthemselvessortofsandwichedbetweentheurbanareasandtheruralareas.mostofthemdon’twanttogobacktothecountryside,buttheydon’thavethesenseofbelonging.theyworkforlongerhourswithlessincome,lesssocialwelfare.andthey’remorevulnerabletojoblosses,subjecttoinflation,tighteningloansfrombanks,appreciationoftherenminbi,ordeclineofdemandfromeuropeoramericafortheproductstheyproduce.lastyear,though,anappallingincidentinasouthernoemmanufacturingcompoundinchina:
13youngworkersintheirlateteensandearly20scommittedsuicide,justonebyonelikecausingacontagiousdisease.buttheydiedbecauseofalldifferentpersonalreasons.butthiswholeincidentarousedahugeoutcryfromsocietyabouttheisolation,bothphysicalandmental,ofthesemigrantworkers.
forthosewhodoreturnbacktothecountryside,theyfindthemselvesverywelcomelocally,becausewiththeknowledge,skillsandnetworkstheyhavelearnedinthecities,withtheassistanceoftheinternet,they’reabletocreatemorejobs,upgradelocalagricultureandcreatenewbusinessinthelessdevelopedmarket.soforthepastfewyears,thecoastalareas,theyfoundthemselvesinashortageoflabor.
thesediagramsshowamoregeneralsocialbackground.thefirstoneistheengelscoefficient,whichexplainsthatthecostofdailynecessitieshasdroppeditspercentageallthroughthepastdecade,intermsoffamilyincome,toabout37somepercent.buttheninthelasttwoyears,itgoesupagainto39percent,indicatingarisinglivingcost.theginicoefficienthasalreadypassedthedangerouslineofnowit’s—evenworsethanthatinamerica—showingustheincomeinequality.andsoyouseethiswholesocietygettingfrustratedaboutlosingsomeofitsmobility.andalso,thebitternessandevenresentmenttowardstherichandthepowerfulisquitewidespread.soanyaccusationsofcorruptionorbackdoordealingsbetweenauthoritiesorbusinesswouldarouseasocialoutcryorevenunrest.
sothroughsomeofthehottesttopicsonmicroblogging,wecanseewh
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