芮成钢98年参加英国伦敦国际英语演讲比赛时的演讲稿When East Meet West.docVIP

Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen: 尊敬的评委、女士们、先生们： 　　Kipling said: East is east, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet! But now, a century later, they have met. 吉卜林说过，“东方是东方，西方是西方，两者永不聚！”然然而今天，在一个世纪之后，东西方相聚了。 　　They have met in business. They have met in education. They have met in the arts. 它们在贸易中相聚，在教育（education）中相聚，在艺术中相聚。　　Some would argue that these meetings leave us with a choice between East and West ,but I believe the best future lies in the creative combination of both worlds. We can make Western ideas, customs and technology our own, and adapt them to our own use. We can enjoy the best of all worlds, because our tradition is, above all, one of selecting the best and making it our own. 有人争论说这种东西方之聚,使得我们能够在东西方中作出选择（choose）.然然而我相信非常美好的未来在于东西方世界的创造性的结合，我们可以变西方的观念、习惯(Custom)、技术为己所有，为己所用；我们可以享受两个区别世界之精华，总之，我们的传统之一就是择其精华，为己所用。 　　But, do Western styles and values threaten our identity? 然然而，西方的生活方法和价值会威胁到我们的民族特点吗？ 　　History makes it easy for us to think so-perhaps too easy. 历史(History)让我们轻易相信——也许（maybe）是太轻易地让我们相信此说了。 　　Some people seem to think that adopting Western customs, such as a bride wearing white-which has long been a color of mourning in China, instead of the traditional Chinese red for her wedding, is another submission to foreign intervention,--a betrayal of our heritage, they say. 有人似乎认为彩西方习惯(Custom)，例如新娘结婚（marry）穿白色婚纱，是对外国介入的屈服，是对传统遗产的背叛，因为按中国（china）传统，结婚（marry）新娘要穿红色，然而白色长期以来代表的是哀悼。 　　They fear that as we become globalized, we will no longer be Chinese. 这些人担心一量我们变得全球化，我们也就不在是中中国（china）人了。 　　I do not agree. 我不这样认为。 　　History teaches that a strong and confident nation is at ease in hearing from the outside world. 历史(History)告诉我们：一个强大自信（confidence）的民族学起外面的世界易如反掌 。 　　The wedding of Eastern and Western cultures, whether in white gowns or red, brings us variety. 无论是穿白衣还是黑衣，还是东西方异质文化(Culture)的联姻，都给我们带来多姿多采的生活。　　It is a rich banquet of special foods from all over the world. 东西方异质文化(Culture)的联姻是一席来自世界各地佳肴的盛宴。　　As