博大精深extensiveandprofound.doc

博大精深 extensive and profound 儒家 Confucianism 道家 Taoism 诸子百家 the masters’ hundred schools 和而不同 harmony without uniformity 天下兴亡、匹夫有责 everybody is responsible for the rise or fall of the country 民为邦本 people are the foundation of the country 民贵君轻 people are more important than the monarch 己所不欲、勿施于人 don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you 温饱 meet the basic needs for food, clothing and shelter 小康 a well-off standard of living 校长先生，女士们、先生们： Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, 衷心感谢萨莫斯校长的盛情邀请。 I would like to begin by sincerely thanking President Summers for his kind invitation. 今天，我很高兴站在哈佛讲台上同你们面对面交流。 It is my great pleasure today to stand on the rostrum of Harvard and have this face-to-face exchange with you. 中美两国相隔遥远，经济水平和文化背景差异很大。要了解一个真实的、发展变化着的、 China and the United States are far apart geographically and they differ in the level of economic development and a cultural background. In order to understand the true China, 充满希望的中国，就有必要了解中国的昨天、今天和明天。 a changing society full of promises, it is necessary to get to know her yesterday, her today, and her tomorrow. 昨天的中国，是一个古老并创造了灿烂文明的大国。 China yesterday was a big ancient country that created a splendid civilization. 中华民族的传统文化博大精深、源远流长。早在2000多年前，就 Traditional Chinese culture, both extensive and profound, starts far back and runs a long, long course. More than 2,000 years ago, 产生了以孔孟为代表的儒家学说和以老庄为代表的道家学说，以及其 there emerged in China Confucianism represented by Confucius and Mencius, Taoism represented by Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi, 他许多也在中国思想史上有地位的学说流派，这就是有名的“诸子百家”。 and many other theories and doctrines that figured prominently in the history of Chinese thought, all being covered by the famous term “the masters’ hundred schools”.