翻译就任北京大学校长.docxVIP

SH18翻译：就任北京大学校长之演说（蔡元培）Translation: Speech in Taking Office as Peking University Principal (CaiYuanpei)(translated by: alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)五年前，严几道先生为本校校长时，余方服务教育部，Five years ago when Mr. Yan Jidao was principal of this University, I just started working in the Education Department.开学日曾有所贡献于学校。On the opening day of that school year, I was credited with some contributions tothis university.诸君多自预科毕业而来，想必闻知。Ladies and gentlemen, I imagine all of you,being graduates from the preparatory program, would have got wind of that at the time.士别三日，刮目相见，A learned person could improve in a few days’ time and other people would look at him with a new perspective.况时阅数载，诸君较昔当为长足之进步矣。Besides, several years have come and gone and all of you must have made immense progress.予今长斯校，请以三事为诸君告:Now that I have taken over the rein of this University, there are three things I would like to inform all of you:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------一曰抱定宗旨。Firstly you must stay steadfast with your objectives.诸君来此求学，必有一定宗旨，All of you who come here to learn must have objectives in mind.欲求宗旨之正大与否，必先知大学之性质。In finding out whether your objectives are righteous or not, you must understand the nature of university.今人肄业专门学校，学成任事，此固势所必然。A person nowadays who goes to vocational schools would get a job after graduation as a matter of course.而在大学则不然，But going to university is different.大学者，研究高深学问者也。University is a place where profound knowledge is studied.外人每指摘本校之腐败，Outside people always criticize the decadence of this university.以求学于此者，皆有做官发财思想，It seems all those who come here to study have thoughts in mind to assume high government postsor getrich.故毕业预科者，多入法科，Therefore graduates from preparatory course program mostly get into Law Faculty.入文科者甚少，入理科者尤少，Few of them enter the art programs and even fewer sign up with the science programs.盖以法科为干禄之终南捷径也。It is because a Law degree is seen as a shortcut to high government posts.因做官心热，对于教员，则不问其学问之浅深，惟问其