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Michelle Obamas Speech in Peking University 米歇尔?奥巴马在北京大学演讲 Ni hao. It is such a pleasant and an honor to be here with all of you at this great university…Thank you so much for having me. 你好。很高兴，也很荣幸来到这里，在这所伟大的大学和你们共聚一堂。非常感谢你们邀请我。 And before I get started today, on behalf of myself and my husband, I just want to say a few very brief words about Malaysian(sic) Airline Flight 370. 在我今天开始之前，代表我自己和我的丈夫，我想就马来西亚航空公司的MH370航班简短说两句。 As my husband has said, the United States is offering as many resources as possible to assist in the search. 想我丈夫说的那样，美国正在提供尽可能多的资源帮助搜寻。 And please know that we are keeping all the families and loved ones of those on this flight in our thoughts and prayers prayer [ prayer [pre?] n. 祈祷；恳求；祈祷文 而且，请你们知道，在这困难的时刻，我们的心念和祈祷和飞机上的人的家属和亲人们同在。 And with that, I want to start by start by 先做某事，从……开始 recognizing our news Ambassador ambassador [?mb?s?d?] n. 大使；代表；使节 to China Ambassador Baucus…President Wang…Chairman Zhu…Vice President Li. Director Cueller start by 先做某事，从……开始 ambassador [?mb?s?d?] n. 大使；代表；使节 此外，我还想介绍我们信任的驻华大使鲍卡斯大使……王主席……朱校长……李副校长，居勒(Cueller)主任、欧(Oi)教授和斯坦福中心……纽约大学(NYC)的萨克斯顿(Sexton)主席在上海有一个顶尖的海外留学项目……还有约翰?索顿(John Thorton)清华大学国际领袖计划的负责人……感谢你们出席。 And Im here today because I know that our future depends on connections like these among your people like you across the globe. 我今天来到这里，是因为我知道，我们的未来，取决于全世界像你们这样的年轻人之间的联系。 Thats why when my husband and I travel abroad, we dont just visit palaces and parliaments and meet with heads of state. 这也是为什么我们夫妇在国外访问时，不只参观宫殿、议会和会晤国家元首。我们也来到学校，与像你们一样的学生见面。 Because we believe that relationships between nations are not just about relationship between governments or leaders…theyre about relationships between people, particularly our young people. 因为我们相信，国与国之间的关系不只是政府或领导人之间的关系，它们是人民间―特别是年轻人之间的关系。 So we view study abroad programs not just as an educational opportunity for students…but also as a vital vital [va?t vital [va?t(?)l] adj. 至关重要的；生死攸关的；有活力的 因此，我们认为海外留学项目不只是为学生提供的教育机会，还是美国外交政策至关重要的组成部分。 You see, through the wonde