coming to the yale campus, with its distinctive（distinctive有特色的,特殊的 distinctive features 特點 soldiers often have distinctive insignias on their lapels. 士兵的翻領上常佩有特殊的軍階識別符號。） academic flavor, and looking at the eager young faces in the audience, i cannot but recall my great experience studying at qinghua university in beijing 40 years ago. indeed, what happens during one s school year will influence his whole life. i still benefit greatly from the instruction and my interaction with other students.
yale is renowned for its long history, unique way of teaching and excellence in academic pursuit. if time could go back several decades, i would really like to be a student of yale just like you.
yale s motto “light and truth,” which is a calling for human progress, represents the aspiration of every motivated young man and woman. over the past three centuries, yale has produced a galaxy of outstanding figures, including 20 nobel laureates and five american presidents. the words of nathan hale, an american hero and yale alumnus（alumnus kk: [ ] dj: [ ] n 1. 【主美】男校友;男女合校之男女校友 ）, “i only regret that i have but one life to lose for my country,” have also inspired me and many other chinese. i sincerely hope that yale will produce more talent and contribute further to the social and economic development of the united states and the cause of human progress.
ladies and gentlemen, dear friends.
the chinese and americans have always had an intense（intense kk: [ ] dj: [ ] a. 1. 強烈的,劇烈的;極度的 the fracture caused him intense pain. 骨折給他造成了劇烈的疼痛。2. 熱情的;熱切的 the candidate has many intense supporters. 這位候選人有許多熱烈的支持者
intensive kk: [ ] dj: [ ]a. 1. 加強的;密集的 an intensive bombardment 密集轟炸 2. 精深的;透徹的 an intensive course in english 英語精讀課程 3. 特別護理的 intensive care in hospitals is given to the seriously ill. 醫院對危重病人作特別護理。4. 集約栽培的;精耕細作的 intensive farming 集約農業 1. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form 2. tending to give force or emphasis 3. of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor。
intense: very great; very strong especially in quality or feeling; extreme. 強烈的
intensive:giving a lot of attention or action to a small amount of sth.
like many couples, they have enjoyed a drop in prices for a variety of items they have bought in recent weeks -- thanks to a slow economy and intense competition.和其他夫婦一樣, 近幾個星期他們倆購買了許多價格低廉的物品, 這應該感謝市場的疲軟和競爭的激烈。intense pain can mean serious damage. 有劇痛説明傷得很重。i cannot stand the intense heat here. 我受不了這裏的酷熱。比較:intense 和 intensive 的意思在相當程度上是交叉的， 但是它們經常有細微的差別。當用來描述人的感情或活動時，intense 通常指由內在傾向而來的力量或專心， 它特別適於用來描寫感情狀態：intense pleasure, dislike, loyalty, and so forth. intensive 極度的快樂，極為厭惡，非常忠誠等等。intensive 更常用於指行為的強度和程度是由外部強加的：intensive bombing, training, marketing. 強烈的爆炸，強烈的訓練，緊張的營銷。 因此mark's intense study of german 指馬克自己對集中的行為負責， 而mark's intensive study of german 意味着馬克的學習計劃是打算在短時間內涉獵大量內容 ） interest in and cared deeply about each other. the chinese admire the pioneering and enterprising （enterprising 1. 有事業心的;富進取心的;有魄力的 it's very enterprising of them to start up a business like that. 他們那樣去開創生意是很有魄力的。 phil is an enterprising cook. 菲爾是個有進取心的廚師）spirit of the americans and their proud achievement in national development. as china develops rapidly and steady headway is made in china-u.s. cooperation, more and more americans are following with great interest china s progress and development.
understanding leads to trust. today, i would like to speak to you about china s development strategy and its future against the backdrop（背景） of the evolution of the chinese civilization and china s current development endeavor（努力,盡力[c][+to-v]his endeavors to get the bill passed failed. 他想使議案通過的努力失敗了。）. i hope this will help you gain a better understanding of china.
in a history that spans more than five millennia, the chinese nation has contributed significantly to the progress of human civilization. but its course of national development has been an arduous（arduous kk: [ ] dj: [ ]a.1. 艱鉅的;費力的;困難的it must have been a very arduous task to build the pyramids.當時建造金字塔肯定是件萬分艱鉅的事。2. 努力的;使勁的he made an arduous effort to keep up with the rest of the class.他努力跟上班上其他同學。3. 陡峭的,難攀登的an arduous hill 陡峭的山） one. in particular in the 160 years and more since the opium war in 1840, the chinese people have fought courageously and unyieldingly to rid themselves of poverty and backwardness（n. 落後(狀態)） and to realize national rejuvenation（kk: [ ] dj: [ ] n.1. 返老還童;回春）, thus profoundly changing the destiny of the chinese nation. ninety-five years ago, the chinese people launched the revolution of 1911 that overthrew（打倒;推翻;廢除fascism had lawlessly overthrown the democratic government.法西斯非法推翻了民主政府） the feudal autocracy which had ruled china for several thousand years and opened the door to china s progress.
fifty-seven years ago, the chinese people succeeded in winning liberation after protracted and hard struggle and founded new china in which people became their own masters. twenty-eight years ago, the chinese people embarked（embark
kk: [ ]dj: [ ]vi.1. 上船(或飛機等)we embarked on a cruiser.我們登上一艘遊艇。2. 從事,着手[(+on/in/upon)]they embarked on a campaign to get people to vote.他們展開一場動員人們投票的運動。vt.1. 使上船(或飛機等);裝載 the ship embarked passengers and cargo. 那艘船載上乘客,裝上貨物。2. 使從事,使着於[h] we are already embarked on a new course.我們已開始踏上一條新的道路。3. 投(資) he embarked his fortune in trade.他把財產投資做生意。） upon the historic drive of reform, opening-up and modernization and have made phenomenal（1. 現象的 2. 能知覺的 3. 異常的;傑出的;驚人的 "we knew it would be a bestseller, but even the original didn't sell this well at the start. by our estimates, we've already sold somewhere in the neighborhood of500, 000 copies. it's just phenomenal." ） progress through unremitting（remit kk: [ ] dj: [ ] vt. 1. 寬恕;赦免the prisoner's sentence cannot be remitted. 不能免除這個犯人的徒刑。2. 豁免(捐税等),免除(處罰) the taxes have been remitted. 税已被免去。3. 緩和;減輕,減退;使鬆懈 she remitted her efforts after the mid-term test. 她在期會考試以後放鬆了努力。 4. 提交,移交(問題等)[(+to)] you will have to remit this problem to a higher authority. 你得把這個問題提交給上一級。 5. 傳送;匯寄[(+to)] i promised to remit the balance by the weekend. 我答應週末前將餘款匯去。6. 使恢復原狀[(+into/to)] 7. 推延[(+to/till)] vi. 1. 緩和;減輕 2. 匯款 please remit promptly by money order. 請速將款項用匯票匯來。） efforts.
between 1978 and XX, china s gdp grew from $147.3 billion to $2.2257 trillion. its import and export volume went up from $20.6 billion to $1.4221 trillion and its foreign exchange reserve soared from $167 million to $818.9 billion. during this period, the number of its poor rural population dropped from 250 million to 23 million. the above review of the profound changes in these 160 years shows one thing, namely, by carrying out persistent and hard struggle, the chinese people have both changed their own destiny and advanced the cause of human progress.
on the other hand, i need to point out that, despite the success in its development, china remains the world s largest developing country, with per capita gdp ranking behind the 100th place. the chinese people are yet to live a well-off life and china still faces daunting （[ d？:nti？ ] a. 令人畏懼的 the prospect of meeting the president is quite daunting.
一想到要會見總統就足以令人心悸. their guide deserted them, but nothing daunted, they pressed on into the jungle. 嚮導離他們而去，但是他們毫不氣餒，仍向森林進發。）challenges in its development endeavor. therefore it requires sustained and unremitting efforts to transform the country and make life better for its people. in the next 15 years, we will strive to make new progress in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way that will benefit china s one billion and more population.
we aim to raise china s gdp to $4 trillion by 2020, averaging $3,000 per person. by then, china s economy will be better developed and its democracy will be further enhanced. more progress will be made in science and education. its culture will be further enriched, the society will become more harmonious and the people will lead a better life.
to realize these goals, china has adopted a new concept of development in line with its national conditions and the requirement of the times. that is, to pursue a scientific outlook on development that makes economic and social development people-oriented, comprehensive, balanced and sustainable. we will work to strike a proper balance between urban and rural development, development among regions, economic and social development, development of man and nature, and domestic development and opening wider to the outside world. greater emphasis will be put on addressing issues affecting people s livelihood, overcoming imbalances in development and resolving key problems that have occurred in the course of development. we will pursue a new path to industrialization featuring high technology, good economic returns, low resource-consumption, low environment pollution and full use of human resources. we will bring about coordinated economic, political, cultural and social development. and we will endeavor to ensure sustainable development by boosting production, improving people s life and protecting the environment.
this concept of scientific development is based on the experience china has gained in its modernization drive and put forth in response to the trends of the times. it is also rooted in the cultural heritages of the chinese nation.
the chinese civilization is one that has continued uninterrupted for more than 5,000 years. the distinct cultural tradition of the chinese nation that developed in the long course of history has exerted（用(力),盡(力) he has exerted all his strength. 他已竭盡全力。 2. 運用,行使;發揮;施加 he's been exerting his influence on his friend to change his decision.他一直在影響他的朋友改變決定her husband exerted a lot of pressure on her to succeed.） a strong influence on contemporary china, just as it did on ancient china. putting people first, keeping pace with the times, maintaining social harmony and pursuing peaceful development: these values that are being pursued in china today are derived from its tradition. but they also give expression to（表達出;體現出at last he found a proper way to give expression to his gratitude.） the progress of the times.
the chinese civilization has always given prominence to the people and respect for people s dignity and value. centuries ago, the chinese already pointed out that “people are the foundation of a country; when the foundation is stable, the country is in peace.” nothing is more valuable in the universe than human beings. the ancient chinese emphasized the value of serving the people, enriching them, nourishing them, and benefiting them. we are pursuing today a people-oriented approach toward development because we believe that development must be for the people and by the people and its benefit should be shared among the people.
we care about people s value, rights and interests and freedom, the quality of their life, and their development potential and happiness index because our goal is to realize the all-around development of the people. ensuring the right to survival and development remains china s top priority. we will vigorously (精力充沛的,元氣旺盛的,有力的 he never ceased to chase after his dream in his vigorous youth. ad. 有力地he shook hands with me vigorously and smiled a welcome.)promote social and economic development, protect people s freedom, democracy and human rights according to law, achieve social fairness and justice and enable the 1.3 billion chinese people to live a happy life.
the chinese civilization has always given prominence to unremitting self-improvement, reform and innovation. as an ancient chinese motto puts it, “as heaven keeps vigor(活力,精力he was noted for his vigor. 他以精力充沛而出名。he flung himself into his work with renewed vigor. 他又精神抖擻地投入自己的工作。) through movement, a gentleman should unremittingly practice self-improvement.” throughout its 5,000-year history, it is thanks to their perseverance, determination, stamina(stamina: [ 'stæmin？ ] n. 精力,活力1. he doesn't have the stamina to be a teacher. 他沒有當教師的精力. 2. marathon runners need plenty of stamina. 參加馬拉松長跑要有耐力.3. the husky is unequalled for stamina and endurance. 愛斯基摩狗的體力和耐性是無雙的. ) and innovation that the chinese nation has grown after surviving numerous setbacks(頓挫,挫折,退步ah well, i suppose there's nothing like an occasional setback to make you realize how lucky you really are. 唉，我看什麼都不如偶爾受點挫折更能使你明白你是多麼的幸運了。) and adversity. the chinese people have shown enterprising spirit and reform and opening-up creativity in national development and great tenacity([ ti'næsiti ] n. 固執,不屈不撓,頑固) in overcoming difficulties on the road to progress. and all this gives expression to the spirit of unremitting self-improvement embodied in china s cultural tradition.
the chinese civilization has always given prominence to social harmony, unity and mutual assistance. back in the early days of the chinese nation, the chinese already advocated that “harmony is most valuable.” they strove for harmony between man and nature, among people and between man s body and soul, and yearned for an ideal society where “everyone loves everyone else, everyone is equal and the whole world is one community.”
today, china is endeavoring to build a harmonious society. it is a society of democracy and rule of law, fairness and justice, integrity, fraternity(fraternity: [ fr？'t？:niti ] n. 友愛,互助會,兄弟會 he is a member of the medical fraternity. 他在醫務界工作。a person who has been accepted for membership in a fraternity or similar organization and has promised to join but has not yet been initiated. 立誓入會的人已經被兄弟會或類似的組織接受為會員而且立誓加入，但仍尚未入會的人), vitality(vitality: [ vai'tæliti ] n. 活力,生命力 名詞複數:vitalities 1. the vitality of the movement is threatened. 這個運動的生命力岌岌可危。2. the ballet sparkled with vitality. 那場芭蕾舞演得生動活潑。 3. she is full of youth and vitality. 她充滿了青春和活力. ), stability, order and harmony between man and nature. it is a society where there is unity between the material and the spirit, democracy and rule of law, fairness and efficiency, and vitality and order.
the chinese people takes [sic] the maintenance of ethnic unity and harmony as their bounden duty and the defense of the country s sovereignty(sovereignty: [ 's？vrinti ] n. 主權,獨立國 名詞複數:sovereignties 1. the sovereignty of these islands is in dispute. 這些島嶼的主權有爭執。 2. an australian-administered island in the eastern indian ocean south of java. it was annexed by great britain in1888 and came under australian sovereignty in1958. 聖誕島爪哇島南部印度洋東部的一座島嶼，由澳大利亞管轄。在1888年由英國吞併，1958年主權歸澳大利亞 3. the position, authority, or jurisdiction of a prince; sovereignty. 主權，統治權王子或王侯的地位、權力或司法權；主權 4. the territory, jurisdiction, sovereignty, rank, or estate of a prince. 小國君主的權位王子（或諸侯、親王、小國君主）的領地、管轄權、權位、地位或財產) and territorial integrity their sacred mission.
any act that promoted ethnic harmony and national unity will receive the warm welcome and support of the chinese people. on the other hand, any act that undermines china s ethnic harmony and national unity will meet their strong opposition and resistance.