施瓦辛格在清华大学的演讲稿.docx

施瓦辛格在清华大学的演讲稿 applause respectgovernorschwarzenegger，dearstudents，ladiesandgentlemen，goodmorning.today，wehaveavery，veryspecialguesttotsinghuauniversity.whenhewasateenagerofanotrichaustraliafamily，hemadeuphismindtobecomeabodybuildingchampion，amoviestarandasuccessfulbusinessman.allhisdreamshavecometrue，morethanthat，heiselectedasthegovernoroftheamericanstateofcalifornia.now，letswelcomegovernorschwarzenegger. well，thankyouverymuchpresident.firstofall，iwanttothankpresidentguforhavingmehere，andiwanttothankmr.shillerforthekindintroduction.thankyouverymuch.anditswonderfultobehere，atthisuniversitywhatawonderfulplace.justlookingaroundalittlebithere.itsagorgeous，gorgeousplace.iwanttocongratulateyouforgoingtothismagnificentuniversityhere.atthelasttimeiwashereinchinawasfiveyearsago，andtheniwaspromotingmymovies.wehadamoviefestival，aschwarzeneggermoviefestival.iremembertheyshowedmymoviesforalmostaweek.itmustbewieardandtheyalsoshowthemoviesontelevision，andialsoheretopromotethespecialolympicwhichisanorganizationtohelppeoplewithmentaldisability.soioncewashereforbothreasons.butthistimeimhereasthegovernorofthegreatstateofcalifornia.imhererepresentingthepeopleofcaliforniaandbehereonatrademissionandtoseehowwecandomorebusinesswithchinaandtohelpmorewitheachother.becausebothcaliforniaisafastgrowingstateandchinaisaveryfastgrowingcountry，andthereisalotofthingswecandotohelpeachother.butididntwanttomisstheopportunitycomeheretomeettheyoungpeople，especially，themostbrilliantyoungpeopleofchina.andthisiswhytobegreattobehereattsinghuauniversitythatimhonoredthatiwasinvitedhere.nowireadalittlebitaboutthehistoryoftsinghua，*andrichlypreparethestudentstoattenduniversitiesinamerica.andialsoknowthatsincetheattacksonourworldtradecenters，ithasbecomemoreandmoredifficulttogotouniversitiesinamericabecauseyouneedtohavealotofpaperstofillout，andtogetvisas，anditsaverycomplicatedyouhavetowaitmuchalongperiodoftimebeforeyoucangowithabut.letmetellyouthingsimprovingalready.wehaveeaseourrestrictionhenceitseasytogetavisa.myyoungchinesefriends，iwanttotellincasethatnoonefromamericahaseverinvitedyou，letmedothisrightnowherepersonally.iwanttowarmlyinviteallofyouheretocometotheunitedstates，especially，tocometothecalifornia.becausethatsthehappeningplace.californiaisthebestplace.pleasecomeandvisitus.wellwelcomeyou.iinviteyoutocomeheretotravel，tomeetamericanpeople，andtocomeheretostudyinouruniversities，tocomeandsomeday，hopefullyyouwillcomeheretodobusinesshereandmaybeyouwanttomoveoverhere.whateveryourgoalis，yourealwayswelcome.america，afterall，notforget，isalandofopportunity，andthisisnotonlyalandofopportunityforus，illustratesforme，butforchinesepeopleaswell.andrememberthat.iknow，beginningwiththiscenturychinahasbecomealandofopportunity.itsafastgrowingplace.andthestudentsofthisuniversityandcitizensofrisingchinaandithinkyouhaveagreatfuturealsohereinthiscountry.andtoday，iwanttotalktoyoualittlebitaboutdreams，aboutdreamofyourfutureandaboutdreamsforthiscountry.iwanttotalktoyouaboutdreamsbecauseitseemstomeimsomebodyanexpertindreams，becauseihadmanyofmydreamsbecomeareality.so，letmejusttellyoubrieflyhereofmystory.andtellyoualittlebithowistartmycareer.andithinkthisstoryakindofrelatesalittlebittoyouandalsotochina.istartedawaybackasaweight-lifter.ialwayslikebeliftingweightandbeingabodybuilder.fromthefirstmomentwhenigripabulbandhelditaroundthebarandliftthesteelabovemyheadandifelttheexaltationandiknewthenthisissomethatimgonnado.thisiswhatimgoingtodo.imgoingtopursuethesportofweight-liftingandbody-building.now，irememberthefirstworldrecordthatihavehad.itwaseightmilesawayfrommyhomevillage，australia.itwasingemasim.andirodetogemasimwithabicycle.andthereitrainedforhalfanhour.becauseitssaidthatafterhalfanhour，youshouldstop.becauseinthatwayyourbodymuscleswillgetreallysour.butafterhalfanhour，ilookedatmybodyandnothinghappened.so.itssaiditsbettertolookoutforanotherhalfhour.soliftsomemore，thestrengthdidntimprove.ididntseethemusclespopuporanythinglikethat.soitrainedforanotherhalfhourandafterahalfhouritrainedanotherhalfhour.alltogether，itrainedtwoandahalfhours.andletmetellyousomethingaftertwoandanhalfhours，ileftthegymnasium，eventheytoldmeishouldhavetrainedthatmuch.itwillgetyourmusclereallysour.irodemybicyclehomeandafterthefirstmileigotnumbandicouldntfeelthehandleofthebicycleandifelloffthebicycleandifellintotheditchofroadsidefield.so，igotupagainanditrieditagain.anotherfewyardsifelloffthebicycleagain.anditriedthreeorfourmoretimesbutijustcouldntridemybicyclebecausemybodywassonumbandmylegsfeltlikenoodles.well，letmetellyousomethingthenextmorningwhenigotup.myarmsweresosourthaticouldntevenliftmyarmtocombmyhair.ihadtohavemymothertocombmyhair.youknowhowembarrassingthatis.butyouknowsomethingilearnedaveryimportantlessonthatpainmeansprogress.painisprogress.eachtimemymusclewassourfromarecordiknowthattheyaregrowingandtheyaregettingstrong.ithinkthatisareallifelessoninthat.aftertwoorthreeyearsofdisciplineanddeterminationofworkingthathard，iactuallychangedmybodyandchangedmystrengthandthattoldmesomething.ificouldchangemybodythatmuchandificouldchangethestrengthofmybodythatmuch，icouldchangeanythingelsethaticouldchangemyhabits，icouldchangemyintelligence，thaticouldchangemyattitude，mymind，myfutureandmylifeandthisisexactlywhativedone.andithinkthatlessonalsoappliestothepeopleandalsoappliestocountries.youcanchange，chinacanchange，everyoneintheworldcanchange.now，myparents，ihavetotellyou，didntunderstandmydreamsatall.theywerealwayswondering：whatyouaredoing，whenyouwillgetarealjobandwhenyouwillmakemoney.andallthequestionstheygotandtheyhopetheydidntraiseabum：someonewhodoesntmakemoney，butjustwantstoliveinthegymnasiumandthinksabouthisbody.well，owetoallthesenegativethinking，themorenegativethethinkinggot，themorenegativethequestionsgot，thestrongerandmorerobustibecame.thestrongibecameinside.so，ofcause，someoneinyofamilymaythinkthesameway.thisiswhyimentionthat，someoneinyourfaymaynotbelieveinyourdreams.butletmetellyousomethingmyyoungfriends：keepyourdreamsnomatterwhatkeepyourdreams.dontgiveuponedaywhenouaretemporarilydefeatedordeniedkeepyourdreams.irememberthefirsttimewenttotheunitedstates.and，iwascompetinginacompetition.itwastheworlchampionofbody-building.ilostandcameinsecondandiwasdevastated，iwacrushed，andifeltlikealooser，amajorlooser，letmetellyou.icriedasamatteoffact，becauseofthethoughtifeltidisappointedmyfriendsanddisappointedmelf.butthenextdayigotmyacttogether.ishiftthegearsandsay：imgonnalrnfromthatlesson.imgonnastayinamerica，imnotgobacktoeurope.imgoatraintheamericanchampion.imgonnatraintheamericanway.imgonnaeatmericanfood.andayearlater，ibecametheworldchampionofamericainbody-blding.andfromthenon，icontinued.mycareertookoff，andeverythingthatiwantedtdoiaccomplished.firstitwastobecomeachampioninbodybuilding.lateronibcameamoviestar，thenibecamethegovernorofthegreatstateofcalifornia，ofesixthlargesteconomyintheworld. allofthishappenedbecauseofmydreams，eventhoughotherpeopletoldmehatthosedreamswerebogusandtheywerecrazy，butiheldontomydreams.inollywood，theysaid，“youwillnevermakeit.youhaveagermanaccent.nooneinhollywoodhasevermadeitwithagermanaccent.yeah，maybeyoucanplaysomnazirolesorsomethinglikethat，butyoucannotbecomealeadingstarwithanacnt.plusyourbody，youreoverdeveloped，youhaveallthesemuscles.theydidherulesmovies20yearsago，thatsoutdated.andyourname，schwarzenegger，itwilleverfitonamovieposter.forgetit，youwillnevermakeit.gobacktobodybuildg.” well，therestishistory.afterterminator3，ibecamethehighestpaidmoviesrinhollywood.and，letmetellyousomething，itcontinuedon.evenwheniranfgovernorpeoplesaid，“arnold，youwillneverbecomegovernorofcalifornia.whatoyouknowaboutgovernment。”well，icontinuedcampaigning.ilistenedtomydrams，andtherestalsoishistory.ibecamegovernor.soalwaysitjustcarriedmethosedreams.sobodybuildinggavemetheconfidence，moviesgavemethemoneandpublicserviceandbeingagovernorgavemeapurposelargerthanmyself. ithinkthereisareallifelessoninthat.aftertwoorthreeyearsofdisciplineanddeterminationandworkingouthard，iactuallychangedmybody，andichangedmystrength.andthattoldmesomething;thatificouldchangemybodythatmuch，andificouldchangethestrengthofmybodythatmuch，thenicouldalsochangeanythingelse.icouldchangemyhabits，icouldchangemyintelligence，icouldchangemyattitude，mymind，myfuture，mylife.andthisisexactlywhatihavedone.ithinkthatthatlessonappliestopeople，anditalsoappliestocountries.youcanchange，chinacanchange，everyoneintheworldcanchange.butletmetellyousomething，myyoungfriends.keepyourdreams.nomatterwhat，keepyourdreams.dontgiveuponthem，evenwhenyouaretemporarilydefeatedordenied.keepyourdreams.第10页 共10页