施瓦辛格在清华大学的致辞演讲稿.docx

施瓦辛格在清华大学的演讲稿 为梦想执着 美国加州前州长阿诺德施瓦辛格在清华大学的演讲 itiswonderfultobehereatthisuniversity.whataspecialplace.ijustlookedaroundalittlebithere，itsagorgeous，gorgeousplace.iwanttocongratulateyouforgoingtothismagnificentuniversityhere. now，thelasttimeiwashereinchinawasfiveyearsago，andtheniwaspromotingmymovies.theyhadamoviefestivalhere，thearnoldschwarzeneggermoviefestival.iremembertheyshowedallmymoviesforaweekwhichwasararity，mayiremindyouandtheyalsoshowedthemoviesontelevision.butwealsowereheretopromotespecialolympics，whichisanorganizationthathelpspeoplewithmentaldisabilities，soiwashereforbothreasons. butthistimeimhereasthegovernorofthegreatstateofcalifornia.imhererepresentingthepeopleofcalifornia，andwerehereonatrademissiontoseehowwecandomorebusinesswithchinaandtohelpeachother，becausebothcaliforniaisaveryfastgrowingstate，andchinaisaveryfastgrowingcountry，andtherearealotofthingsthatwecandoforoneanother. butididntwanttomisstheopportunitytocomeheretodayandtotalkwiththeyoungpeople;asamatteroffact，tothebrightestyoungpeopleofchina.andthisiswhyitissogreattobehereatthetsinghuauniversity，andimhonoredthatiwasinvitedhere. now，ireadalittlebitaboutthehistoryoftsinghua，andilearnedthatactuallythisschooloriginallypreparedstudentstoattenduniversitiesinamerica.now，ialsoknowthatsincetheattackonourworldtradecentersithasbecomemoreandmoredifficulttogototheuniversitiesinamericabecauseyouneedtofilloutallkindsofpaperworknowandyouhavetogetvisas，anditsverycomplicated，andyouhavetowaitamuchlongerperiodoftimetogooverthere.butletmetellyou，thingsareimprovingalready.iveheardthatitseasingup，therestrictions，anditseasiertogetavisa.myyoungchinesefriends，iwanttotellyouthatincasenoonefromamericahaseverinvitedyou，letmedothisrightnowpersonally.iwanttowarmlyinviteallofyouheretocometotheunitedstates，andespeciallytocometocalifornia，becausethatsthehappeningplace.californiaisthebestplace. pleasecomeandvisitus，wewillwelcomeyou.iinviteyoualltocomethereandtotravel，tomeettheamericanpeople，andtocomethereandstudyinouruniversities，andsomedayhopefullyyouwillcomeanddobusinessoverthere，ormaybeyoullwanttomoveoverthere.whateveryourgoalis，yourealwayswelcome.america，afterall，letsnotforget，isthelandofopportunity.anditsnotonlythelandofopportunityforaustrianslikeme，butforchinesepeopleaswell.rememberthat. iknowthatbeginningwiththiscentury，chinaisalsobecomingalandofopportunity. 1itsafastgrowingplace，andasthestudentsofthisgreatuniversityandthecitizensofarisingchina，ithinkthatyouhaveagreatfuturealsohereinthiscountry.andtodayiwanttotalktoyoualittlebitaboutthedreams，aboutthedreamsofyourfuture，anddreamsforthiscountry.iwanttotalktoyoualittlebitaboutdreams，becauseitseemstomethatimsomewhatofanexpertindreams，becauseihadalotofmydreamsbecomeareality.soletmejustbrieflytellyoumystory，andtellyoualittlebitabouthowistartedwithmycareer.ithinkthatthisstorykindofrelatesalittlebitalsotoyou，andalsotochina. istartedwaybackasaweightlifter.ialwayslikedtheideaofliftingweightsandbeingabodybuilder.fromthefirstmomentwhenigrippedabarbellandhelditaroundthebarandliftedthesteelupovermyhead，ifeltthisexhilaration，andiknewthenthatthisissomethingthatimgoingtodo;thatiwasinlovewiththat，andthisisgoingtobesomethingthatimgoingtodo.imgoingtopursuethesportofweightliftingandbodybuilding. now，irememberthefirstrealworkoutthatihad.eightmilesawayfrommyhomevillageinaustriatherewasagymnasium，andirodetothatgymnasiumwithabicycle.andthereitrainedforhalfanhour，becausetheysaidthatafterhalfanhouryoushouldstopbecauseotherwiseyourbodywillgetreallysore.butafterhalfanhourilookedatmybody，andnothinghadhappened.soisaid，idbetterworkoutforanotherhalfhour.soiliftedsomemore.mystrengthdidntimprove，ididntseethemusclespopoutoranythinglikethat，soitrainedforanotherhalfanhour.andthenafteranotherhalfhouritrainedanotherhalfhour，andalltogetheritrainedtwoandahalfhours.well，letmetellyousomething.aftertwoandahalfhourseventhoughtheytoldmethatishouldnttrainthatmuchoriwouldgetreallysoreileftthegymnasium，irodemybicyclehome.andafterthefirstmileigotnumb，andicouldntfeelanymorethehandleofthebicycle，andifelloffthebikeandifellintotheditchonthesideoftheroad.soigotupagainanditrieditagain.anotherfewyards，ifelloffthebicycleagain.anditrieditthree，fourmoretimes，andijustcouldntridemybicyclebecausemybodywassonumbandmylegsfeltlikenoodles. well，letmetellyousomething.thenextmorningwhenigotup，mybodywassosorethaticouldntevenliftmyarmstocombmyhair.ihadtohavemymothercombmyhair，andyouknowhowembarrassingthatis.butyouknowsomething。ilearnedaveryimportantlesson，thatpainmeansprogress.painisprogress.eachtimemymusclesweresorefromaworkoutiknewthattheyweregrowingandtheyweregettingstronger. ithinkthereisareallifelessoninthat.aftertwoorthreeyearsofdisciplineanddeterminationandworkingouthard，iactuallychangedmybody，andichangedmystrength.andthattoldmesomething;thatificouldchangemybodythatmuch，andificouldchangethestrengthofmybodythatmuch，thenicouldalsochangeanythingelse.icouldchangemyhabits，icouldchangemyintelligence，icouldchangemyattitude， 2mymind，myfuture，mylife.andthisisexactlywhatihavedone.ithinkthatthatlessonappliestopeople，anditalsoappliestocountries.youcanchange，chinacanchange，everyoneintheworldcanchange. myparents，ofcourse，ihavetotellyou，didntunderstandmydreamsatall.theywerealwayswondering，theysaid，whatishedoing。whenareyougoingtogetajob，arealjob。whenareyougoingtomakemoney。andallofthosequestionsigot.andtheysaid，ihopewedidntraiseabum，someonethatdoesntmakemoneyandjustwantstoliveinagymnasiumandthinkabouttheirbodies.well，ienduredallofthisnegativethinking，andthemorenegativethethinkinggot，andthemorenegativethequestionsgot，thestrongerandthemorepositiveibecame，thestrongeribecameinside.soofcoursesomeofyourfamiliesmaybethinkthesameway，andthisiswhyimmentioningthat.someofyourfamiliesmaybedontbelieveinyourdreams.butletmetellyousomething，myyoungfriends.keepyourdreams.nomatterwhat，keepyourdreams.dontgiveuponthem，evenwhenyouaretemporarilydefeatedordenied.keepyourdreams. irememberthefirsttimeiwenttotheunitedstatesandiwascompetinginacompetition，theworldchionshipsinbodybuilding.ilost.icameinsecond，andiwasdevastated.iwascrushed.ifeltlikealoser，amajorloser，letmetellyou.icried，asamatteroffact，becauseifeltlikeidisappointedmyfriendsandidisappointedmyself.butthenextdayigotmyacttogether，ishiftedgears，andisaid，imgoingtolearnfromthatlesson.imgoingtostayhereinamerica.imnotgoingtogobacktoeurope.imgoingtostayinamericaandimgoingtotrainwiththeamericanchions，imgoingtotraintheamericanway.imgoingtoeattheamericanfood，imgoingtotrainwiththeamericanmachinesandtheprinciples.andayearlater，inamerica，ibecametheworldchioninbodybuilding.soithinkthisisavery，veryimportantlesson. andfromthenon，icontinued.mycareertookoff，andeverythingthatiwantedtodoiaccomplished.firstitwastobecomeachioninbodybuilding.lateronibecameamoviestar，todoallthegreatmovies，theconanmoviesandtheterminatormoviesandallthis.thenibecamethegovernorofthegreatstateofcalifornia，ofthesixthlargesteconomyintheworld.allofthishappenedbecauseofmydreams，eventhoughotherpeopletoldmethatthosedreamswerebogusandtheywerecrazy，butiheldontomydreams. andpeoplewouldalwayssay，nomatterwhat，eveninbodybuildingtheysaidiwouldnevermakeit.andlateroninthemovies，inhollywoodtheysaidiwouldnotmakeit.theysaid，youwillnevermakeit.youhaveagermanaccent.nooneinhollywoodhasevermadeitwithagermanaccent.yeah，maybeyoucanplaysomenazirolesorsomethinglikethat，butyoucannotbecomealeadingstarwithanaccent.plusyourbody，youreoverdeveloped，youhaveallthesemuscles.theydidherculesmovies20yearsago，thatsoutdated.nowitswoodyallen.woodyallenisin，his 3bodyisin.andthosewerethemessages.andalpacino，theskinnyguy，heisin.butnotyourbody，itstoobig.andyourname，schwarzenegger，itwillneverfitonamovieposter.forgetit.forgetit，youwillnevermakeit.gobacktobodybuilding. well，therestishistory.afterterminator3，ibecamethehighestpaidmoviestarinhollywood.andletmetellyousomething，itcontinuedon.evenwheniranforgovernorpeoplesaid，arnold，youwillnevermakeit.youwillneverbecomegovernorofcalifornia.whatdoyouknowaboutgovernment。well，thefactis，iknewexactlyasmuchaboutgovernmentastherestofthepeopleknewincalifornia，whichisthatgovernmentisoutoftouch，anditsoutofsyncwiththepeople，anditneededashakeup.soididntlistentoallthosepeoplethatsaidiwouldnevermakeit.icontinuedcaigning，ilistenedtomydreams，andtherestalsoishistory.ibecamegovernor. soalwaysitjustcarriedmeon，thosedreams.sobodybuildinggavemetheconfidence，moviesgavemethemoney，andpubicserviceandbeingagovernorgavemeapurposelargerthanmyself.andthatisthebriefstoryofmydreamsandabriefstoryofmyearlylife，andhowmydreamsmademesuccessful. aperson，ofcourse，shouldnotbestingywiththeirdreams.soi，ofcourse，dontjustthinkanddreamaboutmyself，butialsohavedreamsforyou，anddreamsforchina.soletmejusttalkalittlebitaboutthat.chinaseconomyhasbecomeanengineofhumanprogress，liftingmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty.thisisamoralandeconomicgoodforchinaandfortherestoftheworld.ioftenreadthatchinaseconomyislikelytobecomethelargestintheworldoverthenext50years，andithinkthisisterrific.thisdoesnotmean，ofcourse，thatamericawillgetpoorer;itjustmeansthatchinawillgetricher，andtheunitedstateswillbenefitfromchinasprogressasmuchastheu.s.benefitedfromtheriseofwesterneuropeafterworldwarii. someinmycountryfearthatchinasresearchanddevelopmentwillovertakeamericas，butibelievethatamericaandtheworldwillbenefitfromchinasscientificandtechnologicaladvances.ithinkwewillbenefitfromthat.ifchinamakesadvancesinstemcellresearch，therestoftheworldwillbenefitfromthat.ifchinadiscoversanenergybreakthrough，thisisgoodfortherestoftheworld，suchasthebenefitofafreemarket. somefearthatchinawillbuyupamericancompanies，butthatfearalsoexistedinthe80s，whenamericafearedthatjapanwasgoingtobuyupamericancompanies.sowhat。itwasjustgood，andtothebenefitofamerica.weshouldwelcomechinasinvestmentinamericancompanies，justaswewelcomethebillionsofdollarsthatchinahasinvestedinu.s.treasurybonds.thisshowsthatchinahasfaithinamerica，andamericaninvestmentinchinashowsthatwehavefaithinyou.soibelievethatchinaandu.s.economicrelationswillbecomeevencloserintheyearsahead.certainlyirealizethatwedonotagreeoneverything，butwhodoes。certainlyirealize 4thatchinahasmajorhurdlestoovercome，butitisnotformetosayhowchinashouldovercomethosehurdlesandachieveitsdreams. buticantellyou，however，whathasgivenamericasuchenergyandstrengthoverthelast200years，andperhapstherearesomeinsightsinthisforchina.americaisanationthatbelievesinthepoweroftheindividual，andwhattheindividualcanaccomplish，nomatterthecolor，nomatterthereligion，nomattertheethnicbackgroundoftheindividual. recently，asyouprobablyhaveread，rosaparks，aformerseamstressmarriedtoabarber，marriedtoahairdresser，died，andshelayinhonorintherotundaoftheu.s.capitolinwashington.peoplefromaroundamericacametosayfarewelltoherandtothankherforchangingourhistoryandforchangingoursociety.now，whatdidthis92year-oldblackwomandothatdeservedsuchgreathonor。whatdidshedo。well，in1955，thedaysofracialsegregation，shehadrefusedtogiveupherseatonthebustoawhiteman.shehadrefused.hersimplerefusaltomovetothebackofthebusputintomotioneventsthatledtomycountrysgreatcivilrightsmovement.thesmallprotestofawomanthatmaybeweighedlessthan100lbs.broughtdownaracistsystem.asyoucansee，theindividualcanmakeadifference. letmetellyouaboutanotherindividual，kenbehring，amillionairecaliforniabusinessmanwhofoundhispassioningivingwheelchairstopoorandphysicallydisabledpeopleallaroundtheglobe，includingchina.hesaysthathehasmetpeoplewhohavespentyearsinroomswithnowindow，justlyingthereandstaringupattheceiling，neverseeingtheoutsideworldunlesssomeonewaswillingtopickupthatpersonandtakethemoutsidetoshowthemtheworld.hesaysthatitsnowondersomanyofthosephysicallydisabledpeopledreamaboutbeingabird.mr.behringsaysthatmostofusthinkthatawheelchairwouldbeaconfinement，buttomillionsofpeopleitisnotaconfinement，itisfreedom，freedomtomoveandtogotoschool，freedomtovote，freedomtogetajob，andfreedomforhopeforthefuture.hehasgivenfreedomandwheelchairsto400，000peoplearoundtheworld.theindividualcanmakeadifference. mymother-in-law，eunicekennedyshriverialwaysliketomentionher，becauseitgetsmeonthegoodsideofhershe，forinstance，startedanorganizationcalledspecialolympics.shestaredspecialolympicswhichisforpeoplewithmentaldisabilities.andofcoursewhenshestartedthatorganizationshewastoldbytheexperts，dontdoit.youcannottakepeoplewithmentaldisabilitiesoutofmentalinstitutionsandhavethemparticipateinsportsevents.theywilldrownintheswimmingpools.theywillkilleachotheroutthere，theywillhurteachother.dontdoit.buteunicekennedyshriverhadadreamandapassion，andtodaymillionsofpeoplecompeteinspecialolympicsaroundtheworld，includingrighthereinchina.thisiswhyiwasherefiveyearsago.fiveyearsagoyouhad50，000participantsinthespecialolympics.today，fiveyearslater，youhave500，000participantsinspecialolympics.500，000 5peoplearegettingachancetoparticipateinsportsprograms，gettingachancetohavehealthcare，haveachancetobetreatedequally，withrespectandwithtolerance.soeunicekennedyshriverexemplifiesthattheindividualcanmakeadifference. andithinkwhatimtryingtosaytoyouisthateachandeveryoneofyoucanmakeadifference.soasyoustudyandasyoubecomesmarter，andasyoubecomericher，thinkaboutthat，thattherearemillionsofpeoplethatneedyourhelp.now，youmaybeaskyourselfthequestion，whatcanido。well，letmetellyou.eventhoughyoumaybehavenomoneyoranything，youcangooutandhelpachildthathasnotyetlearnedyethowtoread.youmaybecangooutandhelpapersonthatisphysicallyhandicapped，toliftthemupandtotakethemoutsidesotheycanseetheworld.therearesomanydifferentthingsthatyoucando.youmaybecantakeapersonthatismentallydisabled，totakethemtoasoccergame.thereareallkindsofthingsthattheindividualcandotoreachoutandtohelp. imaginewhatcouldbeaccomplishedifthedreamsofchinas1.3billionindividualscouldbeunleashed.imaginewhatcouldhappen.eachofyouherehasthepoweroftheindividualwithinyou，youhavethepowerofyourdreamswithinyou，andthesearetremendouspowers.youreyoung，youreeducated，andyouaretheverybestchinahastooffer.myyoungchinesefriends，ibelieveinyourdreams.ibelievethatyoucanachievethem，andibelieveyoucanmakeadifference，abigdifference.allyouhavetodoisjustmakethecommitment.allyouhavetodoiscreatetheactionandcommit，andsay，letsdoit.gooutanddoit.imaskingyou.doitforyourself，doitforchina，anddoitforthegoodoftheworld.thankyouverymuchforlistening. thankyou6第17页 共17页