【正文】 ease the number and diversity of American students studying in this year, as we mark the 35th anniversary of the normalization of relationships between our two countries, the actually supports more American students in China than in any other country in the are sending high school, college and graduate students here to study ’re inviting teachers from China to teach Mandarin in American ’re providing free online advising for students in China who want to study in the the Fulbright program is still going strong with more than 3,000 the private sector is stepping up as example, Steve Schwarzman, who is the head of an American pany called Blackstone, is funding a new program at Tsinghua University modeled on the Rhodes today, students from all kinds of backgrounds are studying here in the example of Royale Nicholson, who’s from Cleveland, attends New York University’s program in , like me, Royale is a firstgeneration college her mother worked two fulltime jobs while her father worked nights to support their of her experience in Shanghai, Royale saidand this is her quoteshe said, “This city oozes persistence and inspires me to acplish all that I can.” And happy birthday, was her birthday yesterday.(Laughter.)And then there’s Philmon Haile from the University of Washington, whose family came to the refugees from Eritrea when he was a of his experience studying in China, he said, “Study abroad is a powerful vehicle for peopletopeople exchange as we move into a new era of citizen diplomacy.”“A new era of citizen diplomacy.” I could not have said it better myself, because that’s really what I’m talking am talking about ordinary citizens reaching out to the as I always tell young people back in America, you don’t need to get on a plane to be a citizen tell them that if you have an Internet connection in your home, school, or library, within seconds you can be transported anywhere in the world and meet people on every that’s why I’m posting a daily travel blog with videos and photos of my experiences here in China, because I want young people in America to be part of this that’s really the power of technology –how it can open up the entire world and expose us to ideas and innovations we never could have that’s why it’s so important for information and ideas to flow freely over the Internet and through the media, because that’s how we discover the ’s how we learn what’s really happening in our munities and our country and our that’s how we decide which values and ideas we think are best –by questioning and debating them vigorously, by listening to all sides of an argument, and by judging for believe me, I know how this can be a messy and frustrating husband and I are on the receiving end of plenty of questioning and criticism from our media and our fellow it’s not always easy, but we wouldn’t trade it for anything in the time and again, we have seen that countries are stronger and more prosperous when the voices of and opinions of all their citizens can be as my husband has said, we respect the uniqueness of other cultures and societies, but when it es to expressing yourself freely and worshipping as you choose and having open access to information, we believe those universal rightsthey are universal rights that are the birthright of every person on this believe that all people deserve the opportunity to fulfill their highest potential as I was able to do in the United as you learn about new cultures and form new friendships during your time here in China and in the United States, all of you are the living, breathing embodiment of those I guarantee you that in studying abroad, you’re not just changing your own life, you are changing the lives of everyone you as the great American President John once said about foreign students studying in the ., he said “I think they teach more than they learn.” And that is just as true of young Americans who study of you are America’s best face, and China’s best face, to the worldyou truly day, you show the world your countries’ energy and creativity and optimism and unwavering belief in the every day, you remind usand me in particularof just how much we can achieve if we reach across borders, and learn to see ourselves in each other, and confront our shared challenges with shared I hope you all will keep seeking these kinds of I hope you’ll keep teaching each other, and learning from each other, and building bonds of friendship that will enrich your lives and enrich our world for decades to all have so much to offer, and I cannot wait to see all that you achieve together in the years you so .(Applause.)我今天來到這里，是因為我知道，我們的未來，取決于全世界像你們這樣的年輕人之間的聯(lián)系。這也是為什么我們夫婦在國外訪問時，不只參觀宮殿和會晤國家元首。我們也來到學(xué)校，與像你們一樣的學(xué)生見面。因為我們相信，國與國之間的關(guān)系不只是政府或領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人之間的關(guān)系，它們是人民間―特別是年輕人之間的關(guān)系。因此，我們認為海外留學(xué)項目不只是為學(xué)生提供的教育機會，還是美國外交政策至關(guān)重要的組成部分?！白x萬卷書，不如行萬里路”你們看，通過現(xiàn)代技術(shù)奇跡，我們的世界比以往任何時候都更多地聯(lián)系在一起。思想可以通過點擊按鈕跨越海洋。全球各地的公司可以進行業(yè)務(wù)往來和相互竟?fàn)?。我們可以與各大洲的人們通過短信、電子郵件和Skype進行溝通。因此，出國留學(xué)不只是以開心的方式度過一個學(xué)期―它正迅速成為全球化經(jīng)濟中取得成功的關(guān)鍵。因為要走在當(dāng)今職場的前沿，只在學(xué)校里取得好成績是不夠的，還應(yīng)擁有國境外的真實體驗：對完全不同的語言、文化和社會的體驗。正如中國的一句古話所說：讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路。我想要說的是，出國留學(xué)絕不僅是改善你們自己的未來，它也關(guān)乎塑造你們的國家、關(guān)乎我們共有的世界的未來。因為我們這個時代的決定性挑戰(zhàn)一一無論是氣侯變化、經(jīng)濟機遇，還是核武器擴散一一這些都是我們共同的挑戰(zhàn)。沒有任何一個國家能夠單獨應(yīng)對它們??唯一的出路就是共同攜手。來自北京大學(xué)的?？山淌谑侨ツ甑拿绹徊假囂貙W(xué)者。我引述下他的話，“最難忘的經(jīng)歷是和我的美國朋友們在一起?！边@些長久的紐帶代表留學(xué)的真正價值，我很興奮，越來越多的學(xué)生正得到這樣的機會。米歇爾現(xiàn)身說法談留學(xué)中國目前是美國人留學(xué)的第五大熱門目的地。今天的美國，來自中國的交換生數(shù)量最多。盡管如此，太多的學(xué)生從來沒有這樣的機會，而一些有機會的學(xué)生則猶豫是否要抓住它。他們可能覺得留學(xué)只是有錢的學(xué)生或來自某類大學(xué)的學(xué)生的事?；蛘?，他們可能心里想，“嗯，這聽起來很有趣，但它在我的生活中真正有多大用處？”我理解這些年輕人，因為我在上大學(xué)時也有同樣的感受。你們知道，我來自一個工薪階層家庭，我甚至從來沒想過留學(xué)。我的父母沒有上過大學(xué)，我將精力集中在進入大學(xué)并獲得學(xué)位，這樣我就可以得到一份工作并養(yǎng)活自己。對于很多像我一樣靠奮斗才能讀得起一個常規(guī)學(xué)期的年輕人來說，支付世界另一邊的機票或生活費實在是不可能的。這是不可接受的，因為留學(xué)不應(yīng)僅屬于有一些背景的學(xué)生。我們希望在所有種族和社會經(jīng)濟背景的人之間建立聯(lián)系，因為正是這樣的多樣性讓我們的國家如此充滿活力和強大??我們的海外留學(xué)項目應(yīng)向世界反映美國的真正精神。這就是為什么在2009年我的丈夫訪問中國時，宣布了我們的100，000項倡議，該倡議旨在增加留學(xué)中國的美國學(xué)生的數(shù)量和多樣性。而今年，在我們紀念中美兩國關(guān)系正?；逯苣曛H??美國政府實際上支持更多的美國學(xué)生在中國學(xué)習(xí)。我們正將高中生、大學(xué)生和研究生送到這里來學(xué)習(xí)中文，我們正邀請中國老師到美國的嘗較教授普通話，我們?yōu)橄Ｍ魧W(xué)美國的中國學(xué)生提供免費的在線咨詢。美中富布賴特項目仍在加強，現(xiàn)有3000多名學(xué)友。私人部門也在加緊工作。例如，美國黑石公司的