【正文】 and difficuthat we must be adversaries is not predestinednot when , because of our cooperation, both the United Stamore prosperous and more have seen what is possupon our mutual interests, and engage on the basis of mutualAnd yet the success of that engagement depends upon understsustaining an open dialogue, and learning about one another just as that American table tennis player pointed ouin mon as human beings, but our countries are different inI believe that each country must chart its own iswith a deeply rooted United States, by parison,whose culture is determined by the many different immigrants our shores, and by the founding documents that guide our demThose documents put forward a simple vision of human affairs,several core principlesthat all men and women are created ecertain fundamental rights。that government should reflect theand respond to their wishes。that merce should be open, inaccessible。and that laws, and not simply men, should guarantadministration of course, the story of our nation is not without its difficult chaptover many yearswe have struggled to advance the promiseto all of our people, and to forge a more perfect foughtwar, and freed a portion of our population from took be extended the right to vote, workers to win the right to organimmigrants from different corners of the globe to be fully embrthey were freed, African Americans persevered through conditiseparate and not equal, before winning full and equal of this was we made progress because of our bprinciples, which have served as our pass through the darkis why Lincoln could stand up in the midst of civil war and declasee whether any nation, conceived in liberty, and ”dedicated to tall men are created equal could long is why Luther King could stand on the steps of thand ask that our nation live out the true meaning of its from China to Kenya could find a home on our shoreis available to all who would work for it。and why someone like50 years ago would have had trouble voting in some parts of Amto serve as its that is why America will always speak out for these core do not seek to impose any system of government onbut we also don39。t believe that the principles that we stand for freedoms of expression and worshipof access political participationwe believe are universal should be available to all people, including ethnic and reliwhether they are in the United States, China, or any for universal rights that guides America39。s openness to orespect for different cultures。our mitment to international lathe are all things that you should know about also much to learn about around at this magnificent around this roomI do believe that our nations hold somethinmon, and that is a belief in the the United Scontent to rest on our while China is an anciealso clearly looking ahead with confidence, ambition, and a mtomorrow39。s generation can do better than today39。 addition to your growing economy, we admire China39。s extraomitment to science and researcha mitment borne ofrom the infrastructure you build to the technology you 39。s largest Internet userwhich is why we were so pleaseInternet as a part of today39。s country now has the world39。s largest mobile phone networkin the new forms of energy that can both sustain growth and cochangeand I39。m looking forward to deepening the partnershiUnited States and China in this critical area abovfuture in youyoung people whose talent and dedication and much to help shape the 21st 39。ve said many times that I believe that our world is now jobs we do, the prosperity we build, the enprotect, the security that we seekall of these things are shareinterconnection, power in the 21st century is no longer a zerocountry39。s success need not e at the expense of that is why the United States insists we do not seek to contathe contrary, we wele China as a strong and prosperous anmember of the munity of nationsa China that draws on thand creativity of individual Chinese like return to the proverbconsider the know that mowhen great powers cooperate than when they is a beings have learned time and again, and that is the example of tour I believe strongly that cooperation must go must be rooted in our peoplein the studies wbusiness that we do, the knowledge that we gain, and even in these bridges must be built by young men and womeyour counterparts in 39。s why I39。m pleased to announce that the United States will dthe number of our students who study in China to 100, a clear mitment to build ties among our people, as surdetermine the destiny of the 21st I39。m absolutely cAmerica has no better ambassadors to offer than our young peolike you, are filled with talent and energy and optimism about thto be let this be the next step in the steady pursuit of cooperationnations, and the if there39。s one thing that we can takdialogue, I hope that it is a mitment to continue this dialogSo thank you very I look forward now to taking someof you very much.第四篇：奧巴馬訪華上海演講2009年11月16日, 首次訪華的美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在上?？萍疾┪镳^與數(shù)百名中國學生對話，在對話前，奧巴馬發(fā)表了演講。以下為奧巴馬演講的中英文對照全文。PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of 39。d like to thank Fudan University39。s President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious 39。d also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect between our don39。t know what he said, but I hope it was good.(Laughter.)奧巴馬總統(tǒng)：你們好。能夠有機會在上海跟你們大家交談，我深感榮幸。我要感謝復旦大學的楊校長，感謝他的款待和熱情的歡迎。我還要感謝我們出色的大使洪博培，他代表了我們兩國之間的深遠聯(lián)系和相互尊重。我不知道他剛才說什么，但是希望他說得不錯。（笑聲）What I39。d like to do is to make some opening ments, and then what I39。m really looking forward to doing is taking questions, not only from students who are in the audience, but also we39。ve received questions online, which will be asked by some of the students who are here in the audience, as well as by Ambassador I am very sorry that my Chinese is not as good as your English, but I am looking forward to this chance to have