【正文】 I was focused on getting into a university, earning my degree so that I could get a good job to support myself and help my I know for a lot of young people like me who are struggling to afford a regular semester of school, paying for plane tickets or living expenses halfway around the world just isn’t that’s not acceptable, because study abroad shouldn’t just be for students from certain hope is to build connections between people of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds, because it is that diversity that truly will change the face of our we believe that diversity makes our country vibrant and our study abroad programs should reflect the true spirit of America to the that’s why when my husband visited China back in 2009, he announced the 100,000 Strong initiative to increase 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(lái)到這里，是因?yàn)槲抑溃覀兊奈磥?lái)，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(guó)外訪問時(shí)，不只參觀宮殿和會(huì)晤國(guó)家元首。我們也來(lái)到學(xué)校，與像你們一樣的學(xué)生見面。因?yàn)槲覀兿嘈?，?guó)與國(guó)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(rèn)為海外留學(xué)項(xiàng)目不只是為學(xué)生提供的教育機(jī)會(huì)，還是美國(guó)外交政策至關(guān)重要的組成部分?！白x萬(wàn)卷書，不如行萬(wàn)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(shí)候都更多地聯(lián)系在一起。思想可以通過點(diǎn)擊按鈕跨越海洋。全球各地的公司可以進(jìn)行業(yè)務(wù)往來(lái)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(jìn)行溝通。因此，出國(guó)留學(xué)不只是以開心的方式度過一個(gè)學(xué)期―它正迅速成為全球化經(jīng)濟(jì)中取得成功的關(guān)鍵。因?yàn)橐咴诋?dāng)今職場(chǎng)的前沿，只在學(xué)校里取得好成績(jī)是不夠的，還應(yīng)擁有國(guó)境外的真實(shí)體驗(yàn)：對(duì)完全不同的語(yǔ)言、文化和社會(huì)的體驗(yàn)。正如中國(guó)的一句古話所說(shuō)：讀萬(wàn)卷書，不如行萬(wàn)里路。我想要說(shuō)的是，出國(guó)留學(xué)絕不僅是改善你們自己的未來(lái)，它也關(guān)乎塑造你們的國(guó)家、關(guān)乎我們共有的世界的未來(lái)。因?yàn)槲覀冞@個(gè)時(shí)代的決定性挑戰(zhàn)一一無(wú)論是氣侯變化、經(jīng)濟(jì)機(jī)遇，還是核武器擴(kuò)散一一這些都