【正文】 American of its wonderful buildings were designed by an American of Americans students and professors have e here to study and feel a special kinship with am，however，grateful that this day is different in one important respect from another important occasion 79 years June of 1919，the first President of Yenching University，John Leighton Stuart，was set to deliver the very first mencement address on these very the appointed hour，he appeared，but no students were all out leading the May 4th Movement for China39。s leaders，about the critical importance to your future of building a strong partnership between China and the United American people deeply admire China for its thousands of years of contributions to culture and religion，to philosophy and the arts，to science and remember well our strong partnership in World War we see China at a moment in history when yourglorious past is matched by your present sweeping transformation and the even greater promise of your United States wants to work with you to make that time a you very much.（Applause.）今天，我很高興率領一個龐大的美國代表團來到這里，代表團中包括第一夫人和我們的女兒，她是斯坦福大學的學生，該校是和北大具有交流關系的學校之一。我提到這些人是為了說明美國極為重視對華關系。恭喜了，北大！（掌聲。學校許多美麗的建筑物由美國建筑師設計。我們對你們有一種特殊的親近感。1919 年 6 月，就在這里，燕京大學首任校長司徒雷登（John Leighton Stuart）準備發(fā)表第 一個畢業(yè)典禮致辭。學生們?yōu)榱苏衽d中國的政治文化，全部走上街頭領導“五四”運動去了。非常感謝大家前來聽我演講。）一百年以來，北大已經發(fā)展到兩萬多學生。貴校建成了亞洲最大的大學圖書館。在這個百年校慶之年，中國、亞洲和全世界有100多萬人上機訪問貴校的網址。你們是中國下一代的領導者。在幾千年的歷史長河中，中國為人類文化、宗教、哲學、藝術和科技作出了貢獻，美國人民深深欽佩你們。美國希望能和貴國并肩合作，實現這樣的時代。SecretaryofCommerce。theChairmanofourCouncilofEconomicAdvisorSenatorSaer,ourAmbaador。msureallofyouknow,however,thefirstPresidentofYenchingUniversity,JohnLeightonStuart,heaeared,39。sleaders,aboutthecriticalimportancetoyourfutureofbuildingastrongpartnershipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.TheAmericanpeopledeeplyadmireChinaforitsthousandsofyearsofcontributiotocultureandreligion,tophilosophyandthearts,.Justthreedecadesago,Chinaisamemberofmorethan1,000internationalorganizatioente,40,000youngChinesestudyintheUnitedStates,withhundredsofthousandsmorelearninginAsia,Africa,Europe,andLatinAmerica.Yoursocialandeconomictraformationhasbeenevenmoreremarkable,movingfromaclosedmandeconomicsystemtoadriving,increasinglymarketbasedanddriveneconomy,generatingtwodecadesofurecedentedgrowth,givingpeoplegreaterfreedomtotravelwithinandoutsideChina,tovoteinvillageelectio,toownahome,chooseajob,.Ofcourse,thesechangeshavealsobroughtdisruptioinsettledpatteroflifeandwork,thisnewworldcanbedaunting.Intheshortterm,good,hardworkingpeoplesome,asallofyoucansee,therehavebeenenormousenvironmentalandeconomicandhealthcarecoststothedevelopmentpatternandtheenergyusepatternofthelast20yearsfromairpollutiontodeforestationtoacidrainandwatershortage.Inthefaceofthesechallengesnewsystemsoftrainingandsocialsecuritywillhavetobedevised,theingenuity,theenterpriseoftheChinesepeopleandeverythingIhaveheardtheselastfewdaysinmydiscuiowithPresidentJiang,PrimeMinisterZhuandothersgivemeconfidencethatyouwillsucceed.AsyoubuildanewChina,secureandopen,.,indeed,betweenanynatio,frommicrochitomegabytes,aninformationrevolutionislightingthelandscapeofhumanknowledge,information,andmoneycrotheplanetatthestrokeofaputerkey,bringingwiththemextraordinaryoortunitiestocreatewealth,topreventandconquerdisease,tofostergreaterunderstandingamongpeoplesofdifferenthistoriesanddifferentcultures.Butwealsoknowthatthisgreateropeeandfasterchangemeanthatproblemswhichstartbeyondonenatioborderscanquicklymoveiidethemthereadofweapoofmadestruction,thethreatsoforganizedcrimeanddrugtrafficking,ofenvironmentaldegradation,eeciallytheyoungergeneratioofChinaandtheUnitedStates,mustmakemoncauseofourmonchallenges,sothatwecan,together,shapeanewcenturyofbrilliantpoibilities.,whereoncewewereadversaries,todayweareworkingtogetherforapermanentpeaceandafuturefreerofnuclearweapo.OntheIndiansubcontinent,justasmostoftherestoftheworldismovingawayfromnucleardanger,.Inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustfacethechallengeofstoingthereadofdeadliernuclear,chemical,.Inthe21stcentury,Chinahasbeeacroroadforsmugglersofallkinds.Lastyear,PresidentJiangandIaskedseniorChineseandAmericanlawenforcementofficialstostepupourcooperationagaitthesepredators,tostopmoneyfrombeinglaundered,tostopaliefrombeingcruellysmuggled,ourdrugenforcementagencyopenedanofficeinBeijing,andsoonChinesecounternarcoticsexpertswillbeworkingoutofWashington.Inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustmakeityourmiiontoeurethattoday39。39。slargestemitterofgreenhousegases,sometimeinthenextcenturythereisaseriousriskofdramaticchangesinclimatewhichwillchangethewayweliveandthewaywework,whichcouldliterallyburysomeislandnatioundermountaiofwaterandunderminetheeconomicandsocialfabricofnatio..BuildingontheworkthatourVicePresident,AlGore,hasdonepreviouslywiththeChinesegovernment,PresidentJiangandIareworkingtogetheronwaystobringAmericancleanenergytechnologytohelpimproveairqualityandgrowtheChineseeconomyatthesametime.,munitiesinChina,theUnitedStatesandthroughouttheworldwillhavetoleadtheway.(Alause.),theeffectsarenolongerlocal。therighttoexpreone39。sownleaders,toaociatefreelywithothers,andtoworship,ornot,freely,howeveronechooses.Inthelastletterofhislife,theauthorofourDeclarationofIndependenceandourthirdPresident,ThomasJefferson,saidthenthat“alleyesareopeningtotherightsofman.”Ibelievethatinthistime,atlonglast,172yearsafterJeffersonwrotethosewords,alleyesareopeningtotherightsofmenandwomeneverywhere.Overthepasttwodecades,arisingtideoffreedomhasliftedthelivesofmillioaroundtheworld,sweepingawayfaileddictatorialsystemsintheFormerSovietUnion,throughoutCentralEurope。,fromThailandtoMongolia,freedomhasreachedAsia39。.Thequestionis,wheredowegofromhere?Howdoweworktogethertobeontherightsideofhistorytogether?Morethan50yearsago,HuShi,oneofyourgreatpoliticalthinkersandateacheratthisuniversity,saidthesewords:“,thestruggleforindividualfreedomisthestruggleforthenation39。scharacter.”.Oneofourfoundingfathers,BenjaminFranklin,oncesaid,“Ourcriticsareourfriends,fortheyshowusourfaults.”Now,ifthatistrue,t