在我們生活的世界,在這個(gè)全球性的信息時(shí)代、不斷的改進(jìn)和變革是增加經(jīng)濟(jì)機(jī)會(huì)和增強(qiáng)國(guó)力的必要條件。因此,最大限度地自由交換信息、觀念和看法,更多地尊重不同的政治和宗教信仰,實(shí)際上將增加實(shí)力,推動(dòng)穩(wěn)定。
It is, therefore, profoundly in your interest, and the world's, that young Chinese minds be free to reach the fullness of their potential. That is the message of our time and the mandate of the new century and the new millennium.
因此,為了貴國(guó)和世界的根本利益,中國(guó)的年輕人必須享有心靈上的自由,以便最充分地發(fā)揮自己的潛力。這是我們時(shí)代的信息,也是新的世紀(jì)和新的千年的要求。
I hope China will more fully embrace this mandate. For all the grandeur of your history, I believe your greatest days are still ahead. Against great odds in the 20th century China has not only survived, it is moving forward dramatically.
我希望中國(guó)能更充分地贊同這個(gè)要求。盡管貴國(guó)歷史上有過輝煌的功績(jī),我認(rèn)為,貴國(guó)最偉大的時(shí)光仍在前頭。中國(guó)不僅在20世紀(jì)的種種艱難險(xiǎn)阻生存了下來,而且正在迅速向前邁進(jìn)。
Other ancient cultures failed because they failed to change. China has constantly proven the capacity to change and grow.
其它的古老文化消亡了,因?yàn)樗麄儧]有進(jìn)行變革。中國(guó)始終顯示出變革和成長(zhǎng)的能力。