博大精深

博大精深extensiveandprofound

儒家Confucianism

道家Taoism

诸子百家themasters’hundredschools

和而不同harmonywithoutuniformity

天下兴亡、匹夫有责everybodyisresponsiblefortheriorfallofthecountry

民为邦本peoplearethefoundationofthecountry

民贵君轻peoplearemoreimportantthanthemonarch

己所不欲、勿施于人don’tdotootherswhatyoudon’twantotherstodotoyou

温饱meetthebasicneedsforfood,clothingandshelter

小康awell-offstandardofliving

校长先生，女士们、先生们：

ent,ladiesandgentlemen,

衷心感谢萨莫斯校长的盛情邀请。

IwouldliketobeginbysincerelythankingPresidentSummersforhiskind

invitation.

今天，我很高兴站在哈佛讲台上同你们面对面交流。Itismygreatpleasure

todaytostandontherostrumofHarvardandhavethisface-to-faceexchangewith

you.

中美两国相隔遥远，经济水平和文化背景差异很大。要了解一个真实的、发展变

化着的、

ChinaandtheUnitedStatesarefarapartgeographicallyandtheydifferinthelevelof

rtounderstandthetrue

China,

充满希望的中国，就有必要了解中国的昨天、今天和明天。

achangingsocietyfullofpromis,itisnecessarytogettoknowheryesterday,her

today,andhertomorrow.

昨天的中国，是一个古老并创造了灿烂文明的大国。

Chinayesterdaywasabigancientcountrythatcreatedasplendidcivilization.

中华民族的传统文化博大精深、源远流长。早在2000多年前，就

TraditionalChineculture,bothextensiveandprofound,startsfarbackandruns

along,an2,000yearsago,

产生了以孔孟为代表的儒家学说和以老庄为代表的道家学说，以及其

thereemergedinChinaConfucianismreprentedbyConfuciusandMencius,Taoism

reprentedbyLaoZiandZhuangZi,

他许多也在中国思想史上有地位的学说流派，这就是有名的“诸子百家”。

andmanyothertheoriesanddoctrinesthatfiguredprominentlyinthehistoryof

Chinethought,allbeingcoveredbythefamousterm“themasters’hundred

schools”.