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杨澜Ted励志英语演讲：中国的新一代

杨澜，1968年3月31日生于北京。中国电视节目主持人、媒体

人、传媒企业家、慈善家。阳光媒体集团主席和阳光文化基金会主席。

第十届、十一届、十二届全国政协委员。1990年至1994年担任中央

电视台《正大综艺》节目主持人，并于1994年获中国第一届主持人

“金话筒奖”;之后赴美深造，毕业于美国哥伦比亚大学国际及公共事

务学院，获国际事务硕士学位;之后加盟香港凤凰卫视，开创中国电视

第一个深度高端访谈节目《杨澜访谈录》，截至20xx年已访问过全球

700余位人物，在全球华语观众中具有较高美誉度。

ThenightbeforeIwasheadingforScotland,Iwasinvitedto

hostthefinalof"China'sGotTalent"showinShanghaiwiththe

80,howasthe

performingguest?ldher,"I'mgoingto

Scotlandthenextday."Shesangbeautifully,andsheeven

managedtosayafewwordsinChine.[Chine]Soit'snotlike

"hello"or"thankyou,"s"greenonion

forfree."Whydidshesaythat?Becauitwasalinefromour

ChineparallelSusanBoyle--a50-someyear-oldwoman,a

vegetablevendorinShanghai,wholovessingingWesternopera,

butshedidn'tunderstandanyEnglishorFrenchorItalian,soshe

managedtofillinthelyricswithvegetablenamesinChine.

(Laughter)AndthelastntenceofNessunDormathatshewas

singinginthestadiumwas"greenonionforfree."So[as]Susan

Boylewassayingthat,80,

washilarious.

SoIguessbothSusanBoyleandthisvegetablevendorin

retheleastexpected

tobesuccessfulinthebusinesscalledentertainment,yettheir

owanda

,being

lldifferentfromdifferent

inkbeingdifferentisgood,becauyou

havethechanceto

makeadifference.

Mygenerationhasbeenveryfortunatetowitnessand

participateinthehistorictransformationofChinathathasmade

somanychangesinthepast20,berthatinthe

yearof1990,whenIwasgraduatingfromcollege,Iwasapplying

forajobinthesalesdepartmentofthefirstfive-starhotelin

Beijing,GreatWallSheraton--it'rbeing

interrogatedbythisJapanemanagerforahalfanhour,he

finallysaid,"So,MissYang,doyouhaveanyquestionstoask

me?"Isummonedmycourageandpoiandsaid,"Yes,but

couldyouletmeknow,whatactuallydoyoull?"Ididn'thave

acluewhatasalesdepartmentwasaboutinafive-starhotel.

ThatwasthefirstdayItmyfootinafive-starhotel.

Aroundthesametime,Iwasgoingthroughanaudition--

thefirsteveropenauditionbynationaltelevisioninChina--with

ducertoldustheywere

lookingforsomesweet,

whenitwasmyturn,Istoodupandsaid,"Why[do]women's

personalitiesontelevisionalwayshavetobebeautiful,sweet,

innocentand,youknow,supportive?Whycan'ttheyhavetheir

ownideasandtheirownvoice?"IthoughtIkindofoffended

ually,

wasinthecondroundofcompetition,andthenthethirdand

evenroundsofcompetition,Iwasthelastone

onanationaltelevisionprime-timeshow.

Andbelieveitornot,thatwasthefirstshowonChinetelevision

thatalloweditshoststospeakoutoftheirownmindswithout

readinganapprovedscript.(Applau)Andmyweeklyaudience

atthattimewasbetween200to300millionpeople.

Wellafterafewyears,

ColumbiaUniversitytopursuemypostgraduatestudies,and

thenstartedmyownmediacompany,whichwasunthoughtof

alotofthings.

I'

sometimesIhaveyoungpeopleapproachingmesay,"Lan,you

changedmylife,"nwearealso

sofortunatetowitnessthetransformationofthewholecountry.

IwasinBeijing'

inaembracingthe

nsometimesI'mthinking,whatare

today'syounggenerationupto?Howaretheydifferent,and

whatarethedifferencestheyaregoingtomaketoshapethe

futureofChina,oratlarge,theworld?

SotodayIwanttotalkaboutyoungpeoplethroughthe

fall,whoarethey?[What]dothey

looklike?WellthisisagirlcalledGuoMeimei--20yearsold,

wedoffherexpensivebags,clothesandcaron

hermicroblog,

claimedtobethegeneralmanagerofRedCrossattheChamber

n'trealizethatshesteppedonansitive

nerveandaroudnationalquestioning,almostaturmoil,

troversywasso

heatedthattheRedCrosshadtoopenapressconferenceto

clarifyit,andtheinvestigationisgoingon.

Sofar,asoftoday,weknowthatsheherlfmadeupthat

title--probablybecaushefeelsproudtobeassociatedwith

expensiveitemsweregiventoherasgiftsby

herboyfriend,whoudtobeaboardmemberinasubdivision

'sverycomplicatedto

way,thepublicstilldoesn'illboiling.

Itshowsusageneralmistrustofgovernmentorgovernment-

backedinstitutions,

alsoitshowedusthepowerandtheimpactofsocialmediaas

microblog.

Microblogboomedintheyearof20xx,withvisitorsdoubled

andtimespentonittripled.,amajornewsportal,alonehasmore

ent,

mostpopularblogger--it'snotme--it'samoviestar,andshe

hasmorethan9.5millionfollowers,80percentof

thomicrobloggersareyoungpeople,

becau,asyouknow,thetraditionalmediaisstillheavily

controlledbythegovernment,socialmediaoffersanopeningto

auyoudon'thavemany

otheropenings,theheatcomingoutofthisopeningis

sometimesverystrong,activeandevenviolent.

Sothroughmicroblogging,weareabletounderstand

retheydifferent?Firstofall,

mostofthemwereborninthe80sand90s,undertheone-child

auoflectedabortionbyfamilieswhofavored

boystogirls,nowwehaveendedupwith30millionmoreyoung

uldpoapotentialdangertothe

society,butwhoknows;we'reinaglobalizedworld,sotheycan

themhavefairly

iteracyrateinChinaamongthis

es,80percentofkidsgo

yarefacinganagingChinawithapopulation

above65yearsoldcomingupwithven-point-somepercent

thisyear,

youknowwehavethetraditionthatyoungergenerations

supporttheeldersfinancially,andtakingcareofthemwhen

they'ansyoungcoupleswillhavetosupportfour

parentswhohavealifeexpectancyof73yearsold.

e

nareas,college

sa

month,whiletheaveragerentisabove$dotheydo?

Theyhavetosharespace--squeezedinverylimitedspaceto

savemoney--andtheycallthemlves"tribeofants."Andfor

thowhoarereadytogetmarriedandbuytheirapartment,they

figuredouttheyhavetoworkfor30to40yearstoaffordtheir

tioinAmericawouldonlycostacouple

fiveyearstoearn,butinChinait's30to40yearswiththe

skyrocketingrealestateprice.

Amongthe200millionmigrantworkers,60percentofthem

ndthemlvessortofsandwiched

themdon't

wanttogobacktothecountryside,buttheydon'thavethen

rkforlongerhourswithlessincome,less

y'remorevulnerabletojobloss,subject

toinflation,tighteningloansfrombanks,appreciationofthe

renminbi,ordeclineofdemandfromEuropeorAmericaforthe

ar,though,anappallingincident

inasouthernOEMmanufacturingcompoundinChina:13young

workersintheirlateteensandearly20scommittedsuicide,just

ydied

swholeincident

aroudahugeoutcryfromsocietyabouttheisolation,both

physicalandmental,ofthemigrantworkers.

Forthowhodoreturnbacktothecountryside,theyfind

themlvesverywelcomelocally,becauwiththeknowledge,

skillsandnetworkstheyhavelearnedinthecities,withthe

assistanceoftheInternet,they'reabletocreatemorejobs,

upgradelocalagricultureandcreatenewbusinessintheless

hepastfewyears,thecoastalareas,

theyfoundthemlvesinashortageoflabor.

firstoneistheEngelscoefficient,whichexplainsthatthecostof

dailynecessitieshasdroppeditspercentageallthroughthepast

decade,intermsoffamilyincome,

theninthelasttwoyears,itgoesupagainto39percent,

icoefficienthasalready

's0.5--evenworthan

ou

ethiswholesocietygettingfrustratedaboutlosingsomeofits

o,thebitternessandevenrentmenttowards

ccusations

ofcorruptionorbackdoordealingsbetweenauthoritiesor

businesswouldarouasocialoutcryorevenunrest.

Sothroughsomeofthehottesttopicsonmicroblogging,we

justiceand

governmentaccountabilityrunsthefirstinwhattheydemand.

Forthepastdecadeorso,amassiveurbanizationand

developmenthaveletuswitnessalotofreportsontheforced

asaroudhugeanger

mespeople

getkilled,andsometimespeopletthemlvesonfireto

theincidentsarereportedmoreandmore

frequentlyontheInternet,peoplecryforthegovernmenttotake

actionstostopthis.

Sothegoodnewsisthatearlierthisyear,thestatecouncil

pasdanewregulationonhourequisitionanddemolition

andpasdtherighttoorderforceddemolitionfromlocal

rly,manyotherissues

d

aboutpollutedair,pollutedwater,ss

what,vesortsofingredientsthatyou

brushonapieceofchickenorfish,anditturnsittolooklikebeef.

Andthenlately,peopleareveryconcernedaboutcookingoil,

becauthousandsofpeoplehavebeenfound[refining]cooking

hethingshavearoudahuge

tunately,wehaveenthe

governmentrespondingmoretimelyandalsomorefrequently

tothepublicconcerns.

Whileyoungpeopleemtobeverysureabouttheir

participationinpublicpolicy-making,butsometimesthey'rea

littlebitlostintermsofwhattheywantfortheirpersonallife.

umberonemarketfor

luxurybrands--that'snotincludingtheChineexpendituresin

knowwhat,halfoftho

consumersareearningasalarybelow2,'re

'retakingthobagsandclothesasan

sisagirlexplicitlysayingon

aTVdatingshowthatshewouldrathercryinaBMWthansmile

our,wedohaveyoungpeoplewhowould

stillprefertosmile,whetherinaBMWor[on]abicycle.

Sointhenextpicture,youeaverypopularphenomenon

called"naked"wedding,or"naked"notmean

theywillwearnothinginthewedding,butitshowsthatthe

youngcouplesarereadytogetmarriedwithoutahou,without

acar,withoutadiamondringandwithoutaweddingbanquet,

o,peopleare

firstpictureshowed

usthatatruckcaging500homelessandkidnappeddogsfor

foodprocessingwasspottedandstoppedonthehighwaywith

were

donatingmoney,dogfoodandofferingvolunteerworktostop

erhoursofnegotiation,500dogswererescued.

Andherealsopeoplearehelpingtofindmissingchildren.A

fatherpostedhisson'housands

of[unclear],thechildwasfound,andwewitnesdthereunion

ofthefamilythroughmicroblogging.

Sohappinessisthemostpopularwordwehaveheard

essisnotonlyrelatedto

personalexperiencesandpersonalvalues,butalso,it'saboutthe

arethinkingaboutthefollowingquestions:

Arewegoingtosacrificeourenvironmentfurthertoproduce

higherGDP?Howarewegoingtoperformoursocialand

politicalreformtokeeppacewitheconomicgrowth,tokeep

sustainabilityandstability?Andalso,howcapableisthesystem

oflf-correctnesstokeepmorepeoplecontentwithallsortsof

frictiongoingonatthesametime?Iguessthearethe

younger

generationaregoingtotransformthiscountrywhileatthesame

timebeingtransformedthemlves.

Thankyouverymuch.

(Applau)