第一篇：用英語解釋中國12生肖你行嗎？(附視頻)ted演講（最終版）

用英語解釋中國12生肖，你行嗎？（附視頻）TED演講

英語演講君按 演講者也提出了一個有趣的觀點，羊意味著軟弱，老虎因為脾氣暴躁，都不被看好，那一年份的小孩出生率會明顯下降，反過來想想，正因為同一年出生的孩子少，那么這些孩子長大以后面臨的競爭不就更少了嗎？也許正因為這樣，他們反而能更多地獲得成功的機會。比爾蓋茨、喬布斯可都是屬虎的哦。中國12生肖詳細介紹演講稿

Have you ever been asked by your Chinese friend,' What is your zodiac sign? 'Don't think they are making small talk.If you say, ' I'm a Monkey, 'they immediately knowyou are either 24, 36, 48 or 60 years old.(Laughter)Asking a zodiac sign is a polite way of asking your age.By revealing your zodiac sign, you are also being evaluated.Judgments are being made about your fortune or misfortune,your personality, career prospectsand how you will do in a given year.If you share you and your partner's animal signs,they will paint a picture in their mind about your private life.Maybe you don't believe in the Chinese zodiac.As a quarter of the world population is influenced by it,you'd be wise to do something about that.So what is the Chinese zodiac, exactly?Most Westerners think of Greco-Roman zodiac,the signs divided into 12 months.The Chinese zodiac is different.It's a 12-year cycle labeled with animals,starting with a Rat and ending with a Pig,and has no association with constellations.For example, if you were born in 1975, you are a Rabbit.Can you see your zodiac sign there?Our Chinese ancestors constructed a very complicated theoretical frameworkbased on inner yang, the five elements and the 12 zodiac animals.Over thousands of years,this popular culture has affected people's major decisions,such as naming, marriage, giving birth and attitude towards each other.And some of the implications are quite amazing.The Chinese believe certain animals get on better than the others.So parents choose specific years to give birth to babies,because they believe the team effort by the right combination of animalscan give prosperity to families.We even refer to the zodiac when entering into romantic relations.I'm a Pig;I should have perfect romance with Tigers, Goats and Rabbits.Chinese people believe some animals are natural enemies.As a Pig, I need to be careful with a Snake.Raise your hand if you are a Snake.Let's have a chat later.(Laughter)We believe some animals are luckier than the others,such as the Dragon.Unlike the Western tradition,the Chinese Dragon is a symbol for power, strength and wealth.It's everyone's dream to have a Dragon baby.Jack Ma's parents must have been very proud.And they are not the only ones.In 2012, the Year of the Dragon,the birthrate in China, Hong Kong and Taiwanincreased by five percent.That means another one million more babies.With a traditional preference to baby boys,the boy-girl ratio that year was 120 to 100.When those Dragon boys grow up,they will face much more severe competition in love and job markets.According to the BBC and the Chinese government's press release,January 2015 saw a peak of Cesarean sections.Why?That was the last month for the Year of the Horse.It's not because they like horses so much,it's because they try to avoid having unlucky Goat babies.(Laughter)If you are a Goat, please don't feel bad.Those are Goat babies.They don't look like losers to me.(Laughter)Tiger is another undesirable animal,due to its volatile temperament.Many Chinese regions saw a sharp decline of birthrateduring those years.Perhaps one should consider zodiac in reverse,as those Tiger and Goat babies will face much less competition.Maybe they are the lucky ones.I went through the Forbes top 300 richest people in the world,and it's interesting to seethe most undesirable two animals, the Goat and Tiger,are at the top of the chart,even higher than the Dragon.So maybe we should consider,maybe it's much better to have less competition.One last but interesting point:many Chinese people make their investment decisionsbased on the zodiac sign index.Although the belief and tradition of the zodiac signhas been over thousands of years,the trend of using it in making major decisionsdid not really happen until the past few decades.Our ancestors were very busy surviving poverty, drought,famine, riot, disease and civil war.And finally, Chinese people have the time, wealth and technologyto create an ideal life they've always wanted.The collective decision made by 1.3 billion peoplehas caused the fluctuation in economics and demand on everything,from health care and education to property and consumer goods.As China plays such an important role in the global economy and geopolitics,the decisions made based on the zodiac and other Chinese traditionsend up impacting everyone around the world.Are there any Monkeys here?2016 is the Year of the Monkey.Monkeys are clever, curious, creative and mischievous.Thank you.暴露屬相=暴露年齡只要把屬相一說出來，瞬間暴露年齡。看看，在這一點上，咱們的傳統(tǒng)的十二生肖就是那么科學(xué)。雖然現(xiàn)在比較流行十二星座，我小時候還是經(jīng)常讀到很多文字，屬相一樣可以預(yù)示運勢，性格，事業(yè)，還有來年的運程等。掐指一算，還是愛生“金龍寶寶”貌似平日里關(guān)心生肖屬相的人少了，然而一到人生的關(guān)鍵時刻，世界各地的華夏子孫還是會找出來掂量一下。特別是像生孩子這件事件，只要那年遇到孕婦扎堆，產(chǎn)科人滿為患，那肯定是趕上某個生肖里的“大咖年”了，類似龍年這種。因為中國人相信有的屬相就是要更幸運一些。這么看來挑年份生娃也是能理解的。演講里還提到，馬云就屬龍，多有說服力吧。“虎寶”和“羊?qū)殹辈攀侨松内A家

事情真的是這樣嗎？扎堆出生的寶寶雖然趕上了好的屬相，但是換個角度想一下，他們以后面對的競爭也會更激烈啊，求學(xué)，擇業(yè)，擇偶都是壓力。反之，人們不太偏好的“虎寶、“羊?qū)殹矮@得了更寬松的環(huán)境。根據(jù)薛女士對全球前300的富翁進行統(tǒng)計，排在前兩位的就是屬虎和屬羊的。這個佐證的科學(xué)性還是要吐一下槽。難道意思是因為華人中的屬虎的和屬羊的人少，所以對全球其他的富翁沒有威脅嗎。沒準哦，咱們?nèi)A夏民族太強了。

生肖文化帶動全球經(jīng)濟事實上，因為中國人對生肖的各種偏好，從而影響我們的諸多決定，包括消費和投資這些。所以說傳統(tǒng)的生肖文化影響著中國甚至全球的經(jīng)濟狀況和需求也不為過。特別是在全球化日益加劇，中國經(jīng)濟騰飛，這種影響是世界范圍的。又回到前面的挑年份粉生寶寶，那一年的嬰兒用品，奶粉必然火上加火；可以預(yù)知的是，接下來幾年的早教市場也會需求旺盛，等等等等。所以，關(guān)注中國文化是可以起到推動全球經(jīng)濟的效果的，那是在為整個人類做貢獻呢。矮馬，姐有點太膨脹了。還是先看視頻，學(xué)好英語，再傳播中國文化吧。

最后再提一下演講者薛曉嵐女士。最初她想要推廣中文是因為自己出生在英國的孩子學(xué)習(xí)中文非常費力，于是薛女士利用自己的技術(shù)知識，結(jié)合中文的特點，創(chuàng)新的摸索出一套幫助西方人學(xué)習(xí)中文的方法。愛O姐非常敬佩她的能力，更羨慕她擁有的資源。雖然不能相比，但是至少還有一點我跟她是一樣的，就是希望去實踐自己的想法，希望可以幫到更多人。好吧，姐繼續(xù)加油！想不想第一時間接收英語演講文章&視頻？置頂精彩英語演講就對了！操作辦法就是：進入公眾號——找到“置頂公眾號”—— 開啟。

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第二篇：這9個TED演講,讓你和孩子更理解自己和世界(附視頻獲取方式)

這9個TED演講，讓你和孩子更理解自己和世界（附視頻獲

取方式）

以下9則TED演講，場場都是經(jīng)典。TED全球教育團隊特地針對青年學(xué)子進行訪問，一窺到底是哪些TED講題，會讓他們直接點贊！

1.關(guān)于外表卡麥隆·羅素（Cameron Russell）

外表不是一切，維多莉亞的秘密名模真實告白從小到大，我們不免都曾對自己的外表有所埋怨，尤以女性更甚；知名內(nèi)衣品牌名模卡麥隆·羅素透過演講分享她的經(jīng)歷，告訴我們外表絕非一切。

來自美國舊金山的學(xué)生 Amelia Browne 分享：

她的故事就像是一記當(dāng)頭棒喝，提醒我們「內(nèi)在」的重要性，我才明白社會賦予我的優(yōu)勢和機會，也讓我進一步思考如何善用這些特質(zhì)，為下一代帶來改變，因為特權(quán)絕非與生俱來。2.關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)手冢貴晴（Takaharu Tezuka）

前所未見的最好的幼兒園這場來自TEDx京都的演說，是TED全球教育團隊的首選，主講人是日本設(shè)計師手冢貴晴，他在演講時說道：“有時候，孩子就需要狠狠摔他個一跤，才會曉得生存時何等艱辛，孩子也必須面對危險，才能體現(xiàn)互助的精神，這就是社會的縮影，但現(xiàn)在的環(huán)境卻嚴重缺乏這樣的教育機會”。來自中國的高中生蘇安紀表示：

這場演講讓我開始思考教育的原貌，也讓我自己產(chǎn)出不一樣的觀點。

3.關(guān)于領(lǐng)導(dǎo)卓·杜力（Drew Dudley）

細微領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力真正的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)并不在舞臺上，而是在人跟人相處之間體現(xiàn)；在那些看似微不足道的動作下，竟可能就此改變他人的命運。

在美國舊金山念書的伊莎貝拉·思科(Isabella Scal）相當(dāng)認同杜力的理念，她說：

因為這場演說，我學(xué)會感謝同儕及長輩們對我在人格塑造上所帶來的正面影響；同時，我也把這場演講分享給我的朋友，并借此讓他們知道，我永遠感念他們一路來的陪伴。4.關(guān)于成敗安琪拉·達克沃斯(Angela Lee Duckworth)想成功，拿出你的熱情與意志力！在教育上，我們習(xí)慣用“智商”來衡量成就的可能，但學(xué)校與生活中的表現(xiàn)，難道只是取決于吸收知識的快慢？“兒童與成人在面對挑戰(zhàn)時的表現(xiàn)，就是我研究要觀察的，像是：誰會贏得最后的勝利？為什么他們會成功？結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)，決定成功的要素只有一個，就是意志力?！边_克沃斯說道。

許多學(xué)生推薦這場演講，而來自喬治亞的柯西·喬（Koshi Joshi）也分享：

學(xué)習(xí)來自于不斷努力和認真工作，這也是通往成功的關(guān)鍵，我相信，決心與付出將帶來滿滿地收獲。5.關(guān)于表達朱利安·崔久(Julian Treasure）

怎么說才動聽？聲音學(xué)顧問崔久在演講中告訴我們，如果你想讓你的話語更有影響力，有四點要注意：誠實、真誠、信用和關(guān)愛?！罢\實是講話內(nèi)容要真實、清晰、不扭曲；真誠是內(nèi)心誠懇、待人如待己；信用表示對人、對事不能說一套做一套；而關(guān)愛，則是樂于助人、成就他人”。

來自波蘭的高中生卡羅·德博沃斯基（Karol Dobrowolski）說：

朱利安的建議真的很受用，尤其是我現(xiàn)在正在準備TED教育俱樂部的演說，這給了我相當(dāng)大的鼓勵。6.關(guān)于性格蘇珊·坎恩(Susan Cain）

內(nèi)向者的力量內(nèi)向不是害羞，害羞時無法承受社會眼光，坎恩分享：“外向的人需要許多的刺激，但內(nèi)向的人對自身感受相當(dāng)敏銳，在不被注目時反而能發(fā)揮他們的能耐。我們的社會文化需要內(nèi)外、陰陽的調(diào)和，這點在創(chuàng)造力與生產(chǎn)力尤其重要”。

來自阿根廷的學(xué)生瑞秋·凡（Rachel Fan）分享道： 蘇珊的演講讓我更加了解到，即使文化有所不容，我依舊可以懷抱我的內(nèi)向特質(zhì)；蘇珊的條理與能言善道，也讓人見到內(nèi)向的人也能爆發(fā)出無窮的影響力，這激勵我勇于踏入人群，好消息時，我也在學(xué)校開設(shè)了 TED-Ed 俱樂部，因為我相信我也可以！

7.關(guān)于熱情凱西·奈斯泰德（Casey Neistat）

那些高中發(fā)生的事奈斯泰德15歲那年就中輟離家，而女友在他17歲時就懷孕，他只能一路打零工勉強維持生計；22歲時他與弟弟在網(wǎng)上撰寫博客并制作影片，兩年后的一部《ipod不可告人的秘密（iPod's Dirty Secret)》讓他一炮而紅，不但獲得世人的關(guān)注，就連HBO也爭相邀請他制作節(jié)目；“我就是很愛說故事，就算沒有人找我還是會持續(xù)地拍，所以一切就從youtube開始”。

來自加州的高中生納森·喬(Nathan Cao）說：

凱西教我的是，讓我知道居住在美國、能夠到好學(xué)校上學(xué)時件得天獨厚的事，他點燃了我對社區(qū)服務(wù)的熱愛，現(xiàn)在的我常在年長者家中和庇護所擔(dān)任義工，同時也在學(xué)校成立協(xié)助難民的社團，我發(fā)現(xiàn)其實還有很多事是我還可以做的！8.關(guān)于閱讀：奇瑪曼達·阿迪契(Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie）單向度敘事的危險阿迪契從小就在奈及利亞東部的大學(xué)環(huán)境中成長，從小就愛看書的她也喜歡寫故事，然而，由于童書多半來自歐美，連帶他自己故事筆下的角色也都是白皮膚、藍眼睛、要不就是在雪中玩耍，還很愛聊天氣，因為西非一年四季都是這么熱?！拔蚁刖臀覀€人來說，這證明了人們時多么容易收到故事的影響，尤其是小孩子”阿迪契笑著說道。來自德州的愛麗莎·索曼尼(Alisha Somani）說道： 這場演說讓我發(fā)現(xiàn)單一觀點是導(dǎo)致人們驕傲自大的主因，這也激勵了我主動去了解，并朝各個面向?qū)W習(xí)，這樣一來我才不會變得夜郎自大，總以為每個人所想的都一樣。9.關(guān)于聆聽鄒奇奇(Adora Svitak）

大人可以向孩子學(xué)什么？這個世界需要聆聽孩子的意見，為什么呢？孩子有大膽無畏的想象力、樂觀正向的力量，有了夢想就直接大步向前行，孩子的想法值得大人的正視看待，而一切就從我們愿意跟孩子學(xué)習(xí)開始。這是大朋友、小朋友都喜歡的演講，鄒奇奇提醒了我們?yōu)槭裁瘩雎牶⒆拥穆曇羰侨绱酥匾?。寒假必?/p>

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第三篇：TED演講：Jay_Walker談中國英語學(xué)習(xí)狂熱 2

English Mania

Let's talk about manias.Let's start with Beatle mania: hysterical teenagers, crying, screaming, pandemonium.Sports mania: deafening crowds, all for one idea--get the ball in the net.Okay, religious mania: there's rapture, there's weeping, there's visions.Manias can be good.Manias can be alarming.Or manias can be deadly.讓我們來談?wù)効駸?。先從甲殼蟲熱說起。歇斯底里的少年們：高呼，尖叫，喧囂。體育熱：震耳欲聾的人群，都是為了一個目標(biāo)，讓球入網(wǎng)。還有宗教熱：有歡笑、也有淚水還有夢想?？駸峥赡苡幸?，也可能會令人擔(dān)憂。有時狂熱可能會很致命。

The world has a new mania——A mania for learning English.Listen as Chinese students practice their English by screaming it.現(xiàn)在，世界上有種新的狂熱。學(xué)習(xí)英語的狂熱。下面聽聽中國學(xué)生用高聲叫喊的方式練習(xí)英語。

Teacher:...change my life!

Students: I will change my life.S: I don't want to let my parents down.T: I don't ever want to let my country down.S: I don't ever want to let my country down.T: Most importantly...S: Most importantly.T: I don't want to let myself down.S: I don't want to let myself down.T: I don't want to let my parents down.Jay Walker: How many people are trying to learn English worldwide? Two billion of them.JW: In Latin America, in India, in Southeast Asia, and most of all in China.If you are a Chinese student you start learning English in the third grade, by law.That's why this year China will become the world's largest English-speaking country.Why English? In a single word: Opportunity——Opportunity for a better life, a job, to be able to pay for school, or put better food on the table.Imagine a student taking a giant test for three full days.Her score on this one test literally determines her future.She studies 12 hours a day for three years to prepare.25 percent of her grade is based on English.It's called the Gaokao, and 80 million high school Chinese students have already taken this grueling test.The intensity to learn English is almost unimaginable, unless you witness it.JW：在拉丁美洲、印度、東南亞和幾乎整個中國。如果你是名中國學(xué)生，根據(jù)法律要求，你在小學(xué)三年級就得開始學(xué)英語。這就是為什么今年（2009年）中國會成為全世界最大的講英語的國家。為什么是英語？用一個詞來回答就是：機會。一個獲得更好的生活、工作的機會。可以上得起學(xué)，可以吃上更好的食物。想象一個學(xué)生用整整三天時間參加一次大考。她的這次考試成績幾乎決定她的未來前途。為了準備這次考試，她在三年的時間里，每天學(xué)習(xí)12小時。而這次考試25%的成績是由英語決定。這個考試叫做高考。有8000萬中國高中生參加過這個“獨木橋”考試。學(xué)英語的強度幾乎不可想象，除非你親眼目睹。

T: I want to speak perfect English.S: I want to speak perfect English.T: I want to change my life!

S: I want to change my life!

JW: So is English mania good or bad? Is English a tsunami, washing away other languages? Not likely.English is the world's second language.Your native language is your life.But with English you can become part of a wider conversation: a global conversation about global problems, like climate change or poverty, or hunger or disease.The world has other universal languages.Mathematics is the language of science.Music is the language of emotions.And now English is becoming the language of problem-solving.Not because America is pushing it, but because the world is pulling it.So English mania is a turning point.Like the harnessing of electricity in our cities or the fall of the Berlin Wall, English represents hope for a better future--a future where the world has a common language to solve its common problems.JW：那么這股英語熱是好是壞呢？英語是不是海嘯，會席卷其它所有語言？不太可能。英語是世界第二大語言。你的母語就是你的人生。但英語可以讓你參與更大范圍的討論：關(guān)于全球性問題的全球范圍內(nèi)的討論。比如氣候變化、貧窮、饑餓或疾病。這個世界上還有其它的全球性語言。數(shù)學(xué)是科學(xué)的語言。音樂是感情的語言?，F(xiàn)在，英語正在成為解決問題的語言。這并非因為美國促使其如此，而是因為全世界的需要。所以英語熱是一個轉(zhuǎn)折點。就像利用城市電力，或柏林墻的倒塌，英語代表著更加美好的未來的希望，到那時全世界就可以用共同語言解決共同的問題。

第四篇：TED演講：Jay Walker談中國英語學(xué)習(xí)狂熱

TED演講：Jay Walker談中國英語學(xué)習(xí)狂熱

Let's talk about manias.Let's start with Beatle mania: hysterical teenagers, crying, screaming, pandemonium.Sports mania: deafening crowds, all for one idea--get the ball in the net.Okay, religious mania: there's rapture, there's weeping, there's visions.Manias can be good.Manias can be alarming.Or manias can be deadly.讓我們來談?wù)効駸帷Ｏ葟募讱はx熱說起。歇斯底里的少年們：高呼，尖叫，喧囂。體育熱：震耳欲聾的人群，都是為了一個目標(biāo)，讓球入網(wǎng)。還有宗教熱：有歡笑、也有淚水還有夢想。狂熱可能有益，也可能會令人擔(dān)憂。有時狂熱可能會很致命。

The world has a new mania.A mania for learning English.Listen as Chinese students practice their English by screaming it.現(xiàn)在，世界上有種新的狂熱。學(xué)習(xí)英語的狂熱。下面聽聽中國學(xué)生用高聲叫喊的方式練習(xí)英語。

Jay Walker: How many people are trying to learn English worldwide? Two billion of them.JayWalker:全世界現(xiàn)在有多少人學(xué)習(xí)英語？20億

JW: In Latin America, in India, in Southeast Asia, and most of all in China.If you are a Chinese student you start learning English in the third grade, by law.That's why this year China will become the world's largest English-speaking country.(Laughter)Why English? In a single word: Opportunity.Opportunity for a better life, a job, to be able to pay for school, or put better food on the table.Imagine a student taking a giant test for three full days.Her score on this one test literally determines her future.She studies 12 hours a day for three years to prepare.25 percent of her grade is based on English.It's called the Gaokao, and 80 million high school Chinese students have already taken this grueling test.The intensity to learn English is almost unimaginable, unless you witness it.JW：在拉丁美洲、印度、東南亞和幾乎整個中國。如果你是名中國學(xué)生，根據(jù)法律要求，你在小學(xué)三年級就得開始學(xué)英語。這就是為什么今年（2009年）中國會成為全世界最大的講英語的國家。（笑聲）為什么是英語？用一個詞來回答就是：機會。一個獲得更好的生活、工作的機會?？梢陨系闷饘W(xué)，可以吃上更好的食物。想象一個學(xué)生用整整三天時間參加一次大考。她的這次考試成績幾乎決定她的未來前途。為了準備這次考試，她在三年的時間里，每天學(xué)習(xí)12小時。而這次考試25%的成績是由英語決定。這個考試叫做高考。有8000萬中國高中生參加過這個“獨木橋”考試。學(xué)英語的強度幾乎不可想象，除非你親眼目睹。

JW: So is English mania good or bad? Is English a tsunami, washing away other languages? Not likely.English is the world's second language.Your native language is your life.But with English you can become part of a wider conversation: a global conversation about global problems, like climate change or poverty, or hunger or disease.The world has other universal languages.Mathematics is the language of science.Music is the language of emotions.And now English is becoming the language of problem-solving.Not because America is pushing it, but because the world is pulling it.So English mania is a turning point.Like the harnessing of electricity in our cities or the fall of the Berlin Wall, English represents hope for a better future--a future where the world has a common language to solve its common problems.JW：那么這股英語熱是好是壞呢？英語是不是海嘯，會席卷其它所有語言？不太可能。英語是世界第二大語言。你的母語就是你的人生。但英語可以讓你參與更大范圍的討論：關(guān)于全球性問題的全球范圍內(nèi)的討論。比如氣候變化、貧窮、饑餓或疾病。這個世界上還有其它的全球性語言。數(shù)學(xué)是科學(xué)的語言。音樂是感情的語言?，F(xiàn)在，英語正在成為解決問題的語言。這并非因為美國促使其如此，而是因為全世界的需要。所以英語熱是一個轉(zhuǎn)折點。就像利用城市電力，或柏林墻的倒塌，英語代表著更加美好的未來的希望，到那時全世界就可以用共同語言解決共同的問題。

Thank you very much.(Applause)非常感謝大家。（掌聲）

第五篇：TED演講：Jay-Walker談中國英語學(xué)習(xí)狂熱

Let's talk about manias.Let's start with Beatle mania: hysterical teenagers, crying, screaming, pandemonium.Sports mania: deafening crowds, all for one idea--get the ball in the net.Okay, religious mania: there's rapture, there's weeping, there's visions.Manias can be good.Manias can be alarming.Or manias can be deadly.讓我們來談?wù)効駸?。先從甲殼蟲熱說起。歇斯底里的少年們：高呼，尖叫，喧囂。體育熱：震耳欲聾的人群，都是為了一個目標(biāo)，讓球入網(wǎng)。還有宗教熱：有歡笑、也有淚水還有夢想。狂熱可能有益，也可能會令人擔(dān)憂。有時狂熱可能會很致命。

The world has a new mania.A mania for learning English.Listen as Chinese students practice their English by screaming it.現(xiàn)在，世界上有種新的狂熱。學(xué)習(xí)英語的狂熱。下面聽聽中國學(xué)生用高聲叫喊的方式練習(xí)英語。

Teacher:...change my life!

老師：...改變我的生活！

Students: I will change my life.學(xué)生：我要改變我的命運。

T: I don't want to let my parents down.老師：我不想讓父母失望。

S: I don't want to let my parents down.學(xué)生：我不想讓父母失望。

T: I don't ever want to let my country down.老師：我從不想讓國家失望。

S: I don't ever want to let my country down.學(xué)生：我從不想讓國家失望。

T: Most importantly...S: Most importantly...老師：最重要的...學(xué)生：最重要的...T: I don't want to let myself down.老師：我不想讓我自己失望。

S: I don't want to let myself down.學(xué)生：我不想讓我自己失望。

Jay Walker: How many people are trying to learn English worldwide? Two billion of them.JayWalker:全世界現(xiàn)在有多少人學(xué)習(xí)英語？20億

Students: A t-shirt.A dress.學(xué)生：一件T恤。一條裙子。

JW: In Latin America, in India, in Southeast Asia, and most of all in China.If you are a Chinese student you start learning English in the third grade, by law.That's why this year China will become the world's largest English-speaking country.(Laughter)Why English? In a single word: Opportunity.Opportunity for a better life, a job, to be able to pay for school, or put better food on the table.Imagine a student taking a giant test for three full days.Her score on this one test literally determines her future.She studies 12 hours a day for three years to prepare.25 percent of her grade is based on English.It's called the Gaokao, and 80 million high school Chinese students have already taken this grueling test.The intensity to learn English is almost unimaginable, unless you witness it.JW：在拉丁美洲、印度、東南亞和幾乎整個中國。如果你是名中國學(xué)生，根據(jù)法律要求，你在小學(xué)三年級就得開始學(xué)英語。這就是為什么今年（2009年）中國會成為全世界最大的講英語的國家。（笑聲）為什么是英語？用一個詞來回答就是：機會。一個獲得更好的生活、工作的機會?？梢陨系闷饘W(xué)，可以吃上更好的食物。想象一個學(xué)生用整整三天時間參加一次大考。她的這次考試成績幾乎決定她的未來前途。為了準備這次考試，她在三年的時間里，每天學(xué)習(xí)12小時。而這次考試25%的成績是由英語決定。這個考試叫做高考。有8000萬中國高中生參加過這個“獨木橋”考試。學(xué)英語的強度幾乎不可想象，除非你親眼目睹。

Teacher: Perfect!Students: Perfect!

老師：完美！學(xué)生：完美！

T: Perfect!S: Perfect!

老師：完美！學(xué)生：完美！

T: I want to speak perfect English.老師：我想講完美的英語

S: I want to speak perfect English.學(xué)生：我想講完美的英語

T: I want to speak--S: I want to speak--

老師：我想說--學(xué)生：我想說--

T: perfect English.S: perfect English.學(xué)生：完美的英語。學(xué)生：完美的英語

T: I want to change my life!

老師：我要改變我的命運！

S: I want to change my life!

學(xué)生：我要改變我的命運！

JW: So is English mania good or bad? Is English a tsunami, washing away other languages? Not likely.English is the world's second language.Your native language is your life.But with English you can become part of a wider conversation: a global conversation about global problems, like climate change or poverty, or hunger or disease.The world has other universal languages.Mathematics is the language of science.Music is the language of emotions.And now English is becoming the language of problem-solving.Not because America is pushing it, but because the world is pulling it.So English mania is a turning point.Like the harnessing of electricity in our cities or the fall of the Berlin Wall, English represents hope for a better future--a future where the world has a common language to solve its common problems.JW：那么這股英語熱是好是壞呢？英語是不是海嘯，會席卷其它所有語言？不太可能。英語是世界第二大語言。你的母語就是你的人生。但英語可以讓你參與更大范圍的討論：關(guān)于全球性問題的全球范圍內(nèi)的討論。比如氣候變化、貧窮、饑餓或疾病。這個世界上還有其它的全球性語言。數(shù)學(xué)是科學(xué)的語言。音樂是感情的語言?，F(xiàn)在，英語正在成為解決問題的語言。這并非因為美國促使其如此，而是因為全世界的需要。所以英語熱是一個轉(zhuǎn)折點。就像利用城市電力，或柏林墻的倒塌，英語代表著更加美好的未來的希望，到那時全世界就可以用共同語言解決共同的問題。

Thank you very much.(Applause)

非常感謝大家。（掌聲）