外交部翻译司高级翻译 张京 2005年“21世界杯演讲”

Good morning , ladies and gentlemen

. Before Chinese and Western civilization came into close contact , the Chinese people had always longed for a life depicted in traditional Chinese paintings .

Those paintings present a harmonious coexistence of people and other life forms.

Regarded as the essence of anclent Chinese philosophy , harmony has been deeply rooted in the minds of Chinese people . On the one hand , it has contributed to the unique continulty of Chinese civilization .

On the other , Chinese people became too much contented with their achievements to desire any further changes .

As globalization deepens , it is bound to affect our ideal of harmony .

First , globalization urges China to speed up Its modernization , which threatens our regard for the harmony between Men and Nature .

For instance , many dams and hydropowers stations are being built for economic benefits at the expanse of the well- preserved natural habitats.

However , ecological malpractice of such kind goes against the notion of harmonious coexistence in ancient Chinese philosophies .

More than 2000 years ago , long before the concept of environmental protection came into being .

Dujlang Welr , a great Irrigation project was built in southwestern China ' s Sichuan province .”Its succeeded both in controlling floods and in facilitating in agriculture without posing a threat to the environment .

Moreover , globalization has brought with it intense competition which threatens our regard for the harmony among people.

Traditionally , moderation is a golden principle , preslding over inter-personal relations in China.

Today , however , motivated to come to the top , some people become so self-centered that they choose to sacrifice love , friendship and even family ties .

Last but not least , diverse cultures have meet in China as a consequence of globalization .

Therefore , a clash of cultures become inevitable.

Unfortunately , the past decades has witnessed a huge lost of cultural heritage in China.

In cities like Beijing and Xi ' an , hundreds of century-old Chinese-style houses are being demolished to make room for skyscrapers , shopping malls and eight-lane expressways.

From these examples , we see the disharmony brought about by globalization.

Yet it is not the globallzation that is to blame , but rather our attitude .

As long as we approach globalization with harmony in mind , its benefit will outweigh its cost.

Take my hometown , HangZhou , for example . Thanks to the strenuous efforts made by the municipal government , in achleving eco-development , various kinds of water birds have returned to the West Lake , calling it home again after years of migration elsewhere.

From the lake bank , we see skateboards and trick cyclists showing off together with people flying kites , and kicking shuttlecocks on the plaza nearby.

Therefore , although they compose the plcture quite distinct from traditional Chinese paintings , this picture conveys a modern sense of harmony in this area of globalization.

Ladies and gentlemen , to conclude , I would like to quote from British philosopher Bertrand Russell.

In contrasting Chinese and Western civilization , he observed , " the distinctive merit of Western civilization is the scientific method , but the distinctive merit of the Chinese , is a just conception of the ends of life.

It is these two that one must hope to see gradually uniting .

As we see , the tremendous progress China has been making drawing on experience abroad , we may also expect the traditional Chinese value of harmony that enrich the world .

I look forward to the time when Russell ' s prophecy comes true . Thank you very much .