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2010年1月下旬，彭定中先生受邀前往美国斯坦福大学发表演说，以下是他想与大家分享的风景和故事。 标题原文：Sharing With The Brilliant Young Minds At Stanford University中文译作：与斯坦福大学同学们的对话  原文：
If I remember correctly, this is the second time I had the opportunity to visit Stanford University campus. In California. 译文：
如果我没记错的话，这是我第二次来到斯坦福大学，这所坐落在加利弗尼亚州的世界名府。  原文：
I think that Stanford has one of the most beautiful campus among all the universities in the United States. Its architectures, fountains and gardens designed with the special Spanish character blended very well into the beautiful sunshine and the gentle breeze of the San Francisco Bay. This university with long and great tradition and very high academic standard, has developed many outstanding leaders for the America and the world.译文：
我想斯坦福大学拥有美国所有大学中最美的校园之一。西班牙风格的建筑、喷泉和花园，与优美的阳光、旧金山湾柔和的轻风完美地融和在一起。这所深具历史和传统、学术造诣极高的世界名校，为美国和世界培养出了众多杰出的领袖。  原文：
I am invited to Stanford to give a talk at this building to the students by the Forum for American and Chinese Exchange at Stanford (FACES). It becomes more and more obvious, in today's world, without a good relationship between the US and China, no major issues of the world can be addressed properly. With that in mind, a good Chinese and American relationship is extremely important to both countries and the world.However, a good relationship always begins with the good mutual understanding, and the good mutual understanding comes from the good and opened people to people exchanges. I think that's the purpose of my visit and the theme of my talk here today at Stanford. I hope through the sharing and exchanges with some of the most brilliant minds in the world, I have helped in a small way to enhance the mutual understanding between the American and Chinese. I was extremely impressed by the depth of the questions the students raised at the end of my talk. I was also very pleased to see the eagerness and enthusiasm of the students for wanting to better understand the rural issues of China and their willingness to help.译文：
我受“斯坦福中美学生论坛”的邀请来到这里为学生们作一个演讲。在当今世界，有一个越来越明显的趋势，就是如果没有良好的中美关系，世界上的任何重大事件都难以得到合适的解决。所以，良好的中美关系对中美两国及至整个世界都显得非常重要。但是，良好的关系始于良好的相互理解，而良好的相互理解则来自于人与人之间良好、开放的相互交流。我想这是我此行的目的，也是我此次斯坦福演讲的主题。我希望通过和这些世界上最具聪明才智的年轻人所做的分享和交流，在增强中美之间的相互理解方面起到了一点积极的作用。在我的演讲即将结束时，学生们所提问题的深度给我留下了深刻的印象。而他们迫切想要了解中国农村的现状，并表示出愿意帮助的热情也让我感到欣慰。
以下是一位听了此次演讲的学生写给彭先生的邮件：原文：
Dear Dr. David Pang,
It was a great experience to listen to your talk on Wednesday, and I just want to express my thanks for your insights, your vision, and your dedication to an admirable cause.
I had arrived at the talk expecting an information session about another NGO, but you offered much more in the short span of an hour. You painted for us a vision of a wonderful future and offered a method of achieving it. The most striking thing, as many have mentioned, is the holistic approach to treating social problems and engaging all of society to confront and solve these pressing issues. What struck me most, however, was your emphasis on the importance of instilling values in the next generation and shaping people to become active contributors in society. This alone, I believe, would be the noblest of efforts, and perhaps the most difficult as well. The value of societies do change, but it often requires much more than just education. In this world of information/idea sharing, it seems increasingly difficult to create a society of common values and shared beliefs. Maybe people can, will, and ought to derive different values from their own unique set of experiences. Despite these concerns, however, I am expectant to hear great advances in your projects and ways to overcome these difficulties.
On the verge of college graduation, I, too, am looking for my values and searching for the most important things in my life. Your talk has definitely inspired me and helped me look to new directions. I hope that one day, when I have gained the knowledge and skills to help others, I can follow your example and diligently commit to pursuing the things most important to me (and maybe that means joining in your efforts!).
Thank you again, for your time and your vision of a better world.
Sincerely,
译文：
敬爱的彭博士：
周三听到您的演讲，于我是一次宝贵的人生经历。我只是想对您在这份可敬事业上的见解、愿景和孜孜不倦的付出表达我的感谢。
此次去听演讲，我本以为是听取另一个非政府组织的信息交流会。但您在短短的一个小时里给了我更多的东西。您为我们描绘了一幅有关未来的美好愿景，并且指出了一条通向它的可行道路。而其中最引人注目的，如同很多听众都曾经提到过，就是带动整个社会来面对、解决这些颇为紧迫的社会问题。但最打动我的地方则是你强调要重视对下一代人价值观的灌输，以及鼓励人们都积极参与到社会事务中去。而这一点，我相信是最为崇高，也是最为困难的一件事。社会所追寻的价值观的确在变，并且要塑造正确的价值观，光靠教育并不足够。在这个信息共享的世界里，创建一个持有共同价值观和共同理念的社会好像越来越困难。我想或许从不同的人生经验中，人们可以，也愿意塑造出他们各自不同的价值观。尽管存在这些忧虑，我仍然期待着你们的各项努力取得巨大的进步，也期待着你们能找到方法去克服这些困难。
在大学生涯即将结束之际，我也在寻找自己的价值观，以及自己生命中最重要的东西。对于正在探寻人生新方向的我来说，您的演讲无疑给了我莫大的启发和帮助。我希望有一天，当我获得了足够的知识和技能去帮助他人时，我可以跟随您的脚步，坚持不懈地为追寻我生命中最重要的东西而付出承诺（而这也许意味着我会加入你们正在为之努力的事业！）。
再次感谢您抽出时间来和我们分享您对于一个更美好的未来世界的愿景。
您诚挚的
学生某某某
[ 此贴被彭灵华在2012-03-07 20:43重新编辑 ]
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