第七百三十四章 一个留学生的毕业演讲 (第1/2页)

    最近比较热闹的就是一位留学生的毕业演讲，当然，还是看到全文或许才会有自我的判断吧？但无论如何，留学低龄化已经是个不争的事实，豪门富贵的子女大抵在海外求学也是不争的事实。

    美国马里兰大学的一位华人毕业生，被选为学生代表上台演讲，某些媒体如，给她贴标签说涉嫌辱华。这位同学在演讲中赞美了美国的言论自由，提到了中国的雾霾。

    上个世纪80年代，中国民间曾经批判走出国门的开放者，说他们认为外国的月亮比中国圆。看今天的讨论，在观念和修辞上，并没有什么突破。

    华人留美的历史可以追溯到晚清，但是大陆华人作毕业生代表上台演讲的事情还比较罕见。今天，越来越多的中国年轻人做演讲，无论在国内还是国外，都是值得鼓励的事情。在这里，我们提供这位马里兰大学毕业生演讲翻译全文及原文，辱华与否，各位可以做出自己的判断。

    英文演讲原文：

    Goodafternoonfacultystudentsparentsandfriends.

    IamtrulyhonoredandgratefultospeakatthecommencementfortheUniversityofMaryland，Classof2017.

    Peopleoftenaskme:WhydidyoucometotheUniversityofMaryland

    Ialwaysanswer:Freshair.

    Fiveyearsago，asIstepofftheplanefromChina，andlefttheterminalatDallasAirport.Iwasreadytoputononeofmyfivefacemasks，butwhenItookmyfirstbreathofAmericanair.Iputmymaskaway.

    Theairwassosweetandfresh，andoddlyluxurious.

    Iwassurprisedbythis.IgrewupinacityinChina，whereIhadtowearafacemaskeverytimeIwentoutside，otherwise，Imightgetsick.

    However，themomentIinhaledandexhaledoutsidetheairport.

    Ifeltfree.

    Nomorefogonmyglasses，nomoredifficultbreathing，nomoresuppression.

    Everybreathwasadelight.AsIstandheretoday，Icannothelp，butrecallthatfeelingoffreedom.

    AttheUniversityofMaryland，IwouldsoonfeelanotherkindoffreshairforwhichIwillbeforevergrateful—thefreshairoffreespeech.

    BeforeIcametoUnitedStates，IlearnedinhistoryclassabouttheDeclarationofIndependence，butthesewordshadnomeaningtome—Life，LibertyandthePursuitofhappiness.

    Iwasmerelymemorizingthewordstogetgoodgrades.

    Thesewordssoundedsostrange，soabstractandsoforeigntome，untilIcametoUniversityofMaryland.

    IhaveleanedtherighttofreelyexpressoneselfissacredinAmerican.

    EachdayinMaryland，Iwasencouragedtoexpressmyopinionsoncontroversialissues.

    Icouldchallengeastatementmadebymyinstructor.Icouldevenratemyprofessorsonline.

    ButnothingpreparedmeforthecultureshockIexperiencedwhenIwatchedauniversityproductionoftheplay—Twilight:LosAngeles.

    TwilightisaplaybyAnnaDeavereSmithaboutthe1992LosAngelesRiots

    TheriotsfollowedacquittaloffourLosAngelespoliceofficersinthevideotapedarrestandbeatingofRodneyKing.

    Forsixdays，thecitywasinchaosascitizenstooktothestreets.

    InTwilight，thestudentactorswereopenlytalkingaboutracism，sexismandpolitics.

    Iwasshocked，Ineversawsuchtopiccouldbediscussedopenly.

    Theplaywasmyfirsttasteofpoliticalstorytelling，onethatmakestheaudiencethinkcritically.

    Ihavealwayshadaburningdesiretotellthesekindsofstories，butIwasconvincedthatonlyauthoritiesownthenarrative，onlyauthoritiescoulddefinethetruth.

    However，theopportunitytoimmersemyselfinthediversecommunityattheUniversityofMarylandexposedmetovarious，manydifferentperspectivesontruth.

    IsoonrealizedthathereIhavetheopportunitytospeakfreely.

    Myvoicematters.

    Yourvoicematters.

    Ourvoicesmatter.

    Civilengageme