王力宏牛津认识华流纯英文演讲稿Wang Leehom Oxford Union transcript.docx
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王力宏牛津认识华流纯英文演讲稿WangLeehomOxfordUniontranscript
力宏在牛津大学以“认识华流”主题演讲的英文演讲稿。
【LeehomWangFullAddressOxfordUnion】
Thankyouallforbeingheretoday,andthelatecomersaswell.Thankyouforcominginquietly.
IwanttostartofftodayjusttotakeamomentofsilenceforthevictimsoftheSichuanearthquakeandforthevictimsoftheBostonAmericanbomb.Solet’stakeaminutetopayourrespecttothem.Thankyou.
IneverthoughtIwouldbeaddressingyou,theesteemedmembersoftheOxfordUnion,withoutguitarorErhu,withoutmycrazystagehairandcostumes.ButIdidperformattheO2ArenainLondonlastweek.Iamnotsureanyofyouwouldmakethat.Butinmanyways,thatwouldbesimilartowhatIamtalkingabouttoday,thatis,introducingChinesepopmusictoyou.IamactuallyaChineseambassadorofChinesepopwhetheryoulikeitornot.Bothmusicandmovies.AndtodayIamheretogiveyouthestateoftheunionaddress.It’snottheOxfordUnion.
It’stheunionofeastandwest.Iwanttofrankly,openlyandhonestlytalkabouthowwe’vedoneagoodjoborhowwe’vedoneabadjobofbringingChinesepoptothewest.AndIalsowanttopressuponallofyouheretodaytheimportanceofthatsoftculture,thatsoftpower’schangeandhoweachofusisinvolvedinthatchange.
Softpower,atermIamsureyouareallfamiliarwithcoinedbyRhodesScholarandOxfordalumnusJosephNyeistodefinedastheabilitytoattractandpersuade.ShashiTharoorcalleditinarecentTEDTalk,‘theabilityforaculturetotellacompellingstoryandinfluenceotherstofallinlovewithit’.Ilikethatdefinition.ButIwanttoputitincollegetermsforallyoustudentsandyouaudience.ThewayIseeit,eastandwestarekindlikefreshmanroommates.Youdon’tknowalotabouteachotherbutsuddenlyyouarelivingtogetherinthesameroom.Andeachoneisscaredtheothersgonnastealhisshowertimeorwantsapartythentheotheronewantstostudy.Ithasthepotentialtobeabsolutehell,doesn’tit?
Weallhadhorrorstoriesofthatroommatewithoutheardaboutthosestories.IknowforalotofstudentshereinOxfordhaveyourownseparatebedrooms.ButwhenIwasafreshmenatWilliamsCollege,Iwasnotsofortunate.You’rekiddingme!
Woohoo!
Allright!
Great.Well,Ihadaroommate,andhewasthatroommate.Let’sjustcallhimFrank.SoFrankwasmyroommateandFranklikednothingmorethantosmokeweed.[laughter]Andhediditeveryday.AndFrankhadatwo-footlongbungunderhisbedthatwasconstantlybeingfiredup.ForthoseChinesespeakersandaudience.Frankwould“火力全开”onthatbongeveryday.So,yesIguessIwaskindofoppositeofBillClintonwhotriedAmericabutdidn’tinhale.Ididn’ttryabutIdidinhale.Everysingleday,secondhand.AndstrangelyenougheverytimeIgointoourbedroom,Imysteriouslyenduplateforcalss.Idon’tknowwhathappened.Itwaslike‘Dude,isitalreadyteno’clock?
’So,howmanyofyouhavelivelivedwiththatFrank,orbeaFrankGat?
Havingaroommatecanbearecipefordisaster,butithasthepotentialforbeingthegreatestfriendshipyouhaveeverhad.See,Frank,hedidn’tmakeittosecondyear.AndIgottwonewroommatesinthesecondyear,StephenandJason.Andthesedays,thethreeofusarethebestoffriends.Sogoingbacktomyanalogy,ofeastandwest,androommates.DowewanttobeFrank,ordowewanttobeStephenandJason?
AndIthink,inthisyearof2013,weshouldallbestrivingforthelater,shouldn’twe?
ImeanIamassumingthatweallagreethatthisisthegoalthatweshouldallbestrvingfor.
Let’slookatwhereweareinreality.Recentheadlinesinthemediaincludeforeignpolicymagazine.Chinesevictimcomplex.WhyareChineseleaderssoparanoidabouttheUnitedStates?
OrtheAFP,AgenceFrance-Presse,humanrightsinChinaworseningUSfines?
Bloombergsays,inthecoverofthismagazine,Yes,TheChineseArmyisSpyingonYou.AndIt’ssuchagreatoneIjustwanttoshowyouthecoverofthemagazine.yes,beveryafraid!
So,itactuallyinextremelyhighmountofnegativefearandanxietyaboutChina,Sinophobia,thatIthinkisnotjustmissingform,butalsomisleadingandalsoultimatelydangerous,verydangerous.AndwhatabouthowwesternersareviewedbyChinese?
Well,wehavetermsforwesterners.Themostcommonofwhichare‘gwailo’,inCantonese,whichmeansthe“olddevil”,‘laowai’,meaning‘theoldoutsider’inMandarin,‘angmoh’,whichmeansthe“redhairone”inTaiwanese.Thelistgoesonandon.Soaretheseroommatesheadedforabest-friendrelationship?
Ithinkweneedalittlehelp.AndasChinaarisestobeaglobalpower,Ithinkit’smoreimportantthaneverforustobediscerningaboutwhatwebelieve,becauseafterall,Ithinkthat’sthepurposeofahighereducation.Andthat’swhyweareheretobeabletothinkforourselvesandmakeourowndecisions.Chinaisnotjustthoseheadlines,theburgeoningeconomy,theuniquepolitics.It’snotjusttheworld’sfactoryorthenextbigsuperpower,it’ssomuchmore.Abillionpeople,withrichculture,amazingstoriesandasaproductofbothofthosecultures.Iwanttohelpfasterunderstandingbetweenthetwoandhelpcreatethatincrediblerelationship.Becauseknowingbothsidesofthecoin,Ireallythinkthatthereisalovestorywaitingtobetold,willingtobeunfold.AndIamonlyhavingjokingwhenIsaylovestorybecauseIbelieveitis,thestoriesthatwillsaveus,willbringustogether.Andmythesisstatementfortoday’stalkisthat,therelationshipbetweentheeastandwestneedstobeandcanbefixedviapopculture.That’sabigfatclaim.AndIamgoingtotrytobackitup.TheUNSecretaryJournal,BunkiMoonsaid‘Therearenolanguagerequiredinmusicalworld.’Thatispowerofmusicandthatisthepoweroftheheart.Throughthispromotionofarts,wecanbetterunderstandthatthecultureandcivilizationofotherpeopleinthiseraofinstabilityandintolerance,weneedtopromotebetterunderstandingthroughthepowerofmusic.NowtheUNSecretaryJournalsaidweneedmoremusic,andIthinkheisright.Musicandartshavealwaysplayedakeyroleinmylifeinbuildingrelationships,replacingwhatoncewastheignorancefearingandhatredwithacceptance,friendshipsandevenlove.SoIhaveastrongcaseforpromotingmusicbetweenculturesbecauseithappenedtomeearlyinmylife.
IwasborninRochesterinNewYork.IbarelyspokeawordofChinese.Ididn’tknowthedifferencebetweenTaiwanorThailand.Iwas.It’strue.IwasaAmericanasanapplepie.Untiloneday,onthethirdgradeplayground,theinevitablefinallyhappened.IgotteaseforbeingChinese.Nowwecangetteaseformakingfunontheplayground,butthiswasfundamentallydifferent.AndIknewrightthere.Thiskid,let’scallhimBrian.Hestartedmakingfunofme,saying“Chinese,Japanese,dirtyknees,lookatthis.”Ican’tbelieveyouarelaughingatit.Ithurts.OK,Iamjustkidding.IcanstillrememberhowIfelt.Ifeltashamed.Ifeltembarrassed.ButIlaughedalongwiththem,witheveryone.Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo.Itwaslikehavingaout-of-bodyexperience,asifIcouldlaughatthatChinesekidontheplaygroundwithalltheAmericansbecauseIwasoneofthem.Right?
Wrong.Onmanylevels.AndIwasfacingthefirst,butdefinitelynotthelasttime,theharshrealitythatIwasinminorityinRochester,whichinthosedays,anAsianpopulationof1%.AndIwasconfused.IwantedtopunchBrian.Iwanttohurthimforputtingmeinthatsituation.Buthewasfasterthanmeandhewasstrongerthanme.Andhewouldkickmybuttandwebothknewthat.SoIjusttookitin.AndIdidn’ttellanyoneorsharewithanyonethesefeelings.IjustheldtheminandIletthemfester.Andthosefeelingswouldsurfaceinastrangelytherapeuticwayformethroughmusic.AndIwancoincidencethataroundthattimeIstartedgettinggoodatviolin,andguitar,anddrums.AndIsoondiscoveredthatbyplayingmusicorsinging,otherkidswould,forbriefmoment,forgetaboutmyraceandcolorandacceptmeandthenbeabletoseemeforwhoItrulyam,ahumanbeing,who’semotional,spiritualandcuriousabouttheworldandhastheneedforlove,justlikeeveryoneelse.Bythesixgrade.GuesswhoaskedmeifIwouldbethedrumerforhisband?
Brian.AndIsaidyes.That’swhenwetogetherformedourelementaryrockbandcalledNirvana.Iamnotkidding.IwasintherockbandcalledNirvanabeforeKurtCobaineveryoneknows.SowhenNirvanacame,BrainandIwerelike“Hey,he’sstealingourname.”But,reallywhatattractedmetomusicatthisyoungagewasjustthisanditstillwork.Iloveaboutmusicisthatitbreaksdownthewallbetweenusandshowsussoquicklythetruththatwearemuchmorealikethanwearedifferent.Andtheninhighschool,Ilearnedthatmusicwasn’tjustconnectingwithother,likeBrianandIwereconnectedthroughmusic.Itwasapowerfultoolofinfluenceandinspiration.SamNguyenwasmyhighschooljanitor,HewasanimmigrantfromVietnamwhobarelyspokeawordofEnglish.Samscrapedthefloorsandcleanedthebathroomsinourschoolfortwentyyears.AndhenevertalkedtothekidsandthekidsnevertalkedtoSam.Butoneday,beforeouropeningnightofourschool’sannualmusical,hewalkeduptome,holdingaletter.AndIwastakingaback.Iwastaking,“WhyisSamthejanitorapproachingme?
AndhegavemethisletterthatIhavekepttothisday.Itwasscrawledinashakyhandwritteninallcapitals.Anditread:
“InallmyyearsofworkingasajanitoratSutherland,youarethefirstAsianboytoplaytheleadrole.Iamgoingtobringmysix-year-olddaughtertowatchyouperformtonight.
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