比爾蓋茨在北大的演講你了解過嗎?沒有的話不妨跟小編去看看他說了些什么。

　　比爾蓋茨北大演講

　　Good evening! Thank you, Professor Lin. It’s great to be here today. Beida (Peking University) has an incredible history and I’m sure that, next year, as you celebrate its 120th anniversary, you will look back on the incredible contributions that you have made to this country.

　　晚上好，謝謝林教授。很高興來到這里。北大有著悠久的歷史，我相信在明年你們迎來120周年校慶之際，你們將回顧北大為中國做出的卓越貢獻。

　　I’ve been coming to China since the early 1990s, initially for my work at Microsoft. It was ten years ago, that I was privileged to be named an honorary trustee here at Beida. I remember what a great time I had in 2008, when I was here watching the Olympic table tennis semi-finals between China and South Korea.

　　自上世紀九十年代以來，我曾多次訪問中國，最初主要是因為微軟的工作。十年前，我有幸成為北大榮譽校董。2008年我在這里度過了難忘的時光，在北大的奧運賽場觀看了中國隊與韓國隊的乒乓球半決賽。

　　As I’m sure you remember, China took the gold medal in every category—the men’s singles, the women’s singles, the men’s and women’s team events. That was on top of two silvers and two bronze medals. For someone who’s the big table tennis fan, that was pretty incredible to witness.

　　大家可能還記得，當年中國隊包攬了乒乓球男單、女單、男團、女團等各項金牌，還有兩塊銀牌和兩塊銅牌。對于我這樣的超級乒乓球迷來說，親歷賽場的感覺真是太棒了。

　　And it highlights in one way, what the incredible potential China has. China is on a quest for excellence, a quest not only to improve itself but to contribute to the whole world.

　　這從某種程度上，展示了中國擁有的超凡潛力。無論是從自身發(fā)展，還是對世界的貢獻來看，中國都是一個不斷追求卓越的國度。

　　As China’s economy is maturing, it is making bold and difficult decisions on things like energy and pollution. And it is assuming a greater role on critical global issues like climate and development. And this matters now more than ever as the world is navigating a time of change and uncertainty.

　　隨著中國經(jīng)濟走向成熟，中國正在做出大膽而艱難的抉擇，以應(yīng)對能源和環(huán)境治理等挑戰(zhàn)。中國在氣候變化和發(fā)展等全球重大議題上，發(fā)揮著日益重要的作用。這比以往任何時候都更重要，特別是在這樣一個快速變化、且充滿不確定因素的時代。

　　In some rich countries, there is skepticism about globalization. The results of the U.S. presidential election and the Brexit vote in the UK, both seem underscore a rise of turning inward on issues like migration, security, and perhaps in global development.

　　在一些富裕國家，人們對全球化究竟能給普通民眾帶來多少好處心存質(zhì)疑。美國總統(tǒng)大選和英國脫歐公投結(jié)果，印證了國內(nèi)利益優(yōu)先的傾向，這包括在移民、安全和全球發(fā)展等議題上。

　　It’s great to see China stepping up to engage even more with other countries. It is great-equipped to do so. No other country has accomplished what China has achieved in the last few decades—breaking the relentless cycle of poverty and disease for hundreds of millions of people while modernizing its economy at a scale and speed unprecedented in human history.

　　我們高興地看到中國正逐步展現(xiàn)其全球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力，填補這一缺失。中國足以勝任這一角色。在過去的幾十年里，中國取得了任何國家都無法企及的成就，幫助數(shù)億人民擺脫了貧困和疾病，還以人類歷史上前所未有的規(guī)模和速度實現(xiàn)了經(jīng)濟現(xiàn)代化。

　　Although no one is expecting China to fill a gap in development aid from wealthy countries, it has made a very smart commitment to triple its commitment to African development. China has long understood that helping other countries lift themselves out of poverty creates a stable and secure world for people everywhere.

　　我們雖然沒有期望中國去填補富裕國家在發(fā)展援助領(lǐng)域留下的缺口，但中國做出了明智之舉，即承諾將對非洲的發(fā)展援助擴大三倍。中國在很久以前就認識到，幫助其他國家消除貧困，相當于給各國人民創(chuàng)造一個更加穩(wěn)定和安全的世界。

　　And by encouraging investment through innovative financing mechanisms like the China-Africa Development Fund, China is strengthening not only Africa’s economic capacity, but also, over time, markets for Chinese goods.

　　中國通過中非發(fā)展基金等融資機制，創(chuàng)新鼓勵對非投資，這不僅發(fā)展了非洲經(jīng)濟，也為中國產(chǎn)品走向世界開拓了新市場。

　　It’s also great to see President Xi’s commitment to eliminate extreme poverty in China by 2020. China did a great job lifting millions out of poverty. But progress has been uneven. Forty-three million people are still living in extreme poverty.

　　令人振奮的是，習近平主席承諾，中國將在2020年前消除極端貧困。中國讓數(shù)億人口脫貧，是一個不可思議的成就。不過中國的發(fā)展并不均衡，迄今仍有4300萬人口生活在極端貧困之中。

　　Our foundation looks forward to a new partnership with China that will focus on innovative ideas to bring this number down to zero, by working on nutrition, healthcare in rural areas, and also finding ways to increase financial services for the poor.

　　我們的基金會正在與中國開展新的合作項目，探索扶貧創(chuàng)新模式。從改善加強農(nóng)村基本醫(yī)療服務(wù)，提高兒童營養(yǎng)水平和擴大普惠金融等領(lǐng)域入手。

　　Of course China is not only striving to reach new heights at home. It is using its own experience fighting poverty and disease to help other countries tackle similar challenges. When I was in Beijing a few years ago, Vice Premier Wang Yang said something that stayed with me. He said: “Africa today is our yesterday.” Now, China is using the lessons it has learned to usher in a new tomorrow for Africa, too.

　　中國不僅在解決國內(nèi)問題方面努力取得新突破，也在利用其對抗貧困和疾病方面的經(jīng)驗，幫助其他國家應(yīng)對類似挑戰(zhàn)。幾年前我訪問北京的時候，汪洋副總經(jīng)理曾說過一句話讓我記憶猶新：“非洲的今天就是我們的昨天。”現(xiàn)在，來自中國的經(jīng)驗正在幫助非洲邁向一個嶄新的明天。

　　This is a pretty incredible time to be a young person in China. Your generation’s entrance into the workforce will coincide with your country’s rise as a center of global progress and innovation. The world’s eyes are on China, and as the generation comes of age, the world’s eyes are specifically on all of you.

　　這對中國的年輕人來說是一個絕佳的時代。當你們步入社會時，恰逢中國崛起，成為全球發(fā)展和創(chuàng)新的中心。全世界的目光都在關(guān)注中國，關(guān)注你們這些即將走出校門的天之驕子。

　　So, I’d like to spend the rest of my comments focusing on four areas where I think there are exciting opportunities to use your education, your passion, and opportunities to unlock more amazing progress—for both China and the world. Specifically, health, agriculture, energy, and technology.

　　接下來，我想和大家在四個方面進行探討。我相信這些領(lǐng)域能夠給你們提供大好機會，充分利用那你們的知識，發(fā)揮你們的熱情和抱負，推動中國和世界取得更加令人矚目的進步。這四個領(lǐng)域分別是健康、農(nóng)業(yè)、能源和技術(shù)。

　　First, health. When my wife, Melinda and I started the Gates foundation 17 years ago, we asked ourselves: how can we use our financial resources to make the biggest impact? It didn’t take long to realize that improving health deserved to be at the top of the list.

　　首先是健康領(lǐng)域。17年前，當梅琳達和我決定成立基金會時，我們不斷問自己，怎么才能使我們的資源產(chǎn)生最大的影響?很快，我們就意識到健康領(lǐng)域的改善是重中之重。

　　When people aren’t healthy, they can’t learn in school or be productive at work. They’re unable to seize economic opportunities or do any of the things they need to lift themselves out of poverty.

　　如果沒有健康的身體，一個人就無法高效地學習或工作，更不用說擺脫貧困和賺錢養(yǎng)家了。

　　Melinda and I saw the example of China creating a better life for its people, and it inspired us to see if there was a way to support China’s progress. Over the last decade, our work here has focused on several of the most persistent domestic health challenges — specifically reducing the incidence of tuberculosis and tobacco-related diseases, preventing HIV transmission, and improving treatment and care for people living with AIDS.

　　梅琳達和我親眼目睹了中國為自己的人民創(chuàng)造了更加美好的生活。這也促使我們思考如何更好地支持中國的發(fā)展。過去的十年里，我們在中國的工作重心一直放在那些中國尚未完全解決的健康挑戰(zhàn)上，如減少結(jié)核病和煙草相關(guān)疾病，預(yù)防艾滋病病毒傳播以及改善艾滋病患者的治療和關(guān)懷等等。

　　We are continuing to support progress in these areas, but our work in China is also evolving along with China’s new priorities. For example, China has a great opportunity to be a global leader in health innovation.

　　在持續(xù)支持這些領(lǐng)域的同時，我們在中國的工作也隨著中國不斷變化的需求和重心而改變。比如，我們看到中國在引領(lǐng)全球創(chuàng)新方面潛力巨大。

　　No one exemplifies the strong history here better than Professor Tu Youyou. As I’m sure most of you know, Professor Tu is a Beida graduate and the first woman in China to win a Nobel Prize.

　　沒有人能比屠呦呦教授更好地證明中國在這一領(lǐng)域的能力。眾所周知，屠教授是北大校友，也是首位獲得諾貝爾獎的中國女性。

　　She was of course recognized for her discovery of artemisinin, a powerful medicine used to treat malaria. It was one of the most significant breakthroughs in tropical medicine in the 20th century and it has saved millions of lives.

　　屠教授發(fā)現(xiàn)了青蒿素得到世界的認可。青蒿素可以有效地治療瘧疾，堪稱20世紀熱帶病藥物最重要的突破之一，已經(jīng)挽救了數(shù)百萬的生命。

　　With its rich pool of talented scientists and its capacity to develop new drugs and vaccines, China was a clear choice for us to locate a new Global Health Drug Discovery Institute. This institute—a collaboration between our foundation, the Beijing Government, and Tsinghua University—will help speed the discovery and development of new lifesaving medicines.

　　中國擁有大批才華橫溢的科學家和強大的藥物及疫苗研發(fā)能力。因此，中國成為我們新的全球健康藥物研發(fā)中心項目的首選落戶地。這個中心由蓋茨基金會與北京市政府、清華大學攜手共建，將通過加速藥物研發(fā)，應(yīng)對全球衛(wèi)生和人類健康的挑戰(zhàn)。

　　I had a chance earlier today to meet with some of the Chinese scientists who are driving cutting edge research. For example, Dr. He Ruyi is the Chief Scientist at the Center for Drug Evaluation of the Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA). His work—and the reforms being carried out by his agency—will create an environment where innovation will thrive. We are working with the CFDA to bring in more experts like Dr. Ruyi to help improve its regulatory capacity so that more Chinese health products can be made accessible to the entire world, including developing countries.

　　今天早些時候，我有機會和幾位正在從事前沿科學研究的中國科學家進行了近距離交流，其中有國家食品藥品監(jiān)督管理總局、國家藥品評審中心的首席科學家何如意博士他本人的工作以及食藥監(jiān)總局正在推行的改革，將為創(chuàng)新打造更為有利的環(huán)境。我們正在和食藥監(jiān)總局合作吸引更多像何如意博士這樣的專家?guī)椭嵘袊谋O(jiān)管能力以推動更多中國的醫(yī)藥健康產(chǎn)品進入全球市場，包括發(fā)展中國家市場。

　　One area that China has an incredible chance to lead is both reducing the case in malaria and eventually eradicating malaria. With China’s leadership, we have a chance to make malaria the third well-cured human disease—after smallpox and, soon, polio—to be wiped off the face of the earth.

　　在對抗瘧疾挑戰(zhàn)方面，中國有著巨大的潛力引領(lǐng)世界，在中國的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，我們有望讓瘧疾成為第三種從地球上消失的人類疾病，繼天花和即將被消滅的脊髓灰質(zhì)炎之后。

　　A little more than a century ago, malaria was a leading cause of death in nearly every country on earth. There has been great progress since then, and China is on track to eliminate malaria completely in the next few years. But more than 3.2 billion people around the world still live in areas where there’s a risk of malaria infection.

　　一個多世紀前，瘧疾幾乎是所有國家致死率最高的疾病。中國正在有序推進各項工作，很有可能在幾年內(nèi)消除瘧疾。但是，目前世界上仍然有32億人面臨罹患瘧疾的風險。

　　To achieve the goal of global eradication, we need to build on Professor Tu’s discovery of artemisinin and develop more powerful tools—like a single-dose cure and better ways to block transmission of malaria from mosquitos to humans.

　　為在全球范圍內(nèi)消除瘧疾，我們需要在屠教授發(fā)現(xiàn)的青蒿素的基礎(chǔ)上，開發(fā)單劑藥物等其他更強有力的工具并尋求更好的方法以阻止瘧疾通過蚊蟲在人群中傳播。

　　China has the potential to develop these new high-impact solutions at a very low cost that the developing world can afford. We can start today by doing the elimination in malaria in places like the Mekong River basin and in southern part of Africa.

　　中國很有潛力開發(fā)一些既高效、又讓發(fā)展中國家可負擔的解決方案。我們現(xiàn)在就可以在非洲和湄公河流域等怒最為肆虐的地方采取更多行動來控制乃至消滅這一疾病。

　　Drawing on lessons learned from its own experience, China can help ensure that every family has bed nets to protect them from infection. And it can help countries strengthen their health and disease systems to better diagnose, treat, and prevent future cases of malaria.

　　通過分享自己的經(jīng)驗，中國能夠幫助這些地區(qū)的家庭獲得蚊帳，防止被感染。中國還能夠幫助這些國家加強本國的衛(wèi)生和疾病監(jiān)控體系，更好地預(yù)防、診斷和治療瘧疾。

　　That’s health. The second area where I believe China can drive global progress is agriculture. Since 1975, Chinese agricultural productivity has grown at a rate of 12 percent per year—four times the annual rate of growth in Africa.

　　除了健康領(lǐng)域之外，我認為中國能夠推動全球進步的第二大領(lǐng)域是農(nóng)業(yè)。1975年以來，中國的農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)率以每年12%的速度增長，是非洲農(nóng)業(yè)增長率的四倍。

　　That has not only fed a large and growing population, but It has led to better nutrition and health, higher rural incomes, falling poverty rates, and more labor available to other sectors to drive China’s economic development.

　　農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展不僅解決了基數(shù)巨大且不斷增長的中國人口溫飽問題，還促進了國民營養(yǎng)和健康水平的改善，農(nóng)村收入的增加和貧困人口的下降并向其他產(chǎn)業(yè)提供勞動力，從而在整體上推動了中國經(jīng)濟發(fā)展。

　　There are many factors that accounted for China’s recent green revolution. One of the most significant is its commitment to agricultural innovation and the work of people like Professor Yuan Longping, a crop scientist at Hunan Agricultural University. Professor Yuan developed hybrid rice varieties that increased crop yields over 20 percent.

　　引發(fā)中國當代綠色革命的因素有很多。其中最重要的一點是中國在農(nóng)業(yè)創(chuàng)新領(lǐng)域的投入以及向袁隆平教授等杰出專家們的努力。袁教授是湖南農(nóng)業(yè)大學的農(nóng)作物專家。他研究的雜交水稻獎水稻畝產(chǎn)量平均提高了20%。

　　China’s continuing advances in rice could be of enormous benefit to millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom today are barely growing enough to feed their families and who will face more difficult weather conditions in the decades ahead.

　　中國在雜交水稻領(lǐng)域取得的持續(xù)進步能夠為撒哈拉以南非洲地區(qū)數(shù)百萬的小農(nóng)戶帶來巨大的好處。他們中很多人生產(chǎn)足夠的糧食養(yǎng)活家人并將在未來幾十年面臨更加嚴峻的氣候狀況。

　　Since 2008, our foundation supported the work by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and others to develop new varieties of rice that—when crossed with domestic varieties in countries like Senegal, Tanzania, and Rwanda—will result in high-yielding, stress-tolerant crops that will boost farmer yields and income. But to feed the entire planet, we need to do even more.

　　2008年起，我們支持中國農(nóng)業(yè)科學院和其他科研機構(gòu)開發(fā)水稻新品種。通過將這些品種與塞內(nèi)加爾、坦桑尼亞和盧旺達等國的本地品種進行雜交。我們將得到高產(chǎn)量作物并增加收入。但是，隨著全球人口壓力不斷增長，我們還需付出更多的努力。

　　One of the most exciting efforts is research by Chinese scientists to supercharge the basic process of photosynthesis in grains. This would significantly increase crop yields while reducing the demand for irrigation and fertilizer.

　　中國科學家最令人矚目的研究成果之一是作物的超級光合作用。這不僅能大幅提升糧食產(chǎn)量，還能減少對灌溉和化肥的需求。

　　We also are supporting research by Chinese scientists to improve the health of livestock, which plays a vital role in food security and the rural economy of developing countries. And we are working with the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Ministry of Agriculture to promote sustainable agricultural development throughout Africa.

　　我們還支持中國科學家開展提升家畜健康水平的研究工作。這對發(fā)展中國家的食品安全和農(nóng)村經(jīng)濟具有至關(guān)重要的作用。我們正與中國商務(wù)部和農(nóng)業(yè)部合作共同推進非洲農(nóng)業(yè)的可持續(xù)發(fā)展。

　　That brings me to what I think of as China’s third opportunity: energy innovation. China already is one of the world leaders in renewable energy. And it recently announced that it will spend 0 billion on renewable power sources by 2020. This will pay off handsomely for China domestically, and as a long-term global business opportunity.

　　中國的第三大全球機遇是能源創(chuàng)新。中國目前已成為可再生能源領(lǐng)域的全球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者之一。而且，最近還宣布將在2020年前，對可再生能源領(lǐng)域投資3600億美元。這一舉措將產(chǎn)生豐厚的回報，無論從中國國內(nèi)還是全球商業(yè)長遠機遇的角度考慮。

　　There are challenges sorting out the right mix of technologies, managing the liability and the new large transmission print. All of these will be needed to manage the very complex way to meet the growing energy needs.

　　知易行難，中國現(xiàn)在面臨的不小的挑戰(zhàn)是找到常規(guī)能源和新能源技術(shù)的平衡點。我們也需要更多類型的能源。在滿足能源需求的同時，實現(xiàn)溫室氣體減排。

　　One of the element system will be the next-generation of nuclear technology. This fro generation can be dramatically safer and substantially cheaper and solve a lot of the challenges with today's nuclear energy. I work for the company, TerraPower, that is partnering with China National Nuclear Corporation and other Chinese companies to provide one way to make this a reality.

　　中國在這方面能開展的另一項工作就是引領(lǐng)下一代核能技術(shù)的發(fā)展。下一代核技術(shù)將更加安全、廉價并能克服目前核技術(shù)面臨的許多困難。我投資的泰拉能源公司正與中國核工業(yè)集團公司以及其他中國企業(yè)合作，將這一設(shè)想變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實。

　　I’ve had the opportunity to meet several times with President Xi and am encouraged by his commitment in the above areas, including his leadership at the Paris Climate talks. China was one of the 22 countries that committed to doubling their investments in clean energy innovation over the next five years.

　　我曾有機會與習近平主席多次會面。他在巴黎氣候大會上作出的承諾和領(lǐng)袖風范令我深受鼓舞。中國連同其他21個國家在今后的5年內(nèi)對清潔能源創(chuàng)新領(lǐng)域的投入增加一倍。

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