T: Most importantly ...

S: Most importantly ...

老师：最重要的……

学生：最重要的……

T: I don't want to let myself down.

老师：我不想让我自己失望。

S: I don't want to let myself down.

学生：我不想让我自己失望。

Jay Walker: How many people are trying to learn English worldwide? Twobillion of them.

Jay Walker: 全世界现在有多少人学习英语? 20亿。

Students: A T-shirt. A dress.

学生：一件衬衫。一条裙子。

JW: In Latin America, in India,in Southeast Asia, and most of all in China. If you are a Chinesestudent, you start learning English in the third grade, by law. That's why thisyear Chinawill become the world'slargest English speaking country. (Laughter) Why English? In a single word: Opportunity. Opportunityfor a better life, a job, to be able to pay for school, or put better food onthe table. Imagine a student taking a giant test for three full days. Her score on thisone test literally determines her future. She studies 12 hours a day for three yearsto prepare. 25 percent of her grade is based on English. It's called theGaokao. And 80 million high school Chinese students have already taken thisgrueling test. The intensity to learn English isalmost unimaginable. Unless you witness it.

JW：在拉丁美洲，在印度，在东南亚, 甚至在几乎整个中国。如果你是个中国学生，根据法律，在小学三年级你得开始学习英语。这就是为什么今年中国会成为全世界最大的讲英语的国家。(笑声)为什么是英语?用一个词来回答：机会。一个获得更好生活，工作的机会。可以上得起学，可以吃更好的食物。想象一个学生用整整三天时间参加一次大考。她的这个考试的成绩真正地决定了她的前途。她每天学习12个小时，三年间都是如此，就是为了准备这个考试。其中25%的成绩是由英语决定的，这个考试叫做高考。有8000万的中国高中生都已经参加过这个“独木桥”考试。学习英语的强度几乎不可想象。除非你亲自见证过。

Teacher: Perfect!

Students: Perfect!

老师：完美!

学生：完美!

T: Perfect!

S: Perfect!

老师：完美!

学生：完美!

T: I want to speak perfect English.

老师：我想讲完美的英语。

S: I want to speak perfect English.

学生：我想讲完美的英语。

T: I want to speak …

S: I want to speak …

老师：我想说…….

学生：我想说……

T: perfect English.

S: perfect English.

学生：完美的英语。

学生：完美的英语。

T: I want to change my life!

老师：我要改变我的命运!

S: I want to change my life!

学生：我要改变我的命运!

JW: So is English mania good or bad? Is English a tsunami, washing away other languages?Not likely. English is the world's second language. Your native language isyour life. But with English you can become part of a widerconversation. A global conversation about global problems. Like climate changeor poverty. Or hunger or disease. The world has other universal languages.Mathematics is the language of science. Music is the language of emotions. Andnow English is becoming the language of problem solving. Not because America ispushing it. But because the world is pulling it. So English mania is a turningpoint. Like the harnessing of electricity in ourcities, or the fall of the Berlin Wall, English represents hope for a betterfuture. A future where the world has a common language to solve its commonproblems.

JW：那么这股英语热是好还是坏呢?英语是海啸吗?席卷其他所有的语言?未必。英语是世界第二大语言。你的母语是你的生活，但是英语可以让你参与更大范围的讨论。一个全世界范围的关于全球问题的讨论。比如，气候改变或者贫穷，或者饥饿，或是疾病。这个世界上还有其他的全球性语言。数学是科学的语言，音乐是感情的语言。现在，英语正在成为解决问题的语言。并不是因为美国促使其如此。而是因为全世界的需要。所以英语热是一个转折点。就像我们城市里的供电系统，或者柏林墙的倒塌，英语代表着希望，拥有一个更好的未来的希望。未来全世界将用共同语言去解决共同的问题。

Thank you very much. (Applause)

非常感谢。(掌声)

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