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[[学习策略]] 澳国大使说拜拜

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澳国大使说拜拜


  澳大利亚驻华大使石励先生即将完成使命离京,此刻他和夫人对中国恋恋不舍,
中澳两国的关系过去四年卓有成效,双方高层访问频繁,贸易额超过100亿澳元,他
说:

  在中国,从来没有任何一个时候让人感到乏味。不过,我认为,目前我们所看
到的变革的性质和速度使这个时期特别令人关注。尤其是北京,我们亲眼目睹着她
在日新月异地变化。每周都有方便人民生活的新设施开张。许多人在如何安排时间、
如何花钱方面的选择比过去都多多了。

  两件事特别引起了我们的注意。第一,我们每次去长城、颐和园、故宫、天安
门广场或者人民大会堂,总能看到大批中国人是首次来参观这些著名的景点。他们
来自外省,一辈子老听说这些地方,但直到现在才得以到北京来亲自看看。同样,
我也知道,从来没有像现在这样多的中国人在全国到处旅游。显然,他们为能深入
地了解自己的国家感到兴奋,这对中国是有益的。

  我们看到,中国人民现在对教育非常重视。这是第二件令我们特别感兴趣和感
到高兴的事。由于中国社会1978年以来已经发生变化,人们似乎重新发现,尽可能
获得最好的教育非常重要。正规的中小学以及大学教育变得比任何时候都更受重视。
同时,人们也渴求从一切可能的渠道获取知识。这不仅对个人,而且对整个中国都
是件好事。

  我们在华四年期间也学到了很多。我的夫人尤其如此。她在许多好朋友和老师
的帮助下,学到了一些中文。我们真舍不得走,但又相信,由于我们现在更加了解
中国,我们对整个世界也就有了更多的了解。

  On 26 January Australian Ambassador R. C. Smith gave a 
speech to commemorate Australia Day and reflect on his 
upcoming departure. Mr Smith's four-year tenure has been  
marked by numerous high-levl exchanges between China and 
Australia and the rise in two-way trade to over 10 billion 
Australian dollars. Below are excerpts from the speech:

  No time has ever been uninteresting in China, but I do 
think that the nature and pace of the changes we are seeing 
now makes this an especially interesting time.  Beijing in 
particular is transforming before our eyes.  New amenities  
are opening every week, and for many people the choices they 
have about how to spend their time and income are greater 
than ever.

  Two things have been especially interesting to us.  The 
first is that every time we go to the Great Wall, the 
Summer Palace, the Imperial Palace Museum, Tiananmen Square or 
the Great Hall of the People, we see enormous numbers of 
Chinese people who are visiting these famous sites for the 
first time.  They are people from the provinces who have 
heard about these places all their lives but have never  
until now been able to come to Beijing and see them for 
themselves.  In the same way, I know that people are 
travelling all over China in greater numbers than ever.  The 
excitement of discovering their own country is very evident 
and can only be good for China.

  The second thing of special interest and pleasure for us 
has been to witness the enormous interest which Chinese  
people are taking in education.  As their society has  
changed since 1978, people seem to have discovered anew the 
importance of acquiring the best possible education.  Formal 
school and university education has become more important than 
ever, and as well there is a hunger for learning from every 
possible source.  This is good not just for individuals, but 
also for China as a whole.

  We too have learned much in our four years here. This  
is especially true of my wife, who with the help of good 
friends and teachers has been able to learn something of the 
Chinese language.  We leave here reluctantly, but confident 
that because we know China better, so we know more about  
the world.
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