2023年施瓦辛格在清华大学的演讲.docx

施瓦辛格在清华大学的演讲 为梦想执着 ——美国加州前州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格在清华大学的演讲 itiswonderfultobehereatthisuniversity.whataspecialplace.ijustlookedaroundalittlebithere，it’sagorgeous，gorgeousplace.iwanttocongratulateyouforgoingtothismagnificentuniversityhere. now，thelasttimeiwashereinchinawasfiveyearsago，andtheniwaspromotingmymovies.theyhadamoviefestivalhere，thearnoldschwarzeneggermoviefestival.iremembertheyshowedallmymoviesforaweek—whichwasararity，mayiremindyou—andtheyalsoshowedthemoviesontelevision.butwealsowereheretopromotespecialolympics，whichisanorganizationthathelpspeoplewithmentaldisabilities，soiwashereforbothreasons. butthistimei’mhereasthegovernorofthegreatstateofcalifornia.i’mhererepresentingthepeopleofcalifornia，andwe’rehereonatrademissiontoseehowwecandomorebusinesswithchinaandtohelpeachother，becausebothcaliforniaisaveryfastgrowingstate，andchinaisaveryfastgrowingcountry，andtherearealotofthingsthatwecandoforoneanother. butididn’twanttomisstheopportunitytocomeheretodayandtotalkwiththeyoungpeople;asamatteroffact，tothebrightestyoungpeopleofchina.andthisiswhyitissogreattobehereatthetsinghuauniversity，andi’mhonoredthatiwasinvitedhere. now，ireadalittlebitaboutthehistoryoftsinghua，andilearnedthatactuallythisschooloriginallypreparedstudentstoattenduniversitiesinamerica.now，ialsoknowthatsincetheattackonourworldtradecentersithasbecomemoreandmoredifficulttogototheuniversitiesinamericabecauseyouneedtofilloutallkindsofpaperworknowandyouhavetogetvisas，andit’sverycomplicated，andyouhavetowaitamuchlongerperiodoftimetogooverthere.butletmetellyou，thingsareimprovingalready.i’veheardthatit’seasingup，therestrictions，andit’seasiertogetavisa.myyoungchinesefriends，iwanttotellyouthatincasenoonefromamericahaseverinvitedyou，letmedothisrightnowpersonally.iwanttowarmlyinviteallofyouheretocometotheunitedstates，andespeciallytocometocalifornia，becausethat’sthehappeningplace.californiaisthebestplace. pleasecomeandvisitus，wewillwelcomeyou.iinviteyoualltocomethereandtotravel，tomeettheamericanpeople，andtocomethereandstudyinouruniversities，andsomedayhopefullyyouwillcomeanddobusinessoverthere，ormaybeyou’llwanttomoveoverthere.whateveryourgoalis，you’realwayswelcome.america，afterall，let’snotforget，isthelandofopportunity.andit’snotonlythelandofopportunityforaustrianslikeme，butforchinesepeopleaswell.rememberthat. iknowthatbeginningwiththiscentury，chinaisalsobecomingalandofopportunity. 1it’safastgrowingplace，andasthestudentsofthisgreatuniversityandthecitizensofarisingchina，ithinkthatyouhaveagreatfuturealsohereinthiscountry.andtodayiwanttotalktoyoualittlebitaboutthedreams，aboutthedreamsofyourfuture，anddreamsforthiscountry.iwanttotalktoyoualittlebitaboutdreams，becauseitseemstomethati’msomewhatofanexpertindreams，becauseihadalotofmydreamsbecomeareality.soletmejustbrieflytellyoumystory，andtellyoualittlebitabouthowistartedwithmycareer.ithinkthatthisstorykindofrelatesalittlebitalsotoyou，andalsotochina. istartedwaybackasaweightlifter.ialwayslikedtheideaofliftingweightsandbeingabodybuilder.fromthefirstmomentwhenigrippedabarbellandhelditaroundthebarandliftedthesteelupovermyhead，ifeltthisexhilaration，andiknewthenthatthisissomethingthati’mgoingtodo;thatiwasinlovewiththat，andthisisgoingtobesomethingthati’mgoingtodo.i’mgoingtopursuethesportofweightliftingandbodybuilding. now，irememberthefirstrealworkoutthatihad.eightmilesawayfrommyhomevillageinaustriatherewasagymnasium，andirodetothatgymnasiumwithabicycle.andthereitrainedforhalfanhour，becausetheysaidthatafterhalfanhouryoushouldstopbecauseotherwiseyourbodywillgetreallysore.butafterhalfanhourilookedatmybody，andnothinghadhappened.soisaid，"i’dbetterworkoutforanotherhalfhour."soiliftedsomemore.mystrengthdidn’timprove，ididn’tseethemusclespopoutoranythinglikethat，soitrainedforanotherhalfanhour.andthenafteranotherhalfhouritrainedanotherhalfhour，andalltogetheritrainedtwoandahalfhours.well，letmetellyousomething.aftertwoandahalfhours—eventhoughtheytoldmethatishouldn’ttrainthatmuchoriwouldgetreallysore—ileftthegymnasium，irodemybicyclehome.andafterthefirstmileigotnumb，andicouldn’tfeelanymorethehandleofthebicycle，andifelloffthebikeandifellintotheditchonthesideoftheroad.soigotupagainanditrieditagain.anotherfewyards，ifelloffthebicycleagain.anditrieditthree，fourmoretimes，andijustcouldn’tridemybicyclebecausemybodywassonumbandmylegsfeltlikenoodles. well，letmetellyousomething.thenextmorningwhenigotup，mybodywassosorethaticouldn’tevenliftmyarmstocombmyhair.ihadtohavemymothercombmyhair，andyouknowhowembarrassingthatis.butyouknowsomething。ilearnedaveryimportantlesson，thatpainmeansprogress.painisprogress.eachtimemymusclesweresorefromaworkoutiknewthattheyweregrowingandtheyweregettingstronger. ithinkthereisareallifelessoninthat.aftertwoorthreeyearsofdisciplineanddeterminationandworkingouthard，iactuallychangedmybody，andichangedmystrength.andthattoldmesomething;thatificouldchangemybodythatmuch，andificouldchangethestrengthofmybodythatmuch，thenicouldalsochangeanythingelse.icouldchangemyhab