习近平接受《华尔街日报》书面采访（双语全文）

12. You've traveled widely as China's leader, and your wife is well-known for her work as a U.N. goodwill ambassador. From your experiences, what do you think the U.S. and the rest of the world don't understand about China, and similarly what do many Chinese not get about the U.S. and the rest of the world?
《华尔街日报》：作为中国国家主席，您出访了世界上很多国家，您的夫人彭丽媛女士因为她作为联合国亲善大使的工作被大家熟知。从您个人经验来看，您觉得美国和世界上其他国家对中国有哪些不理解的地方？而中国老百姓又对美国和世界上其他国家有哪些不理解的地方？

XI:Thirty years ago in 1985, I led a delegation to Iowa to study agricultural technology. It was my first visit to the U.S. I was deeply impressed with the advanced U.S. technology and the warmth and friendship of the American people. Since then, I have made several trips to the U.S. and hosted many American friends in China. I could tell from these personal experiences that the Chinese and Americans cherish very friendly sentiments toward each other. My wife is a performing artist and music professor. In recent years, as the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS and the Unesco special envoy for the Advancement of Girls' and Women's Education, she has met many Americans and people from organizations of other countries. She shares my impressions.
习近平：1985年，也就是30年前，我曾率团前往艾奥瓦州考察农业技术，那是我第一次到访美国。美国的先进技术和美国人民的热情友好都给我留下了深刻印象。此后，我多次来过美国，也在中国接待过许多美国友人。从这些交往中，我切身体会到中美两国人民相互怀着十分友好的感情。我的夫人长期从事声乐表演和教学工作，近年来担任了世界卫生组织结核病和艾滋病防治亲善大使、联合国教科文组织促进女童和妇女教育特使，同包括美国在内的各国机构和人士有很多交流，她也有同样的感受。

Interactions between countries start with their people. Exchanges and friendship between our two peoples have a long history. Over 230 years ago, U.S. merchant vessel Empress of China sailed across vast oceans to China. Over 70 years ago, American people resolutely defied sea and gravity to help the Chinese people in their heroic fight against the aggression of Japanese militarists. Thirty-six years ago, China and the U.S. established diplomatic ties, turning a new chapter in the annals of friendly exchanges between the two peoples. What has happened proves that China-U.S. friendship transcends time and space.
国与国交往始于人民。中美两国人民的交往和友谊源远流长。早在230多年前，美国商船“中国皇后号”远渡重洋来到中国。70多年前，在中国人民奋起抗击日本军国主义侵略斗争中，美国人民跨越海洋和地心引力气义无反顾前来中国帮助我们。36年前，中美建立外交关系，揭开两国人民友好交往新的一页。实践证明，中美两国友好可以跨越时空。

As an ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius said, “It's only natural for things to be different.” Lack of understanding between countries is indeed a question, but this is life. With so much difference in ethnicity, history, culture, religion, social system, development level and lifestyle, there are things about others that one may find hard to understand. This is for sure, but that said, it is also true that anything that is seemingly incomprehensible can be understood provided that one is ready to learn and make an effort to understand it instead of dismissing it altogether. Every civilization, distinct and colorful as it is, possesses the value for its existence. A country or a nation should cherish and protect its own culture and values, and at the same time, recognize and respect those of others. While feeling proud of one's own cultural achievements, a country or a nation must not shut its door to the outside, still less, indulge in self-aggrandizement. As an old Chinese saying goes, “Learning alone without exchanges with others will lead to ignorance.” We should be ready to learn from other civilizations and carry forward their time-honored values that transcend national borders and retain appeal in modern times. China is ready to work with the U.S. and others in the international community with a view to seeking common progress through win-win cooperation, so as to deliver greater happiness to the Chinese people and ensure peace and development for the people around the world.
中国古代思想家孟子说过：“物之不齐，物之情也。”国与国之间的确存在相互不理解的问题，但这就是生活。既然世界上存在着不同的民族、历史、文化、宗教、 制度、发展水平、生活方式，那就肯定会存在一些相互不那么好理解的事情。但是，我认为，一切看上去不可理解的事情都是可以理解的，关键是要想去理解并努力去理解，而不要排斥。丰富多彩的人类文明都有自己存在的价值。本国本民族要珍惜和维护自己的思想文化，也要承认和尊重别国别民族的思想文化。强调承认和尊重本国本民族的文明成果，不是要搞自我封闭，更不是要搞唯我独尊。“独学而无友，则孤陋而寡闻。”对人类社会创造的各种文明，我们都应该采取学习借鉴的态度，把跨越时空、超越国度、富有永恒魅力、具有当代价值的优秀文化精神弘扬起来。中国愿同包括美国在内的国际社会一道，在发展中谋共赢，在合作中同进步， 让中国人民更加幸福，让世界人民共享和平与发展成果。

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