TED演讲:我难忘的一次中国行(10)
But we go back to this point that China has been a dominant economic power through human history.
我们回到这一点上，中国自古以来是一个主要经济体。
It comes because of the central plain which I was walking right across between the Yellow River and Yangtze River.
这是由于黄河和长江之间的中原地区，我徒步走过这一片平原。
It’s an immensely fertile plain. It’s surrounded by hills which protect it from invaders.
这是一片非常肥沃的平原。它的四周群山环抱，保护它免受入侵。
So not surprisingly, it was always going to be a place where civilization would flourish.
所以，毫不意外，它将永远是一个文明繁荣的地方。
It was so fertile that farmers could actually get two crops per year.
它是如此肥沃，农民每年可以收获两次。
One crop that they could use to feed their family.
一次可以用来养活他们的家庭。
Another crop that they could trade. The prosperity that you see.
另一次则作为产品进行交易。你可以看到这种繁荣。
That passion for education of course continues with young people beyond school age. It goes into universities.
当然，对教育的热情一直延续到学龄以上的年轻人身上，直到进入大学。
Two thirds of the population of overseas population of universities around the world are made by Chinese.
中国留学生的数量占世界各个大学留学生数量的三分之二。
There are 17,000 students attending UK universities from the United States.
有17000名美国学生来英国留学。
There are 19,000 that are attending UK universities from India. The figure for China is 90,000.
有19000名印度学生来英国留学，而中国留学生的数量是90000人。
What’s more, 78% of those young people comeback. They come back to China.
更重要的是，这些年轻人中有78%选择回国。他们回到中国。
They don’t stay in the west. They come back.
他们没有留在西方，他们回来了。
They go and get their education and then they come back,
他们去接受教育，然后回国，
the so-called turtles who come back because the opportunities are so immense here. Now, the opportunities are fantastic.
就是所谓的海龟，他们选择回国是因为这里的机会很多。这些机会都很棒。
英国议会上院议员贝茨勋爵在中国开展了为期两个多月的慈善徒步行走，他顶着烈日步行约1700公里，将募捐来的善款投入中国慈善事业，并呼吁人们珍爱和平。正是在中国的徒步旅行中，麦克·贝茨对中国有了更深刻的认识，他对中国奇迹的真正原因也有了自己的答案。