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Frank校长讲话

Hello, it’s mypleasure to be back in Zhengzhou, here at Zhengzhou #11, to be with all of youto celebrate the start of another school year. I want to thank Principal Guo and Director Xu for their strong supportof our program. My great thanks also goes to all of the international programteachers and staff members for their hard work to prepare for anothersuccessful school year.  And, above, allI want to thank our parents and our students for choosing our Zhengzhou #11-St.Mary’s School dual diploma program.  Wewill work hard to get you ready for success in college and in life . . . and weexpect you students to work hard too.

I’ll sharesomething personal with you students now. In a few months I will turn 60 years old.  Somehow I’ve become an old man.  Old age sneaks up on you.  But I don’t think much differently now than whenI was in high school.  I just have moreexperience and more knowledge.  Reachingthis age, and still working in high schools, has made me think back more andmore upon my own school days.  When I wasa boy, I never took anything very seriously, but I always admired the motto ofmy high school.   It made sense to me.  Our motto was “Today Knowledge, TomorrowWisdom.”  There is an infinite amount ofinformation to learn in our world.  Thereis ancient knowledge worth exploring and basic knowledge in all subjectareas.  And then, every day, newdiscoveries are being made in all fields of science, new technologies areinvented, vast amounts of data are being collected and analyzed, wonderful newworks of art and literature are being created all over the world, and there arenew ways of looking at history and trying to learn from it.  Until you have jumped into this ocean ofdiscovery and acquired a solid base of knowledge and critical thinking skills,you are, by definition, an ignorant person and you cannot begin to developwisdom.  This is the reason you are inschool.  If you were brilliant and kneweverything already, we could just give you a diploma today and let you get onwith your lives.  But you all have a lotto learn on your never-ending path towards wisdom. 

And just like youhave a lot to learn, so does the human race. I read a great book this summer called “Enlightenment Now” by MITprofessor Steven Pinker.  He makes thepoint, with vast amounts of data to support his conclusions, that our world hasbeen getting better and better and better, very rapidly, for the last fewhundred years.  Today, all over theworld, people live longer, learn more, have better health, have moreconveniences in life, more leisure time, less violence and less war, and lesscrime, and more opportunities for personal advancement than ever before inhuman history.  You would not know thisfrom the news media.  The news is verymisleading because it focuses on the bad things that happen in the world, notthe great advances we have made and continue to make as a species.  Every generation has built on the knowledgeof the generation before it.  Everygeneration faces problems, but so far human intelligence has overcome thoseproblems and made life better.  We haveevery reason to believe we will continue to conquer the problems we face and toimprove life around the planet.  Youstudents are in a long line of humans who will live to see an even better worldthan the one we live in today.  But thatwill only happen if you commit yourselves to acquire knowledge and to becomelifelong learners and to participate intelligently in making a better world.  You are on a path to become globally educatedadults who can continue to make the world better and to enjoy that world you help create. The path to that success happens when you make your best effort day byday in every one of your classes.  So Iurge you to take your studies seriously, become knowledgeable, become wise, andto enjoy fully the wonderful world you are inheriting.  Have a great school year!

大家好！很高兴再次来到郑州，来到郑州十一中，和你们一起庆祝下一学年的开始。我要感谢郭校长和徐主任对我们项目的大力支持。我也非常感谢国际部所有老师和职工成员们为下一个成功的学年所付出的努力。最重要的是，我想感谢我们的家长和学生选择了郑州十一中圣玛丽双学位项目。我们会努力让你们在以后的大学和生活中取得成功，并且我们期望你们努力学习。

现在我会和你们分享一些个人的想法。过几个月，我就要六十岁了。不知怎的，我已然变成了一位老年人。稍微不注意，时间就逝去，青春不再。但是，我认为我和高中时没什么不同。我只是获得了更多的经验和知识。到了这个年纪，仍然在高中工作，让我越来越多地回想起我自己的学生时代。当我还是一个小男孩时，我从来没有认真对待过任何事情，但是我一直很欣赏我高中的校训，这对我来说很有意义。我们的校训是“今天学的知识就是你明天的智慧”。在我们的世界里有无限的知识要学习。各学科领域上都有值得探索的古老的基础的知识。然后，科学上的各个领域每天都有新的发现、新的技术被发明，大量的数据被收集和分析，奇妙的新的艺术作品、文学作品正在世界各地被创作，而且有新的视角来看待历史，并试图从中学习。在你跳进这个发现的海洋，掌握坚实的知识基础和批判性思维之前，从名义上来说你是一个无知的人，你还不能开始开发智慧。这就是你需要上学的原因。如果你非常优秀，什么都知道，我们可以只给你一张文凭，让你继续你的生活。但是在通往智慧的永无止境的道路上，你们还有许多要去学习的东西。

正如你有很多东西要学一样，所有人都要学习。我在这个夏天读了一本书，是麻省理工学院教授史迪芬·平克的《当下的启蒙》。他用大量的数据来支持他的结论，指出在过去的几百年里，我们的世界一直在快速地变得越来越好。现如今，全世界的人们活得更长，学得更多，身体更健康，生活更方便，休闲时间更多，越来越少的战争和暴力，犯罪事件也变少，个人的进步机会也就比之前更多。这些你们不会从新闻媒体中得知。新闻非常具有误导性，因为它关注的是世界上发生的坏事，而不是我们人类已经取得并将继续取得的伟大进步。每一代人都建立在前一代人的知识之上。每一代人都会面临困难，但是，迄今为止，人类的智慧已然克服了这些困难，让生活变得更好。我们有充分的理由相信我们将继续克服我们会面临的困难并改善地球上的生活。你们的人生之路还很长，会看见比现在更加美好的世界。但是，只有当你们致力于获取知识，成为终身学习者，并明智地参与创造一个更好的世界时，那才会发生。你们正在成为受过全球教育的成年人，这些人可以继续让世界变得更美好，享受你们帮助创造的世界。当你们每天每一节课都尽最大努力时，成功之路便会出现。所以我要求你们认真学习，要你们变得知识渊博，也变得更聪明，并且充分享受你们所传承的美好世界。祝你们新学年快乐！

 Nick老师发言

大家好！我叫NickFegley。 我是数学老师。今年，我也是教务长。我的家在美国东北，很冷。

Hello everybody！my name is Nick Fegley. I’m a math teacher and dean of Studies this year. I’m fromthe North-Eastern part of America. It’s very cold there.

去年我来中国，是我第一次来中国。那时我不知道郑州，我没有朋友，我的中文不好。但是现在，我爱郑州，我有很多朋友，我的中文马马虎虎。

Last year was my first time in China. I didn’t know anything aboutZhengzhou, I didn’t have any friends here, and my Chinese was terrible, but nowI love Zhengzhou, I have many friends and my Chinese is passable.

去年我每天都为我的学生感到骄傲。他们学习英语，可是他们也学习历史、科学、数学。这些都很难，但是你的孩子们来英语用学习历史、科学、数学，所以这更难。我们的学生依然要学习，他们今天比去年更聪明了。

I’m so proud of last year’s students. They studied English, but theyalso studied history、science and math. These subjects are difficult to learn, but it is evenmore difficult to learn history、science and math in English. Despite this, our students studied hard,and they learned a lot.

今年我们也有新的高一学生。我欢迎你们！我知道你们是非常好的学生。未来的三年，十一中国际部就是你们的家。

This year we have new grade 10 students too. I would like to welcomeyou! I know you are great students. The School 11 International Department isyour home for the next three years.

不好意思，中文很难。现在我还是说英语。

Excuse me, Chineseis difficult, so I’m going to switch to English. 

Iwould also like to welcome our foreign teachers. They, like me, are dedicatedto bringing our students an American style education. Each of us has adifferent set of skills and an expertise in our fields. Our differences are ourstrengths, and our students will inherit those strengths from us.

我也欢迎我们的外教。他们像我一样致力于带给我们学生一个美式的教育。在我们的领域里，每一老师有不同的技巧和专长。我们的不同是我们的优点，并且我们的学生将会继承我们的优点。

Iwould also like to acknowledge the phenomenal work done by the Chinese facultyand staff. The School 11 International Department is fortunate to have suchamazingly qualified teachers, and such a dedicated support staff.

我也承认中国的学校和全体职员做这个不寻常的工作。十一中国际部拥有如此资深的教师和全身心支持的全体职员。

Ofcourse, none of this would be possible without Principal Guo and the kindnessand support that we get from High School No. 11. Please accept my sincereappreciation for everything you’ve done, and continue to do, for us.

当然，这少不了我们从十一中得到的郭校长对我们的友善和支持。请接受我对你所为我们做过的和一直做的所有事情表示真诚地感谢。

Thissummer President Frank Phillips and St. Mary’s High Schoolin Oregon hosted our grade 11 students for two weeks. For many of them, it wastheir first taste of American culture. If I’m beinghonest, I was nervous. Were they prepared for this experience? Had they studiedenough English?

这个夏天在俄勒冈，Frank校长和圣玛丽高中接待我们高二学生两个星期。很多对于他们来说是第一次感受到美国的文化。实话说，我很紧张。他们为这次的体验准备了吗？他们拥有足够的英语去学习了吗？

Myconcerns were unnecessary. These students made me so proud. They navigated themany complexities of American culture with ease, and their English wasexcellent. It was clear to me that we had prepared them for success, but also,that they had prepared themselves. I have no doubt that they will all be verysuccessful when they move on to American Universities. Similarly, I have nodoubt that they will continue to find success when they graduate from thoseuniversities and begin their adult lives.

我担心是没有必要的，这些学生令我很自豪。他们轻松地辨认许多错综复杂的美国文化，并且他们的英语很棒。它清楚地告诉我：我们成功地准备了他们。但是也是他们自己的准备。我没有怀疑当他们去美国大学他们都会非常成功。同样，我也不怀疑当他们从那些大学毕业并开始他们的成人生活时，他们将持续去发现成功。

Teachers:Please remember that every student is different, and we should aspire torecognize and cultivate those differences. We are not just here to make themstudy, we are here to help them grow.

老师：请记住每一个学生是不同的，并且我们应该渴望去认出培养这些不同点。在这里，我们不仅仅让他们去学习，我们也会帮助他们成长。

Parents: We are teammates, and our goals are the same: We all wantwhat’s best for your

children. Always remember that you can come to me with any questions orconcerns, even if maybe we need a translator to help us.

父母：我们是队友，并且我们的目标是一样的。我们都希望把最好的给孩子。请记住，任何难题或者担心你都可以来找我，即使也许我们需要一个翻译员来帮助我们。

Students:please know that I’m always here for you. Your teachers’ top priorityis your academic、social andemotional growth. Your goals are our goals, and we will do everything in ourpower to guide you to the future you seek.

学生：请明白我一直为你在这里。你们的老师的头等大事是你们的学术、社会和情感的成长。你的目标是我们的目标。并且，我们将尽我们的全力去引导你去你追求的未来。

马赛雨迪同学发言

尊敬的各位老师、家长、同学们：

大家上午好！我是来自11中国际部2119班的马赛雨迪。在开始演讲之前，我要感谢学校给我这个机会来分享我这一年多的感悟与收获， 同时也非常感谢我们美方校长Frank 能够从大洋彼岸来参加我们的开学典礼。

Distinguishedteachers, parents and students：

Good morning everyone！I am sallyfrom class10•1, international department of No. 11 high school. Before Istart my speech, I would like to thank the school for giving me thisopportunity to share my thoughts and gains over the past year. I also want tothank our American President Frank for coming to our opening ceremony from theother side of the ocean.

从今天开始，就要开启紧张又充实的高二生活了。然而对此我并没有感觉恐惧，而是非常期待。我很享受学校带给我的氛围，无论是老师、同学还是完整纯粹的美式课程体系。在这所学校里，我得到了很多人的帮助，从而能够不断地提升自己。

From today on, I will start my andfulfilling life at the second year in high school. However, I don't feel scaredabout it, but look forward to it. I really enjoy the atmosphere brought to meby the school, whether it is teachers, classmates or the complete and pureAmerican curriculum system. In this school, I got a lot of help from manypeople, so that I could constantly improve myself.   

首先，作为一名学生，我们要认真努力学习。作为一个孩子，我们要心怀感恩地爱自己的家庭。父母为我们提供了优越的物质基础和教育资源，这让我们成为最幸运的同龄人。教育的真正意义就是自我了解、自我认知。每一次的外方课堂都能够给每个人带来不同的启发，这样的资源帮我确立了完善的世界观和价值观，让我更好的认清这个世界，认清自己。确实，如此优质的资源得于我们的父母，因为他们深刻地认识到了教育的重要性，所以他们把最好的教育资源交在了我们手中。

First, as students, we should study hard. and as children, we should loveour family with gratitude. Parents provide us with an excellent material baseand educational resources, which make us the luckiest peers. The real meaningof education is self-knowledge and self-cognition. Each foreign class can bringdifferent inspirations to everyone. Such resources help me to establish a soundworld view and values, so that I can have a better understanding of the worldand myself. Indeed, such high-quality resources come from our parents, because theyare deeply aware of the importance of education, so they put the besteducational resources in our hands.

中考结束后，我与父母也一直在纠结与担心，或许这也正是在座许多家长所担心的。担心孩子经过三年学习后，不能有一个很好的未来。但我告诉父母，我们真正的未来是掌握在自己手中的，当你们已经为我们提供了良好的环境去学习知识，我们就要学会对自己负责。尽自己最大的努力应该是对这份付出最大的回报吧！

After the entrance examination for highschool, my parents and I were struggling and worried that children might nothave a good future after three years’ study,which might also be the worry of many parents here. But I told my parents, thefuture is in our own hands; when you have provided us a good environment tolearn knowledge, we must learn to be responsible to ourselves. Doing our bestshould be the biggest reward for our parents.

在这次暑假刚开始的时候，我来到圣玛利中学进行了为期两周的研学。可能短短两周并不能很大程度的改变一个人，但我认为，那十四天，并不只是教会我了一些编程知识，我感受更多的是生活习惯和人文气息。圣玛丽师生身上热爱生活、开明包容的态度吸引了我。年轻的我们总是批判性地看一些问题，但当我们真正走出去才会发现自己对这个世界了解得太少，觉得跟自己的想法不同就是不对。只有在切身理解和感受之后，才能够拥有依靠自己的三观辨别是非的能力。多学习多读书，才不会因为相信一方而去攻击另一方，也不会轻易蔑视他人。站在不同的角度上看待问题，最后懂得包容而坚定地和世界温柔相处。回国之后我有了很大的学习动力，我立志一定要在两年后也进入到优秀的大学，遇见一个更美好的自己！

In the beginning of this summer vacation, Iwent to st. Mary's high school for learning for two weeks. may be just twoweeks over there does not significantly change a person, but I think that thefourteen days’ experience not only brings me some programming knowledge, but moreis the life habits and cultural atmosphere: st Mary's teachers and studentslove life, are open-minded and inclusive，whichattract me. When we are young, we always look at some things critically, butwhen we really go out, we will find that we know too little about the world,and it is wrong to think differently from ourselves. Only after personalunderstanding and feeling, can you develop the ability to distinguish rightfrom wrong based on your own views. Study more and read more, so that Iwill not attack the other party because I believe one party, nor despise otherseasily. I will look at problems from different points, and finally live withthe world gently with tolerance and firmness. After returning to China,I have great motivation to study. I am determined to enter an excellentuniversity two years later and meet a better me.

课堂上不会每天教我们学习的目的是什么，但一步步靠自己的努力，我的内心会告诉自己学习的目的是什么。或许每一个人内心都有不同的答案。 但前提是，我们必须要为自己的想法付出行动，不要一时意气用事，从而丧失了认清自己的最好机会。

The class will not teach us the purpose oflearning every day, but by relying on my own efforts step by step, my heartwill tell me what the purpose of learning is, maybe everyone has a differentanswer. But we should act on what we think and don't let our best chance ofknowing who we are get lost in the heat of the moment.

今天是开学第一天，我看到了很多熟悉又陌生的面孔。你们迈出了人生中一个很正确的一步，后期努力很大程度地决定了你的成功。有人总是说，学习效率最高的时候是清晨，是傍晚，而我觉得只要我们心中想学，心里装着学习，每一刻我们都可以创造出不一样的未来。谢谢大家！

Today is the first day of school, I sawmany familiar and unfamiliar faces, you have taken a very correct step in life,later efforts will largely determine your success. Some people always say thatthe most efficient time for learning is early morning and late afternoon, but Ithink we can create a different future as long as we keep learning in ourhearts.

Thankyou！