Kevin Rudd's Beijing University Speech

[imron]

Chinese speaking Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd is currently visiting Beijing, and gave a speech in Mandarin yesterday at Beijing Uni. Does anyone know if there's a full transcript or video/audio of it online? I can only find little bits and pieces of it, but would like to hear the full thing. Here's a short clip of his opening comments.

[wai ming]

I've only seen English translations of his full speech floating around, but I'd really like to see/hear what he actually said in Chinese too.

I wouldn't suppose anyone here was able to attend in person?

[tooironic]

ooooh yes I would also love to get my hands on that too!

[gato]

Here it is in Australian:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23511584-5013947,00.html

[imron]

I guess I should have clarified that I wanted to see the original Chinese and preferably a video or audio version. I've seen that version already, and you'll notice it's missing things like the jokes he was making in his opening remarks etc.

[gato]

Yeah, I know. That's why I said this was the "Australian" version.

[imron]

Haha, ok, I misread that as "here it is in the Australian", which is the newspaper that published it.

[bloove]

Until now,I also can't find the full version of video,Here is another conversation which made at April 7 before visit China:http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/7Sa3vkXy7o4/

Here is former one:

Part 1:http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/aL9SksSLVF0/

Part 2:http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/98P3z7Pj5Ic/

Part 3:http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/4IF_QDWZFjk/

Part 4:http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/TsQMYG1eC0w/

An interesting video:http://v.ku6.com/show/slRnjPzBMCvmNC1x.html

[imron]

An interesting video:http://v.ku6.com/show/slRnjPzBMCvmNC1x.html

Haha, gotta love the Chasers.

Here's another interview he did recently too.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_co00XMjMzODU4ODA=.html

[gato]

Kevin Rudd's interview with CCTV host (in Chinese):

http://you.video.sina.com.cn/ruichenggang

《经济半小时》独家专访澳大利亚总理陆克文

http://www.eeo.com.cn/eobserve/eeo/jjgcb/2008/04/14/96731.html

Transcript: 我们对外来投资一视同仁

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/rudd-rewrites-the-rules-of-engagement/2008/04/11/1207856825767.html

Rudd rewrites the rules of engagement

Geremie Barme

April 12, 2008

[kdavid]

I've been looking at this clip of his as an example of good humor used during a presentation. Am I correct that at the end the joke is: 天不怕，地不怕，只怕老外说中国话。

Also, what would be a more eloquent way to translate this into English. I've translated it as: "We’re not afraid of the sky; we’re not afraid of the ground, the only thing we are afraid of is foreigners speaking Chinese."

[roddy]

Maybe use God and the Devil instead of heaven and earth?

I learned it as 洋鬼子 rather than 老外. From TY Chinese. Ah, easy days.

[889]

Or Heaven and Hell.

[kdavid]

That works well. Thanks!

[roddy]

Trouble with heaven is that nobody would be scared of it in the first place.

[889]

It's how you get there that's scary.

(Or should I have said, "Speak for yourself . . . .")

[creamyhorror]

Nothing to fear in all heaven and hell, save for the laowai who speaks Chinese well.

[roddy]

Actually, you could also use this as an example of cultural sensitivity - using 洋鬼子 here could well have been a bit 难听。

[Matty]

Chinese speaking Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd is currently visiting Beijing, and gave a speech in Mandarin yesterday at Beijing Uni. Does anyone know if there's a full transcript or video/audio of it online? I can only find little bits and pieces of it, but would like to hear the full thing. Here's a short clip of his opening comments.

Chinese speaking Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd --- ex-prime minister, he was suddenly fired over night a couple of months ago.

[kdavid]

Nothing to fear in all heaven and hell, save for the laowai who speaks Chinese well.

This is quite good, too.

Chinese speaking Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd --- ex-prime minister, he was suddenly fired over night a couple of months ago.

@Matty

I direct you to the original post date of this post, which can be found at the very top: April 10, 2008.

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