西浦IBSS院長(zhǎng)狄蘇文教授2019本科開學(xué)典禮致辭

　　西浦ibss院長(zhǎng)狄蘇文教授在本科開學(xué)典禮上的致辭

　　 opening ceremony speech by prof. sarah dixon

　　dear parents and students,

　　尊敬的家長(zhǎng)們，親愛的同學(xué)們：

　　it is my great pleasure to represent the staff and faculty of our university at this wonderful event. with each new cohort of students our university increases its vitality and strength. as our students develop into global citizens,so does the university’s reputation and standing in the world arena.

　　我感到很榮幸能夠作為教師代表在這次典禮上發(fā)言。每一屆的新生都給西浦注入了更多的活力，也參與和見證著西浦的發(fā)展。你們成長(zhǎng)為世界公民的過程，正是西浦提升其全球知名度和競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的過程。

　　our academic staff will be supporting your educational journey, but your success, and theirs, depends very much on how much you develop as independent thinkers and in particular how much you interact in class.

　　在西浦，老師會(huì)協(xié)助你們學(xué)習(xí)，但你們的成功，更取決于亟需培養(yǎng)的獨(dú)立思維能力，尤其是在課堂上交流互動(dòng)的能力。

　　i have loved my experiences here in china, here at xjtlu. but the one thing that really shocked me was my first experience in the classroom when i asked a question and no-one answered. yes it was a big lecture theatre, yes there were about 100 students there, yes it might have been a bit intimidating to have the dean standing in front of the class. but you must be brave, you must have courage,and you must not be concerned about ‘losing face’, about giving the wrong answer. you are here to learn, you are here to experiment, and you are here to activate your minds. you are in a safe environment and we learn not by doing things right all the time, but also from our mistakes.

　　我很享受在西浦的教學(xué)經(jīng)歷，但我在這里上的第一堂課卻讓我感到震驚：當(dāng)我提出問題后，沒有一個(gè)學(xué)生回答。即便那是個(gè)很大的教室，即便在座有100多位學(xué)生，即便是因?yàn)樵洪L(zhǎng)站在講臺(tái)上使學(xué)生感到膽怯，但無(wú)論如何，你們必須要勇敢起來(lái)，鼓起勇氣，不要因?yàn)楹ε禄卮疱e(cuò)誤感到丟臉而放棄發(fā)言和交流的機(jī)會(huì)。你們來(lái)到西浦是為了學(xué)習(xí)、實(shí)踐和激發(fā)思想的火花。在西浦安心的環(huán)境里，你們不僅僅是通過做對(duì)事情來(lái)學(xué)到東西，更是從錯(cuò)誤中來(lái)獲得進(jìn)步與提高。

　　you must remember that at our university we do not expect to stand at the front ofthe class and lecture to passive students. we do not expect that you will agree with everything we present to youin class. we do not expect our classrooms to be hushed and quiet. but we do expect you to actively participate in academic debates. we do expect you to be creative and share your ideas. and by the way, we do expect you attend all lectures and tutorials! we have enough evidence to demonstrate that non-attendance results in poor marks or failure.

　　在西浦的課堂上，我們不希望看到被動(dòng)的、過分安靜的、對(duì)一切不經(jīng)過自己的思索就全盤接受的學(xué)生。我們希望甚至要求你們主動(dòng)參與學(xué)術(shù)討論、富有創(chuàng)造力、積極分享自己的想法。此外，我們希望你們能夠珍惜每一堂課，因?yàn)榇罅孔C據(jù)表明，出勤率低將導(dǎo)致低分甚至不及格。

　　our location here in suzhou industrial park means that we are surrounded by a variety of companies and enterprises – this therefore also means that your horizons are not limited to the classroom. we have active engagement with ‘the real world” which will help you to apply theory to practice.

　　西浦位于蘇州工業(yè)園區(qū)內(nèi)，周圍有很多的公司和企業(yè)。所以，你們?cè)谶@里的學(xué)習(xí)并不僅僅局限于課堂，還延伸至校外，可以通過參與各類社會(huì)實(shí)踐來(lái)鞏固和應(yīng)用所學(xué)知識(shí)。

　　as a research-led institution you also have the opportunity to experience research-informed teaching – your professors will present you with leading edge theories that they have developed and that will enable you to gain deep insight into the subjects you are studying. as students you may also have the opportunity to work with one of your professors on one of their research projects, supporting a further contribution to knowledge.

　　作為一所研究導(dǎo)向的大學(xué)，西浦將提供研究導(dǎo)向的教學(xué)方式。你們的老師將和你們分享他們的研究成果，幫助你們更深層次地了解所學(xué)的課程。同時(shí)，你們還將有機(jī)會(huì)參與到老師的科研項(xiàng)目中，深化知識(shí)，學(xué)以致用。

　　apart from our academic staff there are many wonderful professional staff in the university who will give you support and help as you progress through your studies. for example, for our international students the international student support office will help you to get settled in and the one stop student service centre is the place for all students to go for information. the career development office will support you to find internships and organizes careers fairs. you will have seen already the marvelous facilities on ourcampus – the library which stretches over 7 floors, the facilities for studentclubs. in our lecture theatres, classrooms and laboratories you will find leading edge technology and modern surroundings. you will experience a blended learning approach, with our online learning system ice supplementing your face to face engagements. you must take advantage of the opportunity tojoin one of our many student clubs, engaging with extra-curricular activities which can help you to stand out from the crowd when you are applying for jobs or for a postgraduate degree.

　　除了高質(zhì)量的教學(xué)團(tuán)隊(duì)外，西浦還有各個(gè)專業(yè)的行政部門提供多樣化的服務(wù)和支持。比如專門為國(guó)際學(xué)生設(shè)立的“國(guó)際學(xué)生支持辦公室”。而“一站式學(xué)生服務(wù)中心”將會(huì)回答你們所需了解的所有相關(guān)信息。“職業(yè)發(fā)展辦公室”將會(huì)為你們的實(shí)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)助一臂之力，并給予就業(yè)方面的指導(dǎo)。你們將會(huì)，或許已經(jīng)看到了西浦先進(jìn)的教學(xué)設(shè)施，比如位于中心樓的共七層的圖書館，支持學(xué)生社團(tuán)的配套設(shè)施，遍布于教室和實(shí)驗(yàn)室的高端科技和現(xiàn)代化設(shè)備等。在這里，你們將會(huì)體驗(yàn)中西結(jié)合的教學(xué)模式，使用網(wǎng)上教學(xué)系統(tǒng)ice。你們還可以加入學(xué)生組織，通過豐富的課外實(shí)踐為就業(yè)與繼續(xù)深造創(chuàng)造個(gè)人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)。

　　as i have described you have multiple opportunities to develop yourselves both academically and personally. and to succeed here at xjtlu there are five important things to remember:

　　就像我之前所說的，在西浦，你將有層出不窮的機(jī)會(huì)提升學(xué)業(yè)、拓展自己。要想在西浦成功，我希望你們能記住五點(diǎn)：

　　first is aspiration – you have come to xjtlu for a reason, because you aspire to a different kind of education, you aspire to develop both personally and academically and you aspire to a successful career.

　　第一是勵(lì)志篤行。記住你們選擇西浦的初衷：享受一種不同的教育，提升學(xué)業(yè)和品格，繼而擁有一個(gè)成功的職業(yè)生涯。

　　second is knowledge and learning – you have come here to study engineering, or bioscience or business, or any other of the subjects on offer at the university.

　　第二是學(xué)貴有恒。不論你選擇的是工程、生物科學(xué)、商科或其它任何學(xué)科，記住你來(lái)到這里是為了學(xué)習(xí)知識(shí)。

　　third is determination – you need to work hard and be determined to succeed

　　第三是鍥而不舍，努力學(xué)習(xí)，保持取得成功的決心。

　　fourth is interaction – i have already spoken a lot about the importance of this.

　　第四是交流互動(dòng)，關(guān)于這一點(diǎn)，相信我已經(jīng)強(qiáng)調(diào)了它的重要性。

　　but do any of you know what the most important ingredient is for success?

　　但是，你們知道成功最重要的秘訣是什么嗎?

　　it is passion. studying without passion condemns you to mediocrity.

　　是激情!缺少激情的學(xué)習(xí)很難帶來(lái)最終的成功。

　　so please make you make the right programme choice at the end of your first year.

　　因此，請(qǐng)你們?cè)诖笠唤Y(jié)束之時(shí)做出正確的專業(yè)選擇。

　　to conclude, i hope that as students you find passion and fulfillment in your studies at xjtlu, and that as parents you can watch your children blossom into truly global citizens.

　　總而言之，我深切地希望，作為學(xué)生，西浦能夠激發(fā)你們的熱情并助你們有所建樹;作為家長(zhǎng)，西浦能夠與您一起見證孩子成長(zhǎng)為真正的世界公民。