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In this respect,we have to thank HKU’s founders for their wisdom in choosing the brilliant university motto“mingde gewu”(明德格物).
為此，我們?yōu)楦鄞髣?chuàng)校先賢留給我們“明德格物”這句校訓(xùn)心存感恩。
Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to switch to Chinese for a moment.
“明德”、“格物”是香港大學(xué)的校訓(xùn)。二語都出自“四書”中的《大學(xué)》，是儒家“修身齊家治國平天下”的學(xué)說。簡單來說，港大學(xué)生需要“明德”，使與生俱來的光明皎潔的德性，彰顯出來，并將它發(fā)揚(yáng)光大，推己及人；同時(shí)，又必需要有“格物”這個(gè)基本工夫，來窮究事物的原理，追求淵博的知識。從“格物”、“致知”，到“明明德于天下”，不只是求學(xué)的道理，也是做人的道理。
所以我們很感謝先賢給我們的校訓(xùn)–“明德”、“格物”；這個(gè)道理不只是適用于過去港大的一百年、或者是中華文化的五千年，在今天和將來的地球村更是意義重大。而我們校訓(xùn)的拉丁文版本（Sapientia et Virtus）也是從中文翻譯過去的。
Ladies and gentlemen, I just explained the origin of our HKU motto, which came from the Chinese Classic Great Learning.Although it was beautifully translated into Latin: Sapientia et Virtus,meaning wisdom and virtue, in English, the translation could only capture part of the original essence.
各位來賓，剛才我用中文粗略解析港大校訓(xùn)內(nèi)容，是源自“四書”中的《大學(xué)》，雖然譯成優(yōu)美的拉丁文Sapientia et Virtus，即英文的wisdom和virtue，但這個(gè)翻譯也許仍未能完全捕捉原文的神髓。
In any case, it is in the context of wisdom and virtue that we celebrate our Centenary. The dimensions of“knowledge, heritage and service”represent the missions of our multiple roles to be a knowledge hub for learning and research, a cultural crossroads where East meets West and the past illuminates the future, and a service platform where the University nurtures global citizens and is itself nurtured by the community.
今日我們慶祝創(chuàng)校一百周年，就是要發(fā)揚(yáng)“明德”、“格物”的真義。我們以“知識、傳承、服務(wù)”來展示大學(xué)的使命和任務(wù)：努力成為學(xué)習(xí)與研究的學(xué)術(shù)樞紐；薈萃東西文化以承先啟后；建立一個(gè)培育國際公民，并為社會(huì)所珍惜的服務(wù)平臺(tái)。
Amidst our festive celebrations,we could not help asking ourselves: What do we treasure? HKU is a community that cherishes openness, diversity and freedom, which have evolved into our core values. These values have made us a pluralistic and harmonious community of people from various backgrounds and diverse cultures. These same values have also liberated the intellectual potential among academics and students, and have hence unleashed the energies essential for sustaining and advancing a vibrant community of academic excellence.
際此百年校慶，讓我們反思一下，港大的核心價(jià)值在于什么？港大代表著一個(gè)重視開放思想、多元文化和崇尚自由的社群，這些價(jià)值均與港大的核心價(jià)值緊扣。這些價(jià)值讓來自不同文化背景的人，能夠建立一個(gè)多元而和諧的社群。正因?yàn)榻ɑ谶@些價(jià)值觀，釋放了學(xué)者與學(xué)生之間的知識潛能，為孜孜不倦追求學(xué)術(shù)成就的社群注入了巨大的力量。
