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In the 21st century, your generation will have a remarkable opportunity to bring together the talents of our scientists, doctors, engineers into a shared quest for progress. Already the breakthroughs we have achieved in our areas of joint cooperation—in challenges from dealing with spina bifida to dealing with extreme weather conditions and earthquakes—have proved what we can do together to change the lives of millions of people in China and the United States and around the world. Expanding our cooperation in science and technology can be one of our greatest gifts to the future.
在二十一世紀，你們這一代將有極大的機會，將我們科學家、醫生、工程師的各種才能結合起來，用于追求共同的發展。我們早就在一些合作領域中取得了突破，包括從醫治脊柱對裂到預報惡劣天氣和地震等。這些突破證明，只要我們合作，就能改變中美乃至全世界數以百萬計的人的生活。擴大我們在科技領域的合作是我們給未來奉獻的厚禮之一。
In each of these vital areas that I have mentioned, we can clearly accomplish so much more by walking together rather than standing apart. That is why we should work to see that the productive relationship we now enjoy blossoms into a fuller partnership in the new century.
在我以上列舉的每一個關鍵領域，顯然，只要我們相互合作而不是互不往來，我們就能取得更大的成就。因此，我們應該努力，確保雙方之間目前的建設性關系在下個世紀結出圓滿的協作果實。
If that is to happen, it is very important that we understand each other better, that we understand both our common interest and our shared aspirations and our honest differences. I believe the kind of open, direct exchange that President Jiang and I had on Saturday at our press conference—which I know many of you watched on television—can both clarify and narrow our differences, and, more important, by allowing people to understand and debate and discuss these things can give a greater sense of confidence to our people that we can make a better future.
要做到這一點，我們就必須更好地相互了解，了解各自的共同利益、共有的期望和真誠的分歧。我相信大家在電視上都看到了，我和江主席星期六在聯合記者招待會上公開直接的交流，有助于澄清和縮小我們的分歧。更為重要的是，允許人們理解、辯論和探討這些問題，能使他們對我們建設美好的未來更加充滿信心。
