【王力宏在牛津大学中英演讲稿】尊敬的牛津大学师生、各位来宾，大家好！
今天能够站在这里，与来自世界各地的学者和年轻人交流，我感到非常荣幸。作为一名音乐人，我一直相信艺术是跨越语言与文化的桥梁，而今天，我希望能通过我的经历，与大家分享一些关于文化、成长与梦想的想法。
首先，我想说的是，我并不是一个传统意义上的“学者”。我学的是音乐，而不是哲学或历史。但正是这种对音乐的热爱，让我走上了不同的道路。我从小在美国长大，父母都是华人，他们希望我能继承中华文化，同时也鼓励我去探索世界。这让我从小就对两种文化的交融产生了浓厚的兴趣。
我在美国接受教育，也曾在纽约学习音乐。后来，我开始尝试将中国传统文化元素融入现代音乐中，比如京剧唱腔、古诗词的意境、甚至是中国乐器的使用。这一过程并不容易，但我始终相信，文化不是一成不变的，它需要被重新诠释，才能在新的时代焕发光彩。
来到牛津大学，是我人生中一次非常特别的经历。这里的学术氛围让我深受启发，也让我更加意识到，文化之间的对话是多么重要。我们常常谈论“全球化”，但真正的全球化不仅仅是经济的融合，更是思想的交流与理解。
在演讲的最后，我想分享一句话：“文化是根，艺术是枝，而梦想是花。”我希望我们每个人都能找到自己的根，勇敢地表达自己，同时也能以开放的心态去欣赏和理解不同的文化。只有这样，我们才能真正实现世界的和谐与共存。
谢谢大家！
Wang Lihong's Speech at the University of Oxford (Chinese-English Version)
Respected faculty members, students, and guests, good day!
It is an honor for me to stand here today and exchange ideas with scholars and young people from all over the world. As a musician, I have always believed that art is the bridge that crosses language and culture. Today, I hope to share with you some thoughts on culture, growth, and dreams through my own experiences.
First of all, I would like to say that I am not a traditional "scholar." I studied music, not philosophy or history. But it was this love for music that led me down a different path. I grew up in the United States, and my parents are both Chinese. They hoped I would inherit Chinese culture, but they also encouraged me to explore the world. This made me deeply interested in the integration of two cultures from an early age.
I received my education in the U.S. and studied music in New York. Later, I began to try incorporating elements of traditional Chinese culture into modern music, such as Peking Opera singing styles, the atmosphere of classical Chinese poetry, and even the use of traditional Chinese instruments. This process was not easy, but I have always believed that culture is not static; it needs to be reinterpreted to shine in a new era.
Coming to the University of Oxford has been a very special experience in my life. The academic atmosphere here has greatly inspired me and made me more aware of how important dialogue between cultures is. We often talk about "globalization," but true globalization is not just economic integration—it is the exchange and understanding of ideas.
In conclusion, I would like to share a sentence: "Culture is the root, art is the branch, and dreams are the flowers." I hope each of us can find our roots, dare to express ourselves, and at the same time, embrace an open mind to appreciate and understand different cultures. Only in this way can we truly achieve harmony and coexistence in the world.
Thank you, everyone!
