Today students must be global citizens. 今天，学生必须是全球公民。
We really want our students to understand the whole world. 我们真的希望我们的学生了解整个世界。
It may open a way for them to know the outside world. 这可能为他们了解外部世界开辟道路。
Our lives are not what they were 20 30 40 50 years ago. 我们的生活不像20 30 40 50年前那样。
Our lives are international. 我们的生活是国际性的。
Learning the language of Mandarin Chinese 学习普通话的语言
will fundamentally change the way our students see the world. 将从根本上改变我们的学生看世界的方式。
My name is Dr Naomi Ludeman Smith and I'm the director of the Confucius Institute 我叫Naomi Ludeman Smith博士，我是孔子学院的院长
at Northern State University in Aberdeen South Dakota. 在南达科他州阿伯丁的北州立大学就读。
Our primary purpose is to teach Mandarin Chinese 我们的主要目的是教授普通话
and about Chinese culture 关于中国文化
all the beautiful traditional arts and practices and holidays of China. 所有美丽的传统艺术和习俗以及中国的假期。
I've known about the Confucius Institute for a long time and have seen it at other universities 我认识孔子学院已有很长时间了，在其他大学也见过
and was quite impressed with what those institutions were able to do 这些机构的能力给我留下了深刻的印象
and became engaged in the inquiring of how one is able to sponsor one on their campus. 并开始研究如何在自己的校园里赞助一个人。
So I was an exchange student here and then I learned Northern State University 所以我在这里是交换生，然后我学习了北州大学
wanted to be a globalized university. I actually proposed to Dr Smith about 想成为一所全球化的大学。我实际上向史密斯博士求婚
the whole idea to have Confucius Institute in Aberdeen. 整个想法是在阿伯丁拥有孔子学院。
Northern State has a long history of working with international students 北部州立大学与国际学生合作的悠久历史
so the Confucius Institute made logical sense. 因此孔子学院是合乎逻辑的。
My name is Liu Min and I am a Chinese instructor here. 我叫刘敏，我是中国讲师。
I teach Chinese 101 in Confucius Institute of Northern State University. 我在北方州立大学孔子学院教授中文101。
I'm enjoyed to be a member of it and my students they show great interest 我很高兴成为其中的一员，我的学生对他们表现出极大的兴趣
in knowing not only the language but also the culture. 不仅要了解语言，还要了解文化。
The more you learn the language the more you understand the people 您学习语言越多，您对人的了解就越多
the culture and its history. 文化及其历史。
One of the initiatives that drew the Confucius Institute to northern is that we have a 将孔子学院推向北方的举措之一是，我们有一个
center for e-learning. 电子学习中心。
The e-learning center here at Northern State University 北方州立大学的电子学习中心
offers class work to over a thousand students throughout k-12. 在K-12期间为1000多名学生提供课堂作业。
I think the opportunities here are far greater than the students know them to be. 我认为这里的机会比学生们所知道的要大得多。
My name is Yan Chen. I serve as liaison between Northern State University and the University of Jinan China. 我叫严辰。我是北方州立大学和中国济南大学之间的联络人。
we work together and create a lot of programs that will benefit the students and the faculty. 我们一起工作，并创建了很多计划，这些计划将使学生和教师受益。
There are a lot of opportunities for NSU professors NSU教授有很多机会
to come to China to visit for short-term or long-term. 短期或长期来中国访问。
As the chair of the International Business Department I thought it was important for me to 作为国际商务部的主席，我认为这对我来说很重要
understand what we're dealing with getting involved in the Confucius Institute. 了解我们参与孔子学院的方式。
I knew nothing about China before I went the only thing I knew was 在我去之前，我对中国一无所知
what I read and what I heard on TV and when I got there it was so different. 我阅读的内容以及在电视上听到的内容以及到达那里时的感觉都非常不同。
My eyes were open to a unique new culture that I thought was really impressive I had a great time 我睁大了眼睛，看到了一种独特的新文化，我觉得这真是令人印象深刻，我度过了愉快的时光
Well there were so many highlights in China. What I found 嗯，中国有很多亮点。我发现了什么
really profoundly important about the trip to China was the relationship with the 与中国之行真正重要的是与
University of Jinan. 济南大学。
Getting to know the deans and the teachers and administrators there. 了解教务长以及那里的老师和行政人员。
My wife and I we host two Chinese students that are actually from Jinan and we met them when we were in Jinan. 我和我的妻子接待了两名实际上来自济南的中国学生，我们在济南时遇到了他们。
A few weeks ago our students, our host students, were telling us how much they missed home and 几周前，我们的学生，我们的寄宿学生，告诉我们他们错过了多少，
their home food so we came up with this idea to host a hot pot at our house and 他们的家庭食物，所以我们想出了在家里装一个火锅的想法，
let the Chinese students bring their own food from China into our house so that 让中国学生把自己的食物从中国带到我们家
they could cook the food that they missed. 他们可以煮他们错过的食物。
so this was an evening of great food and then there was just laughter, and 所以这是一个美食的夜晚，然后只有欢笑，
discussions, and 讨论，以及
creating new friendships and deepening those that there. It was a was a spectacular evening. 建立新的友谊并加深那里的友谊。那是一个壮观的夜晚。
This year a delegation of five scholars from the University of Jinan came to 今年，来自济南大学的五位学者组成了一个代表团。
Rapid City to present their own scholarship. 拉皮德城赠送自己的奖学金。
And it was an absolute delight this year to have our friends from the University of Jinan who are our 今年我们非常高兴来自济南大学的朋友
partners in the Confucius Institute join us for the international business conference. 孔子学院的合作伙伴也一起参加了国际商务会议。
We go to Rapid City for that conference for many reasons one of 由于许多原因，我们去拉皮德城参加这次会议
which is to see the depth of interest our students have in international 这是为了了解我们的学生对国际学习的兴趣
business and also at the tourism draw for people all around the world. 商业以及旅游业吸引了世界各地的人们。
I searched on Google and i know Rushmore but when I see it in person 我在Google上搜索，我知道Rushmore，但是当我亲自看到它时
I'm still very, you know, I'm shocked. It's so huge. More than I imagined. 我还是非常，你知道，我很震惊。好大比我想象的要多。
During our Rapid City tour we did a really special thing for them. We took them to a pawn shop and bought black hills gold 在我们的快速城市之旅中，我们为他们做了一件非常特别的事情。我们带他们去当铺买了黑山金
which is really unique for Rapid City and for South Dakota. 这对于拉皮德城和南达科他州来说确实是独一无二的。
It's their first experience to actually discuss the price difference and they really did enjoy it. 真正讨论价格差异是他们的第一次经验，他们真的很喜欢。
The Confucius Institute does a lot of different things on campus for example 例如，孔子学院在校园里做了很多不同的事情
they had the three tours performance a few months back and that was absolutely incredible. 他们在几个月前进行了三场巡回演出，这简直令人难以置信。
Students and faculty came to us from China from Beijing to perform 来自北京的学生和老师从中国来到我们这里表演
and we did it during Homecoming Week. 我们在“返乡周”期间做到了。
You can sit at home and watch America's Got Talent or you can go to live event. 您可以坐在家里看美国的达人秀，也可以现场直播。
And in many ways the amount of talent that went on in that particular production was absolutely stunning. 在许多方面，该特定制作中的才能绝对是惊人的。
The three tours performance is exactly the kinds of things that we want to bring to 这三个巡回演出正是我们想要带给您的东西
the region because it brings not just the students but it's the entire 该地区，因为它不仅带来了学生，还带来了整个
community of all ages. 所有年龄段的社区。
Our future with the Confucius Institute from further activities like the three 我们与孔子学院的未来，来自于三项活动
tours performance are endless. 巡回演出无止境。
The Boys and Girls Club is an excellent example for Confucius Institute to be involved “男孩女孩俱乐部”是孔子学院参与的一个很好的例子
in community activities. 在社区活动中。
There are almost 200 children there and it was fun playing with them and the words teaching them how to say hello in Chinese 那里有近200个孩子，和他们一起玩很有趣，还有教他们如何用汉语打招呼的单词
and then learning about Peking Opera. They made Peking Opera masks. It was a delight 然后学习京剧。他们制作了京剧面具。很高兴
Every year in Northern we have a culture fest and this year we have the Confucius Institute booth. We did a lot 每年在北部，我们都会举办文化盛宴，而今年我们会在孔子学院举办摊位。我们做了很多
In our booth we offered traditional Chinese experiences such as 在我们的展位上，我们提供了传统的中国体验，例如
the service of tea and we also had people practicing their name in calligraphy. 茶的服务，我们也有人在书法上练习他们的名字。
We brought nearly 600 students to campus students from all over the 我们将来自世界各地的近600名学生带到了校园学生
state of South Dakota certainly all over the region of Northeast South Dakota to 南达科他州肯定遍布整个南达科他州东北部至
see those cultures come alive. 看到那些文化活跃起来。
I believe that the Confucius Institute by its simple being affords 我相信孔子学院的简单存在
all of us this extra connection that we never had before. 我们所有人之间从未有过的这种额外联系。
I think the future of NSU and the Confucius Institute together is a very strong one. 我认为NSU和孔子学院的前途是非常强大的。
I think we may have a lot to do, and to make Confucius Institute to develop day by day. 我认为，要使孔子学院日渐发展，我们还有很多工作要做。
The Confucius Institute is clearly part of our growing plan. 孔子学院显然是我们发展计划的一部分。
The opportunities that I invite you to investigate are countless. 我邀请您进行调查的机会无数。
Make sure to check out the Confucius Institute. 请务必查看孔子学院。
It really will give you an opportunity to see the world. 它确实会给您一个看世界的机会。