TobenationalistobeinternationalGoodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,todaywhatIwouldliketostartmyspeechwithastory.Iheardthisstoryformoneofmyteachers.Oneday,hewashavingadinnerwithaforeignfriend.Myteacherorderedadishnamedspicydicedchicken,whichisgongbaojiding(宫保鸡丁)inChinese.Theforeignfriendlikeditverymuch.Twodayslater,thisfriendcalledmyteacherandsaidthat“I’vesearchednearlyalltherestaurantaroundbutwhycouldn’tIfindthatdishagain?”Atlast,myteacherfoundoutthereasonisthatoneChinesedishcanhavehundredsoftranslationsinhundredsofrestaurant.Sothequestioniswhatshouldwedowhentranslatingthosespecialdishesintodifferentlanguage?Asweallknow,therearetoomanytranslationsaboutChinesefood,whichcausenotonlyconfusionbutalsomisunderstandingoftheirnames.Forinstance,adish“tongziji”(童子鸡)wastranslatedinto“chickenwithoutsexuallife”.ThisdefinitelycouldnotcontributetothespreadofChinesefoodculture.NotonlyChinesefoodbutalsomanyaspectsofChinesecultureareconfrontedwithsameproblem.Forexample,somepeopleargueaboutthatthetranslationof“jingju”(京剧)—PekingOperaisnotproperbecausetheEnglishoperaisverydifferentfromChinesejingjubothinformandcontentandweshouldjustnameitusingChinesepinyin.Iagreewiththisopinion.BecausethatwouldshowtheuniquefeaturesofChinesecultureandattractforeigner.Gradually,theywouldacceptitanduseit.Thisisnottheemptytalkbecausethereisacountrywhichhasdonewhatwedidnot,thatisJapan.Theyinsistusingtransliteration(音译)forspreadingandprotectingtheiruniquecultureandtheysucceed.IthinkIshouldlearnfromthem.Inconclusion,sincechinaisacountrywithalonghistoryandprofoundculture,itisnoteasytomakeforeignersunderstandthem.Butitsoriginalmeaningshouldn’tbeeasilychanged.Inthetimeofopeningupandreform,itisessentialforchinatogetinlinewithinternationalpracticesandtojointherestoftheworld.Butweshouldbearthisinmind:tobenationalistobeinternational.Thecultureistherootofacountryandeverythingelsegroundonit.Wespreaditundertheconditionwemaintainitandprotectit.