名校励志英语演讲 第143期:敢于竞争 勇于关爱(10)

[00:00.31]Thirty-two years ago, I spoke at my own graduation from Wellesley, 32年前，我在韦尔斯利学院自己的毕业典礼上演讲， [00:05.32]where I did call on my fellow classmates to reject the notion of limitations on our ability to effect change 号召我的同学反对我们改变世界的能力是有限的这样一种观念。 [00:13.52]and instead to embrace the idea that the goal of education should be human liberation 并号召他们拥护这样的思想：教育的目标应该是解放人类， [00:20.51]and the freedom to practice with all the skill of our being the art of making possible. 使人类获得行动的自由，用其所拥有的技能创造奇迹。 [00:26.46]For after all, our fate is to be free. 总之，自由是人类最终的归宿。 [00:29.49]To choose competition over apathy, caring over indifference, vision over myopia, and love over hate. 我们要勇于竞争而非冷漠、勇于关爱而非漠不关心、高瞻远瞩而非鼠目寸光、大爱无私而非满目仇恨。 [00:39.15]Just as this is a special time in your lives, it is for me as well because my daughter will be graduating in four weeks, 毕业典礼对你们来说是一个特殊的时刻，对我也是如此，因为我女儿再过四个星期也要毕业了， [00:48.24]graduating also from a wonderful place with a great education and beginning a new life. 也要从一个颇具魅力而且拥有一流教育的大学毕业开始新的生活了。 [00:54.41]And as I think about all the parents and grandparents who are out there, I have a sense of what their feeling. 当我想起你们的父母和祖父母时，我想我们拥有同样的心情。 [01:02.25]Their hearts are leaping with joy, but it's hard to keep tears in check 他们的心中满是喜悦，情不自禁留下激动的泪水， [01:07.08]because the presence of our children at a time and place such as this is really a fulfillment of our own American dreams. 因为当你们在这一时刻这一地点出席这样一个典礼的时候，你们已经实现了我们伟大的美国梦。 [01:16.19]Well, I applaud you and all of your love, commitment and hard work, just as I applaud your daughters and sons for theirs. 我要为你们的父母们无私的爱、奉献和辛苦的工作而喝彩，也要为他们的儿女喝彩！ [01:25.59]And I leave these graduates with the same message I hope to leave with my graduate. 我希望在自己毕业的时候听到这样的话，同样我也要把这些话送给你们。 [01:31.46]Dare to care. Dare to dream. Dare to love. Practice the art of making possible. Dare to compete. 要敢于竞争，敢于关爱，敢于憧憬，大胆去爱！要努力创造奇迹！ [01:41.44]And no matter what happens, even if you hear shouts behind, keep going. 无论发生什么，即使有人在你背后大声喊叫，也要勇往直前。 [01:47.49]Thank you and God bless you all. 谢谢你们！愿上帝保佑你们！

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