我们开始明白,生活需要用心经营而不是日日虚度。人生最大是意义在于对所爱的人的付出,以及对值得为之牺牲的事业的无私奉献。我希望你们能了解这些回报,并以自己的方式、自己的时间、自己的奋斗来实现这种意义。
For some, that might mean some time in public service. And if you hear that calling, I hope you answer. Each of you has unique gifts and you were given them for a reason. Use them and share them. Public service is one way—an honorable way—to mark your life with meaning.
对于有些人来说,这也许意味着在公共服务领域倾注心血,如果你们听到了这样的召唤,我希望你们能给予回应。你们每个人都有独特的天赋,上天赋予你们这些天赋是有其原因的。好好利用它们,与人分享它们。参与公共服务只是利用天赋的一种方式,一种值得人们尊敬的方式,这种方式赋予你更有意义的人生。
Today I visit not only my Alma Mater, but the city of my birth. My life began just a few blocks from here, but I was raised in West Texas. From there, Yale always seemed a world away,maybe a part of my future. Now it's part of my past, and Yale for me is a source of great pride.
这次我不仅回到母校,也是回到我的出生地,我就是在离这里几条街之外的地方出生的,但我是在西德克萨斯长大的。在那里耶鲁与我仿佛相隔了一个世界之遥,可能只是未来的一个梦想。而现在,她是我过去的一部分。对我而言,耶鲁是令我极度骄傲的源泉。
I hope that there will come a time for you to return to Yale to say that, and feel as I do today.And I hope you won't wait as long. Congratulations and God bless.
我希望,将来你们回到耶鲁时,能有与我一样的感受并说出相同的话。我希望你们不会等太久。祝贺你们!上帝保佑你们。