CNN news:美国毕业生需求变革 奥巴马总统为迟到学生出具官方缺席申请

Our next report today is from Cynthia Lee with affiliate KABB in Texas. It's about a high school graduation and specifically about two words written on the program for that graduation ceremony. The two words can have religious connotations , and one of this year's graduates, the valedictorian, in fact, is an atheist. He doesn't follow a religion; he doesn't believe in God. And he wanted a change.
我们今天的下一个报道是来自德克萨斯州的凯瑟娜•李与KABB的关系。这是关于一个高中毕业及为毕业典礼程序特别写上的两个单词。这两个词可以有宗教内涵,而其中之一是今年的毕业生,优秀毕业生,事实上,是一名无神论者。他不遵循宗教;他不相信上帝。他想要变革。

Not everyone agrees.
而并不是每个人都认同。

Stop anywhere in Poteet, and you'll start hearing the talk of the town: religion taken out of graduation.
只要在柏迪特有任何形式的停止,你就会开始听到大家谈论的话题:宗教从毕业中远离。

But they need to stop and remember nothing is given to us without our good Lord.
但是他们需要停止并铭记没有我们的上帝给予我们，我们什么也得不到。

It's even on the front page of the local paper.
它甚至还出现在当地报纸的头版头条。

I'm a Christian. I don't think it should be taken out. But if that person feels that strongly about it, I think they have that right as an American to act that way.
我是一名基督教徒。我不认为它应当被去除。但如果那个人感觉强烈的话,我认为作为一名美国人，他们有权利这样做。

For it to be changed on us all of a sudden, I don't feel like it's right for anybody.
突然要改变我们所有,我不觉得这对任何人都适合。

The issue surrounds Poteet High School valedictorian , Mark Reyes, who is an atheist. Reyes says he's not trying to be malicious , rather just uphold the Constitution .
这个问题围绕着柏迪特高中毕业生代表马克•雷耶斯,他是一名无神论者。雷耶斯称,他的目的不是出自恶意,而只是为了维护宪法。

We are all very different people and in order for us to survive in unison, we have to have something keeping order and that is the Constitution.
我们都是非常不同的人,为了我们能够生存,我们必须有个东西维持秩序,那就是宪法。

Reyes recently filed a complaint with Americans United for Separation of Church and State, stating that Poteet ISD endorses prayer by having "invocation" and "benediction" within graduation ceremonies.
雷耶斯最近提出起诉美国教会和国家分离,声称柏迪特赞同祈祷者在毕业典礼中“祈愿”和“祝福”。

I know it's been tradition, but tradition isn't always right.
我知道这是传统,但传统不总是正确的。

The district has replaced the controversial words with "opening" and "closing remarks" to comply with the law.
该地区已经遵从法律取代了有争议的单词“打开”和“结束语”。

However, students giving speeches are legally allowed to make religious references.
然而, 法律规定学生演讲可以引用宗教。

As times evolve, I think that we need to make sure that we are -- we honor those beliefs, we honor their rights with trying to remain true to tradition.
随着时代的发展,我认为我们需要确保我们——我们尊敬那些信仰,我们尊重他们的权利，努力保持真正的传统。

Superintendent Castillo says they are not taking any chances, especially since, he says, a neighboring school district just spent thousands of dollars in legal fees to fight the exact same issue last year --
负责人卡斯蒂略称他们不会放过任何机会,他表示特别是自从去年一个邻近学区仅仅花了几千美元的诉讼费反对同样的问题。

That district being Medina Valley. Officials there just wrapped up a year-long legal process. While Reyes is happy Poteet ISD has complied, he doesn't want this issue to overshadow graduation day.
该地区是曼迪那山谷。那里的官员刚结束了为期一年的法律程序。尽管雷耶斯对于学校已经遵从感到高兴,但他不希望这个问题超越毕业的日子。

I have no problem if they talk about religion in their speeches or they make a reference to Jesus Christ or Allah.
我没有问题,如果他们在演讲中谈论宗教或他们参考耶稣基督或真主。

I don't care. What I really do care about is the separation of church and state.
我不在乎。我真正在乎的是教会和州的分离。

All right. If you'd like to comment on this story, we have the place for you to do it. We're discussing it on our blog at cnnstudentnews.com. We look forward to what you have to say, but there's one rule we want you to follow on the blog: it's first names only, please.
好吧。如果你想对该故事进行评论,我们为你提供了一个平台。在我们的博客cnnstudentnews.com中你可以尽情抒发自己的观点。我们期待你的看法,但有一个规则,我们希望你在博客中遵守:请只写上你的名即可。

See if you can ID me. I was born in London in 1926. I'm head of state, but I don't run my country's government.
看看你能不能认出我。我出生在1926年的伦敦。我是国家元首,但我不能执掌我的国家的政府。

Most people know me by my royal title, which I've had since I was 25 years old.
自从我25岁起大多数人都了解我的王室头衔。

I'm Queen Elizabeth II, and I've been on the throne for 60 years.
我就是女王伊丽莎白二世,我已经在位60年。

The United Kingdom is celebrating those 60 years with Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. The big part of that was yesterday's pageant on the River Thames. Thousands of people came out to see the royal barge, as it carried members of the royal family down the river.
英国正在庆祝伊丽莎白二世女王60周年钻石大庆。昨天泰晤士河巡游成为盛大庆典的关键部分。随着皇室成员搭乘王室之舟沿河而下，成千上万的人争相一睹皇家游艇的风姿。

Other than Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne longer than any British monarch.
相比维多利亚女王,伊丽莎白女王比其他不列颠君主在位时间更长。

And finally today, if over the years you think you've come up with some pretty good excuses for missing school,listen to this one.
最后,如果你认为你已经想尽了一切相当不错的不上学的借口,听听这些奇思妙想。

Really? He's going to really write me an excuse note?
真的吗?他要写给我些借口纸条?

Mr. Ackerman, please excuse Tyler. He was with me. Barack Obama.
阿克曼先生,请原谅泰勒。他和我在一起。巴拉克•奥巴马。

And then I kind of want to brag at school and tell them, look at what I got.
然后我还是想在学校里炫耀,告诉他们,看看我得到了什么。

Well, whatever you think, that is one serious excuse, an executive excuse. Tyler Sullivan was absent last Friday because he went with his dad to see President Obama. Tyler actually met him, and that's when the president realized Tyler was missing school to do it. So he grabbed an official White House pad, wrote out the absent note.
嗯,不管你怎样认为,这是一个严重的借口,一位高管的借口。泰勒•沙利文上周五缺席,因为他跟着父亲去看奥巴马总统。泰勒真正见过他,而当总统意识到泰勒旷课的时候。于是他拿起便条写完了缺席申请。

Getting an official excuse from the president is one thing.
从总统那里获得一个官方的借口是一回事。

The big question that remains is whether Tyler's teacher accepts it today.
最大的问题是今天泰勒的教师是否接受。

Well, it's time for us to excuse ourselves. We're going to be absent for the next 23 hours and 50 minutes, but we will be back for more CNN Student News tomorrow. Hope to see you then.
嗯,是我们要给自己找借口的时候了。我们要缺席接下来的23小时50分钟,但我们明天将为你奉献更多CNN学生新闻。希望到时候见。