dof奥巴马开学演讲稿《我的教育,我的未来》英中对照

2021年1月24日发(作者：distrust)
奥巴马开学演讲稿英中对照


My education, my future
我的教育，我的未来



THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody.
总统：大家好！谢谢！谢谢！谢谢你们。


All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat.
大家请就坐吧。


How is everybody doing today? (Applause.)
你们今天都好吗？（欢呼声）


How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.)
蒂姆·斯派塞好吗？（欢呼声）


I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.
我很高兴与弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿市韦克菲尔德高中的同学们在一起。


And we've got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade.
现在全美的孩子们，从幼儿园到高中都在收听收看。


And I am just so glad that all could join us today.
我很高兴大家今天到场参与。


And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host.
我要感谢韦克菲尔德高中出色的组织。


Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)
请为你们自己热烈鼓掌。
（欢呼声）




I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school.
我知道，今天是你们很多人开学的日子。


And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new
school.
对于幼儿园的同学们，或者刚升入初中或高中的同学们，今天是你们进入新学校的第一天。


So it's understandable if you're a little nervous.
如果你们心情紧张，那是可以理解的。


I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now (applause) with
just one more year to go.
我能想象有些高年级的同学现在感觉很好，
（欢呼声）因为还有一年就要毕业了。


And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and
you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.
不论是哪个年级，你们可能都希望暑假依然没有结束，今天早上还能再多睡一小会儿。


I know that feeling.
我了解这种感觉。


When I was young, my family lived overseas.
我小时候，我们家生活在海外。


I lived in Indonesia for a few years.
我在印尼住过几年。


And
my
mother,
she
didn't
have
the
money
to
send
me
where
all
the
American
kids
went
to
school,
我妈妈没有钱送我去其他美国孩子所上的学校，


but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education.
但是她认为必须让我接受美国的教育。


So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday.
因此，她决定从周一到周五亲自给我上课。


But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.
不过因为还要上班，所以只能在清晨四点半给我上课。




Now, as you might imagine, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early.
你们可以想象，我很不情愿那么早起床。


And a lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table.
有很多次，我趴在餐桌上睡着了。


But whenever I'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say,
is no picnic for me either, buster.
然而每当我抱怨的时候，我妈妈都会看 我一眼，然后说：
“小鬼，这对我也并不轻松。
”
（笑
声）




So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school.
我知道你们有些人还在适应开学后的生活。


But I'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you.
但是我今天来到这里，是因为有重要的事情要跟你们说。


I'm here because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in
this new school year.
我要谈谈你们的教育以及新学年人们对你们的期望。




Now, I've given a lot of speeches about education.
我做过很多次有关教育的演讲。


And I've talked about responsibility a lot.
也多次谈到过责任。




I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.
我谈到过教师激励学生并督促他们学校的责任。




I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your
homework done,
我谈到过父母的责任，确保儿女们走正路，完成家庭作业，


and don't spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.
不要把大好时光都浪费在看电视或玩电子游戏上。




I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting
teachers and principals,
我还多次谈到过政府的责任制定高标准，支持教师和校长的工作，


and turning around schools that aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that
they deserve.
彻底改善那些不能为学生提供应有教育机会的学校。




But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers,
然而归根结底，即使我们拥有最敬业的教师，


the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world, and none of it will make a difference,
最尽力的家长和全世界最好的学校，那也是毫无用处，


none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities,
那也是毫无意义，如果你们不履行你们的责任，


unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers,
不到校上课，不专心听见，


unless
you listen to
your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the
hard work it
takes to succeed.
不听家长和其他大人的话，不付出取得成功所必须的努力。


That's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.
这就是我今天讲话的重点：你们要对自己的教育负责。




I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.
我首先要讲讲你们对自己应尽的责任。


Every single one of you has something that you're good at.
你们每个人都有自己的长处。


Every single one of you has something to offer.
你们每个人都能做出自己的贡献。


And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is.
你们的责任是发现自己的能力所在。


That's the opportunity an education can provide.
而教育能够提供这样的机会。




Maybe
you
could
be
a
great
writer,
maybe
even
good
enough
to
write
a
book
or
articles
in
a
newspaper,
你也许能成为一名出色的作家，出版你的专著或在报纸上发表文章，


but
you
might
not
know
it
until
you
write
that
English
paper,
that
English
class
paper
that's
assigned to you.
但你可能要在完成那篇英文课的作文后，才会发现自己的写作潜质。


Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor, maybe even good enough to come up with the
next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine,
你也许能成为一名革新者或发明家，
甚至可能设计出新一代苹果手机或研制 出新型药物或疫
苗，


but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class.
但你可能要在完成课堂实验后才会发现自己的科学天赋。


Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice,
你也许能成为市长、参议员或最高法院的大法官，


but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.
但你可能要在参加学生会工作或辩论赛后才会发现自己的政治才华。




And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do
it.
不论你的生活志向是什么，我敢肯定你必须接受教育才能实现它。




You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer?
你想成为医生、教师或警官吗？


You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military?
你想成为护士、建筑师、律师或军人吗？


You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers.
你必须接受良好的教育，才能从事上述任何一种职业。


You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job.
你不能指望辍学后能碰上个好工作。


You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.
你必须接受教育，并为之不懈努力。




And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future.
教育并非只对你个人的人生和未来意义重大。


What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.
你们的教育将决定这个国家的未来。


The future of America depends on you.
美国的未来掌握在你们手中。


What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest
challenges in the future.
你们今日在校学习的知识将决定我们的国家能否迎接未来最严峻的挑战。




You'll
need
the
knowledge
and
problem-solving
skills
you
learn
in
science
and
math
to
cure
diseases like cancer and AIDS,
你们在理科和数学方面的知识与能力有助于治愈癌症、艾滋病及其他疾病，


and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment.
有助于发展新能源技术，保护我们的环境。


You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight
poverty and homelessness,
你们在历史学和社会学方面的观察与思考有助于解决贫困和无家可归的问题，


crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.
有助于打击犯罪、消除歧视，使我们的国家更加公正自由。


You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies
that will create new jobs and boost our economy.
你们 在课堂上所培养的创造发明能力有助于创办新的公司、
增加就业机会、
振兴我们的经济。




We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect,
我们需要你们每个人发挥你们的聪明才智，


so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems.
帮助老一辈人解决那些最棘手的问题。



If you don't do that, if you quit on school, you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on
your country.
如果你们不这样做，如果你们辍学，你们抛弃的不仅仅是自己，也抛弃了你们的国家。




I know it's not always easy to do well in school.
我知道要做到学业优秀并非总是易事。


I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your
schoolwork.
我知道你们许多人在生活中面临挑战，难以集中精力从事学业。




I get it. I know what it's like.
我可以理解，我知道那种感受。


My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom,
在我两岁时，我父亲离家而去，我是由单亲母亲抚养成人的，


who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills, and wasn't always able to give us the
things that other kids had.
她为了生计不得不辛苦奔波，但有时仍无法为我们提供其他孩子享有的东西。


There were times when I missed having a father in my life.
有时，我渴望生活中能有一位父亲。


There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.
有时我感到孤独，感到自己不适应社会。




So
I
wasn't
always
as
focused
as
I
should
have
been
on
school,
and
I
did
some
things
I'm
not
proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have.
所以我并没有始终专注于学业，也曾做过不能引以为豪的事情，并且惹过不应该惹的麻烦。


And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.
我的人生原本会轻易陷入更糟糕的境地。




But I was, I was lucky.
但是，我当年际遇不错


I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow
my dreams.
我有过许多第二次机会，所以有幸能上大学，学习法学，并追求自己的理想。


My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story.
我的妻子，第一夫人，米歇尔·奥巴马，也有类似的经历。


Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money.
他的父母都未曾上过大学，家里也并不富裕。


But
they
worked
hard,
and
she
worked
hard,
so
that
she
could
go
to
the
best
schools
in
this
country.
但是他们非常勤奋，她也是如此，因此她得以进入美国最好的学校读书。




Some of you might not have those advantages.
你们有些人可能没有经历这些磨砺。


Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need.
或许你们身边没有成年人为你们提供你们所需要的支持。


Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around.
或许你们家中有人失业了经济非常拮据。


Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe,
或许你们生活在感觉并不安全的社区，


or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.
或有朋友逼迫你们去做你们知道不对的事情。




But at the end of the day,
然而说到底，


the circumstances of your life, what you look like, where you come from, how much money you
have, what you've got going on at home,
你们的生活环境、你们的肤色、你们的出身、你们的家庭收入、你们家中目前的境况，


none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school.
这一切都不能成为你们不完成作业甚至自暴自弃的理由。


That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school.
你们没有理由顶撞老师，没有理由逃学或辍学。