名校勵志英語演講 第178期:人人都能成為總統(tǒng)(5)

[00:00.01]We begin to understand that life is ours to live, but not to waste, 我們開始明白，生活需要用心經營而不是日日虛度。 [00:06.57]and that the greatest rewards are found in the commitments we make with our whole hearts— 人生最大是意義在于對所愛的人的付出， [00:12.36]to the people we love and to the causes that earn our sacrifice. 以及對值得為之犧牲的事業(yè)的無私奉獻。 [00:17.21]I hope that each of you will know these rewards. 我希望你們能了解這些回報， [00:21.09]I hope you will find them in your own way and your own time. 并以自己的方式、自己的時間、自己的奮斗來實現(xiàn)這種意義。 [00:25.58]For some, that might mean some time in public service. And if you hear that calling, I hope you answer. 對于有些人來說，這也許意味著在公共服務領域傾注心血，如果你們聽到了這樣的召喚，我希望你們能給予回應。 [00:33.42]Each of you has unique gifts and you were given them for a reason. Use them and share them. 你們每個人都有獨特的天賦，上天賦予你們這些天賦是有其原因的。好好利用它們，與人分享它們。 [00:40.14]Public service is one way—an honorable way—to mark your life with meaning. 參與公共服務只是利用天賦的一種方式，一種值得人們尊敬的方式，這種方式賦予你更有意義的人生。 [00:46.56]Today I visit not only my Alma Mater, but the city of my birth. 這次我不僅回到母校，也是回到我的出生地， [00:51.48]My life began just a few blocks from here, but I was raised in West Texas. 我就是在離這里幾條街之外的地方出生的，但我是在西德克薩斯長大的。 [00:57.29]From there, Yale always seemed a world away, maybe a part of my future. 在那里耶魯與我仿佛相隔了一個世界之遙，可能只是未來的一個夢想。 [01:03.02]Now it's part of my past, and Yale for me is a source of great pride. 而現(xiàn)在，她是我過去的一部分。對我而言，耶魯是令我極度驕傲的源泉。 [01:08.06]I hope that there will come a time for you to return to Yale to say that, and feel as I do today. 我希望，將來你們回到耶魯時，能有與我一樣的感受并說出相同的話。 [01:15.55]And I hope you won't wait as long. Congratulations and God bless. 我希望你們不會等太久。祝賀你們！上帝保佑你們。

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