公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第86期:米歇爾奧巴馬迪拉德大學(xué)(12)

It's the same hunger that gave life to this university

正是這份渴望讓這所大學(xué)擁有了生命

the same hunger that defined so many of our parents and grandparents

正是這份渴望定義了我們的父輩和祖輩

including my own

包括我自己也是如此

You see, my parents never went to college

我父母從未上過(guò)大學(xué)

but they were determined to see me and my brother and all the kids in our neighborhood

但他們致力于讓我 我弟弟以及附近所有的小孩

get a good education

獲得良好教育

So my mother volunteered at my school

我母親因此在學(xué)校去做義工

helping out every day in the front office

幫助辦公室處理日常事務(wù)

making sure our teachers were doing their jobs

確保我們的老師盡到了他們的職責(zé)

holding their feet to the fire if she thought they were falling short

我母親如果覺(jué)得他們不合格 就會(huì)向他們施壓

I'd walk by the office and there she'd be

我從辦公室走過(guò) 她在那里

I'd leave class to go to the bathroom, there she'd be again

我從教室出來(lái)去上洗手間 她又在那里

roaming the halls, looking in the classrooms

她會(huì)在教學(xué)樓游蕩 往教室里看

And of course, as a kid, I have to say, that was a bit mortifying

當(dāng)然 作為孩子 我不得不承認(rèn) 這很讓人痛苦

having your mother at school all the time

母親總在學(xué)校盯著你

But looking back, I have no doubt that my classmates

但回頭想想 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn) 我和我的同學(xué)們

and I got a better education because she was looking over those teachers' shoulders

能夠獲得良好教育 都得益于她對(duì)教師工作的監(jiān)督

You see, my mom was not a teacher or a principal or a school board member

我母親既不是老師 也不是校長(zhǎng)或校董成員

But when it came to education, she had that hunger

但對(duì)于教育 她有這種渴望

So she believed that our education was very much her business

她堅(jiān)信 我們的教育就是她的事業(yè)

And we need more people who think and act like my mother

我們需要更多像我母親這樣思考和行動(dòng)的人

and all those mothers out there

在座的母親們肯定也都是如此

because the education of our young people is all of our business

因?yàn)閷?duì)年輕人的教育就是我們的事業(yè)

That's what Emperor Williams thought

皇帝·威廉姆斯也是這樣想的

That's what the folks here in New Orleans thought as

卡特里娜之后重建校園的新奧爾良人也是這樣想的

they worked to rebuild this campus after Katrina

卡特里娜之后重建校園的新奧爾良人也是這樣想的

And as graduates of Dillard University

作為迪拉德大學(xué)畢業(yè)生

that's how we need you to think every single day for the rest of your lives

這也是你們?cè)谌松猛镜拿恳惶熘卸疾荒芡浀?/p>

You all have opportunities and skills and education

你們獲得了機(jī)會(huì) 技能和教育

that so many folks who came before you never could have dreamed of

這是很多前人做夢(mèng)都無(wú)法想象的

So just imagine the kind of impact that you're going to make

永遠(yuǎn)不要低估你能產(chǎn)生的影響

Imagine how you can inspire those around you

你也能夠鼓舞身邊的人

to reach higher and complete their own education

讓他們立志高遠(yuǎn)并完成自己的教育

And you can start small

你可以從小事做起