公众人物毕业演讲 第79期:米歇尔奥巴马迪拉德大学(5)

 　　To all those tests you crammed¹ for

　　包括你们努力准备才通过的考试

　　to the plans you're making now for your careers

　　包括你们为自己未来作出的规划

　　to go on to graduate school

　　例如去读研究生

　　You all have seen so much

　　你们经历了很多

　　You've witnessed this school's rebirth after the devastation² of Hurricane Katrina

　　你们见证了学校被卡特里娜飓风摧毁后的重建

　　the new buildings that replaced the ones you lost

　　老教学楼倒下 新教学楼竖起

　　the classrooms that started filling back up again

　　课堂上重新聚满了学生

　　the service projects that you all have done to help this community bounce³ back

　　帮助社区的服务项目又开始重新开展

　　And I know along the way that each of you

　　我知道 这个过程中

　　has written your own story of resilience and determination to make it here to this day

　　你们每个人都有自己不屈和坚毅的故事

　　For example, as you heard

　　例如妮可刚才就说过

　　Nicole was told back in high school that she just wasn't college material

　　上高中时 有人说她不是读大学的材料

　　But now she is your class president

　　结果现在她成为了你们的学生主席

　　and she's headed off to Yale for her graduate degree

　　并被录取到耶鲁就读研究生

　　So there. That's it

　　情况就是这样

　　And I know that some of you may come from tough neighborhoods

　　我知道 你们很多人都来自条件艰苦的居民区

　　some of you may have lost your homes during Katrina

　　卡特里娜让你们很多人都流离失所

　　Maybe you're like DeShawn Dabney

　　也许你们的情况很类似于德肖恩?达布尼

　　a graduate who was raised by his grandmother

　　这位毕业生是由祖母养大的

　　maybe that's your grandmother, isn't it, DeShawn

　　也许尖叫的就是你的祖母 是吗 德肖恩

　　Raised by his grandmother while some of his family members were dealing with issues

　　由祖母养大的 同时他的一些家人也会帮忙处理问题

　　Maybe just like him, you've been working part-time jobs

　　也许和他一样 你也一直在做兼职

　　since you were a teenager to make your dream of going to college come true

　　支撑着自己读大学的伟大梦想

　　And now, today, you're all here ready to walk across this stage and get that diploma

　　今天 你们通过了重重试炼 准备走过这里 获得文凭

　　And no matter what path you took to get here

　　无论经历过的道路有多艰难

　　you all kept your hearts set on this day

　　你们的梦想今天终究还是成为了现实

　　You fought through every challenge you encountered

　　你们经受住了重重挑战

　　and you earned that degree from this fine university

　　今天终于从这所优秀大学获得了学位

　　And in doing so, you are following in the footsteps of all those who came before you

　　而这个过程中 你们都追随着前人的足迹

1 crammed   

adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)

参考例句：

• He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
• All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。

2 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bounce   

n.弹，反弹；冲劲，冲力；v.(使)弹起(跳起)

参考例句：

• She's got a lot of bounce.她浑身都是劲。
• The ball gave a high bounce.那球弹得很高。