公众人物毕业演讲 第314期:阿丽安娜.哈芬顿2013史密斯学院(4)

 Now commencement speakers are traditionally expected to tell graduates how to go out there and climb the ladder of success

毕业演讲发言人一般都会告诉毕业生如何走向社会并攀爬成功的阶梯

But I want to ask you, instead, to redefine success Because the world you are headed into desperately¹ needs it

不过我这里不是 我希望你们重新定义成功因为你们所步入的世界亟需这一点

And because you are up to it Your education at Smith has made it unequivocally clear

因为这是你们必须面对的你们在史密斯学院接受的教育 让你们明确知道

That you are entitled² to take your place in the world on equal footing in every field and at the top of every field

你们有权在世界上的任何领域获得平等地位并在任何领域达到巅峰

But what I urge you to do is not just take your place at the top of the world but to change the world

但我希望你们不仅是站在世界的最顶端你们还要改变世界

What I urge you to do is to lead the third women's revolution The first was led by the suffragists over a hundred years ago

我迫切希望你们能够领导第三次女性革命第一次女性革命在一百年前由妇女政权论者发起

When brave women like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

当时的勇敢女性诸如苏珊.B.安东尼和伊丽莎白.卡迪.斯坦顿

Fought, among other things, to give women the right to vote The second women's revolution was powerfully led by Smith alumnae³

为女性的投票权等权利进行过斗争第二次女性革命接受了史密斯学院校友的有力领导

Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem They fought -- and Gloria continues to fight --

贝蒂.弗里丹和葛罗莉亚.斯坦能她们斗争过 葛罗莉亚现在还在斗争

To expand the role of women in our society to give us full access to the rooms of power where decisions are being made

尝试增强女性在社会中的地位为我们女性拥有决策权而不懈努力

And while the second revolution is still in progress we simply can't wait any longer for the third revolution to begin

就在第二次革命仍然进行之时我们现在又将迫不及待地发起第三次革命

1 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

2 entitled   

有资格的

参考例句：

• You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. 你到65岁就有资格享受养老金。
• He entitled us to enter his office at any time. 他授权给我们可以随时进入他的办公室。

3 alumnae   

n.女毕业生，女校友；女校友( alumna的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Alumnae Association is my link to the school's present administration. 女校友协会是我和现在学校行政部门之间的纽带 来自《简明英汉词典》
• My two sisters are both alumnae of George Washington High school. 我两个姊姊都是乔治华盛顿高级中学的毕业生。 来自互联网