公众人物毕业演讲第346期:梅琳达2013在杜克大学(5)

 　　Was that they were not like us but as a result of this ongoing¹ communications revolution your worlds really can be neighborhood是同我们完全不一样的生物一样但随着这场通讯革命的推进世界将真的可以变为邻里So that ethical² commitment that Dr. King spoke³ out it's yours to live up to Now what does it mean to make of this world a brotherhood⁴ and a sisterhood?

　　从而让金牧师所说的伦理担当能够在你们这一代得以实现让世界充满手足之情说的又是什么呢That probably sounds like a lot to ask you as individuals or even as a whole graduating class and I'm pretty sure later this afternoon这可能听起来对你们个人 甚至这整届毕业生都太过苛求我敢肯定 下午晚些时候When somebody asked you that really annoying question what are you going to do after graduation? I doubt any of you are going to say肯定有人会问你们这个烦人的问题也就是 毕业后你将做什么估计很少有人会说I had a ethical commitment to make of this world a brotherhood but you can change the way you think about other people You can choose to see their humanity first我要担负起道德义务 让世界充满手足之情但是 你可以改变你对其他人的看法你可以选择首先看到他们的人性The one big thing that you can find that makes them the same as you instead of all the little things that make them different than you it's not just a matter of caring about people你要从他们与你相同的大处着眼而不是纠缠于他们不同于你的细枝末节这不仅是关心他们这么简单I assume you already do that but it's much harder to see all people including those people这方面 我想你们已经做到了更重要的是将所有人包括这些And especially those people whose lives are very different from yours to really see them as 3-dimensional human beings who need and want and desire the same things that you do也特别是这些 所处世界与你们完全不同的人真正看成实实在在的人类意识到他们也同你们一样具有需求 需要和渴望But if you can really believe that seven billion people on the planet are equal to you in spirit then you'll take action to make the world more equal for everyone如果你们能够真正相信地球上70亿人 在精神上都与你们是平等的那么你们就自然会采取行动 让世界对每个人更加平等

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。