公众人物毕业演讲第363期:奥普拉2013在哈佛大学(12)

 　　Your parents would appreciate that about, now. The point is, your generation is charged with this task of breaking through.

　　你们的父母此时会很欣赏这种做法关键在于你们这一代人肩负着

　　What the body politic¹ has thus far made impervious² to change. Each of you has been blessed with this enormous opportunity of attending this prestigious³ school.

　　打破国家目前改革维艰的局面每位来这所知名学府学习的同学都被赐予了极大的机遇

　　You now have a chance to better your life, the lives of your neighbors, and also the life of our country. When you do that, let me tell you what I know for sure:

　　现在你们有机会让自己及周围的人们生活得更好包括我们的所有同胞们届时 我会确信地告诉你

　　That's when you story gets really good. Maya Angelou always says: "When you learn, teach. When you get, give.".

　　那时 你的人生才会变得真正精彩起来玛雅.安吉洛经常说"学而知授 得而知施"

　　That, my friends, is what gives you a story, purpose and meaning. So you all have the power in your own way to develop your own Angel Network.

　　朋友们 它会为你树立人生的目标与意义因此 你们每个人都有能力打造自己的天使网络项目

　　And in doing so, your class will be armed with more tools of influence and empowerment than any other generation in history.

　　届时 各位同学在影响力以及自主力方面都会如虎添翼胜于以往的任何一代人

　　I did it in an analog⁴ world. I was blessed with a platform that at its height reached nearly 20 million viewers a day.

　　我就是在与此类似的环境中达到目标的我很幸运地建立了一个平台其单日最高点击量达两千万人次

　　Now, here in a world of Twitter and Facebook and YouTube and Tumbler, you can reach billions in just seconds. You are the generation

　　而今 在Twitter Facebook Youtube与Tumbler盛行的时代你们瞬间即可与数以亿计的人实现互通你们这一代人

　　That rejected predictions about your detachment and your disengagement, by showing up to vote in record numbers in 2008. And with the pundits⁵ said, they said.

　　绝不会让彼此间变得天涯陌路这从2008年的入学申请人数便可看出权威人士们曾说过

1 politic   

adj.有智虑的；精明的；v.从政

参考例句：

• He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage.他很聪明，不会与这么重要的人争吵。
• The politic man tried not to offend people.那个精明的人尽量不得罪人。

2 impervious   

adj.不能渗透的，不能穿过的，不易伤害的

参考例句：

• He was completely impervious to criticism.他对批评毫不在乎。
• This material is impervious to gases and liquids.气体和液体都透不过这种物质。

3 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

4 analog   

n.类似物，模拟

参考例句：

• The analog signal contains high-frequency video information,which helps make up the picture.模拟信号包括有助于构成图像的高频视频信息。
• The analog computer measures continuously,without proceeding step by step.模拟计算机不是一步一步地进行，而是连续地进行量度。

5 pundits   

n.某一学科的权威，专家( pundit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem. 如何妥善处理这一问题，专家众说纷纭。 来自辞典例句
• That did not stop Chinese pundits from making a fuss over it. 这并没有阻止中国的博学之士对此大惊小怪。 来自互联网