公众人物毕业演讲 第384期:奥巴马2012年哥伦比亚大学毕业演讲(2)

 　　I'm a Columbia college graduate I know there can be a little bit of a sibling¹ rivalry² here But I'm honored nevertheless.

　　我是一名哥伦比亚大学的毕业生我知道可能会有一点同门弟子相争的劲儿但我还是为能够在你们今天的毕业典礼上讲话

　　To be your commencement speaker today although i've got to say you set a pretty high bar given the past three years.

　　而感到荣幸不过我得说你们在过去三年树立了相当高的标准

　　Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep Sheryl Sandberg these are not easy acts to follow.

　　希拉里.克林顿 梅丽尔.斯特里普谢里尔.桑德伯格在她们之后出场可不容易

　　But I will point out Hillary is doing an extraordinary job as one of the finest Secretaries of State America has ever had We gave Meryl the Presidential Medal of Arts and Humanities³.

　　但我要指出 希拉里的工作极为出色她是美国有史以来最杰出的国务卿之一我们已授予梅丽尔艺术与人文总统奖章

　　Sheryl is not just a good friend She's also one of our economic advisers⁴ So it's like the old saying goes, keep your friends close.

　　谢里尔不仅是一位好朋友她还是我们的经济顾问之一正如那句老话所说--亲近你的朋友

　　And your Barnard commencement speakers even closer There's wisdom in that.

　　但更要亲近在你们巴纳德学院毕业典礼上讲话的人这话寓意深长

　　Now, the year I graduated this area looks familiar the year I graduated was 1983.

　　话说我毕业那年这个地方看着眼熟我毕业于1983年

1 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

2 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

3 humanities   

n.人文学

参考例句：

• Dalian University offers courses in science and in the humanities. 大连大学开设自然科学和人文科学课程。
• She has a background in humanities and modern languages. 她学过人文学科和现代语言。

4 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。