名校励志英语演讲 84:追随自己的心声,你们一定会成功

 　　But you really haven't completed the circle of success unless you can help somebody else move forward. That's the truth. Move to higher ground. That's the real goal. How do you get someone else to move to higher ground.

　　但是如果只是自己成功了，却没能帮助别人也走向成功，那不叫真正的成功。真正的成功是通向更高的地方，这是真理，但是你怎么做才能帮助别人也通往更高的地方呢？

　　So, I spent my life doing that, thinking about how can I help somebody else move to higher ground. How can I help somebody else to get a stronger and better place, because that is success. That's it. That's why we all alive, to use ourselves, our lives, for something bigger than ourselves.

　　因此我一生都在思考怎么做才能帮助别人通往更高的地方，我该怎样做才能帮助别人达到一个更好更牢固的地方，因为在我看来那才是真正的成功。那的确是真正的成功。我们活着的意义就是为了让我们的生命发光发热，去服务于更多的人。

　　So, graduates, in closing, each of us has to stand in our own shoes, and the real question is how will you stand in your own? Will you stand in them with humility¹ and compassion² and integrity³ and courage? Well, I'm here to tell you, every day and every experience of your life will give you a chance to make that choice. It still happens to me, every day, all the time.

　　毕业生们，最后，我们总要穿上自己的鞋子走自己的路，真正的问题是你们会选择怎样走呢？你们会不会戴着谦卑、同情、正直和勇气走呢？今天在这里我要告诉你们，生命中的每一天，每次经历都会给你选择的机会。我也是每一天每一刻都面临着选择。

　　Most recently, I was faced with a big decision as to whether or not— we had done this wonderful show, informative⁴ show, on Columbine, with an author of the book who had written this really fascinating, intriguing⁵ book on Columbine. And e finished taping the show, and I went upstairs and I said to the producers, who were all excited because he was doing his first interview with us, and they get really excited, "It’s exclusive⁶ and it's wonderful, it's great."

　　刚刚过去的一些日子，我一直面临着一个重大的抉择——我们录制了一期很棒的节目，是关于科伦拜校园惨案的一本很精彩的书的作者。当我们录完节目，我上楼和制片人说话，他们都异常激动，因为这位作家是第一次做我们的嘉宾，他们兴奋地说，“这绝对是独家新闻，太棒了，太伟大了。”

1 humility   

n.谦逊，谦恭

参考例句：

• Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
• His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。

2 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

3 integrity   

n.正直，诚实，诚恳，完整，完全，完善

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• He is a man of the highest integrity.他是个极其正直的人。

4 informative   

adj.提供资料的，增进知识的

参考例句：

• The adverts are not very informative.这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。
• This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.这本引人入胜的书既有思想性又富知识性。

5 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 exclusive   

adj.不包括的，不算在内的，独有的，独享的

参考例句：

• The hotel charges 6 pounds a day,exclusive of meals.这家旅馆一天收六英镑，不包括饭钱。
• This bathroom is for the President's exclusive use.这间浴室是总统专用的。