公众人物毕业演讲 第255期:斯蒂芬科尔伯特2013弗吉尼亚大学(8)

 No matter what your political leanings

不管你是什么政治倾向

you're going to find something he said that backs it up

你都能找到他说的话作为支持

If you don't trust the financial industry

如果你不相信金融业

he said I believe that banking¹ institutions

他说 我相信银行机构

are more dangerous to our liberties than standing² armies

比常备军队对自由更加危险

If you're suspicious of the federal overreach, he said

如果你怀疑联邦政府管制过宽 他说

when the government fears the people, there's liberty

政府害怕人民时 那就是自由

when the people fear the government, there's tyranny

人民害怕政府时 那就是暴政

If you question religion

如果你质疑宗教

he wrote in every country and in every age

他写道 任何国家 任何时代

the priest has been hostile to liberty

祭司都对自由充满敌意

and if you're an advocate of fiscal³ austerity

如果你主张财政紧缩

he said, I'm going to pop some tags. Only got $20 in my pocket

他说 我想穿些名牌货 可口袋里只有20刀(歌词)

I'm I'm a huntin' looking for a come up. This is

我 我守株待兔 盼有人送来好货色 这真…(歌词)

I'm not saying that on camera

我不会在摄像机前说后面这个词的

That of course was in a letter to Secretary of State

这显然是在写给国务卿的信中提到的

Also on the one hand

而且一方面

in Jefferson's public life as a founding father

作为开国元勋 在杰斐逊的公共生活中

we often see him as the embodiment of the white male patriarchy

我们通常把他看作是白人男性父权的体现

but in his private life

但在他的私人生活中

he was known for shall we say embracing diversity

大家都知道 他心想着 我们能否拥抱多样性

very affirmative in his actions

他在行动上非常积极

Am I right?

我说得对吗

I am right. They did the DNA⁴ tests. I'm right on that one

我说得很对 有人做过DNA测验 我肯定没错

You know what? I'm not going to say anymore

我不会再继续说这些了

and that you've heard too much about that in the past

关于过去的内容我讲了太多

Instead, I'll just tweet it

相反 现在我要发推特了

OK, there it goes. All right

好的 搞定

Now, well, that's arriving on all of your phones right now

我刚发的东西 你们手机应该已经收到

I'm going to take this opportunity to move on to the

我将借这个机会

advice section of this speech

转入到演讲的建议部分

if you young folks will take advice from anyone

如果你们这些年轻人愿意接受任何建议的话

1 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

4 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。