公众人物毕业演讲 第263期:米歇尔2013东肯塔基大学4

 And of course¹

当然

I want to join in recognizing² all of these beautiful people in the stands today

我还要感谢今天来到看台的所有人

the family members who supported³ you all every step⁴ of the way

感谢一直支持你们的家庭成员

And since⁵ tomorrow is what?

明天是什么日子

Mother's Day!

母亲节

I'm sure everybody's on their jobs, right?

每个人应该都准备好了吧

Got⁶ flowers ordered⁷? Everything

订好花 准备好一切

I want to give a special greeting to my fellow moms and

我要特别问候这些和我一样的母亲

congratulate you for successfully coming out on the

祝贺你们成功完成了对青春期子女的抚养

other side of adolescence in one piece

祝贺你们成功完成了对青春期子女的抚养

You have done it

你们做到了

You have succeeded in raising college graduates

你们成功培养出了大学毕业生

I welcome any advice you have on how you got it right

怎么做到的 我欢迎你们给我提供建议

But most of all yes, indeed

不过最重要的是 好样的

To the moms, and the grandmas, and the god-moms

母亲们 还有祖母们 还有教母们

and all the mom figures in our lives who keep us going

还有推动我们前进的所有像母亲一样的人

thank you all

感谢你们所有人

But most of all, I want to congratulate the stars of today's show

最后 我要祝贺今天的主角

the EKU class of 2013

2013届东肯塔基大学毕业生

Yes

对

You all should be proud, very proud

你们都应该非常自豪

As the president said, this is a true milestone in life

如校长所说 这是人生真正的里程碑

And I can only imagine the mix of emotions that you must be feeling at this moment

我只能想象 你们此刻感受到的复杂情感

The unbridled joy, the unmistakable sense of utter relief

恣意的快乐 毫无疑问的解脱感

You all went through so much to make it to this day

你们经历了很多 才得到今天的成就

the highs and the lows, the triumphs, the challenges, the

你们经历了高潮和低谷 胜利和挑战

celebrations, the devastations

庆祝和沮丧

1 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

2 recognizing   

v.认出( recognize的现在分词 )；承认[认清]（某事物）；赏识；承认…有效[属实]

参考例句：

• Recognizing who the customer was,the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. 经理认出了那位顾客是谁，所以陪了一千个不是，并且狠狠地斥责了那个店员。 来自《用法词典》
• The light was failing, but there was no difficulty in recognizing her. 路灯很暗，但是不难看出是她。 来自英汉文学

3 supported   

v.支持( support的过去式和过去分词 )；帮助；支撑；维持

参考例句：

• The temple is supported by marble columns. 这座庙宇由大理石柱支撑。
• We just need a tent supported on a rigid framework. 我们正需要一座有坚硬架子支撑的帐篷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

5 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

6 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

7 ordered   

adj. 有序的，整齐的 动词order的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The troops were ordered back to barracks . 士兵们被命令返回营房。
• I've ordered some flowers from the florist's. 我向花店订购了一些花。