公众人物毕业演讲第279期:奥巴马2013莫尔豪斯学院4

 And I would apologize, but it did not have anything to do with security

我很抱歉 但这同安全没一点关系

Those graduates just wanted you to know what it's like to register for classes here

这些毕业生只是想让你们体会一下 选课时是什么滋味

And this time of year brings a different kind of stress

今年还有另外一种压力

Every senior stopping by gloster hall over the past week

上周各位大四学生前往格洛斯特礼堂

Making sure your name

确保你的名字

Was actually on the list of students who met all the graduation requirements

出现在满足所有毕业要求的学生名单上

If it wasn't on the list, you had to figure out why

如果不在名单中 你需要弄清为什么

Was it that library book you lent to that trifling¹ roommate

是因为你把图书馆的书借给了你不靠谱的室友

Who didn't return it?

而他没有还

Was it Dr. Johnson's policy class?

还是因为约翰逊博士的政策课程

Did you get enough crown forum² credits?

你们有足够的皇冠论坛学分吗

On that last point, I’m going to exercise my power as president

最后这一点上 我将执行我的总统特权

To declare this speech sufficient

宣布这次演讲就足够了

Crown forum credits for any otherwise eligible student

皇冠论坛学分 给予任何其它条件合格的学生

To graduate

让其毕业

That is my graduation gift to you

这是我给你们的毕业礼物

1 trifling   

adj.微不足道的；没什么价值的

参考例句：

• They quarreled over a trifling matter.他们为这种微不足道的事情争吵。
• So far Europe has no doubt, gained a real conveniency,though surely a very trifling one.直到现在为止,欧洲无疑地已经获得了实在的便利，不过那确是一种微不足道的便利。

2 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。