公众人物毕业演讲第408期:拜登2013宾夕法尼亚大学(6)

 　　The Vietnam War was raging and in the shadow of my convention, Robert Kennedy was assassinated¹.

　　越南战争还在肆虐 正值我毕业之时 罗伯特.肯尼迪遇刺身亡

　　Our political system was in chaos² But as we strode across that stage to receive our diplomas.

　　我们的政治系统乱作一团 但我们跨越了获得学位时的这段时期

　　To a person we were absolutely confident that the naysayers were wrong and that there were significant possibilities available to us.

　　现在的我们完全有信心说 否定者们错了 我们其实是有大量机遇可以把握的

　　We ended the war in Vietnam, we ended the nuclear stalemate the United States secured civil rights.

　　我们结束了越南战争 我们结束了核对峙 美国确保了民权

　　Fundamentally altered women's rights for the better began an environmental movement that's far from finished.

　　根本上改善了女性权利 开始了一场至今仍在持续的环境运动

　　Ushered³ in an information age that shrunk the world beyond recognition and in the process .

　　开辟了信息时代 以前人无法想象的方式让世界越来越小

　　Lay the foundation for a period of technological⁴ innovation.

　　在这个过程中 我们为科技革新奠定了基础

　　That generated the world's strongest economy in the 70s, 80s and the 90s Today, you're all graduating into another world.

　　创建了70 80 90年代世界最强的经济体 今天你们毕业后 将踏入另一个世界

　　That has changed equally and profoundly Different dangers and different possibilities.

　　它的改变同样而深刻 具有不同危险 不同可能性

　　Climate change left unattended by people with whom I work and I marvel⁵ at whether they got an education.

　　气候变化 我认识的一些人甚至觉得没必要在意 我对此感到惊诧 他们就像没受过教育

　　I'm serious To deny climate change today.

　　我是认真的 在今天竟然还否认气候变化

1 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 ushered   

v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
• A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

5 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。