偶像勵志英語演講 53:讓父母為你驕傲(13)

[00:00.15]Never before in the history of our country have most of the advanced degrees been awarded to women but now they are. 歷史上從沒有一個(gè)國家像今天這樣給女性頒發(fā)高等學(xué)位，但是今天他們頒發(fā)了。 [00:09.13]Since the dawn of men, it's hardly more than 100 years since we were even allowed into these buildings except to clean them, 自男性主宰以來，長達(dá)100多年，除了做清潔之外甚至不準(zhǔn)女性進(jìn)入這樣的建筑。 [00:20.11]but soon most of law and medical degrees will probably also go to women. 但不久的將來，也許更多的醫(yī)學(xué)和法律的學(xué)位將被授予女性。 [00:27.17]Around the world, poor women now own property, who used to be property 縱觀世界，很多曾是他人財(cái)物的女性現(xiàn)在有了自己的財(cái)產(chǎn)。 [00:35.45]and according to Economist magazine, for the last two decades, 據(jù)《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家》雜志報(bào)道，在過去20年中， [00:40.25]the increase in female employment in the rich world has been the main driving force of growth. 發(fā)達(dá)地區(qū)女性雇員的增加已成為世界發(fā)達(dá)國家的主要動力。 [00:46.25]Those women have contributed more to global GDP growth than have either new technology or the new giants India or China. 這些女性為全球生產(chǎn)總值的增長所做出的貢獻(xiàn)比新科學(xué)技術(shù)或新興大國印度和中國還要多。 [00:58.48]Cracks in the ceiling, cracks in the door, cracks in the Court and on the Senate floor. “縫隙”無處不在，在天花板上、在門板上、在法庭中甚至是在參議院的地板上。 [01:09.57]You know, I gave a speech at Vassar 27 years ago. 你們知道，27年前 我在瓦薩學(xué)院做了一次演講。 [01:17.44]It was a really big hit. 那是一場轟動的演講， [01:19.34]Everyone loved it, really. 每個(gè)人都非常喜歡，真的! [01:21.35]Tom Brokaw said it was the very best commencement speech he had ever heard and of course I believed this. 湯姆·布羅克說那是他曾聽過的最棒的畢業(yè)典禮演講，當(dāng)然我也相信這個(gè)說法。 [01:30.35]And it was much easier to construct than this one. 那次演講主旨的確立和構(gòu)思比這次簡單得多， [01:36.17]It came out pretty easily because back then I knew so much. 演講稿也很輕松的搞定，因?yàn)槲耶?dāng)時(shí)有很多感觸。 [01:43.24]I was a new mother, and I had two academy awards, 那時(shí)我剛剛做了母親，擁有兩個(gè)奧斯卡獎， [01:50.25]and it was all, coming together so nicely. 這一切恰巧又同時(shí)發(fā)生了。 [01:56.24]I was smart and I understood boiler plate and what sounded good. 我以前很聰明，比如我知道發(fā)出什么樣響聲的熱水壺才是好的熱水壺。

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