公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第86期:米歇爾奧巴馬迪拉德大學(12)

It's the same hunger that gave life to this university

正是這份渴望讓這所大學擁有了生命

the same hunger that defined so many of our parents and grandparents

正是這份渴望定義了我們的父輩和祖輩

including my own

包括我自己也是如此

You see, my parents never went to college

我父母從未上過大學

but they were determined to see me and my brother and all the kids in our neighborhood

但他們致力于讓我 我弟弟以及附近所有的小孩

get a good education

獲得良好教育

So my mother volunteered at my school

我母親因此在學校去做義工

helping out every day in the front office

幫助辦公室處理日常事務(wù)

making sure our teachers were doing their jobs

確保我們的老師盡到了他們的職責

holding their feet to the fire if she thought they were falling short

我母親如果覺得他們不合格 就會向他們施壓

I'd walk by the office and there she'd be

我從辦公室走過 她在那里

I'd leave class to go to the bathroom, there she'd be again

我從教室出來去上洗手間 她又在那里

roaming the halls, looking in the classrooms

她會在教學樓游蕩 往教室里看

And of course, as a kid, I have to say, that was a bit mortifying

當然 作為孩子 我不得不承認 這很讓人痛苦

having your mother at school all the time

母親總在學校盯著你

But looking back, I have no doubt that my classmates

但回頭想想 毫無疑問 我和我的同學們

and I got a better education because she was looking over those teachers' shoulders

能夠獲得良好教育 都得益于她對教師工作的監(jiān)督

You see, my mom was not a teacher or a principal or a school board member

我母親既不是老師 也不是校長或校董成員

But when it came to education, she had that hunger

但對于教育 她有這種渴望

So she believed that our education was very much her business

她堅信 我們的教育就是她的事業(yè)

And we need more people who think and act like my mother

我們需要更多像我母親這樣思考和行動的人

and all those mothers out there

在座的母親們肯定也都是如此

because the education of our young people is all of our business

因為對年輕人的教育就是我們的事業(yè)

That's what Emperor Williams thought

皇帝·威廉姆斯也是這樣想的

That's what the folks here in New Orleans thought as

卡特里娜之后重建校園的新奧爾良人也是這樣想的

they worked to rebuild this campus after Katrina

卡特里娜之后重建校園的新奧爾良人也是這樣想的

And as graduates of Dillard University

作為迪拉德大學畢業(yè)生

that's how we need you to think every single day for the rest of your lives

這也是你們在人生旅途的每一天中都不能忘記的

You all have opportunities and skills and education

你們獲得了機會 技能和教育

that so many folks who came before you never could have dreamed of

這是很多前人做夢都無法想象的

So just imagine the kind of impact that you're going to make

永遠不要低估你能產(chǎn)生的影響

Imagine how you can inspire those around you

你也能夠鼓舞身邊的人

to reach higher and complete their own education

讓他們立志高遠并完成自己的教育

And you can start small

你可以從小事做起