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公众人物毕业演讲 第124期:2013年克林顿在霍华德大学(4)

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   We were like this on the lawn at Georgetown just across the town

  我们就像这样坐在城那边乔治敦的草地上
  It started out to be a clear day
  一开始还天朗气清
  Then all of a sudden, this huge storm cloud came over
  突然之间暴风云袭来
  And the lightening began to dance in the sky
  天空中开始电闪雷鸣
  And a Howard graduate, the mayor of Wasington D.C., Walter Washington stood up at the podium as I am
  一位霍华德大学毕业生华盛顿特区市长沃特尔·华盛顿就像我一样站在讲台前
  He looked to the sky
  他仰望天空
  He looked to the shivering students and he said,
  又看看打颤的学生们说道
  Congratulations
  祝贺你们
  If we don't get out of here, we are all gonna drown
  如果我们不离开这儿 我们都得被淹死
  If you want a copy of my speech, you write me, and I'll send you one
  如果你想要一份我的演讲稿 写信给我 我给你发一份
  Good luck
  祝你们好运
  And off we went
  然后我们就走了
  Now what did I learn from that?
  我从这件事里学到了什么
  The most successful commencement speeches are brief and highly relevant
  最成功的毕业致辞既简练又有高度的现实相关性
  So wherever whoever you are Mr. Mayor, thank you for the memory
  所以不管你现在在哪儿市长先生感谢你留下的回忆
  When you leave here, it is important for you to remember that you have been empowered to do something most people who ever lived could not do
  当你们离开这里的时候千万不要忘了你们已经被赋予了做一些大多数人一辈子都无法做到的事情的能力
  Even with the employment situation and the economic challenges, virtually all of you have the power to choose what you will do to earn a living
  即便在现在的就业形势和经济挑战之下你们几乎所有人都有能力选择你们谋生的方式
  It may sound selfevident, but most people who have ever lived including hundreds of millions, even billions of people on that face of the earth today never had that choice
  这看似不言自明 但是大多数生活在地球上的人包括现在的数百万甚至数十亿的人都未能做出这种选择

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0 across JJGy1     
adv.横过,使...被理解(或接受);prep.穿过,横过
参考例句:
  • He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
  • You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照;如同
参考例句:
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 brief CSYyp     
n.摘要,简报,公事包;adj.简短的,简洁的;v.对...作简报,摘要
参考例句:
  • She made a brief note on the telephone pad.她在电话通讯簿上记下简短的话。
  • The book ends with a brief summary.这本书以一个简要的归纳结束。
0 came xTYyl     
v.动词come的过去式
参考例句:
  • I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里,我很惊奇。
  • The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
0 clear kq8zg     
vt.清除,扫清;adj.清晰的,明白的;晴朗的;清澈的,明亮的;畅通的,无阻的
参考例句:
  • Clear the snow from the road.清除马路上的积雪。
  • Is that clear to everyone?大家都明白了么?
0 cloud MWUyq     
n.云,忧色,云状的烟;v.以云遮敝,笼罩
参考例句:
  • The cloud became less and less.云变得越来越少。
  • There wasn't a cloud in the night sky.夜晚的天空没有一片云。
0 congratulations Lvqzts     
n.祝贺;贺词;祝词
参考例句:
  • I send you my warmest congratulations on your success. 我对你的成功致以最热烈的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Please give her my congratulations when you see her. 见到她时请转达我的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 copy AZryV     
n.副本,幕仿,一册;(计算机)DOS命令:复制或组合文件,拷贝;v.复印,抄袭;
参考例句:
  • Please copy down all the words on the blackboard.请把黑板上的字都抄下来。
  • Copy this page in your notebook.把这一页抄到你的笔记本上。
0 did SvwxP     
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句:
  • How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球?
  • Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢?
0 drown skPz3     
vt.淹没,淹死;使沉湎,使迷恋
参考例句:
  • The loud cheers drown out his shouts.欢呼声盖过了他的喊叫声。
  • Don't play by the river in case you fall in and drown!不要在河边玩耍,以免你掉到河里淹死。
0 graduate Zfdx9     
v.毕业;(在表、计、尺上)刻[分]度,定等级,分级;n.毕业生
参考例句:
  • We shall graduate in the middle of next year.到明年的年中,我们就该毕业了。
  • He was a college graduate.他是个大学毕业生。
0 highly XdFxR     
adv.高度地,极,非常;非常赞许地
参考例句:
  • It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
  • The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。
0 huge jcAxN     
adj.巨大的,庞大的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a huge apple.他给了我一个大苹果。
  • His acting raised a huge laugh.他的表演引起一阵大笑。
0 just M3rxN     
adv.仅仅,只是;刚刚
参考例句:
  • He is just a child.他只是个孩子。
  • We just missed the train.我们正好没有赶上火车。
0 lawn u9Bz4     
n.草地,草坪,上等细麻布
参考例句:
  • The lawn was crawling with ants.草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
  • They are lying on a grassy lawn.他们躺在绿草如茵的草坪上。
0 lightening i1zxU     
n.发光v.使(某物)更明亮( lighten的现在分词 );变得更光明
参考例句:
  • The lightening splintered a tree. 闪电把一棵树劈开了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • I saw the lightening split the clouds and heard the thunders following. 我看到闪电撕开云层,听到随之而来的雷声。 来自英语晨读30分(高二)
0 luck KAGxr     
n.运气,幸运,吉祥之物;v.侥幸成功
参考例句:
  • I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。
  • Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.祝你好运! 我们将为你祈祷。
0 mayor iBOxX     
n.市长
参考例句:
  • The new mayor said he would clean the city up.新市长说,他要整顿本市。
  • The mayor hurried into his office,brushing off the reporters.市长赶快走进办公室,拒不接见记者。
0 most 9nczju     
adj.最多的(many,much的最高级)
参考例句:
  • Most students like pop songs.大多数学生喜欢流行歌曲。
  • Math is the most difficult.数学是最难的。
0 off 7Ilxf     
adj.远的;休假的,空闲的;adv.走开,出发,隔断;prep.离开,脱落,在...之外
参考例句:
  • You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
  • I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。
0 relevant cV0xf     
adj.有关的,贴切的
参考例句:
  • I don't think his remarks are relevant to our discussion.我认为他的话不切我们的议题。
  • These materials are relevant to the case.这些材料与这案件有关。
0 said IYtxh     
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句:
  • He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
  • He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
0 send Vzewl     
vt.送给,传,寄,派遣;发射;使陷于;vi.寄信;派人;播送
参考例句:
  • I want to send a package.我要寄个包裹。
  • Do you prefer to send emails?你喜欢发送电子邮件吗?
0 shivering cbc0cc9eaa596a263a310d8a8c938dd4     
adj.颤抖的v.(因寒冷,害怕等)颤抖,哆嗦( shiver的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was shivering with cold. 冻得他哆嗦开了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He was so cold that he kept shivering. 他冻得直哆嗦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
0 sky 6xRwf     
n.天;天空
参考例句:
  • Why is the sky blue?为什么天是蓝色的?
  • The sky is deep blue.天空是深蓝色的。
0 speech evwwc     
n.讲话,演说
参考例句:
  • I did not lose a word of his speech.他的演说我没有听漏一个字。
  • We were listening in to the Prime Minister's speech.我们正在收音机旁听首相的广播演说。
0 speeches 7a86937df66380f4299e360fc63d9db9     
n.说话( speech的名词复数 );演说;说话方式;口语
参考例句:
  • They were part-way through the speeches when he arrived. 他到达的时候讲演已经进行一段时间了。
  • His public speeches were permeated with hatred of injustice. 在他对民众的演说里,充满了对不公正的愤慨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 started 3bebb2f89180b03fa5ae736665f648d9     
v.出发,启程( start的过去式和过去分词 );起动;提出(问题);开办
参考例句:
  • They started life anew in Canada. 他们在加拿大开始新生活。
  • He started to applaud and the others joined in. 他开始鼓掌,其他人也跟着鼓起掌来。
0 stood AuEwX     
vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时,她站了起来。
  • The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。
0 storm 3tcwy     
n.暴风雨;vi.起风暴,强攻;vt.猛攻,捣毁
参考例句:
  • The storm lasted three days.暴风雨持续了三天。
  • This is the place where the storm hit.这就是暴风雨袭击的地方。
0 students 75d37c6cbf460947005c97e3f12906a9     
n.学生,大学生( student的名词复数 );研究者;中学生
参考例句:
  • Students will normally take three A2 subjects. 学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
  • The students return in October for the start of the new academic year. 学生于十月返校,开始新学年的学习。
0 successful Ishwe     
adj.成功的,一帆风顺的,飞黄腾达的
参考例句:
  • He was successful in his studies.他在学业上很成功。
  • Thanks to your help,we were successful.由于你的帮助,我们得以成功。
0 sudden YsSw9     
n.突然,忽然;adj.突然的,意外的,快速的
参考例句:
  • All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
  • The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。
0 town Sn6wd     
n.市镇,城镇
参考例句:
  • This town is colder now.这个小镇天气变冷了。
  • They left the town quietly.他们静静地离开了镇子。
0 Washington OeAzjC     
n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)
参考例句:
  • His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿,但住在旧金山。
  • They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。
0 went 9gjw5     
v.go的过去式
参考例句:
  • We often went fishing last year.去年我们经常去钓鱼。
  • She went upstairs at once.她立即上楼去了。
0 wherever Yg7wC     
adv.(究竟)在哪里;conj.无论什么地方,各处,处处
参考例句:
  • She used to follow after him wherever he went.以前,他走到哪里,她总是跟到哪里。
  • The foolish boy was laughed at wherever he went.这个愚蠢的男孩不论走到哪里都受到讥笑。
0 whoever 9gQwK     
pron.无论谁,不管谁;任何人
参考例句:
  • I'll find the person who did this,whoever he is.我要找出干这件事的人,不管他是谁。
  • Whoever does best will get the prize.谁做得最出色谁就得奖。

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