【正文】 學(xué)申請(qǐng)，和我的行為。如她用―危險(xiǎn)‖來(lái)描述我的未來(lái)。我猜這樣的談話對(duì)于今天在座的一些學(xué)生和家長(zhǎng)聽(tīng)起來(lái)十分熟悉。And my attitude was what I imagine every teenager39。s attitude is in a conversation like was like, I don39。t need to hear all , I started to say that, and she just cut me right can39。t just sit around, she said, waiting for luck to see you said I could get into any school in the country if I just put in a little she gave me a hard look and added, “Remember what that39。s like? Effort?”我在談話中的態(tài)度正如我猜想每個(gè)十幾歲的孩子那樣。我覺(jué)得我根本沒(méi)有必須聽(tīng)到這些，我也這樣說(shuō)的，她立刻阻止了我。她說(shuō)：你不能坐等好運(yùn)撞到你身上。她說(shuō)我可以上這個(gè)國(guó)家中任何一所大學(xué)如果我再努力一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。她盯著我補(bǔ)充道：―別忘了這是什么，努力！‖It was pretty jolting, hearing my mother say eventually, her words had their intended got serious about my made an I began to see my grades – and my prospects – I know that if hard work could make the difference for me, it can make the difference for you, 。但是最后，她的話起到了她希望的作用。我開始認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)。我十分努力，我開始看到我的成績(jī)——和我的未來(lái)——提升了。而且我知道好好學(xué)習(xí)會(huì)使我變得不同，他也能使你們變得不同。I know some of you may be skeptical about may wonder if some people are just better at certain it39。s true that we each have our own gifts and talents we need to discover and just because you39。re not the best at something today doesn39。t mean you can39。t be if you don39。t think of yourself as a math person or as a science person – you can still excel in those subjects if you39。re willing to make the you may find out you have talents you39。d never dreamed 。你們會(huì)想是否有些人只是擅長(zhǎng)某些事。的確我們每個(gè)人有自己需要發(fā)掘和培養(yǎng)的天賦與專長(zhǎng)。但是絕非今天你不是某個(gè)方面最好的，就代表明天依然這樣。即便是你不認(rèn)為你是一個(gè)精于數(shù)學(xué)或精于科學(xué)（物理、化學(xué)一類的學(xué)科）的人，你依然能在那些課程上十分出色，只有你肯努力。由此你也許會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你擁有你從未設(shè)想過(guò)的天賦。You see, excelling in school or in life isn39。t mainly about being smarter than everybody 39。s about working harder than everybody 39。t avoid new challenges – seek them out, step out of your fort zone, and don39。t be afraid to ask for help。your teachers and family are there to guide 39。t feel discouraged or give up if you don39。t succeed at something – try it again, and learn from your 39。t feel threatened if your friends are doing well。be proud of them, and see what lessons you can draw from what they39。re doing ，在學(xué)習(xí)或在生活中優(yōu)異并不主要由于比其他人聰明。而是由于比其他人勤奮。不要回避新的挑戰(zhàn)——把他們找出來(lái)，不要呆在你們舒服的地方，不要害怕求助。你的老師們、你們的家庭在引導(dǎo)你們。如果某件事情沒(méi)有成功，不要灰心或放棄——再來(lái)！從你的錯(cuò)誤中學(xué)習(xí)。不要因?yàn)槟愕呐笥褌冏龅煤枚械酵{，為他們驕傲，看看你在他們作對(duì)的事情中可以學(xué)到些什么。That39。s the kind of culture of excellence you promote here at Masterman。and that39。s the kind of excellence we need to promote in all America39。s 39。s why today, I39。m announcing our second Commencement your school is the winner。if you show us how teachers, students, and parents are working together to prepare your kids for college and a career。if you show us how you39。re giving back to your munity and our country – I39。ll congratulate you in person by speaking at your ，Masterman公學(xué)，促進(jìn)著的卓越的文化。就是這種卓越我們要推向全美的學(xué)校。這就是為什么今天，我宣布第二屆―畢業(yè)挑戰(zhàn)（Commencement Challenge 不知道是什么，應(yīng)該類似于一種學(xué)校評(píng)比）‖。如果貴校是得勝者，如果你們?yōu)槲覀冋故窘處?、學(xué)生和家長(zhǎng)如何協(xié)力為你們的子女的大學(xué)和職場(chǎng)作準(zhǔn)備，如果你們展現(xiàn)給我們你們?nèi)绾位仞伳銈兊纳鐓^(qū)和你們的國(guó)家。我將用在你們的畢業(yè)典禮上發(fā)表演講來(lái)向你們表明我個(gè)人的祝賀！But the truth is, an education is about more than getting into a good college or getting a good job when you 39。s about giving each and every one of us the chance to fulfill our promise。to be the best version of ourselves we can part of what that means is treating others the way we want to be treated – with kindness and ，教育不僅僅意味著當(dāng)你們畢業(yè)后能進(jìn)入一所著名大學(xué)或得到一份好的工作。它意味著我們中的每一個(gè)人有機(jī)會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)我們的承諾，達(dá)到我們可以達(dá)到最好的境況。部分上它意味著以我們希望被對(duì)待的方式對(duì)待他人——充滿善意和尊重。Now, I know that doesn39。t always not in middle or high a teenager isn39。t 39。s a time when we39。re wrestling with a lot of I was your age, I was wrestling with questions about who I was。about what it meant to be the son of a white mother and a black father, and not having that father in my of you may be working through your own questions right now, and ing to terms with what makes you 。尤其是在初中和高中。做一個(gè)十來(lái)歲的人并不容易。這是一個(gè)你們和很多事情糾結(jié)的時(shí)候。我在你們這么大的時(shí)候，我糾結(jié)于我是誰(shuí)，作為一個(gè)白人媽媽和黑人爸爸的兒子意味著什么，以及我的生活中沒(méi)有那個(gè)爸爸。你們中的一些人也許現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)了解決你們的問(wèn)題，而開始琢磨什么使你不同。And I know that figuring all that out can be even more difficult when you39。ve got bullies in class who try to use those differences to pick on you or poke fun at you。to make you feel bad about some places, the problem is more are neighborhoods in my hometown of Chicago, where kids have hurt one the same thing has happened here in ，這回讓前面提到的東西變得更加困難，讓你我感覺(jué)不好。在某些情況，這些問(wèn)題更加嚴(yán)重。在我家鄉(xiāng)芝加哥的鄰近社區(qū)，有孩子相互傷害。這種事在費(fèi)城也發(fā)生過(guò)。So, what I want to say to you today – what I want all of you to take away from my speech – is that life is precious, and part of its beauty lies in its shouldn39。t be embarrassed by the things that make us should be proud of it39。s the things that make us different that make us who we the strength and character of this country have always e from our ability to recognize ourselves in one another, no matter who we are, or where we e from, what we look like, or what abilities or disabilities we ，我今天想告訴你們——我想讓你們所有人從我的演講中明白——生命寶貴，它的一部分美麗根植于多樣性。我們不應(yīng)該為使得我們不同的事情感到難為情。我們應(yīng)該為此感到驕傲。因?yàn)檎悄切┳屛覀儾煌氖虑闆Q定了我們是誰(shuí)。而且這個(gè)國(guó)家的強(qiáng)大和個(gè)性正來(lái)源于我們認(rèn)識(shí)在人群中自我的能力，無(wú)論我們是誰(shuí)，從哪里來(lái)，我們的長(zhǎng)相，或者我們擁有的能力與不足。I was reminded of that idea the other day when I read a letter from Tamerria Robinson, an 11year old girl in told me about how hard she works, and about all the munity service she does with her she wrote, “I try to achieve my dreams and help others do the same.”“That,” she wrote, “is how the world should work.”我記得當(dāng)我讀Tamerria Robinson，一個(gè)喬治亞州11歲女孩，的來(lái)信。她告訴我關(guān)于她有多努力，關(guān)于她和她母親一起做的社區(qū)義工。她寫道―我試著達(dá)成我的夢(mèng)想，并幫助別人也能這樣‖她寫道―世界就應(yīng)這樣‖。I agree with is how the world should , we need to work , we need to take responsibility for our own , we need to take responsibility for our own what makes us who we are is that here, in this country, we not only reach for our own dreams, we help others do the is a country that gives all its daughters and all its sons a fair chance to make the most of their chance to fulfill their Godgiven 。那就是她將如何做。是的，我們需要努力。是的，我們要承擔(dān)我們自己教育的責(zé)任。是的我們需要承擔(dān)我們自己生活的責(zé)任。但是什么決定我們是誰(shuí)在于：在這個(gè)國(guó)家，我們不僅追求我們自己的夢(mèng)想，我們幫助別人也能這樣。這是一個(gè)國(guó)家給她的全部而且公平的機(jī)會(huì)。一個(gè)讓他們生命充分發(fā)展的機(jī)會(huì)。一個(gè)讓他們實(shí)現(xiàn)天賦的機(jī)會(huì)。And I39。m absolutely confident that if all our students – here at Masterman, and across this country – keep doing their part。if you keep working hard, and focusing on your educa