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但她努力爭(zhēng)取到了在當(dāng)?shù)乇=≌竟ぷ鞯臋C(jī)會(huì)、發(fā)起了一個(gè)讓青少年遠(yuǎn)離犯罪團(tuán)伙的項(xiàng)目,很快,她也將以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)從中學(xué)畢業(yè),去大學(xué)深造。s fought brain cancer since he was 39。That39。But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your lifewhat you look like, where you e from, how much money you have, what you39。Some of you might not have those you don39。m not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should my life could have easily taken a turn for the ,我也曾做過(guò)我如今不能引以為豪的一些事情,我曾惹過(guò)不應(yīng)該惹的麻煩。t always able to give us the things that other kids were times when I missed having a father in my were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn39。re not just quitting on yourself, you39。You39。你不能指望輟學(xué)后能碰上個(gè)好工作。s assigned to you could be an innovator or an inventormaybe even good enough to e up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccinebut you might not know it until you do your project for your science you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justicebut you might not know that until you join student government or the debate ——甚至可能寫書或在報(bào)紙上發(fā)表文章——但你可能要在完成那篇英文課的作文后才會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才華。I want to start with the responsibility you have to single one of you has something that you39。I39。ve talked about responsibility a ?!保ㄐβ暎㏒o I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at I39。因此,她決定從周一到周五自己給我補(bǔ)課。對(duì)于進(jìn)入小學(xué)預(yù)備班、初中或高中的學(xué)生,今天是你們來(lái)到新學(xué)校的第一天,心里可能有點(diǎn)緊張,這是可以理解的。我還要感謝韋克菲爾德高中出色的組織安排。第二篇:奧巴馬:我們?yōu)槭裁匆蠈W(xué)(中英對(duì)照)我們?yōu)槭裁匆蠈W(xué)?——奧巴馬在開學(xué)第一天的演講Hello, everybody!Thank you, right, everybody go ahead and have a is everybody doing today?(Applause.)How about Tim Spicer?(Applause.)I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, we39。你們中的每一個(gè)人都會(huì)有自己擅長(zhǎng)的東西,每一個(gè)人都是有用之材,而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能是什么,就是你們要對(duì)自己擔(dān)起的責(zé)任。我做過(guò)許多關(guān)于教育的講話,也常常用到“責(zé)任”這個(gè)詞。我知道,對(duì)你們中的許多人來(lái)說(shuō),今天是開學(xué)的第一天,你們中的有一些剛剛進(jìn)入幼兒園或升上初高中,對(duì)你們來(lái)說(shuō),這是在新學(xué)校的第一天,因此,假如你們感到有些緊張,那也是很正常的。顯然,我不怎么喜歡那么早就爬起來(lái),很多時(shí)候,我就這么在廚房的桌子前睡著了。——除非你每天準(zhǔn)時(shí)去上學(xué)、除非你認(rèn)真地聽老師講課、除非你把父母、長(zhǎng)輩和其他大人們說(shuō)的話放在心上、除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力,否則這一切都會(huì)失去意義。不僅僅對(duì)于你們個(gè)人的未來(lái)有重要意義,你們的教育如何也會(huì)對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家、乃至世界的未來(lái)產(chǎn)生重要影響。你們今天都好嗎?(掌聲)蒂姆?斯派塞(Tim Spicer)好嗎?(掌聲)我現(xiàn)在與弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓郡韋克菲爾德高中的學(xué)生們?cè)谝黄?。re a little imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now(applause)with just one more year to no matter what grade you39。我小時(shí)候,我們家生活在海外。d say, “This is no piic for me either, buster.”(Laughter.)你們可以想見,我不太情愿那么早起床。我來(lái)這里是要和你們談?wù)勀銈兊慕逃龁?wèn)題,以及在這個(gè)新學(xué)年對(duì)你們所有人的期望。ve talked about your parents39。But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the worldand none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to 39。你們對(duì)自己應(yīng)盡的責(zé)任是發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的能力所在。re going to need a good education for every single one of those cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good 39??梢院敛豢浯蟮卣f(shuō),教育給你帶來(lái)的益處將決定這個(gè)國(guó)家的未來(lái)。你們將需要利用你們?cè)谒姓n堂上培養(yǎng)的創(chuàng)造力和智慧來(lái)創(chuàng)辦新公司,增加就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì),振興我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)。我知道你們?cè)S多人在生活中面臨挑戰(zhàn),難以集中精力從事學(xué)業(yè)。有時(shí)我感到孤獨(dú),感到自己不適應(yīng)社會(huì)。我的妻子,我們的第一夫人米歇爾?奧巴馬,也有著類似的經(jīng)歷?;蛟S你們生活中沒(méi)有成年人為你們提供你們所需要的支持。ll end one39。剛進(jìn)學(xué)校時(shí),她根本不會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ),她住的地方幾乎沒(méi)人上過(guò)大學(xué),她的父母也沒(méi)有受過(guò)高等教育,但她努力學(xué)習(xí),取得了優(yōu)異的成績(jī),靠獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金進(jìn)入了布朗大學(xué),如今正在攻讀公共衛(wèi)生專業(yè)的博士學(xué)位。And then there39。我希望你們中的每一個(gè)人,都能做得到這些。你的目標(biāo)可以很簡(jiǎn)單,像是完成作業(yè)、認(rèn)真聽講或每天閱讀——或許你打算參加一些課外活動(dòng),或在社區(qū)做些志愿工作;或許你決定為那些因?yàn)殚L(zhǎng)相或出身等等原因而受嘲弄或欺負(fù)的孩子做主、維護(hù)他們的權(quán)益,因?yàn)槟愫臀乙粯樱J(rèn)為每個(gè)孩子都應(yīng)該能有一個(gè)安全的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境;或許你認(rèn)為該學(xué)著更好的照顧自己,來(lái)為將來(lái)的學(xué)習(xí)做準(zhǔn)備??當(dāng)然,除此之外,我希望你們都多多洗手、感到身體不舒服的時(shí)候要多在家休息,免得大家在秋冬感冒高發(fā)季節(jié)都得流感。你不可能對(duì)要讀的每門課程都興趣盎然,你不可能和每名帶課教師都相處順利,你也不可能每次都遇上看起來(lái)和現(xiàn)實(shí)生活有關(guān)的作業(yè)?!豆鹯e stupid, it just means you need to spend more time ,源于他們明白人不能讓失敗左右自己——而是要從中吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)。任何人都不是在第一次接觸一項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)就成為校隊(duì)的代表,任何人都不是在第一次唱一首歌時(shí)就找準(zhǔn)每一個(gè)音,一切都需要熟能生巧。t know something, and that then allows you to learn something find an adult that you trusta parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselorand ask them to help you stay on track to meet your 。t ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your ,哪怕你表現(xiàn)不好、哪怕你失去信心、哪怕你覺(jué)得身邊的人都已經(jīng)放棄了你——永遠(yuǎn)不要自己放棄自己。So today, I want to ask all of you, what39。但你們也要擔(dān)起自己的責(zé)任。今天,我給大家推薦一個(gè)視頻,是美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓高中面向全美中小學(xué)生發(fā)表的電視開學(xué)演講。I know that for many of you, today is the first day of for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it39。t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the ,我不怎么喜歡那么早就爬起來(lái),很多時(shí)候,我就這么在廚房的桌子前睡著了。m here today because I have something important to discuss with 39。ve talked about teachers39。I39。I want to start with the responsibility you have to single one of you has something that you39。re going to need a good education for every single one of those cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good 39。ll need the insights and criticalthinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more 39。t do thatif you quit on schoolyou39。我在許多事上都得到了重來(lái)的機(jī)會(huì),我得到了去大學(xué)讀法學(xué)院、實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢(mèng)想的機(jī)會(huì)。t have adults in your life who give you the support that you someone in your family has lost their job and there39。t have to determine where you39。s what young people like you are doing every day, all across people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, didn39。我希望你們中的每一個(gè)人,都能做得到這些。s why today I39。s Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, and she39。m thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who39。s written your destiny for you, because here in America, you write your own make your own ,千千萬(wàn)萬(wàn)和你一樣的年輕人正是這樣在書寫著自己的命運(yùn)。t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren39。So I wasn39。re quitting on your , I know it39。假如你不這么做——假如你放棄學(xué)習(xí)——那么你不僅是放棄了自己,也是放棄了你的國(guó)家。今天你們?cè)趯W(xué)校中學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容,將會(huì)決定我們整個(gè)國(guó)家在未來(lái)迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)的表現(xiàn)。s the opportunity an edu