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有時候覺得自己像個神經(jīng)病。所以,有不懂時,就向大人們求助吧——找個你信得過的對象,例如父母、長輩、老師、教練或輔導(dǎo)員——讓他們幫助你向目標(biāo)前進(jìn)。而且,并不是每件事,你都能在頭一次嘗試時獲得成功。佩雷茲(Jazmin Perez)。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,也是放棄了你的國家。我談到過教師們有責(zé)任激勵和啟迪你們,督促你們學(xué)習(xí)。 who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we municate with each other.So today, I want to ask all of you, what39。s born being good at all things. You bee good at things through hard work. You39。ll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you39。t hit every note the first time you sing a song. You39。t feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to mit to it. I want you to really work at it.I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. Chances are you39。s written your destiny for you, because here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.That39。re quitting on your country.Now, I know it39。t working, where students aren39。t too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, I39。re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could39。t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.I39。ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new panies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you don39。s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. There is no excuse for not trying.Where you are right now doesn39。ll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your munity. Maybe you39。re stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.No one39。s why today I39。re a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, that doesn39。t about people who quit when things got tough. It39。每當(dāng)我埋怨的時候,我媽總會用同一副表情看著我說:“小鬼,你以為教你我就很輕松?”所以,我可以理解你們中的許多人對于開學(xué)還需要時間來調(diào)整和適應(yīng),但今天我站在這里,是為了和你們談一些重要的事情。今天你們在學(xué)校中學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容,將會決定我們整個國家在未來迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時的表現(xiàn)。沒有人為你編排好你的命運(yùn),在美國,你的命運(yùn)由你自己書寫,你的未來由你自己掌握。我知道有些時候,電視上播放的節(jié)目會讓你產(chǎn)生這樣那樣的錯覺,似乎你不需要付出多大的努力就能腰纏萬貫、功成名就——你會認(rèn)為只要會唱rap、會打籃球或參加個什么真人秀節(jié)目就能坐享其成,但現(xiàn)實(shí)是,你幾乎沒有可能走上其中任何一條道路。不要不敢向他人求助。2. 若不是心寬似海,哪有人生風(fēng)平浪靜。4. 歲月是無情的,假如你丟給它的是一片空白,它還給你的也是一片空白。美國不是一個人們遭遇困難就輕易放棄的國度,在這個國家,人們堅(jiān)持到底、人們加倍努力,為了他們所熱愛的國度,每一個人都盡著自己最大的努力,不會給自己留任何余地?!豆鏍柶潱ˋndoni Schultz),他從三歲起就開始與腦癌病魔做斗爭,他熬過了一次次治療與手術(shù)——其中一次影響了他的記憶,因此他得花出比常人多幾百個小時的時間來完成學(xué)業(yè),但他從不曾落下自己的功課。我知道你們的感受。但哪怕這一切都達(dá)到最好,哪怕我們有最盡職的教師、最好的家長、和最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校,假如你們不去履行自己的責(zé)任的話,那么這一切努力都會白費(fèi)。ve got to do your part, too. So I expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. So don39。ve got to practice. The same principle applies to your schoolwork. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it39。re not going to be any of those things.The truth is, being successful is hard. You won39。t be afraid to ask questions. Don39。t click with every teacher that you have. Not every homework assignment will seem pletely relevant to your life right at this minute. And you won39。m thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who39。t always able to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn39。re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That39。d say, This is no piic for me either, buster. (Laughter.)So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I39。s your first day in a new school, so it39。 responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.I39。re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.You39。t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren39。ve got it a lot worse off than many of you. But they refused to give up. They chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their educ