【正文】 汽車(chē)將使得我們不再那么依賴外國(guó)的石油。
　　In the ing decades, we will almost certainly face higher oil prices and be in a carbonconstrained economy. We have the opportunity to lead in development of a new, industrialrevolution. The great hockey player, Wayne Gretzky, when asked, how he positions himself onthe ice, he replied,amp。quot。 I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where itamp。39。s been.amp。quot。 Americashould do the same.
　　在未來(lái)的幾十年中，我們幾乎肯定會(huì)面對(duì)更高的油價(jià)和更嚴(yán)厲的二氧化碳限制排放政策。這是一場(chǎng)新的工業(yè)革命，美國(guó)有機(jī)會(huì)充當(dāng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。偉大的冰上曲棍球選手Wayne Gretzky被問(wèn)到，他如何在冰上跑位，回答說(shuō)：amp。quot。我滑向球下一步的位置，而不是它現(xiàn)在的位置。amp。quot。美國(guó)也應(yīng)該這樣做。
　　The Obama administration is laying a new foundation for a prosperous and sustainableenergy future, but we donamp。39。t have all of the answers. Thatamp。39。s where you e in. In this address,I am asking you, the Harvard graduates, to join us. As our future intellectual leaders, take thetime to learn more about whatamp。39。s at stake, and then act on that knowledge. As future scientistsand engineers, I ask you to give us better technology solutions. As future economists andpolitical scientists, I ask you to create better policy options. As future business leaders, I askthat you make sustainability an integral part of your business.
　　奧巴x政府正在為美國(guó)的繁榮和可持續(xù)能源，打下新的基礎(chǔ)。但是我們無(wú)法為所有問(wèn)題都找到答案。這就需要你們的參與。在本次演講中，我請(qǐng)求在座各位哈佛畢業(yè)生加入我們。你們是我們未來(lái)的智力領(lǐng)袖，請(qǐng)花時(shí)間加深理解目前的危險(xiǎn)局勢(shì)，然后采取相應(yīng)的行動(dòng)。你們是未來(lái)的科學(xué)家和工程師，我要求你們給我們更好的技術(shù)方案。你們是未來(lái)的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家和政治學(xué)家，我要求你們創(chuàng)造更好的政策選擇。你們是未來(lái)的企業(yè)家，我要求你們將可持續(xù)發(fā)展作為你們業(yè)務(wù)中不可分割的一部分。
　　Finally, as humanists, I ask that you speak to our mon humanity. One of the cruelestironies about climate change is that the ones who will be hurt the most are the most innocent:the worlds poorest and those yet to be born.
　　最后，你們是人道主義者，我要求你們?yōu)榱巳说乐髁x說(shuō)話。氣候變化帶來(lái)的最殘酷的諷刺之一，就是最受傷害的人，恰恰就是最無(wú)辜的人那些世界上最窮的人們和那些還沒(méi)有出生的人。
　　The coda to this last movement is borrowed from two humanists.
　　這個(gè)最后樂(lè)章的完結(jié)部是引用兩個(gè)人道主義者的話。
　　The first quote is from Martin Luther King. He spoke on ending the war in Vietnam in 1967,but his message seems so fitting for todayamp。39。s climate crisis:
　　第一段引語(yǔ)來(lái)自馬丁路德金。這是1967年他對(duì)越南戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束的評(píng)論，但是看上去非常適合用來(lái)評(píng)論今天的氣候危機(jī)。
　　amp。quot。This call for a worldwide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond oneamp。39。s tribe, race,class, and nation is in reality a call for an allembracing and unconditional love for all oft misunderstood, this oft misinterpreted concept, so readily dismissed by theNietzsches of the world as a weak and cowardly force, has now bee an absolute necessityfor the survival of man ... We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life andhistory, there is such a thing as being too late.amp。quot。
　　amp。quot。我呼吁全世界的人們團(tuán)結(jié)一心，拋棄種族、膚色、階級(jí)、國(guó)籍的隔閡。我呼吁包羅一切、無(wú)條件的對(duì)全人類的愛(ài)。你會(huì)因此遭受誤解和誤讀，信奉尼采哲學(xué)的世人會(huì)認(rèn)定你是一個(gè)軟弱和膽怯的懦夫。但是，這是人類存在下去的絕對(duì)必需。......我的朋友，眼前的事實(shí)就是，明天就是今天。此刻，我們面臨最緊急的情況。在變幻莫測(cè)的生活和歷史之中，有一樣?xùn)|西叫做悔之晚矣。amp。quot。
　　The final message is from William Faulkner. On December 10th, 1950, his Nobel Prize banquetspeech was about the role of humanists in a world facing potential nuclear holocaust.
　　第二段引語(yǔ)來(lái)自威廉?？思{。1950年12月10月，他在諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)獲獎(jiǎng)晚宴上發(fā)表演說(shuō)，談到了世界在核戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的陰影之下，人道主義者應(yīng)該扮演什么樣的角色。
　　amp。quot。I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because healone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capableof passion and sacrifice and endurance. The poetamp。39。s, the writeramp。39。s, duty is to write aboutthese things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him ofthe courage and honor and hope and pride and passion and pity and sacrifice whichhave been the glory of his past.amp。quot。
　　amp。quot。我相信人類不僅能忍耐，而且會(huì)獲勝。人類是不朽的，這不是因?yàn)槿f(wàn)物當(dāng)中僅僅他會(huì)無(wú)窮盡的呼喊，而是因?yàn)樗幸粋€(gè)靈魂，有同情心、犧牲精神和忍耐力。詩(shī)人和作家的責(zé)任就是寫(xiě)這些東西。他們的特權(quán)正是通過(guò)鼓舞人類，喚起人類原有的榮耀勇氣、榮譽(yù)、希望、自尊、憐憫之心和犧牲精神，去幫助人類學(xué)會(huì)忍耐。amp。quot。
　　Graduates, you have an extraordinary role to play in our future. As you pursue your privatepassions, I hope you will also develop a passion and a voice to help the world in ways bothlarge and small. Nothing will give you greater satisfaction.
　　各位畢業(yè)生同學(xué)，你們?cè)谖覀兊奈磥?lái)中扮演舉足輕重的角色。當(dāng)你們追求個(gè)人的志向時(shí)，我希望你們也會(huì)發(fā)揚(yáng)奉獻(xiàn)精神，積極發(fā)聲，在大大小小各個(gè)方面幫助改進(jìn)這個(gè)世界。這會(huì)給你們帶來(lái)最大的滿足感。
　　Please accept my warmest congratulations. May you prosper, may you help preserve and saveour planet for your children, and all future children of the world.
　　最后，請(qǐng)接受我最熱烈的祝賀。希望你們成功，也希望你們保護(hù)和拯救我們這個(gè)星球，為了你們的孩子，以及未來(lái)所有的孩子。