公众人物毕业演讲 第60期:肖恩库姆斯霍华德大学(16)

 　　For a lot of people, the distance between their dreams and their reality is intimidating¹

　　在很多人看来 梦想和现实之间的差距太吓人

　　and they get stuck they get paralyzed²

　　他们因此变得无力 不敢往前

　　just like I was in that marathon³

　　就像我在马拉松中的情况那样

　　and the only way forward

　　前进的唯一办法

　　is to be real about what it's going to take for you to achieve those dreams

　　是坦诚面对实现那些梦想所需要的东西

　　You have to be honest with yourself

　　你需要对自己诚实

　　You have to tell yourself the truth

　　你需要告诉自己真相

　　You have to tell yourself the truth of what is going to take for you to be successful

　　你需要坦诚地告诉自己 需要什么才能成功

　　It doesn't come easy

　　这并不容易

　　You will have to go out and get it

　　你需要努力争取

　　Nobody's going to give you none. There's no rescue team coming

　　没人会给你现成的成功

　　no National Guard, no aide coming, nothing

　　不会有救援队来救你

　　You'll have to go out and get it

　　你需要自己去争取

　　And the only way forward is to decide you want that dream

　　唯一向前的动力就是 你想实现那个梦想

　　The only way forward is to decide you want that dream so bad

　　唯一向前的动力就是 你如此希望实现那个梦想

　　that you are going to work harder

　　这让你更勤劳

　　you are going to get up earlier, you are going to stay later

　　更早起床 睡得更晚

　　you are going to push past the people who doubted you and laughed at you and hated on you

　　你会从那些质疑你 嘲笑你 憎恶你的人身边挤过去

　　That's what I want for you, class of 2014

　　这就是我对你们的希望 2014届毕业生

　　I want you to be fearless, I want you to be decisive⁴

　　我希望你们无所畏惧 我希望你们勇敢决断

　　I want you to make a decision right now that when you fail

　　我希望你们现在就能下定决心 在失败时

　　and you fall to your knees, I want you to remember the power of you

　　在双膝落地时 我希望你们能够记起自己有多强大

　　and I want you to get back up on your feet

　　我希望你们能够重新站起来

　　Make a decision today that when you're in the darkness

　　今天就下定决心 当你处于黑暗之中时

　　you'll remember the power of you

　　要记得自己有多强大

　　You are your own light

　　你们将是自己的光明

　　I want you to remember

　　我希望你们记住

　　not only are your mother's, your father's, your sister's, your brother's

　　你们有父母 兄弟姐妹

　　your aunt's and uncle's, cousin's

　　姑姨叔舅 表堂兄弟姐妹

　　they're all in the back, I see you all back there and the sides

　　我看到他们坐在后排和两侧

　　That's your family. They got your back

　　这些是你的家人 他们会支持你

　　So there's your bison family

　　此外 你还有霍华德的大家庭

　　We are powerful

　　我们很强大

　　You are powerful

　　你们很强大

　　I can't wait to live in a world that y'all are about to create

　　我等不及想看你们将会创造出的世界了

1 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

2 paralyzed   

adj.瘫痪的

参考例句：

• He is paralyzed as the result of a would-be assassin's bullet years ago. 几年前有人对他行刺未遂，但子弹使他瘫痪了。
• But the very imminence of the emergency paralyzed his invention. Good! 常言说得好，急中生智，可汤姆这回却束手无策，对，就这么办。

3 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。

4 decisive   

adj.决定性的，坚定的，果断的，决断的

参考例句：

• A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds.果断的人行动迅速，常常成功。
• Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.人是做每件事情的决定性因素。