公众人物毕业演讲 第66期:金墉美国东北大学(5)

 　　I played quarterback on the football team in high school--

　　我在高中橄榄球队打四分卫

　　but don't be too impressed

　　但别以为我们有多了不起

　　we had the longest losing streak¹ in the nation by the time I graduated as a senior

　　在我毕业那年 我们是全国连败最长的队

　　Years and years without a victory

　　一年又一年 我们一次都没赢过

　　It was said that grandfathers of my teammates

　　有人说 我同学的爷爷们

　　had contributed to the multi-generational loosing streak

　　早就为子孙后代的连败打下了基础

　　After high school, I eventually ended up at Brown University

　　高中毕业后 我最终考进了布朗大学

　　and I remember vividly² one particular day when I returned from college

　　有一次从大学回家 我尤其记忆犹新

　　My father picked me up at the airport

　　我的父亲到机场接我

　　and when we were driving home, he asked me in the most casual³ way

　　在我们开车回家的路上 他很随便地问了我一句

　　"Jim, what are you thinking of studying?"

　　"金墉 你想学什么呢"

　　I told him I was excited about philosophy and political science

　　我说我对哲学和政治学很感兴趣

　　I thought I could make a difference in the world

　　我认为我可以改变这个世界

　　and I was thinking of going into politics

　　我在考虑从政

　　My father put the blinker on

　　我父亲打开车子的闪光灯

　　slowly pulled over to the side of the road, turned off the car

　　把车缓缓开到路边停下

　　looked back at me and said, "Hey

　　他转过身来看着我说 "听着"

　　"once you finish your medical residency, you can do anything you want"

　　"你只要完成了医生实习期 就可以做任何你想做的事情"

　　Now, I see some Asian parents in audience nodding their heads

　　我看到在座的亚洲家长正在点头

　　saying, what's funny about that?

　　说 这有什么好笑的

　　But you see, my father knew all about uncertainty

　　不过你们看到 我父亲十分懂得不确定性

　　He knew that it's impossible to be sure about where you might end up in life

　　他很清楚 一个人不可能知道自己最终会做什么

　　And he worried that his own success

　　而且他很担心自己的成功

　　might have deprived his children of the opportunity to understand deeply

　　有可能会使自己的子女没有机会深入理解

　　the meaning of running away from the noodle police

　　从警察身边跑开 当然同时还要

　　while, of course, finishing your noodles

　　吃完剩下的面条意味着什么

1 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

2 vividly   

adv.清楚地，鲜明地，生动地

参考例句：

• The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
• The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。

3 casual   

adj.漠不关心，冷漠的；随便的，非正式的；偶然的，碰巧的

参考例句：

• He earns a living by casual labour.他靠做临时工为生。
• The guests wore casual clothes.客人们穿着便服。