公众人物毕业演讲 第88期:米歇尔奥巴马迪拉德大学(14)

 　　And if you do all of this, then I am confident

　　我坚信 只要能够做到所有这些

　　that you will uphold that duty

　　你们必将履行好职责

　　and write your own chapter into the legacy¹ of this great university

　　并在这所伟大学校的历史上写下自己崭新的篇章

　　And let me tell you something

　　不得不说

　　I cannot wait to see the world that your children will be born into

　　我等不及想看你们的子女会生在一个怎样的世界

　　Congratulations

　　祝贺大家

　　I love you all

　　我爱你们所有人

　　I am honored to be here

　　我很荣幸能来到这里

　　I am proud of you

　　我为你们感到骄傲

　　God bless you

　　上帝保佑你们

　　And thank your families

　　还要感谢你们的家人

　　Mr. President

　　校长先生

　　It is my privilege to present to you Mrs. Michelle Obama

　　我很荣幸向你介绍米歇尔?奥巴马夫人

　　candidate for the honorary degree of doctor of humane letters

　　人文学荣誉博士候选人

　　It gives me a great deal of pleasure to present this award to someone

　　我很高兴能够把这份荣誉授予给你

　　who is demonstrative what it means to serve

　　你用行动证明了服务精神

　　no matter what station you hold in life

　　无论身份地位 服务永无止尽

　　You have exemplified one of the tenets that we hold dear in our mission

　　你为我校使命中珍视的原则提供了榜样

　　That is to develop students

　　也就是致力于

　　who are culturally aware and concerned with the human condition

　　培养具有文化自觉和人文关怀的学生

1 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。