公众人物毕业演讲第406期:拜登2013宾夕法尼亚大学(4)

 　　No graduating class gets to choose the world into which they graduate Every graduating class faces unique challenges.

　　没有哪一届毕业生 能够选择自己要踏入的世界 每一届毕业生都面临独特的挑战

　　Every class enters the history that up to this point has been written for you But few enter at a point.

　　每一届都会进入到之前已经写好的历史中 但很少有人能够

　　Where they genuinely¹ have a chance to write a new chapter to bend history just a little bit.

　　完全有机会书写新篇章 并改变历史哪怕一点点

　　I would suggest your class has that chance and I acknowledge² it creates anxiety, probably more --.

　　我认为 你们这一届拥有这个机会 我承认 这会导致焦虑 也许你们的家长

　　And I mean this seriously -- among your parents than you I understand.

　　比你们本人更焦虑 我是说真的 我能理解

　　Because my generation faced the same kind of questions and uncertainties³ All you have to do is look at the headlines.

　　因为我那一代人面临过相同的问题和不确定性 你们只需要看报纸头条

　　When I graduated in 1968, and now And today you see headlines in the Washington Post, January 2, 2013 saying.

　　我1968年毕业和今天一样 今天 你们看到华盛顿邮报2013年1月2日头版头条说

　　"The world is baffled by the 'fiscal cliff' sees it as a sign of American decline"

　　"世界正受阻于'财政悬崖'" "这可以看成是美国衰落的信号"

　　The July after I graduated in '68, the same publication declared "Pollsters report decline in US standing abroad"

　　68年7月我毕业时 这份报纸也宣称 "民意调查显示 美国在海外的地位下降"

1 genuinely   

ad.真地；确实地

参考例句：

• She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection. 看来她真的被这个爱意的表示惊呆了。
• She seems genuinely fond of the children. 她似乎真的喜欢这些小孩。

2 acknowledge   

vt.承认...的权威，告知，收到，报偿

参考例句：

• With so much evidence against him he had to acknowledge his error.在这么多的证据面前，他不得不承认错误。
• It is ungracious of me not to acknowledge your help.你大力帮助而我尚未表示谢意，十分失礼。

3 uncertainties   

无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 )； 不确定； 变化不定； 无把握、不确定的事物

参考例句：

• One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
• Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告