公众人物毕业演讲 第456期:科里布克2013年耶鲁大学(24)

 　　Change will never roll in on the wheels of inevitability¹ It must be carried in on the backs of warriors² of love.

　　变化永远不会载在必然性的车轮上 自动到来必须要有肩负爱的勇士 才能带来变化

　　See yourself as those warriors Oh, say, can you see.

　　将你们自己看成这些勇士哦 你可看见

　　That in this world we have work to do See can't you see that in this world that poverty and its ravages³.

　　这个世界上 我们还有很多工作要做哦 你可看见 在这个世界上 贫穷及其破坏

　　Can be a day that we only find then in our history books Oh, say, can you see that.

　　会有一天 我们将只能从历史书上读到哦 你可看见

　　The blinds that divide us of the race and religion, of Democrat⁴ or Republican will one day be the ties that bind⁵ us in one destiny, in one nation, in one country.

　　将我们分裂为不同种族和宗教 分裂为民主或共和的盲目有一天会变为把我们联系成一种宿命 一个民族 一个国家的纽带

　　Oh, say, can you see a day that everyone of our children.

　　哦 你可看见有一天我们的每一个孩子

　　No matter what their background, or how pathways of their excellence⁶ they will have opportunities to have privileged educations like this one.

　　无论出身背景 无论个人经历都将有机会在像耶鲁这样的优秀大学读书

　　That now are for the favored few, but one day, can be for the abundant all Oh, say, can you see.

　　今天这里只对少数幸运者开放 但有一天这里会对所有人开放哦 你可看见

　　A world where indeed as it says in the Torah that righteousness will roll down like water and justice like a mighty⁷ stream.

　　一个实际在摩西五经中就有描述的世界惟愿公平如大水滚滚 使公义如江河滔滔

　　And dear God if you can see it then be it.

　　亲爱的上帝 如果你能看到它那么成为它

　　And if you be it, and somebody dare come up to you as you manifest your truth as you manifest your love.

　　如果你能成为它 而某人胆敢阻挡你展示你的真实阻挡你展示你的爱

　　As you manifest your decency⁸ and kindness everyday, if someone dare come up to you and say.

　　阻挡你展示你的正直胆敢对你说

　　You're one of those optimists⁹, those Pollyannish people, those dreamers what you live and what you talk about.

　　你不过是一个盲目乐观者 一个做白日梦的人你的生活 你所说的

　　And what you preach, not with words, but with your deeds all of that I think is just a bunch of hooey.

　　你所宣扬的 不仅是言语 还包括行为所有这些都不过是胡言乱语

　　It's impossible, I want you to put your hand on your hip¹⁰ and tell them my mama told me, ain't no such thing as impossible.

　　这是不可能的 我希望你们能把手叉在腰间告诉他们 我妈妈教过我 没有什么是不可能的

　　God bless you, class of 2013 God bless you.

　　上帝保佑你们 2013届毕业生上帝保佑你们

　　God bless you.

　　上帝保佑你们

1 inevitability   

n.必然性

参考例句：

• Evolutionism is normally associated with a belief in the inevitability of progress. 进化主义通常和一种相信进步不可避免的看法相联系。
• It is the tide of the times, an inevitability of history. 这是时代的潮流，历史的必然。

2 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

3 ravages   

劫掠后的残迹，破坏的结果，毁坏后的残迹

参考例句：

• the ravages of war 战争造成的灾难
• It is hard for anyone to escape from the ravages of time. 任何人都很难逃避时间的摧残。

4 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

6 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

7 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

8 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

9 optimists   

n.乐观主义者( optimist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor. 甚至乐观的人都认为前景不好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Optimists reckon house prices will move up with inflation this year. 乐观人士认为今年的房价将会随通货膨胀而上涨。 来自辞典例句

10 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。