評論
打印
And yes I checked it clear
沒錯 我很確信
Now I know that you've heard the cliche quote that
你們肯定聽過一句名言
life is a marathon not a sprint
生命是馬拉松 而不是沖刺
And I'm going to tell you that sometimes
我要告訴你們 有時
you don't even have the time to prepare for your marathon
你甚至連為馬拉松做準備的時間都沒有
See I only had eight weeks
我就只有八周時間
but the opportunity to raise money for New York City kids was too great
但為紐約市的孩子們募集資金的機會太重要了
But here is difference
但是你們不一樣
today you are prepared
你們今天已經做好了準備
See if I didn't leave school early
如果我沒有輟學
I would have been more prepared sometimes when I first was starting out
我在最開始著手事業時可能就會更有準備一些
I would have been more prepared in some of those boardrooms
在一些會議中 我可能也會更有準備一些
I would be in the boardrooms negotiating
我在會議室中開會商談事務時
I wouldn't be like, what are they talking about?
總是心想 他們在講什么玩意
Go out and finish my economics class
去把經濟學課程學清楚再來
I wouldn't be writing memos my secretary would be saying
我寫的便函也不至于會被秘書說
ain't nuts will say it like that
沒有什么比這更狗屁不通的了
But you are prepared
不過你們做好了準備
Today, you have earned your Howard degree
今天 你們獲得了霍華德的學位
You've earned your Howard degree
你們獲得了霍華德的學位
You have earned your Howard degree
你們獲得了霍華德的學位
And today
而且今天
you're not just graduating from the greatest black school in the world
你們不僅是從全世界最偉大的黑人學校畢業了
you're graduating from the greatest university on this earth
你們還是從這顆星球上最偉大的大學畢業了
Be clear, # be clear
我明確提醒一下 這里值得#
So I'll ask you again
我再問你們一次
do you know how powerful you are?
你們知道自己有多強大嗎
Do you know?
知道嗎
Now some of your dreams are going to take longer than you think
有些人的夢想可能要比想象的花更長時間
It took most of you 4 years to get here
大多數人四年畢業了
some of you 5, some of you 6
有些人花了五年甚至六年
If I got, I'll be
我如果沒輟學 估計也要那么久
