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It's the same hunger that gave life to this university
正是這份渴望讓這所大學擁有了生命
the same hunger that defined so many of our parents and grandparents
正是這份渴望定義了我們的父輩和祖輩
including my own
包括我自己也是如此
You see, my parents never went to college
我父母從未上過大學
but they were determined to see me and my brother and all the kids in our neighborhood
但他們致力于讓我 我弟弟以及附近所有的小孩
get a good education
獲得良好教育
So my mother volunteered at my school
我母親因此在學校去做義工
helping out every day in the front office
幫助辦公室處理日常事務
making sure our teachers were doing their jobs
確保我們的老師盡到了他們的職責
holding their feet to the fire if she thought they were falling short
我母親如果覺得他們不合格 就會向他們施壓
I'd walk by the office and there she'd be
我從辦公室走過 她在那里
I'd leave class to go to the bathroom, there she'd be again
我從教室出來去上洗手間 她又在那里
roaming the halls, looking in the classrooms
她會在教學樓游蕩 往教室里看
And of course, as a kid, I have to say, that was a bit mortifying
當然 作為孩子 我不得不承認 這很讓人痛苦
having your mother at school all the time
母親總在學校盯著你
But looking back, I have no doubt that my classmates
但回頭想想 毫無疑問 我和我的同學們
and I got a better education because she was looking over those teachers' shoulders
能夠獲得良好教育 都得益于她對教師工作的監督
You see, my mom was not a teacher or a principal or a school board member
我母親既不是老師 也不是校長或校董成員
But when it came to education, she had that hunger
但對于教育 她有這種渴望
So she believed that our education was very much her business
她堅信 我們的教育就是她的事業
And we need more people who think and act like my mother
我們需要更多像我母親這樣思考和行動的人
and all those mothers out there
在座的母親們肯定也都是如此
because the education of our young people is all of our business
因為對年輕人的教育就是我們的事業
That's what Emperor Williams thought
皇帝?威廉姆斯也是這樣想的
That's what the folks here in New Orleans thought as
卡特里娜之后重建校園的新奧爾良人也是這樣想的
they worked to rebuild this campus after Katrina
卡特里娜之后重建校園的新奧爾良人也是這樣想的
And as graduates of Dillard University
作為迪拉德大學畢業生
that's how we need you to think every single day for the rest of your lives
這也是你們在人生旅途的每一天中都不能忘記的
You all have opportunities and skills and education
你們獲得了機會 技能和教育
that so many folks who came before you never could have dreamed of
這是很多前人做夢都無法想象的
So just imagine the kind of impact that you're going to make
永遠不要低估你能產生的影響
Imagine how you can inspire those around you
你也能夠鼓舞身邊的人
to reach higher and complete their own education
讓他們立志高遠并完成自己的教育
And you can start small
你可以從小事做起
