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And lay its foundation on such principles
新世界所根據的原則
and organizing its powers in such form as to you
及其組織權力的方式 務必使你們認為
shall seem most likely to affect your safety and happiness
唯有這樣才最有可能保障你們的安全與幸福
and know
你們要知道
that though he wrote these words 237 years ago that
雖然他是在237年前寫了這些文字
this generation no less than his generation
但這一代人并不遜于他那一代
has their own opportunity
這一代人具有自己的機會
to recognize and seize that moment
能夠認出并抓住時機
when in the course of human events it becomes necessary
在人類歷史事件的進程中有必要這樣做時
for one people
當一個民族
to dissolve the bands that have connected them with another
有必要解除其與另一民族相連接的桎梏
and to assume among the powers of the earth
并按照自然法則
you're separate and equal station
接受獨立和平等的地位
and for the support of this, mutually pledge to each other
為了支持這一點 你們要以
your lives, your fortune, and your sacred honor
你們的生活 你們的財產 你們神圣的榮譽宣誓
If anyone can do this
如果說有任何人可以做到
it's the graduates of the university that Jefferson founded
首當其沖的自然是杰斐遜所創建的大學里的畢業生
you are his intellectual heirs
你們是他智慧的繼承人
In fact, some of you may be his actual heirs
實際上 你們有些人可能是他的實際繼承人
We're still testing the DNA
我們還在鑒定DNA
So thank you for this honor
感謝今天給我的這份榮譽
and congratulations to the class of 2013
恭喜你們 2013屆畢業生們
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