But I will say it betrays a poverty of ambition
我想說的是 如果你只考慮著買到什么商品
If all you think about is what goods you can buy instead of what good you can do
而不考慮能夠帶來什么福祉 這就有悖于貧窮之志
So, yes, go get that law degree
沒問題 拿你的法律學位
But if you do, ask yourself if the only option is to defend the rich and the powerful
但你要捫心自問 你是不是只為富人和權貴辯護
Or if you can also find some time to defend the powerless
還是說 你也抽出了一些時間 為無權者辯護
Sure, go get your mba, or start that business
沒問題 拿你的mba學位 開創公司
We need black businesses out there
我們需要黑人的企業
But ask yourselves what broader purpose your business might serve
但你要捫心自問 公司更大的目的是什么
In putting people back to work, or transforming a neighborhood
是不是為更多人提供崗位 改善地方生活狀況
The most successful ceos I know didn't start out intent just on making money
我所認識的最成功的ceo 其最初目的都不只是賺錢
Rather, they had a vision of how their product or service would change things
相反 他們致力于提供改變世界的產品或服務
And the money followed
錢只是隨之而來的
Some of you may be headed to medical school to become doctors
你們有些人可能會前往醫學院 成為醫生
But make sure you heal folks in underserved communities
記得你也要替那些很少被照顧到的社區提供治療
Who really need it too
這里的人也需要治療
For generations, certain groups in this country especially African Americans
很多年來 美國的特定群體 特別是非裔美國人
Have been desperate in need of access to quality, affordable health care
都極度渴望質量夠好且負擔得起的醫療
And as a society, we're finally beginning to change that
作為一個社會 我們終于開始改變這一點
Those of you who are under the age of 26 already have
年齡還沒到26歲的人
The option to stay on your parent's health care plan
可以選擇依賴父母的醫療保險
But all of you are heading into an economy where many young
但我們現在正邁向的社會中
People expect not only to have multiple jobs, but multiple careers
很多年輕人不僅希望多個工作 還希望多元職業
So starting October 1st, because of the affordable care act
從十月一日開始 因為平價醫療法案
Otherwise known as Obama care
又被人稱為奧巴馬醫改案
You'll be able to shop for a quality affordable plan that's yours
你將能夠購買一份屬于自己的高質量平價的醫療保險
And travels with you
它將伴你終身
A plan that will insure not only your health
這份醫保不但能保障你的健康