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When the country cares about something, we'll spend a trillion dollars without blinking an eye.
當一個國家在乎一些事了，我們就算花一萬億美元也不會眨一下眼睛的。
When the safety of America is threatened, we will spend any amount of money.
當美國的安全受到威脅時，多少錢我們都會花。
The real safety of our nation is preparing this next generation so that they can take our place and be the leaders of the world
我們國家的真正安全在于下一代的人才儲備，這樣他們才能接好我們的班，成為世界的領導者，
when it comes to thinking and technology and democracy and all that stuff we care about.
能在思想、技術和民主和所有我們關心的事情上面做到最好。
I dare say it's a pittance, what it would require for us to really begin to solve some of these problems.
我敢說，只要非常微薄的一點錢，就能讓我們真正著手處理這些事，解決這些問題。
So once we do that, I'll no longer be angry.
所以，如果我們做好了這些事，我就不會再生氣了。
So, you guys, help me get there. Thank you all very much. Thank you.
所以，各位，請幫幫忙，幫我做好這些事。謝謝大家！謝謝。
So what is the high school dropout rate at Harlem Children's Zone?
現在哈林兒童區的中學生的輟學率是多少呢？
Well, you know, John, 100 percent of our kids graduated high school last year in my school.
約翰，實際上我們的學生現在100%都讀到中學畢業。這是我校去年的數據。
A hundred percent of them went to college. This year's seniors will have 100 percent graduating high school.
去年他們100%去升入大學繼續學業。今年的高中生畢業率也將達到100%。
Last I heard we had 93 percent accepted to college.
上次我聽說有93%的學生能上大學。
We'd better get that other seven percent. So that's just how this goes.
但我們還要讓那7%也讀上大學。這也就是我要生氣的原因了。
So how do you stick with them after they leave high school?
那他們高中畢業后你是如何追蹤他們的呢？
Well, you know, one of the bad problems we have in this country is these kids, the same kids,
你知道，美國有很多很糟糕的問題，其中之一就是，這些沒讀上大學的孩子，
these same vulnerable kids, when you get them in school, they drop out in record numbers.
這些來自弱勢群體的孩子，你招他們入學后，他們大量地輟學。
And so we've figured out that you've got to really design a network of support for these kids that in many ways mimics what a good parent does.
因此，我們已經弄明白了你得真正去設計一個用各種方法去幫助這些孩子的網絡，就像孩子們的父母們為孩子們做的一樣。
They harass you, right? They call you, they say, "I want to see your grades. How'd you do on that last test?
比如說，家長會干涉你的，對吧？他們會打電話給你，他們會說：“我想看一下你的成績。你上次考試考了多少分？
What are you talking about that you want to leave school? And you're not coming back here."
如果你都不想讀書了，你不會再回到學校了，你還能說些什么呢？”
So a bunch of my kids know you can't come back to Harlem because Geoff is looking for you.
所以，我的很多學生知道，你不能再回到哈林兒童區了，因為Geoff那個家伙在到處找你。
They're like, "I really can't come back." No. You'd better stay in school.
就好像：“我真的不能回去的。”其實不然，這類學生最好還是呆在學校。
But I'm not kidding about some of this, and it gets a little bit to the grit issue.
我這不是開玩笑的，而這就會碰觸到我想談的核心問題。
When kids know that you refuse to let them fail, it puts a different pressure on them, and they don't give up as easy.
當孩子們知道你不想他們失敗時，這無形中會給他們一種不同的壓力，他們就不會輕言放棄了。
So sometimes they don't have it inside, and they're, like,
所以，有時他們并不是發自內心的自己想追求進步，而是，正如他們自己所說的：
"You know, I don't want to do this, but I know my mother's going to be mad."
“我不想做這些事的，但我知道，我不做我媽媽會生氣的。”
Well, that matters to kids, and it helps get them through.
這對孩子來說很重要，這會幫助他們渡過很多難關。
We try to create a set of strategies that gets them tutoring and help and support,
我們會想方法為他們創設一系列的策略來輔導他們、幫助他們和支持他們，
but also a set of encouragements that say to them, "You can do it. It is going to be hard, but we refuse to let you fail."
同時給他們以足夠的鼓勵，比如：“你行的。盡管會有些困難，但我們不會讓你學無所成的。”
Well, thank you Dr. Canada. Please give it up for him one more time.
好的。謝謝你，Canada博士。請各位再次將掌聲送給Canada博士。
