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And you don't have to be President of the United States to start addressing things like poverty, and education, and lack of opportunity.
你不必像美國總統那樣一開始就解決貧困、教育、機會缺乏等這類問題。
Graduates, today -- today, you can mentor a young person and make sure he or she takes the right path.
畢業生們，今天，你就可以成為一個年輕人的精神導師，確保他或她走在正確的道路上。
Today, you can volunteer at an after-school program or food pantry.
今天，你就可以在課外活動中或者食品分發處做志愿者。
Today, you can help your younger cousin fill out her college financial aid form
今天，你就可以幫助你的表妹填寫大學資助申請表，
so that she could be sitting in those chairs one day.
以便有一天她能坐在那些椅子上。
But just like all those folks who came before us,
就像為我們鋪路的前人一樣，
you've got to do something to lay the groundwork for future generations.
你們也要為子孫后代的未來奠定基礎。
That pilot I mentioned earlier -- Charles DeBow -- he didn't rest on his laurels after making history.
我前面提到的那個飛行員查爾斯·德鮑，在創造了歷史之后，并沒有在榮譽面前止步。
Instead, after he left the Army, he finished his education.
他離開軍隊后，完成了自己的學業。
He became a high school English teacher and a college lecturer.
他成為了一名高中英語教師和大學講師。
He kept lifting other folks up through education.
他通過教育不斷地去激勵他人。
He kept fulfilling his "double duty" long after he hung up his uniform.
在脫下制服之后，他依然履行著自己肩負的雙重責任。
And, graduates, that's what we need from all of you.
畢業生們，這是需要你們每個人去做的。
We need you to channel the magic of Tuskegee toward the challenges of today.
我們需要你們將塔斯基吉的魔力引向今天所面臨的挑戰。
And here's what I really want you to know -- you have got everything you need to do this.
這就是我真正想讓你們明白的一點，你們有能力去完成。
You've got it in you. Because even if you're nervous or unsure about what path to take in the years ahead,
你們有這個能力。即使你感到緊張或者不確定未來幾年的路途，
I want you to realize that you've got everything you need right now to succeed. You've got it.
我想讓你意識到你現在擁有成功所需的一切。你們擁有的。
