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USC has a rich tradition of brave graduates. Now it's up to you to carry on that tradition.
南加州大學有著盛產勇敢畢業生的優良傳統。現在，輪到你們來傳承這一傳統了。
Your bravest self will be your best self.
你們最勇敢的自己將是最好的自己。
Moving from this momentous occasion, I hope you embrace these words written by W.E.B. Dubois who co-founded the NAACP.
從這一重大時刻起，我希望你們認可全國有色人種協進會聯合創始人W.E.B.杜波依斯所寫的這些話。
In 1914, he sent his then-teenage daughter to boarding school in England.
1914年，他把十幾歲的女兒送到英國的寄宿學校學習。
And here's the advice he offered to her as she set out on this exciting and terrifying adventure.
下面是他在女兒踏上那激動人心又令人可怕的冒險之旅時所給出的建議。
I mean, think about it, 1914, black teenager, going to England. He said and these words apply to you.
我的意思是，想想看，在1914年，一個黑人少女只身前往英國。他說了這樣的話，而這些話同樣適用于你們。
"You are in one of the world's best schools, in one of the world's greatest modern empires. Deserve it, then.
“你去的地方是世界上最好的學校之一，是世界上最偉大的現代帝國之一。要配得上這所學校。
Be frank, honest, and fearless. The main thing is the YOU beneath the clothes and skin.
做人要率直、誠實、無所畏懼。你衣服和皮膚下面的那個你才是最主要的。
Don't shy away from new experiences and custom. Take the cold bath bravely."
不要回避新的體驗和風俗。勇敢地洗個冷水澡吧。”
And so I say to you, as you plunge into your own new adventure, take the cold bath bravely.
所以我要對你們說，當你們投入自己新的冒險旅程時，勇敢地洗個冷水澡吧。
And as inspiring and as important as that message was, he didn't end his letter there.
杜波依斯的那些話如此鼓舞人心、如此重要，但他的信并沒有就此結束。
He actually ended with something more important.
實際上，他在結尾寫了更重要的話。
He said: "Above all, remember: your father loves you and he believes in you."
他說：“最重要的是，要記住，你的父親是愛你的，而且他相信你。
That is my hope for all of you that you are brave and that you are loved.
我對你們所有人的希望就是，做勇敢的人，做有人愛的人。
Congratulations to the USC Class of 2015. Fight on!
祝賀南加州大學2015屆畢業生。繼續奮斗吧！
