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And that's, as the President said, why I'm here today.
正如總統(tǒng)所說，這是我今天來這里的原因。
As he mentioned, my office did this wonderful competition to highlight colleges
他提到，我的辦公室舉辦了這次精彩的競爭，
that are helping underserved young people graduate from high school and then go on to higher education.
彰顯那些幫助缺少教育資源的年輕人學(xué)校幫助這些年輕人從高中畢業(yè)，然后繼續(xù)深造。
So by providing tutoring and ACT prep classes, financial aid workshops, and so much more,
因此，通過提供輔導(dǎo)和接受承諾療法（ACT）預(yù)備課程，經(jīng)濟(jì)援助工作組，還有很多其他方法，
your Ninde Scholars Program stood out as a shining example of how schools like Oberlin can lift first-generation students into college.
你們的Ninde學(xué)者計(jì)劃十分出色，是歐柏林學(xué)院這類學(xué)校如何成功讓第一代學(xué)生（家庭中第一個(gè)上大學(xué)的學(xué)生）升入大學(xué)的光輝典范。
So I'm here today because I'm proud of you all. I really am.
今天我來到這里，因?yàn)槲覟槟銈兠總€(gè)人感到自豪。我確實(shí)如此。
I'm inspired by your commitment to service and social justice.
你們對社會服務(wù)和社會正義的付出讓我備受啟發(fā)。
And I'm impressed by the community that you all have created here
你們所創(chuàng)造的這個(gè)社區(qū)讓我印象深刻，
a warm, supportive, inclusive community that embodies the values that define this school.
這是一個(gè)溫暖的、熱情互助的、包容的社區(qū)，體現(xiàn)了這所學(xué)校的價(jià)值觀。
And even amidst the joy and excitement of graduation,
即使在畢業(yè)的喜悅和興奮之中，
I know that you may be feeling some real sadness about leaving this community behind.
我知道你們?nèi)匀挥行┱嬲膫校驗(yàn)槟銈円x開這個(gè)社區(qū)了。
You may also be feeling some real anxiety about venturing out into the world beyond these walls.
你們可能對于走入墻外的世界感到一些真正的焦慮。
And I'm not going to lie to you -- for many of you, this is going to be a pretty big transition.
我不打算對你們?nèi)鲋e，對于你們中的很多人，這是一個(gè)非常大的轉(zhuǎn)折。
In fact, I think Dr. Martin Luther King described it well in his commencement address in '65 when he declared,
事實(shí)上，我想馬丁·路德·金博士在1965屆畢業(yè)生的演講中已經(jīng)說過，
"Today you bid farewell to the safe security of the academic environment.
“今天，你要告別安全的學(xué)術(shù)環(huán)境。
You prepare to continue your journey on the clamorous highways of life."
你要準(zhǔn)備好在喧囂的人生公路上繼續(xù)你的旅行。”
