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See, the truth is that the overwhelming majority of people in this country are open-minded and big-hearted.
那么，事實(shí)就是，絕大多數(shù)的人都是胸襟寬廣，志向遠(yuǎn)大。
They are smart enough to see through that noise,
他們有足夠的智慧看清這些噪音，
and they are so hungry for voices that rise above it -- smart, compassionate, thoughtful voices like yours.
他們渴望噪音之上的聲音--智慧、同情、深刻的聲音，像你們一樣。
Now, the process of democracy might not always be as fast or as smooth as we'd like. But the fact is, it works.
現(xiàn)在，民主的過程還不像我們期盼的那樣快速和平穩(wěn)。事實(shí)上，它正在進(jìn)步。
Generation after generation, this country has become more equal, more inclusive, more fair, more free.
經(jīng)過一代又一代人的努力，這個國家已經(jīng)變得越來越公平、包容、公正、自由。
My life and so many of your lives are a testament of that truth.
我的生活和你們很多人的生活都很好地證實(shí)了這一點(diǎn)。
But that has only happened because folks like all of you left their comfort zones and made their voices heard.
但是這些都需要你們離開原來的舒適區(qū)，發(fā)出自己的聲音。
Just look at the story of Oberlin College.
來看看歐柏林學(xué)院的校史。
The founders of this school didn't just decide to admit women and African American students
這所學(xué)校的創(chuàng)始人不僅僅招收女學(xué)生和非裔美國學(xué)生，
and then pat themselves on the back and say "job well done."
然后吹噓著說：“干得漂亮。”
No, even in those early days, folks here at Oberlin were attending anti-slavery meetings,
不是的，即使在建校初期，歐柏林學(xué)院的師生們參加反奴隸制會議，
shivering on rough wooden benches in unheated, unfinished buildings.
坐在沒有完工、沒有暖氣的房子里的粗糙木板凳上凍得瑟瑟發(fā)抖。
They were joining the Equal Suffrage League and speaking out for women's right to vote.
他們參加了平等選舉權(quán)聯(lián)盟，為婦女的選舉權(quán)發(fā)聲。
They were leading civil rights marches and sit-ins, organizing exchange programs with historically black colleges and universities, and so much more.
他們領(lǐng)導(dǎo)民權(quán)游行和靜坐，與歷史悠久的黑人學(xué)院和大學(xué)組織交流計(jì)劃等等。
Because they knew it wasn't enough to welcome women and African American students to Oberlin
因?yàn)樗麄冎肋@還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠，如果只是歡迎招收女性學(xué)生和非裔美國學(xué)生來到歐柏林學(xué)院，
if they would only graduate in four years to be second-class citizens in their own country.
然后讓他們在四年后畢業(yè)成為自己國家的二等公民的話。
They knew that our policies matter. They knew that our laws matter.
他們知道我們的政策很重要。他們知道我們的法律很重要。
And I know, as President Krislov understands, that electing the right folks matters -- it matters a lot.
我知道，正如克里斯洛夫校長所理解的那樣，選出合適的人很重要，這非常重要。
