Every family in America experiencing the critical role our schools and charities play in our lives and what happens when they are shut down.
美國的每一個家庭都了解我們的學校和慈善事業在我們生活中扮演的重要角色,以及當它們被關閉時所帶來的后果。
And in our poorest neighborhood, schools are about much more than learning.
在我們最窮的社區,學校的意義遠不止教書。
And places like Akron, Ohio, schools are the most essential sevice.
像俄亥俄州阿克倫這樣的地方,學校是最基本的公共服務。
They may be the only place that supports you, the only place to protect you, and for many, the only place to feed you.
它可能是唯一支持你的地方,唯一保護你的地方,對很多人來說,是唯一能讓你吃飽飯的地方。
Our schools are our safety net. Our people build our communities.
我們的學校是我們的安全網,社區是由我們建造的。
To the class of 2020, as you celebrate tonight, do not forget your safety net.
在今晚慶祝的2020屆畢業生,別忘了你們的安全網(學校)。
Every teacher, every coach, every pastor, they are along with your friends and family got you to this mement.
不要忘記每一位老師,每一位教練,每一位牧師,還有你的朋友和家人,他們這些人幫助你走到了今天。
And now it is time to go to a new place, It is time to chase every dream, accept every challenge,
現在是時候去一個新的地方了,是時候追逐每一個夢想,接受每一個挑戰,
strive for greatness, honor every promise and recommit to your community.
為偉大而奮斗,兌現每一個承諾,回報自己的社區。
I know the last thing you want to think about right now in the place you’ve been sitting in for the last 2 months,
我知道這是你現在最不想做的事情,你們在這里呆了兩個月,

really I mean the last 18 years for you guys. But it’s the truth, the community needs you,
更有甚者呆了18年。但事實上,社區需要你,
and when I say to the community, I mean your rec league, your church, your youth group, most of all, your school.
我所說的社區,是指你的娛樂聯盟,你的教會,你的青年團體,最重要的是你的學校。
They need you. Most importantly, building your community is how you change the world.
他們需要你。最重要的是,改變你的社區是你改變世界的第一步。
Unfortunately the system does not solve the real problem, education, violence, racism.
不幸的是,這個制度并不能解決真正的問題,教育、暴力、種族主義。
They must be solved in the street. Class of 2020, I know the last thing you want to hear right now is stay home.
他們必須在街上解決(暗指日常生活中解決)。我知道你現在最不想聽到的就是呆在家里。
It’s not my message to you. My message is, stay close to home, maybe not physically, but in every other way possible.
這不是我想對你們說的。我要說的是,心中要始終裝著家,也許我們并不在家,但是我們始終要以其他方式去裝著家。
Pursue every ambition, go as far as you possibly can dream and be the first generation to embrace the new responsibility,
追求自己的每一個雄心壯志,無論它有多遠大,同時帶頭去承擔新的責任,
a responsibility to rebuild your community. Class of 2020, the world has changed, you will determine how we rebuild.
去重建你的社區。2020屆畢業生,世界已經改變,你們將決定我們前進的方向。
And I ask that you make your community your priority.
我呼吁你們把改善社區作為首要任務。
Congratulations, class of 2020, I love all of you and remember one thing, you are all kings and queens.
恭喜你們,2020屆的同學們,我愛你們所有人,記住一件事,你們都是國王和王后。
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