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I have traveled almost everywhere, and I have found that there are essentially three categories of countries in the world today.
我幾乎走遍了所有地方，我發現，當今世界實際上有三種國家。
In the first, people work all day and still don't have enough to eat.
第一種國家，人們整日勞作但仍食不果腹。
In the second, families are able to scrape together just enough food to meet their basic needs.
第二種國家，人們能夠勉強湊出僅僅滿足基本需求的食物。
In the third category of countries, diet books are bestsellers.
第三種國家，有關節食的書是暢銷書。
Of course, the same distinctions also apply to the neighborhoods of Boston and Baltimore, and to the mountains of Appalachia and the American West.
當然，這種不同在波士頓、巴爾的摩、阿巴拉契亞山區和美國西部地區也存在。
Confronted with this hard truth, some people simply shrug their shoulders and say that such inequality is too bad,
面對這些殘酷的事實，一些人只是聳聳肩，說這種不公平不太好，
but there is not anything that anyone can do about it.
但大家對此都無能為力。
I say, such unfairness is intolerable, and we each have a responsibility to change it.
我認為，這種不公平是不可忍受的，我們每個人都有責任改變這種情況。
As the "light on the hill," the Tufts community has always taken these responsibilities seriously -- and today's graduates are no exception.
作為“山頂之光”，塔夫茨人總是認真地擔起這些責任，今天的畢業生也不例外。
Through protests and marches, you have made your voices heard on behalf of the voiceless.
通過抗議和游行，你們已經代表那些沉默的人發出了你們的聲音。
You have stood up on behalf of workers, you have spoken out against the scourge of sexual assault,
你們代表工人站了出來，你們直言反對性侵迫害，
you have made clear that black lives matter and you have pressed for action on climate change.
你們明確表示，黑人的生命同樣重要，你們還敦促人們為氣候變化采取行動。
With the assistance of institutions such as Tisch College, you have shown yourselves to be active citizens
在帝勢藝術學院等機構的幫助下，你們已經表明自己是積極分子
and I am proud that this commitment to public service was recognized when the Truman Scholarship Foundation, which I chair, named Tufts its honor institution last year.
你們對公共服務的這種投入得到了認可，我任主席的杜魯門獎學金基金會去年將塔夫茨評為榮譽機構，對此我感到自豪。
So there is an awful lot to congratulate you on today.
所以今天有很多事情要祝賀你們。
But, as I said earlier, I want to challenge you to do far, far more after you leave this wonderful place.
但是，正如我剛才所說，我想激發你們在離開這個美好的地方后做更多的事情。
For while there was a time when you could say that you did not know enough, today -- armed with this extraordinary education
因為，曾經你們可以說自己懂得不多，但在受到了良好教育后的今天，
there can be no doubt that you can help produce enough food, build enough shelter, deliver enough medicine and share enough knowledge
毫無疑問，你們能幫助生產足夠的食物、建造足夠的房子、發放足夠的藥品、分享足夠的知識
to allow people everywhere to live better and more productive lives.
使所有地方的人們過上更好、更富裕的生活。
