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All around the country today, distinguished men and women are looking at graduates like you from the heights of our achievements and spraying advice at you.
今天，在全國(guó)各地，功成名就的男士們和女士們看著像你們一樣的畢業(yè)生，憑著自己的成就居高臨下，把很多建議灑向你們。
It's an indignity you have to suffer before they lift the latch and release you into the wild.
在他們打開大門，將你們放歸“野外”之前，這是你們必須要承受的侮辱。
In settings like this today, you're gonna hear, all over the country, many of the same themes.
在今天這種場(chǎng)合，在全國(guó)，你們會(huì)聽到很多同樣的主題。
"Be true to yourself." "Follow your passion." "You are the future." "Don't make a mess of the world the way we did."
“做真實(shí)的自己”、“愛你們所愛”、“你們就是未來”、“不要像我們一樣把世界搞得一團(tuán)糟”。
And I know these words because I've said many of them myself, often and they're good ideas.
我知道這些話，因?yàn)槲易约阂舱f過很多，經(jīng)常說，而且這些都是不錯(cuò)的觀點(diǎn)。
The only thing is they're a little vague, I think.
我認(rèn)為，唯一的問題就是有點(diǎn)虛。
And every time I'm tempted to make a speech like that, I wish instead I could just give you a few good tips on how just to get through life.
所以每次我被誘惑去做那樣的演講時(shí)，我反而希望能夠給你們一些好的竅門，教會(huì)你們?nèi)绾紊睢?/div>
Like the Admiral last year who gave one of these speeches, his advice was so concrete, so simple.
就像去年眾多演講者中的那個(gè)海軍上將那樣，他的建議就很具體、很簡(jiǎn)單。
He said, "If you want to change the world, make your bed every day."
他說：“要想改變世界，每天先把你們的床整理好。”
Isn't that wonderful? I love that.
這不是很好嗎？我很喜歡這樣。
I mean, it's just... it's utter simplicity.
我的意思是，這...這十分簡(jiǎn)潔明了。
If you can start off a day with a little discipline like that, there's no telling what you can accomplish when the hard stuff comes your way.
如果你們能夠以這樣的小自律開始每一天，當(dāng)你們?cè)庥隼щy時(shí)，很難預(yù)料你們會(huì)取得怎樣的成就。
The problem is I can't really give you that advice myself, because I don't make my bed every day.
問題是，我真的不能給你們那樣的建議，因?yàn)槲易约憾疾皇敲刻於颊泶蹭仭?/div>
I do... I unscramble the covers and I pull them up to the pillow so it looks sort of neat.
我抖好被子，把它拉到跟枕頭齊平的位置，這樣看起來還算整潔。
But I don't make it, you know, all so tight that you can bounce a quarter on it, the way the Admiral does.
但我不整理床鋪，你們知道，不像上將那樣，把床鋪得很平整緊繃，扔個(gè)硬幣在上面都能彈起來。
I'm looking at your faces. You're thinking, "Why are they having this guy up here talk about making his bed?"
我現(xiàn)在看著你們的臉。你們?cè)谙耄骸八麄優(yōu)槭裁凑?qǐng)這個(gè)家伙來講整理床鋪？”
There's actually a reason for why I'm saying this.
我這么說其實(shí)是有原因的。
| 重點(diǎn)單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| vague | [veig] |
想一想再看 adj. 模糊的，不明確的，猶豫不決的，茫然的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| passion | ['pæʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 激情，酷愛 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| concrete | ['kɔnkri:t] |
想一想再看 adj. 具體的，實(shí)質(zhì)性的，混凝土的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| discipline | ['disiplin] |
想一想再看 n. 訓(xùn)練，紀(jì)律，懲罰，學(xué)科 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| utter | ['ʌtə] |
想一想再看 adj. 全然的，絕對(duì)，完全 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| accomplish | [ə'kɔmpliʃ] |
想一想再看 vt. 完成 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| release | [ri'li:s] |
想一想再看 n. 釋放，讓渡，發(fā)行 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| distinguished | [di'stiŋgwiʃt] |
想一想再看 adj. 卓著的，尊敬的 動(dòng)詞distinguish的過 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| indignity | [in'digniti] |
想一想再看 n. 侮辱，輕蔑 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| simplicity | [sim'plisiti] |
想一想再看 n. 單純，簡(jiǎn)樸 |
