时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:白领英语晨读


英语课
A Harvard commencement is a special occasion.How could anyone not have been thrilled by this morning's assembly?25,000people packed in the Harvard yard to celebrate one of the great occasions of life.I loved it all,and I love this great gathering 1 again and I've especially enjoyed my 25th reunion。

  哈佛大学的毕业典礼是一个特别的时刻。有谁不会为今早的集会感到激动呢?两万五千人聚集在哈佛广场上来庆祝生命中的盛大时刻之一。我喜欢它,非常喜欢这次集会,非常高兴能第25次参加校友会。

 I believe in you,all of you here,individually and as a group.The cynics say you are motivated principally by greed and that ultimate1y you will care for nothing other than yourselves.But the cynics are wrong.You care about each other,you cherish freedom,you treasure justice,you seek truth.And finally,I believe in America.Cynics will say we've lost our ways that the American century is at its end.But again,the cynics are wrong.Ainerica is stiIl the model to which the world aspires 2.Almost everywhere in the world the values that the US has proclaimed,defended ,and tried to live are now rising.In the end we face a fundamental chice:cynicism or faith,each equally capable of taking root in our souls and shaping our lives as self fulfilling prophecies.I believe we must open our hearts to each other and build on all the vast and creative possibilities of America.This is a task for a confident people,which is what we have been throughout our history and what we still are in our deepest character.I believe in our future.

  我相信你们,这里的每一个人,无论是个人还是作为一个整体。愤世嫉俗者称,你们主要被贪欲所驱使,最终你们除了自己以外对什么都会漠不关心。但他们错了。你们相互关心,你们珍惜自由,你们崇尚公正,你们追求真理。然而最终,我相信美国。愤世嫉俗者会说,我们迷失了自己的方向,美国时代已一去不复返。但他们又错了。美国仍是世界所瞩目的典范,几乎世界的每一个角落,美国所声称捍卫的和生存着的价值观都在为越来越多的人所接受。最终我们将面临一项重要的抉择:犬儒主义还是信仰,二者都能在我们的灵魂中扎根,并像一个自我预言的实现一样来塑造我们的生活。我相信我们必须对他人开启我们的心灵,并依赖于美国的巨大的富于创造力的可能性。我们在自己书写的历史上充当的角色,在心灵深处我们仍然所充当的角色,这是一个充满信心的民族s的任务。我相信我们的未来。

1 gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
2 aspires
v.渴望,追求( aspire的第三人称单数 )
  • The fame to which he aspires was beyond his reach. 他追求的名誉乃是他所不能及的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • An old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand li. 老骥伏枥,志在千里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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adone
advantage in the production
allyl phenol
anterior amniotic fold
arrangement of reinforcement
automatic on-board optical system
B.
balancing cell
basic focus
bernardo bertoluccis
bierwursts
blind-stitch machine
Bogra
BPDE-1
business concerns
carnal abuses
channel associated signalling
character distribution analysis
Claremont
Clostridium cochlearium
comb pottery
CORBICULOIDEA
cremonini
crop rotation system
crystal cement
curve template
cycling test
dalena
diagnostic species
digital tracking
double disk friction gear
drawing object
dyeline printing
eigenphases
emergency location beacon-aircraft
error structure process
fall into despair
fancy rat
filing coats
filmatic bearing
final past and clear
fixed array multielement lidar
free on board plane
galabiya
geometric analogy
geostationary satellite service
green spots
half slice
hammer beams
hearing losses
hexafluorenium
hookies
horsefishes
hugy
immunoperoxidase
isobutyl borate
junctura ossium
Jupiter's irregular satellites
lady mayor
lay hands upon
learned reaction
leukoplasis
Litsea rotundifolia var. oblongifolia
localisms
made a rule of
Maradi, Rég.de
Matapédia R.
mean business
microbunching
mooring line connector
mounting fittings
myrica extract
nemoglossate
noise-velocity law
oxfeld
pikefork
pmodel
pro-performance
proper card
rageman
rioters
rivet list
sarsasapogenin
scholarchs
slave ground radio station
space cadet
speak to sth
Spioenkopdam
spoken-word center
striketh
sub-synchronous layer
teach people
tearing ass
testify about
tingitamine
total discharge
transmission-styles
tree lawn
tube current division
uratic iritis
wealsman
work late into the night