Obama”s Message to Graduates(转载)

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“...you’re taught to chase after all the usual brass rings; you worry about whether you have a fancy enough title or a fancy enough car.
　　 有人教你们去追逐世俗的东西，你们担心是否能有拥有一个足够炫的头衔或者一辆足够豪华的车子。
　　"We too often let the external, the material things, serve as indicators that we’re doing well, even though something inside us tells us that we’re not doing our best…”
　　我们常常让那些外在的、物质的东西作为我们成功的标志，即使我们内心告诉我们，我们并没有尽力而为。
　　“…that in fact the elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short-term gain over lasting achievement is precisely what your generation needs to help end."
　　“关注外在而忽视内在的本质，关注名气而不是品德，关注短期利益而忽视持久的成就，事实上这些正好就是你们这一代需要帮助消除的。
　　"I’m talking about an approach to life -- a quality of mind and quality of heart; a willingness to follow your passions, regardless of whether they lead to fortune and fame;...a lack of regard for all the traditional markers of status and prestige -- and a commitment instead to doing what’s meaningful to you, what helps others, what makes a difference in this world.”
　　我所谈到的是如何面对生活的问题——拥有一颗美好的心灵，不管是否得到财富和名望，甘愿追随你的激情；不考虑所有那些地位和威望的世俗标志——而是投身到做对你有意义的事情，做能帮助别人的事情，做那些能改变这个世界的事情。