米歇尔奥巴马2013俄勒冈州立大学毕业典礼演讲

第一篇：米歇尔奥巴马2013俄勒冈州立大学毕业典礼演讲

MRS.OBAMA: Thank you so much.(Applause.)I can't tell you how much this means.I am so proud to receive this honorary degree from this phenomenal university.And I am thrilled to be here today to celebrate the Oregon State University class of 2012!Go Beaves!(Applause.)I want to start by thanking President Ray for that very kind introduction and for the degree.I also want to thank Provost Randhawa.I also want to recognize Mayor Julie Manning, who's here, and all of the outstanding faculty, staff, administrators and university leaders here at OSU.I also want to acknowledge Tonga as well, and all of the student speakers who are going to be on the stage today.We are so proud of you all.And of course, to the stars of today's show, the class of 2012--congratulations!(Applause.)We are all so proud of you.We are proud of how hard you've worked, how much you've grown, and all that you've achieved during your time here at Oregon State.And I know that none of you did this alone.As the President said earlier, you all are here today in large part because of those beautiful people up in the bleachers--the folks who pushed you, and believed in you, and answered the phone every time you called, even when you were just calling for money.(Laughter.)So, graduates, again, let's give another round of applause to your family, especially to all of the fathers out there on this beautiful Father's Day.Today is their day, too.(Applause.)Now, like all of you, I am here today because of my family.As you know, Craig Robinson, your men's basketball coach, is my big brother.(Applause.)And last fall, Craig called me up and he said that if I didn't speak at this year's commencement, he was going to tell mom on me.(Laughter.)And since our mother now lives with me, that threat actually still carries some weight.(Laughter.)But seriously, I'm not here today just because Craig has turned the Obama family into Beaver Believers, which he has.(Laughter and applause.)I am also here, proudly, because of everything this university is doing for this country.You have built one of the most sustainable campuses in America.You're conducting groundbreaking research on everything from agriculture, to nanotechnology, to childhood obesity.You are serving others in so many ways--tutoring children, joining our armed forces, fighting hunger and disease here in America and around the world.So let me just say, I can see why Craig feels so at home here at OSU.Because in so many ways, the values you all embody are the values that he and I were raised with.Craig and I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and our family was very close--I mean literally close, real close.My mom, my dad, Craig and I, we lived in a little-bitty apartment, and for years Craig and I shared a bedroom divided by a wooden partition to give us the illusion of separate rooms.And at night, Craig and I would whisper to each other through the cracks in that partition until one of us feel asleep, or mom yelled and said, shut up, be quiet--one or the other.(Laughter.)But while we didn't have much space, our little home was bursting with love.We spent lots of time together as a family laughing and sharing stories at dinner each night;playing board games, card games for hours, huddled around the kitchen table.We enjoyed the simple pleasures in life, like getting our report cards because good grades meant pizza for dinner--that was a highlight.Trying to hold in our giggles as Craig put shaving cream on my dad's glasses while he napped.Sleeping on the back porch on hot summer nights when the temperature in our little apartment became unbearable.But it wasn't all fun and games growing up.Our parents were big believers in everyone doing their part around the house.Craig often compared Saturday chores to boot camp.And my parents were even more serious about our academics.My mom taught Craig and I to read long before kindergarten started, and she spent hours volunteering in our neighborhood public school, making sure we got the education she knew we deserved.See, that was the kind of childhood we had.And one day--I will never forget, when my brother was about 10, he asked my dad a simple question.He said, “Dad, are we rich?” To answer this question, my dad took his next paycheck from his job at the city water plant, and instead of depositing that check, he cashed it in small bills.He then came home and dumped out all that money on the kitchen table.Craig was impressed--with all that money, he thought, we must be rich.But then my Dad started explaining where all the money went each month: little bit for rent, that much for gas, this much for groceries.And by the time he was done, there wasn't a penny left on that table.And Craig was shocked, and so was I.I mean, here we were, two kids growing up in a family that was just barely working class, but we were convinced that we were wealthy.We knew it.And, graduates, that's what I'd like to talk with you about today.I'd like to talk about what Craig and I learned from our family about leading a rich life no matter how much money you have.And while there are plenty of lessons I could share, there are three that I'd like to emphasize today.The first: No matter what struggles or setbacks you face in your life, focus on what you have, not on what you're missing.My dad taught us this lesson every day by how he lived his life.My dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when my brother and I were still very young.And as he got sicker it got harder for him to walk, and it took him longer to dress himself in the morning.My dad had been an athlete all of his life;he was a boxer and a swimmer in high school.So it must have been hard for him to feel his body declining--to go from being an active, vibrant young man to barely being able to make it up the stairs.But if he was in pain, if he was at all disappointed with his fate, he never let on.He never stopped smiling and laughing.And even as he struggled to prop himself up on his crutches to teach us to catch a ball, or hold a bat, or throw a punch, no matter how bad he was feeling, he hardly ever missed a day of work because he was determined to be our family's provider and to give me and Craig the kind of opportunities he'd never dreamed of for himself.And there is not a day that goes by that I don't think about how our dad--and how much he sacrificed for me and Craig to be the people we are today.And today, as First Lady, I see that same spirit, that same kind of sacrifice, in people I meet all across this country.I see it in parents like my dad, struggling to support their families.I see it in students like all of you, working so hard to get an education.I see it in young people who are serving this country in uniform, facing challenges that most of us couldn't even imagine.And I've seen this firsthand--the sacrifices that our American heroes are making.As First Lady, I've had the extraordinary privilege of visiting wounded warriors in military hospitals all across this country.Many of them are your age or younger, and they have suffered terrible injuries.Some of them have lost a limb--some of them have lost two limbs, some three.They've endured dozens of surgeries;they've spent months learning to walk again and talk again.But despite the challenges, they persevere.They aren't looking back.They aren't dwelling on what they've lost.Instead, they are making plans for their lives, they're reimagining their futures.They tell me that they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run and they're going to run marathons.I recently met a young Navy Lieutenant named Brad Snyder who'd been blinded by an IED explosion in Afghanistan.He competed in this year's Warrior Games as a runner and a swimmer.And of his service he said this--he said, “I am not going to let my blindness build a brick wall around me.I'd give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.” And, graduates, more than anything else, that will be the true measure of your success--not how well you do when you're healthy and happy and everything is going according to plan, but what you do when life knocks you to the ground and all your plans go right out the window.In those darkest moments, you will have a choice: Do you dwell on everything you've lost? Or do you focus on what you still have, and find a way to move forward with passion, with determination, and with joy? And I know that many of you in this graduating class have already faced this choice in your own lives--Tonga shared with us today.But there is also one of today's graduates, Vanessa Vasquez.Vanessa's parents are agricultural workers with a grade school education, and she came to Oregon State determined to build a better life for her four-month-old daughter.In addition to being a single mom, she's juggled a full course load and a part-time job.But it all paid off, and today she's receiving her degree in Construction Engineering and Management.(Applause.)Yes, indeed.Her advice to other young people is very simple.She says, “with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.” And then there's another member of the class of 2012, Nicolas Sitts, who's earning his degree in Chemical Engineering.I understand that as a member of OSU's Solar Vehicle Team, Nicolas spent two years painstakingly building a solar car.But when he took it out for a test drive last summer, it caught fire and exploded, and Nicolas sustained second and third degree burns on his arm, face and leg.But instead of throwing in the towel, within a month, the team was back at work, building another, hopefully less explosive car.(Laughter.)Vanessa and Nicolas and the OSU Solar Team didn't give up when things got hard.Instead, they just dug deeper, and worked harder, and refused to give up on the success that they dreamed of.And that actually brings me to the second lesson I want to share about leading a rich life, and that is to define success on your own terms.Now, growing up, my parents always told me and Craig to be true to ourselves.But really, when you're a kid, it's hard to know what that means, right? And as you grow older, often it's just easier to grab for those gold stars and try to get that brass ring.And Craig and I both know this from experience.After graduating from college, we did everything we thought we should do to be successful--Craig went to business school, I went to law school, we got prestigious jobs at an investment bank and me at a law firm.We soon had all the traditional markers of success: the fat paycheck, the fancy office, the impressive lines on our resumés.But the truth is, neither of us was all that fulfilled.I didn't want to be up in some tall office building writing legal memos.I wanted to be down on the ground helping the folks I grew up with.I was living the dream, but it wasn't my dream.And Craig felt the same way, unbeknownst to me.So eventually we quit those corporate jobs.I went to work in the mayor's office;Craig got a job coaching basketball.And we both took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.(Laughter.)But we were excited about our new careers.We looked forward to going to work every morning, and we both realized that success isn't about how your life looks to others, it's about how it feels to you.We realized that being successful isn't about being impressive, it's about being inspired.And that's what it means to be your true self.It means looking inside yourself and being honest about what you truly enjoy doing.Because graduates, I can promise you that you will never be happy plodding through someone else's idea of success.Success is only meaningful--and enjoyable--if it feels like your own.But of course, a successful career alone does not make for a rich life.As you've all learned from the friends you've made and the relationships you've formed here at OSU, what makes life truly rich are the people you share it with.And that brings me to the final lesson I want to offer today, and that is, wherever you go, whatever you do, don't leave behind any unfinished business with the people you love.You see, our dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties.And let me tell you, for months I felt like I couldn't breathe.I had this physical sense of grief, this emptiness in my life that I just couldn't fill.But as hard as it was to lose my dad, and as much as I still miss him every day, I knew that I had never missed a chance to tell my Dad I loved him, and he'd always done the same for me.And whenever Craig and I saw him struggling to walk and we worried that life was getting too hard for him, my Mom would always reassure us that he was so proud of us, so proud to be our father that he felt like the luckiest guy ever to walk the earth.And all of that gave me a sense of peace--a sense that I had no unfinished business with my Dad.And that's what allowed me to move forward.So graduates, as you make your way in the world, I urge you not to leave behind any unfinished business.If you're in a fight with someone, make up.If you're holding a grudge, let it go.If you hurt someone, apologize.If you love someone, let them know.And don't just tell people that you love them, show them.And that means showing up.It means being truly present in the lives of the people you care about.“Liking” them on Facebook doesn't count--(laughter)--nor does following them on Twitter.(Laughter.)What counts is making the time to be there in person.Because I can promise you that years from now, you will not remember the texts you've exchanged with your friends here at OSU, but you will remember how they cheered you on at your game, right? You will remember how they brought you chocolate and spent hours comforting you when your boyfriend or girlfriend dumped you.What jerks.(Laughter.)You will remember all the hours spent diligently studying in the library--that one's for the parents.(Laughter.)But seriously, those are the memories that you'll carry with you for the rest of your life.Those are the experiences that make you who you are.And that is as true for me today as it was back when Craig and I were growing up in that little apartment in Chicago.You see, when I come out here to Corvallis and I visit my family, I'm not the First Lady.I'm Coach Robinson's little sister.I'm “Miche” to Craig and to my niece and nephews.I sleep on the pullout couch in Craig's guest room, and my daughters pile into the living room with their cousins for a sleepover.It reminds me of old times with everyone huddled together in the kitchen, laughing and teasing and driving each other crazy, telling stories late into the night.And just like when we were little, Craig and I feel very, very rich.So graduates, that is my wish for all of you today.I wish for you a life rich in all the things that matter.I wish for you work that inspires you.I wish for you experience--those experiences that help you learn and grow.I wish for you people who love you and support you every step of the way.And I can tell from the energy in this stadium you have all that, and you will have more.So congratulations again to all of you on all that you've achieved.And now, the wind has started--(laughter)--so it's time for me to end.Thank you all, and God bless.

第二篇：米歇尔奥巴马在俄亥俄州州立大学的演讲

Thank you so much.I am so proud to receive this honorary degree from this great American university.And I am thrilled to be here today to celebrate the Oregon State University class of 2012!I want to start by thanking President Ray for that very kind introduction.I also want to recognize Provost Sabah Randhawa, Mayor Julie Manning … and all of the outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators here at OSU.And of course, to the stars of today’s show, the class of 2012 … congratulations!We are all so proud of you.We are so proud of how hard you’ve worked … and how much you’ve grown … and all that you’ve achieved during your time here at Oregon State.And I know that none of you did this alone.You all are here today in large part because of those beautiful people up in the bleachers — the folks who pushed you, and believed in you, and answered the phone every time you called — even when you were just calling to ask for money.So graduates, let’s give a special round of applause for your families … today is their day too.[PAUSE] Now, like all of you, I’m also here today because of my family.As you know, Craig Robinson, your men’s basketball coach, is my big brother.And last fall, Craig called me up and said that if I didn’t speak at this year’s commencement, he would tell mom on me.And since our mother now lives with me, that threat actually still carries some weight.But seriously, I’m not here today just because Craig has turned the Obamas into a family of Beaver Believers.I’m also here because I’m proud of everything this university is doing for this country.You’ve built one of the most sustainable campuses in America.You’re conducting groundbreaking research on everything from agriculture, to nanotechnology, to childhood obesity.You’re serving others in so many ways — tutoring children, joining our armed forces, fighting hunger and disease here in America and around the world.So I can see why Craig feels so at home here at OSU.Because in so many ways, the values you all embody are the values that he and I were raised with.Craig and I grew up on the South Side of Chicago.And our family was close — I mean really close … literally.My mom, my dad, Craig and I lived in a tiny apartment … and for years, Craig and I shared a bedroom divided by a wooden partition to give us the illusion of separate rooms.At night, Craig and I would whisper to each other through the cracks in that partition until one of us feel asleep … or our Mom yelled at us to be quiet.But while we didn’t have much space, our little home was bursting with love.We spent lots of time together as a family — laughing and sharing stories at dinner each night;playing board games and cards for hours, huddled around the kitchen table.We enjoyed the simple pleasures in life … like getting our report cards, because good grades meant pizza for dinner … trying to hold in giggles as we put shaving cream on my Dad’s glasses while he napped … sleeping on the back porch on hot summer nights when the temperature in our little apartment became unbearable.But it wasn’t all fun and games growing up in our house.Our parents were big believers in everyone doing their part around the house … Craig often compared Saturday chore time to boot camp.And my parents were even more serious about our academic lives.My mom taught me and Craig how to read long before kindergarten started.And she spent hours volunteering in our neighborhood public school, making sure we got the education she knew we deserved.That was the kind of childhood we had.And one day, when my brother was about ten years old, he asked my dad a simple question.“Dad,” he said, “Are we rich?”

To answer his question, my dad took his next paycheck from his job at the city water plant … and instead of depositing that check, he cashed it.He then came home and dumped out all the bills on the kitchen table.Craig was impressed — with all that money, we must be rich!But then my Dad started explaining where all this money went each month … this much for rent … that much for gas … this much for groceries.And by the time he was done, there wasn’t a single penny left on that table.Craig was shocked … and so was I.Here we were, two kids growing up in a family that was just barely working class … but we were convinced that we were wealthy!And graduates, that’s what I’d like to talk with you about today.I’d like to talk about what Craig and I learned from our family about leading a rich life … no matter how much money you have.And while there are plenty of lessons I could share — there are three that I’d like to emphasize today.First, no matter what struggles or setbacks you face in your life, focus on what you have, not what you’re missing.My Dad taught us this lesson every day by how he lived his life.He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when my brother and I were still very young.And as he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk … and it took longer for him to dress himself in the morning.He had been an athlete all his life … he was a boxer and a swimmer in high school.So it must have been hard for him to feel his body declining … to go from being an active, vibrant young man to barely being able to make it up the stairs.But if he was in pain … if he was at all disappointed with his fate … he never let on.He never stopped smiling and laughing … even as he struggled to prop himself up on his crutches to teach us how to catch a ball, or hold a bat, or throw a punch.And no matter how bad he was feeling, he hardly ever missed a day of work.Because he was determined to be our family’s provider and to give me and Craig opportunities he’d never dreamed of.There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about our dad and how much he sacrificed for me and Craig to be the people we are today.And today, as First Lady, I see that same spirit — and that same kind of sacrifice — in people I meet all across this country.I see it in parents like my dad, struggling to support their families … and students like you, working hard to get an education … and young people who are serving this country in uniform, facing challenges that most of us can’t even imagine.I’ve seen firsthand the sacrifices that America’s heroes are making.As First Lady, I have the extraordinary privilege of visiting wounded warriors in military hospitals all across this country.Many of them, your age or younger, have suffered terrible injuries.Some of them have lost a limb … sometimes two limbs, or three limbs.They’ve endured dozens of surgeries … they’ve spent months learning to walk again and talk again.But despite these challenges, they persevere … they aren’t looking back.They aren’t dwelling on what they’ve lost.Instead, they’re making plans … they’re reimagining their futures.They tell me that they’re not just going to walk again … they’re going to run … and they’re going to run marathons.I recently met a young Navy Lieutenant named Brad Snyder who’d been blinded by an IED explosion in Afghanistan.He competed in this year’s Warrior Games as a runner and a swimmer.And of his service, he said — and these are his words, “I am not going to let blindness build a brick wall around me … I’d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.”

And graduates, more than anything else, that will be the true measure of your success … not how well you do when you’re healthy, and happy and everything is going according to plan.But what you do when life knocks you to the ground and all your plans go right out the window.In those darkest moments, you have a choice: Do you dwell on everything you’ve lost?

Or do you focus on what you still have, and find a way to move forward with passion, and determination, and joy? I know that many of you in this graduating class have already faced this choice in your own lives.Take the example of one of today’s graduates, Vanessa Vasquez.Vanessa’s parents are agricultural workers with a grade school education … and she came to Oregon State determined to build a better life for her four-month-old daughter.In addition to being a single mom, she juggled a full course load and a part-time job.But it all paid off … and today, she’s receiving her degree in Construction Engineering and Management.Her advice to other young people is very simple — and these are her words: “With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.”

Then there’s another member of the class of 2012, Nicolas Sitts, who’s earning his degree in Chemical Engineering.As a member of OSU’s Solar Vehicle Team, Nicolas spent two years painstakingly building a solar car.But when he took it out for a test drive last summer, it caught fire and exploded … and Nicolas sustained second-and third-degree burns on his arm, face and leg.But instead of throwing in the towel, within a month, the team was back at work, building another, hopefully less explosive car.Vanessa and Nicolas and the OSU Solar Team didn’t give up when things got hard.Instead, they just dug deeper, and worked harder, and refused to give up on the success that they dreamed of.And that actually brings me to the second lesson I want to share about leading a rich life — and that is to define success on your own terms.Now, growing up, my parents always told me and Craig to be true to ourselves.But when you’re a kid, it’s hard to know what that really means.And as you grow older, often, it’s just easier to grab for those gold stars and brass rings.Craig and I both know this from experience.After graduating from college, we did everything we thought we should do to be successful.Craig went to business school...I went to law school … and we got prestigious jobs at an investment bank and a law firm.We soon had all the traditional markers of success — the fat paycheck, the fancy office, the impressive line on our resumes.But the truth is, neither of us was all that fulfilled.I didn’t want to be up in some tall office building writing legal memos … I wanted to be down on the ground, helping the folks I grew up with.I was living the dream — but it wasn’t my dream.And Craig felt the same way.So eventually we quit those corporate jobs.I went to work in the Mayor’s office … Craig got a job coaching basketball … and we both took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.But we were excited about our new careers.We looked forward to going to work every morning.And we both realized that success isn’t about how your life looks to others … it’s about how it feels to you.We realized that being successful isn’t about being impressive … it’s about being inspired.That’s what it means to be true to yourself.It means looking inside yourself and being honest about what you truly enjoy doing.Because graduates, I can promise you that you’ll never be happy plodding through someone else’s idea of success.Success is only meaningful — and enjoyable — if it feels like your own.[PAUSE] But of course, a successful career alone doesn’t necessarily make for a rich life.As you’ve all learned from the friends you’ve made and the relationships you’ve formed here at OSU, what truly makes life rich are the people you share it with.And that brings me to the final lesson I want to offer today — and that is, whatever you do, don’t leave behind any unfinished business with the people you love.My dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties.And for months, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.I had this physical sense of grief, this emptiness in my life that I just couldn’t fill.But as hard as it was to lose him, and as much as I still miss him, I knew that I’d never missed a chance to tell my Dad I loved him … and he’d always done the same for me.And whenever Craig and I saw him struggling to walk … and we worried that life was getting too hard for him … my Mom would always reassure us that he was so proud to be our father that he felt like the luckiest guy ever to walk the Earth.All of that gave me a sense of peace — a sense that I had no unfinished business with my Dad.And that’s what allowed me to move forward.So graduates, as you make your way in the world, I urge you not to leave behind any unfinished business.If you’re in a fight with someone, make up.If you’re holding a grudge, let it go.If you hurt someone, apologize.If you love someone, let them know.And don’t just tell people that you love them, show them.And that means showing up.It means being truly present in the lives of the people you care about.“Liking” them on Facebook does not count … nor does following them on Twitter.What counts is making the time to be there, in person.Because I can promise you that years from now, you won’t remember the texts you exchanged with your friends here at OSU.But you’ll remember how they cheered you on at your games.You’ll remember how they brought you chocolate and spent hours comforting you when your boyfriend dumped you.You’ll remember all the hours they spent diligently studying with you in the library.That last one was for your parents.But seriously, those are the memories that you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life.Those are the experiences that make you who you are.And that is as true for me today as it was back when Craig and I were growing up in that little apartment in Chicago.You see, when I come out here to Corvallis and visit my family, I’m not the First Lady.I’m Coach Robinson’s little sister.I’m “Miche” to Craig and to my niece and nephews.I sleep on the pullout couch in Craig’s guest room … and my daughters pile into the living room with their cousins for a sleepover.It reminds me of old times, with everyone huddled together in the kitchen, laughing, teasing, driving each other crazy, telling stories late into the night.And just like when we were little, Craig and I feel very, very rich.And graduates, that is my wish for all of you today.I wish for you a life rich in all the things that matter.I wish for you work that inspires you … experiences that help you learn and grow … and people who love you and support you every step of the way.Congratulations again on all that you have achieved.Thank you, and God bless.

第三篇：米歇尔奥巴马演讲

This is my first trip, my first foreign trip as a first lady.Can you believe that? And while this is not my first visit to the U.K., I have to say that I am glad that this is my first official visit.Please remember that.If you want to know the reason why I'm standing here, it's because of education.I never cut class.Sorry, I don't know if anybody is cutting class.I never did it.I loved getting As.I liked being smart.I liked being on time.I liked getting my work done.I thought being smart was cooler than anything in the world.And you too, with these same values, can control your own destiny.You too can pave the way.You too can realize your dreams, and then your job is to reach back and to help someone just like you do the same thing.History proves that it doesn't matter whether you come from a council estate or a country estate.Your success will be determined by your own fortitude, your own confidence, your own individual hard work.That is true.That is the reality of the world that we live in.You now have control over your own destiny.And it won't be easy--that's for sure.But you have everything you need.Everything you need to succeed, you already have, right here.My husband works in this big office.They call it the Oval Office.In the White House, there's the desk that he sits at--it's called the Resolute desk.It was built by the timber of Her Majesty's Ship Resolute and given by Queen Victoria.It's an enduring symbol of the friendship between our two nations.And its name, Resolute, is a reminder of the strength of character that's required not only to lead a country, but to live a life of purpose, as well.And I hope in pursuing your dreams, you all remain resolute, that you go forward without limits, and that you use your talents--because there are many;we've seen them;it's there--that you use them to create the world as it should be.Because we are counting on you.We are counting on every single one of you to be the very best that you can be.Because the world is big.And it's full of challenges.And we need strong, smart, confident young women to stand up and take the reins.We know you can do it.We love you.Thank you so much.MRS.OBAMA:(Applause.)Thank you.Well, ni-hao.(Laughter.)It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you at this great university, so thank you so much for having me.谢谢。你好。很高兴也很荣幸来到这里，在这所伟大的大学和你们共聚一堂。非常感谢你们邀请我。Now, before I get started today, on behalf of myself and my husband, I just want to say a few very brief words about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.As my husband has said, the United States is offering as many resources as possible to assist in the search.And please know that we are keeping all of the families and loved ones of those on this flight in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time.在我今天开始之前，代表我自己和我的丈夫，我想就马来西亚航空公司的MH370航班简短说两句。如我丈夫所说，美国正提供尽可能多的资源协助搜寻工作。请相信，在这个非常艰难的时刻，我们的心和航班上人员的家属和亲人在一起，我们为他们祈祷。Now with that, I want to start by recognizing our new Ambassador to China, Ambassador Baucus.President Wang;Chairman Zhu;Vice President Li;Director Cueller;Professor Oi, and the Stanford Center;President Sexton from New York University, which is an excellent study abroad program in Shanghai;and John Thornton, Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua University.Thank you all for joining us.现在，我们首先来认识一下美国新任驻华大使——博卡斯大使。王校长、朱主席、李副校长、Cuelluer主任、Jean Oi教授和斯坦福中心，纽约大学的塞克顿斯校长（该校在上海开设了一个优秀的海外留学项目），以及清华大学全球领袖项目主任约翰·桑顿，由衷地感谢大家的到来。But most of all, I want to thank all of the students who are here today.And I particularly want to thank Eric Schaefer and Zhu Xuanhao for that extraordinary English and Chinese introduction.That was a powerful symbol of everything that I want to talk with you about today.最重要的是，我要感谢今天所有到场的学生们......我要特别感谢埃里克·谢弗和朱宣皓的精彩英文和中文介绍。这绝佳地诠释了我今天要和大家聊的全部话题。

See, by learning each other’s languages, and by showing such curiosity and respect for each other’s cultures, Mr.Schafer and Ms.Zhu and all of you are building bridges of understanding that will lead to so much more.And I’m here today because I know that our future depends on connections like these among young people like you across the globe.你们看，通过学习彼此的语言，通过展现对彼此文化的好奇心和尊重，谢弗先生、朱女士以及你们大家正在搭建理解的桥梁，这些桥梁带来更多的丰硕成果。我今天来到你们这里是因为我知道，我们的未来取决于全球像你们这样年轻人间的这样的联系。That’s why when my husband and I travel abroad, we don’t just visit palaces and parliaments and meet with heads of state.We also come to schools like this one to meet with students like you, because we believe that relationships between nations aren’t just about relationships between governments or

leaders--they’re about relationships between people, particularly young people.So we view study abroad programs not just as an educational opportunity for students, but also as a vital part of America’s foreign policy.这也是为什么我们夫妇在国外访问时，不只参观宫殿、议会和会晤国家元首。我们也来到学校，与像你们一样的学生见面。因为我们相信，国与国之间的关系不只是政府或领导人之间的关系，它们是人民间―特别是年轻人之间的关系。因此，我们认为海外留学项目不只是为学生提供的教育机会，还是美国外交政策至关重要的组成部分。Through the wonders of modern technology, our world is more connected than ever before.Ideas can cross oceans with the click of a button.Companies can do business and compete with companies across the globe.And we can text, email, Skype with people on every continent.通过现代技术奇迹，我们的世界比以往任何时候都更多地联系在一起。思想可以通过点击按钮跨越海洋。全球各地的公司可以进行业务往来和相互竟争。我们可以与各大洲的人们通过短信、电子邮件和Skype进行沟通。So studying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a semester;it is quickly becoming the key to success in our global economy.Because getting ahead in today’s workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in school, which are important.It’s also about having real experience with the world

beyond your borders –-experience with languages, cultures and societies very different from your own.Or, as the Chinese saying goes: ―It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.‖

因此，出国留学不只是以开心的方式度过一个学期——它正迅速成为全球化经济中取得成功的关键。因为要走在当今职场的前沿，只在学校里取得好成绩是不够的，还应拥有国境外的真实体验：体验完全不同的语言、文化和社会。正如中国的一句古话所说：―读万卷书，不如行万里路。‖ But let’s be clear, studying abroad is about so much more than improving your own future.It’s also about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all share.Because when it comes to the defining challenges of our time-– whether it’s climate change or economic opportunity or the spread of nuclear

weapons--these are shared challenges.And no one country can confront them alone.The only way forward is together.我想要说的是，出国留学绝不仅是改善你们自己的未来，它也关乎塑造你们的国家、关乎我们共有的世界的未来。因为我们这个时代的决定性挑战一一无论是气侯变化、经济机遇，还是核武器扩散一一这些都是我们共同的挑战。没有任何一个国家能够单独应对它们……唯一的出路就是共同携手。

That’s why it is so important for young people like you to live and study in each other’s countries, because that’s how you develop that habit of cooperation.You do it by immersing yourself in one another’s culture, by learning each other’s stories, by getting past the stereotypes and misconceptions that too often divide us.这就是为什么年轻人到彼此国家学习和生活是如此重要。因为这是你们培养合作习惯的途径一一你们通过融入不同的文化，通过了解彼此的故事，通过跨越常常隔膜我们的成见和误解，来做到这一点。That’s how you come to understand how much we all share.That’s how you realize that we all have a stake in each other’s success--that cures discovered here in Beijing could save lives in America, that clean energy technologies from Silicon Valley in California could improve the environment here in China, that the architecture of an ancient temple in Xi’an could inspire the design of new buildings in Dallas or Detroit.这是你们了解到我们共享多少东西的途径。这是你们认识到我们的成功惠及彼此的途径。在北京发现的治序方法可以挽救在美国的生命，来自加州硅谷的清洁能源技术可以改善中国的环境，西安一座古老寺庙的架构可激发达拉斯或者底特律新建筑设计的灵感。

第四篇：美国第一夫人米歇尔在俄勒冈州立大学发表2012毕业演讲

美国第一夫人米歇尔在俄勒冈州立大学发表2012毕业演讲。在演讲开始时Michelle有点紧张，不过慢慢适应了演讲的环境。视频高清无字幕，语速适中，附有英语演讲稿完整版，一起来见证一下美国第一夫人的风采吧！

This draft text used by first lady Michelle Obama for her commencement address at Oregon State University on Sunday was made available Monday: Remarks of First Lady Michelle Obama Oregon State University Commencement Corvallis, Oregon June 17, 2012 Thank you so much.I am so proud to receive this honorary degree from this great American university.And I am thrilled to be here today to celebrate the Oregon State University class of 2012 I want to start by thanking President Ray for that very kind introduction.I also want to recognize Provost Sabah Randhawa, Mayor Julie Manning … and all of the outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators here at OSU.And of course, to the stars of today’s show, the class of 2012 … congratulations!We are all so proud of you.非常感谢！此刻我的心情无法言喻,能够在这所优秀的大学获得名誉学位,我深感荣幸!能来这里参加2012年毕业典礼,我也感到受宠若惊!出发吧!海狸们!首先我要感谢雷校长,感谢她的精彩引介还有这项学位的殊荣,也要感谢蓝达瓦教务长,以及朱莉.曼宁市长她也来到了现场,还有所有杰出的教员和管理者们,还有俄勒冈州立大学的领导们。我也要向汤佳(学生会主席)女士,以及所有即将在这个讲台上,发表演说的学生们致敬!我们为你们而倍感自豪!当然要对今天的明星毕业班的同学们说一声,祝贺你们!We are so proud of how hard you’ve worked … and how much you’ve grown … and all that you’ve achieved during your time here at Oregon State.我们为你们深感骄傲!我们为你们所付出的努力,以及取得的进步而感到骄傲!包括你们在这里所取得的各种成就 And I know that none of you did this alone.我知道你们并不是一个人在努力

You all are here today in large part because of those beautiful people up in the bleachers — the folks who pushed you, and believed in you, and answered the phone every time you called — even when you were just calling to ask for money.就像校长之前曾说过的那样,你们今天能够出现在这里,很大程度上要归功于看台那边那些美丽的人.那些勉励你们信任你们,每次都会接听你们电话的人,即使是在你们要钱的时候。

So graduates, let’s give a special round of applause for your families … today is their day too.因此即将毕业的同学们,让我们再次将热烈的掌声送给你们的家人吧!尤其所有的父亲们,恰逢父亲节来临之际,今天也是他们的节日 Now, like all of you, I’m also here today because of my family.As you know, Craig Robinson, your men’s basketball coach, is my big brother.和你们一样，我也是因为家人而出现在这里。大家知道的克雷格.罗宾逊,你们的男篮教练也是我的兄长。

And last fall, Craig called me up and said that if I didn’t speak at this year’s commencement, he would tell mom on me.去年秋天克雷格打电话给我说，如果我不来今年的毕业典礼做演讲的话，他会向妈妈告状的，And since our mother now lives with me, that threat actually still carries some weight.考虑到家母还和我们生活在一起，这种威胁还是管点用的。But seriously, I’m not here today just because Craig has turned the Obamas into a family of Beaver Believers.但说实话我今天能来这里，不只是因为克雷格让奥巴马一家成为海狸队的信徒

I’m also here because I’m proud of everything this university is doing for this country.而他也做到了-----我今天能够骄傲地站在这里，也是由于这所大学为国家所贡献的一切

You’ve built one of the most sustainable campuses in America.你们缔造了美国历史最悠久的学府

You’re conducting groundbreaking research on everything from agriculture, to nanotechnology, to childhood obesity.无论是农业还是纳米技术领域，无论是儿童事业或者肥胖症研究方面，你们都有开创性的研究成果

Y: groundbreaking research 开创性的研究成果

You’re serving others in so many ways — tutoring children, joining our armed forces, fighting hunger and disease here in America and around the world.你们在以各种方式服务着大众，教导孩子们和我们一起，与美国和全世界的饥饿和疾病抗争。

So I can see why Craig feels so at home here at OSU.因此我只想说，我理解了为什么克雷格可以在这找到家的感觉 Because in so many ways, the values you all embody are the values that he and I were raised with.因为从多方面来讲你们所体现出的价值观，这是我们两个人所推崇的。Craig and I grew up on the South Side of Chicago.克雷格和我在芝加哥南部长大 And our family was close — I mean really close … literally.我们家人之间亲密无间，我指的是字面上的亲近，My mom, my dad, Craig and I lived in a tiny apartment … and for years, Craig and I shared a bedroom divided by a wooden partition to give us the illusion of separate rooms.我们住得非常近，妈妈爸爸克雷格还有我，我们四个人住在一间非常小的公寓里面。有很多年克雷格和我同住一个房间，At night, Craig and I would whisper to each other through the cracks in that partition until one of us feel asleep … or our Mom yelled at us to be quiet.到了夜晚克雷格和我两个人，就会通过隔断的缝隙说悄悄话，直到其中一个人睡着。或者等妈妈对我们喊，闭嘴安静点。反正跑不出这两句吧！

But while we didn’t have much space, our little home was bursting with love.然而当我们的居住空间捉襟见肘之时，我们的小家处处充满了爱。We spent lots of time together as a family — laughing and sharing stories at dinner each night;playing board games and cards for hours, huddled around the kitchen table.我们会有大量的时间和家人一起度过，有说有笑共进晚餐。在餐桌上下棋打扑克，一玩就是好几个小时

We enjoyed the simple pleasures in life … like getting our report cards, because good grades meant pizza for dinner … trying to hold in giggles as we put shaving cream on my Dad’s glasses while he napped … sleeping on the back porch on hot summer nights when the temperature in our little apartment became unbearable.我们享受着生活中点滴欢乐。例如拿回成绩单，成绩好的话晚餐就会有披萨饼吃，这是很诱人的哦！在克雷格把刮胡泡沫涂抹到爸爸的眼镜片上时，我们会尽力不让自己笑出声来。在仲夏夜当我们的小公寓的温度实在难熬时，我们会睡在后院的长廊里，But it wasn’t all fun and games growing up in our house.但成长的轨迹并非总是轻松愉快的，Our parents were big believers in everyone doing their part around the house … Craig often compared Saturday chore time to boot camp.And my parents were even more serious about our academic lives.我们的父母对每位家庭成员的责任是无比信赖的。克雷格总是将周六的家务视作新兵的训练，而我的父母非常重视对我们的教育。My mom taught me and Craig how to read long before kindergarten started.在进幼儿园之前我妈妈就在教我和克雷格识字了

And she spent hours volunteering in our neighborhood public school, making sure we got the education she knew we deserved.That was the kind of childhood we had.她在附近的公立学校做志愿工，确保我们接受的是正当教育，这就是我们的童年

And one day, when my brother was about ten years old, he asked my dad a simple question.“Dad,” he said, “Are we rich?”

令我难忘的实在我哥哥十岁那年的一天。他向爸爸问了一个简单的问题。他说，爸爸，我们是有钱人吗？

To answer his question, my dad took his next paycheck from his job at the city water plant … and instead of depositing that check, he cashed it.为了回答他的问题爸爸拿出了这个月的薪水支票，他在自来水厂上班，而他并没有直接把钱存起来，而是把他们取成零钱，Y: deposit the check 存款

He then came home and dumped out all the bills on the kitchen table.然后回到家中把所有的钱都倒在了餐桌上面。

Craig was impressed — with all that money, we must be rich!克雷格吃了一惊，看到这么多钱他觉得我们一定是有钱人。But then my Dad started explaining where all this money went each month … this much for rent … that much for gas … this much for groceries.不过爸爸接着就开始解释，这些钱每个月会花在哪里，这些用来支付房租，那些是煤气费，这些是用来买日用品的。

And by the time he was done, there wasn’t a single penny left on that table.当爸爸讲完的时候，桌子上一分钱也没剩下。Craig was shocked … and so was I.时克雷格惊呆了我也一样，Here we were, two kids growing up in a family that was just barely working class … but we were convinced that we were wealthy!我是说这就是我们当时的情况，一个抚养着两个孩子的家庭，就是最普通不过的工薪阶层。但我们相信我们很富有，我们深信不疑 And graduates, that’s what I’d like to talk with you about today.I’d like to talk about what Craig and I learned from our family about leading a rich life … no matter how much money you have.同学们这就是今天我要将给你们的，是我和克雷格从家人那里学到的，如何去拥有充实的生命。不管你有多少物质财富。

And while there are plenty of lessons I could share — there are three that I’d like to emphasize today.尽管我有大量的经验可以分享，但今天我要强调三点：

First, no matter what struggles or setbacks you face in your life, focus on what you have, not what you’re missing.第一无论你面临多大的挫折与竞争，要专注你所拥有的而不是你所失去的。

My Dad taught us this lesson every day by how he lived his life.He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when my brother and I were still very young.爸爸每天都在教导我们他的生活之道。在我和哥哥还很小的时候，爸爸就被诊断出患有多发性硬化症，And as he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk … and it took longer for him to dress himself in the morning.当病情加重时他几乎无法走路，每天早上起床都会花更多的时间去穿衣服。

He had been an athlete all his life … he was a boxer and a swimmer in high school.我爸爸一直都是运动健将，中学时他是拳击手也是游泳运动员，So it must have been hard for him to feel his body declining … to go from being an active, vibrant young man to barely being able to make it up the stairs.But if he was in pain … if he was at all disappointed with his fate … he never let on.因此对于机能的衰退他内心一定非常难受，即使他对命运彻底失望他也绝不会表现出来。

He never stopped smiling and laughing … even as he struggled to prop himself up on his crutches to teach us how to catch a ball, or hold a bat, or throw a punch.他总是面带笑容而且.....即使是在艰难地柱起拐杖的时候，也会叫我们如何接球如何握球如何出拳。Y: prop himself up 支撑 And no matter how bad he was feeling, he hardly ever missed a day of work.不管感觉多么不好，他几乎从来因此而耽误过每天的工作，Because he was determined to be our family’s provider and to give me and Craig opportunities he’d never dreamed of.因为他早已做过决定要担负起养家的责任，而且要为我和克雷格创造机会而奉献一切铭记于心。

There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about our dad and how much he sacrificed for me and Craig to be the people we are today.And today, as First Lady, I see that same spirit — and that same kind of sacrifice — in people I meet all across this country.今天身为第一夫人我看到了同样的精神，同样的奉献精神，体现在我所见过的所有国人的身上。

I see it in parents like my dad, struggling to support their families … and students like you, working hard to get an education … and young people who are serving this country in uniform, facing challenges that most of us can’t even imagine.今天身为第一夫人我看到了同样的精神，同样的奉献精神，体现在我所见过的所有国人的身上。我在家长们的身上看到了它，而对看那些我们多数人无法想象的挑战。

I’ve seen firsthand the sacrifices that America’s heroes are making.As First Lady, I have the extraordinary privilege of visiting wounded warriors in military hospitals all across this country.我首先看到的，就是我们美国英雄正在践行的奉献精神，身为第一夫人，我被特派去探视那些负伤的士兵，他们在国内多地的军队医院中疗伤。

Many of them, your age or younger, have suffered terrible injuries.Some of them have lost a limb … sometimes two limbs, or three limbs.They’ve endured dozens of surgeries … they’ve spent months learning to walk again and talk again.他们当中有很多人和你们同龄或比你们年轻，他们遭受了严重的创伤，有些人失去了四肢中的一只，有人失去了两只甚至三只。他们经受了多次外科手术，他们需要花几个月的时间学习再次行走与讲话，But despite these challenges, they persevere … they aren’t looking back.They aren’t dwelling on what they’ve lost.但不管他们的挑战是什么他们始终不屈不饶，他们不会退缩，他们不会为自己所失去的而感伤。

Instead, they’re making plans … they’re reimagining their futures.They tell me that they’re not just going to walk again … they’re going to run … and they’re going to run marathons.相反他们正在计划开始新的生活，他们反复憧憬着自己的未来。他们对我说他们不仅要再次走起来，他们还要跑起来，而且要去跑马拉松。I recently met a young Navy Lieutenant named Brad Snyder who’d been blinded by an IED explosion in Afghanistan.不久前我见过一名年轻的海军上尉，他叫布拉德 斯莱德，在阿富汗战争期间他被土制炸弹炸瞎了双眼。

He competed in this year’s Warrior Games as a runner and a swimmer.在今年的战士比赛中，他以跑步运动员和游泳运动员的身份参赛。And of his service, he said — and these are his words, “I am not going to let blindness build a brick wall around me … I’d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.” 在他服役期间他说过如下这番话，我不会让失明的现实成为挡在我前面的一堵墙，我会给自己的双眼一百次机会，去做我曾经做过的事，And graduates, more than anything else, that will be the true measure of your success … not how well you do when you’re healthy, and happy and everything is going according to plan.同学们最重要的是，检验你们成功的真正准绳，并不是你们健康快乐，以及一切如己所愿的时候做得有多好，But what you do when life knocks you to the ground and all your plans go right out the window.而是当命运将你击垮。一切都不在自己掌控之时你会做些什么？ In those darkest moments, you have a choice: Do you dwell on everything you’ve lost?

在那些最黑暗的时期你可以去选择，你会对自己所失去的一切无法释怀吗？ Or do you focus on what you still have, and find a way to move forward with passion, and determination, and joy? 还是始终专注于自己依然拥有的一切，并且去寻找激情饱满，坚决果断而充满快乐的前行方式呢？

I know that many of you in this graduating class have already faced this choice in your own lives.我知道你们毕业生中，有很多人已经面临了自身命运的抉择。Take the example of one of today’s graduates, Vanessa Vasquez.Vanessa’s parents are agricultural workers with a grade school education … and she came to Oregon State determined to build a better life for her four-month-old daughter.汤佳今天和我们分享了一些经验，然而还有一位毕业生他叫瓦内萨 瓦斯奎兹，瓦内萨的父母都是农民，只有小学文化程度，而她来到俄勒冈州立大学，为了能够让自己那四个月大的女儿过上更美好的生活。In addition to being a single mom, she juggled a full course load and a part-time job.除了是一位单身母亲，她还参加了全日制课程并有一份兼职工作，But it all paid off … and today, she’s receiving her degree in Construction Engineering and Management.但所有的努力都没有枉费。今天她将获得的是自己的建筑工程管理学位，Her advice to other young people is very simple — and these are her words: “With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.”

她对其他年轻人的建议非常简单，她说道：只要努力奋斗勇于奉献一切皆有可能！

Then there’s another member of the class of 2012, Nicolas Sitts, who’s earning his degree in Chemical Engineering.在2012毕业生中还有另一位同学，尼古拉斯 西茨他取得了化学工程学位，As a member of OSU’s Solar Vehicle Team, Nicolas spent two years painstakingly building a solar car.我了解到他作为这所大学太阳能车队的一员，尼古拉斯花了两年的时间，煞费苦心地制作了一辆太阳能车

But when he took it out for a test drive last summer, it caught fire and exploded … and Nicolas sustained second-and third-degree burns on his arm, face and leg.但是当他去年夏天进行试驾的时候，车身起火并发生了爆炸，尼古拉斯的手臂面部及腿部，遭受了二到三级的烧伤，But instead of throwing in the towel, within a month, the team was back at work, building another, hopefully less explosive car.但是他并没有就此放弃，在不到一个月内这个团队又开始了工作，去制造另一台爆炸系数可能会低一些的车。

Vanessa and Nicolas and the OSU Solar Team didn’t give up when things got hard.瓦内萨和尼古拉斯还有太阳能车队，在遇到困难的时候他们都没有放弃

Instead, they just dug deeper, and worked harder, and refused to give up on the success that they dreamed of.相反他们更加投入更加努力，拒不放弃那梦寐以求的成功

And that actually brings me to the second lesson I want to share about leading a rich life — and that is to define success on your own terms.这就是我今天要和大家分享的第二点。

关于如何拥有一个充实的生命，那就是要用自己的标准定义成功。Now, growing up, my parents always told me and Craig to be true to ourselves.在成长的轨迹中我的父母经常教育我们，要对自己真诚，But when you’re a kid, it’s hard to know what that really means.And as you grow older, often, it’s just easier to grab for those gold stars and brass rings.不过当你还是个孩子时很难去理解其中的含义。随着年龄的增长，通常会比较容易去理解心中的疑惑，并体会到其中的真正含义。Craig and I both know this from experience.After graduating from college, we did everything we thought we should do to be successful.我和克雷格都在实践中得以领会。从大学毕业后，任何觉得有成功感的事情我们都会去做，Craig went to business school...I went to law school … and we got prestigious jobs at an investment bank and a law firm.克雷格去了商学院而我去了律师学院。我们都找到了体面的工作，We soon had all the traditional markers of success — the fat paycheck, the fancy office, the impressive line on our resumes.他进了一家投资银行而我去了律师事务所。我们很快就获得了那些成功的传统标志，丰厚的薪水、优越的办公环境，个人简历中那几行令人难忘的工作经历，But the truth is, neither of us was all that fulfilled.I didn’t want to be up in some tall office building writing legal memos … I wanted to be down on the ground, helping the folks I grew up with.而事实上我们两个都没有成就感。我不想在高大的办公楼里，撰写那些法律备忘录，我想去外面帮助那些和我一起长大的人们，I was living the dream — but it wasn’t my dream.And Craig felt the same way.So eventually we quit those corporate jobs.我一直在梦想中但结果并非我愿，而克雷格也有和我一样感到困惑，因此我们最终辞掉了原公司的工作。

I went to work in the Mayor’s office … Craig got a job coaching basketball … and we both took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.But we were excited about our new careers.我在市长办公室工作，而克雷格找到了一个篮球教练的工作。我们的薪水都大不如前，连母亲都感到心疼。但是我们对于各自的新事业感到兴奋不已

Y：cringe 畏惧，退缩

We looked forward to going to work every morning.And we both realized that success isn’t about how your life looks to others … it’s about how it feels to you.每天清晨上班时我们都洋溢着蓬勃的朝气，而且我们都意识到，成功并不在于你的生命在别人眼中是怎样的，它在于你对它的感受。We realized that being successful isn’t about being impressive … it’s about being inspired.我们认识到取得成功并不在于给人留下印象，而是在于获得激励与鼓舞

That’s what it means to be true to yourself.It means looking inside yourself and being honest about what you truly enjoy doing.这就是对自己真诚的含义所在，就是要看到自己的内心，坦诚面对自己真心想做的事情。

Because graduates, I can promise you that you’ll never be happy plodding through someone else’s idea of success.因为同学们我敢保证，当你们按照别人对成功的标准去做事的时候，你们绝不会感到快乐的。Y：plod thru 辛勤工作 Success is only meaningful — and enjoyable — if it feels like your own.But of course, a successful career alone doesn’t necessarily make for a rich life.只有属于自己的成功才是充满意义与欢乐的。当然只是事业上的成功，未必会让生命变得充实，As you’ve all learned from the friends you’ve made and the relationships you’ve formed here at OSU, what truly makes life rich are the people you share it with.从朋友那里以及从在这里建立的人际关系中，你们都学到的是，真正让生命充实起来的，是那些和你一同分享它的人。

And that brings me to the final lesson I want to offer today — and that is, whatever you do, don’t leave behind any unfinished business with the people you love.这就要引出我今天要讲的最后一点内容，那就是无论你们的去向那里，无论你们做什么，不要将你所爱之人抛在脑后。

My dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties.在我十二岁那年，我们的爸爸就因多样硬化的并发症而逝去。And for months, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.我要说的是，我有几个月的时间感到自己无法呼吸，I had this physical sense of grief, this emptiness in my life that I just couldn’t fill.But as hard as it was to lose him, and as much as I still miss him, I knew that I’d never missed a chance to tell my Dad I loved him … and he’d always done the same for me.我的悲痛之情，生命中的这种空虚感我无法将它填平。然而就像失去父亲的悲痛之情一样，每天我都是那样的思念着他，我知道自己一直都有机会对爸爸说我爱他。而他对我也是如此

And whenever Craig and I saw him struggling to walk … and we worried that life was getting too hard for him … my Mom would always reassure us that he was so proud to be our father that he felt like the luckiest guy ever to walk the Earth.每当我和克雷格看到他挣扎着行走时，我们会为他的艰难命运而担忧。妈妈总是安慰我们，他为我们而深感骄傲，为身为人父而倍感自豪。他觉得自己是世界上最幸运的人

All of that gave me a sense of peace — a sense that I had no unfinished business with my Dad.这些话让我感到安心了，让我感觉自己对父亲没有遗憾 And that’s what allowed me to move forward.而这让我可以继续前行

So graduates, as you make your way in the world, I urge you not to leave behind any unfinished business.因此同学们当你们在世界上努力拼搏的时候，我希望你们不要留有任何的遗憾。If you’re in a fight with someone, make up.If you’re holding a grudge, let it go.If you hurt someone, apologize.If you love someone, let them know.如果你正和某人有争执那就化解吧！如果你心存怨恨那就释然吧！如果你爱某人那就说出来吧！

And don’t just tell people that you love them, show them.And that means showing up.It means being truly present in the lives of the people you care about.不要总是把对他们的爱挂在嘴边付诸行动吧！就是要敞开心扉，要真心坦诚，真心对待那些你所关心的人。

“Liking” them on Facebook does not count … nor does following them on Twitter.facebook网站点一下“赞”这可不算数哦！也不是只在twiter网上关注对方就行的哦！

What counts is making the time to be there, in person.Because I can promise you that years from now, you won’t remember the texts you exchanged with your friends here at OSU.要亲自抽出时间出和对方相处。因为我敢保证若干年后，你们绝对不会记得，曾经给这里的好友发的信息是什么内容。But you’ll remember how they cheered you on at your games.You’ll remember how they brought you chocolate and spent hours comforting you when your boyfriend dumped you.但你们会记得他们为你的比赛而欢呼的样子，你会记得在你被男友甩了以后，为你拿来巧克力并花几个小时的时间安慰你“那些个混蛋” You’ll remember all the hours they spent diligently studying with you in the library.That last one was for your parents.你们会记得那些在图书馆刻苦学习的时光，这个是说给家长听的哦！But seriously, those are the memories that you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life.Those are the experiences that make you who you are.但说心里话这些回忆，都将令你们今生难忘。这些经历让你们成就自我，And that is as true for me today as it was back when Craig and I were growing up in that little apartment in Chicago.而这让我回想起从前，我与克雷格在芝加哥的那间小公寓时的时光，You see, when I come out here to Corvallis and visit my family, I’m not the First Lady.I’m Coach Robinson’s little sister.I’m “Miche” to Craig and to my niece and nephews.当我来到科瓦利斯见到家人的时候，我不再是第一夫人，我是罗宾逊教练的妹妹，我是克雷格身边的小八哥，也是侄女侄子的唠叨姑姑。I sleep on the pullout couch in Craig’s guest room … and my daughters pile into the living room with their cousins for a sleepover.我在克雷格客厅的沙发床上酣然入睡，我的女儿们挤在了卧室，和她的表兄妹们彻夜狂欢。

It reminds me of old times, with everyone huddled together in the kitchen, laughing, teasing, driving each other crazy, telling stories late into the night.这让我想起了往昔，所有人都挤在厨房里面，有说有笑逗得对方忍俊不禁，把故事一直讲到深夜，就像我们很小的时候一样。And just like when we were little, Craig and I feel very, very rich.克雷格和我感到非常充实，因此同学们这就是我今天对你们的祝愿。And graduates, that is my wish for all of you today.I wish for you a life rich in all the things that matter.I wish for you work that inspires you … experiences that help you learn and grow … and people who love you and support you every step of the way.我祝愿你们的生活中处处都能感受到充实，我祝愿你们都能找到心仪的工作；我祝愿你们，这些经验能够有助于你们的成长；我祝愿你们与那些爱着你们并始终支持你们的人同在。Congratulations again on all that you have achieved.Thank you, and God bless.我可以说从在会场中感受到的精神状态来看，你们都已拥有了这一切而且还会拥有更多，再次祝贺你们！还有你们所获得的各种成就。

第五篇：米歇尔奥巴马演讲全文 speech

Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family's service and sacrifice...and we will always have your back.Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country.And everywhere I've gone, in the people I've met, and the stories I've heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls.I've seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.I've seen it in people who become heroes at a moment's notice, diving into harm's way to save others...flying across the country to put out a fire...driving for hours to bail out a flooded town.And I've seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families...in wounded warriors who tell me they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run, and they're going to run marathons...in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, “...I'd give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.”

Every day, the people I meet inspire me...every day, they make me proud...every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.Serving as your First Lady is an honor and a privilege...but back when we first came together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we'd begun.While I believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country...and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President...like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance.How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight? PBS NewsHour/YouTube

First lady Michelle Obama addresses the DNC after being introduced by military mom Elaine Brye, from PBS NewsHour.How would they feel being uprooted from their school, their friends, and the only home they'd ever known?

Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys...Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma's house...and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn't stay awake for both.And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls...I deeply loved the man I had built that life with...and I didn't want that to change if he became President.I loved Barack just the way he was.You see, even though back then Barack was a Senator and a presidential candidate...to me, he was still the guy who'd picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by through a hole in the passenger side door...he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he'd found in a dumpster, and whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.But when Barack started telling me about his family – that's when I knew I had found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine.You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable – their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.My father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when my brother and I were young.And even as a kid, I knew there were plenty of days when he was in pain...I knew there were plenty of mornings when it was a struggle for him to simply get out of bed.But every morning, I watched my father wake up with a smile, grab his walker, prop himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform.And when he returned home after a long day's work, my brother and I would stand at the top of the stairs to our little apartment, patiently waiting to greet him...watching as he reached down to lift one leg, and then the other, to slowly climb his way into our arms.But despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work...he and my mom were determined to give me and my brother the kind of education they could only dream of.And when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and grants.But my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself.And every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell short.He was so proud to be sending his kids to college...and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.You see, for my dad, that's what it meant to be a man.Like so many of us, that was the measure of his success in life – being able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his family.And as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though he'd grown up all the way across the country, he'd been brought up just like me.Barack was raised by a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, and by grandparents who stepped in when she needed help.Barack's grandmother started out as a secretary at a community bank...and she moved quickly up the ranks...but like so many women, she hit a glass ceiling.And for years, men no more qualified than she was – men she had actually trained – were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning more and more money while Barack's family continued to scrape by.But day after day, she kept on waking up at dawn to catch the bus...arriving at work before anyone else...giving her best without complaint or regret.And she would often tell Barack, “So long as you kids do well, Bar, that's all that really matters.”

Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much.They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did...in fact, they admired it.They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don't start out with much, if you work hard and do what you're supposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids.That's how they raised us...that's what we learned from their example.We learned about dignity and decency – that how hard you work matters more than how much you make...that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters...that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules...and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean...and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.Those are the values Barack and I – and so many of you – are trying to pass on to our own children.That's who we are.And standing before you four years ago, I knew that I didn't want any of that to change if Barack became President.Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are – it reveals who you are.You see, I've gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like.And I've seen how the issues that come across a President's desk are always the hard ones – the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer...the judgment calls where the stakes are so high, and there is no margin for error.And as President, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people.But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as President, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.So when it comes to rebuilding our economy, Barack is thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother.He's thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day's work.That's why he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help women get equal pay for equal work.That's why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet.That's how he brought our economy from the brink of collapse to creating jobs again – jobs you can raise a family on, good jobs right here in the United States of America.When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president.He didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically – that's not how he was raised – he cared that it was the right thing to do.He did it because he believes that here in America, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine...our kids should be able to see a doctor when they're sick...and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness.And he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care...that's what my husband stands for.When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could've attended college without financial aid.And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.That's why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren't political – they're personal.Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles.He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids.Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it...and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we're from, or what we look like, or who we love.And he believes that when you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity...you do not slam it shut behind you...you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.So when people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.He's the same man who started his career by turning down high paying jobs and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant had shut down, fighting to rebuild those communities and get folks back to work...because for Barack, success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.He's the same man who, when our girls were first born, would anxiously check their cribs every few minutes to ensure they were still breathing, proudly showing them off to everyone we knew.That's the man who sits down with me and our girls for dinner nearly every night, patiently answering their questions about issues in the news, and strategizing about middle school friendships.That's the man I see in those quiet moments late at night, hunched over his desk, poring over the letters people have sent him.The letter from the father struggling to pay his bills...from the woman dying of cancer whose insurance company won't cover her care...from the young person with so much promise but so few opportunities.I see the concern in his eyes...and I hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, “You won't believe what these folks are going through, Michelle...it's not right.We've got to keep working to fix this.We've got so much more to do.”

I see how those stories – our collection of struggles and hopes and dreams – I see how that's what drives Barack Obama every single day.And I didn't think it was possible, but today, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago...even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met.I love that he's never forgotten how he started.I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he's going to do, even when it's hard – especially when it's hard.I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as “us” and “them” – he doesn't care whether you're a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above...he knows that we all love our country...and he's always ready to listen to good ideas...he's always looking for the very best in everyone he meets.And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it – when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost – Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise.Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward...with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.And he reminds me that we are playing a long game here...and that change is hard, and change is slow, and it never happens all at once.But eventually we get there, we always do.We get there because of folks like my Dad...folks like Barack's grandmother...men and women who said to themselves, “I may not have a chance to fulfill my dreams, but maybe my children will...maybe my grandchildren will.”

So many of us stand here tonight because of their sacrifice, and longing, and steadfast love...because time and again, they swallowed their fears and doubts and did what was hard.So today, when the challenges we face start to seem overwhelming – or even impossible – let us never forget that doing the impossible is the history of this nation...it's who we are as Americans...it's how this country was built.And if our parents and grandparents could toil and struggle for us...if they could raise beams of steel to the sky, send a man to the moon, and connect the world with the touch of a button...then surely we can keep on sacrificing and building for our own kids and grandkids.And if so many brave men and women could wear our country's uniform and sacrifice their lives for our most fundamental rights...then surely we can do our part as citizens of this great democracy to exercise those rights...surely, we can get to the polls and make our voices heard on Election Day.If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire...if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores...if women could be dragged to jail for seeking the vote...if a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for all time...if a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop with his righteous dream...and if proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love...then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.Because in the end, more than anything else, that is the story of this country – the story of unwavering hope grounded in unyielding struggle.That is what has made my story, and Barack's story, and so many other American stories possible.And I say all of this tonight not just as First Lady...and not just as a wife.You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still “mom-in-chief.”

My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.But today, I have none of those worries from four years ago about whether Barack and I were doing what's best for our girls.Because today, I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all our sons and daughters...if we want to give all our children a foundation for their dreams and opportunities worthy of their promise...if we want to give them that sense of limitless possibility – that belief that here in America, there is always something better out there if you're willing to work for it...then we must work like never before...and we must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward...my husband, our President, President Barack Obama.Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.