奧巴馬2020線上畢業演講

16日，奧巴馬在線上畢業典禮《一起畢業：2020年高中畢業生》上寄語美國年輕人。他提出了三點建議：不要害怕、做認為正確的事、團結他人。奧巴馬表示，現在的形勢讓這代人不得不更快速成長，自己已老，讓世界變得更好就靠你們這一代了!

嗨,大家好。阿尼亞，謝謝你精彩的介紹。我為你在奧巴馬基金會工作期間所做的一切感到無比自豪。

Hi, everybody. Aniyah, thank you for that beautiful introduction. I could not be prouder of everything you’ve done in your time with the Obama Foundation.

當然，我也為你們2020年畢業的所有人感到無比驕傲——還有老師們、教練們，最重要的是，一路走來引導你們的父母和家人。

And of course, I couldn’t be prouder of all of you in the graduating Class of 2020 — as well as the teachers, and the coaches, and most of all, parents and family who guided have you along the way.

現在畢業在任何情況下都是一個巨大的成就。你們中的一些人必須克服前進道路上的嚴重障礙，無論是疾病、父母失業，還是生活在一個人們經常把你排除在外的社區。除了成長中常見的挑戰，你們所有人還都必須額外應對社交媒體、校園槍擊事件的報道和氣候變化的災難帶來的額外壓力。然后，就在你們即將慶祝成功的時候，就在你們期待畢業舞會、畢業晚會、畢業典禮等一系列大派對的時候——讓我們面對現實吧——這個世界被一場全球大流行的疾病徹底顛覆了。雖然我相信你會愛你的父母，但我敢打賭，和他們呆在家里玩棋類游戲或在電視上看熱播電視劇《虎王》并不是你在高中最后幾個月所想象的生活。

Now graduating is a big achievement under any circumstances. Some of you have had to overcome serious obstacles along the way, whether it was an illness, or a parent losing a job, or living in a neighborhood where people too often count you out. Along with the usual challenges of growing up, all of you have had to deal with the added pressures of social media, reports of school shootings, and the specter of climate change. And then, just as you’re about to celebrate having made it through, just as you’ve been looking forward to proms and senior nights, graduation ceremonies — and, let’s face it, a whole bunch of parties — the world is turned upside down by a global pandemic. And as much as I’m sure you love your parents, I’ll bet that being stuck at home with them and playing board games or watching Tiger King on TV is not exactly how you envisioned the last few months of your senior year.

但現在我必須要誠實地告訴你——錯過現場畢業典禮的失望——很快就會過去。我對自己的高中畢業已經不太記得了。我知道，不必坐在那里聽畢業典禮演講人的演講并沒有那么糟糕——我的演講通常會持續太長時間。而且，并不是很多人戴著畢業禮帽都看起來很漂亮，尤其是如果你有像我這樣的大耳朵。事實上一旦當前的公共衛生危機結束，你將有足夠的時間與你的朋友們交流。

Now I’ll be honest with you — the disappointments of missing a live graduation — those will pass pretty quick. I don’t remember much from my own high school graduation. I know that not having to sit there and listen to a commencement speaker isn’t all that bad — mine usually go on way too long. Also, not that many people look great in those caps, especially if you have big ears like me. And you’ll have plenty of time to catch up with your friends once the immediate public health crisis is over.

但不變的事實是，你的畢業標志著你進入了成年——你開始掌控自己生活的時刻。從這時起你可以決定什么對你來說是重要的:你想要追求的職業?你想和誰一起組建家庭?你想要賴以生存的價值觀?考慮到目前的世界狀況，這可能有點可怕。

But what remains true is that your graduation marks your passage into adulthood — the time when you begin to take charge of your own life. It’s when you get to decide what’s important to you: the kind of career you want to pursue. Who you want to build a family with. The values you want to live by. And given the current state of the world, that may be kind of scary.

曾經如果你打算離開家去上大學，那么在秋天你就會被送到學校里——但現在這卻已經不再是理所當然的事情了。如果你打算一邊上學一邊工作，那么如今找到第一份工作將會更加困難。即使是相對富裕的家庭也面臨著巨大的不確定性。那些曾經掙扎過的人，他們現在正命懸一線。

If you’d planned on going away for college, getting dropped off at campus in the fall — that’s no longer a given. If you were planning to work while going to school, finding that first job is going to be tougher. Even families that are relatively well-off are dealing with massive uncertainty. Those who were struggling before — they’re hanging on by a thread.

所有這些都意味著你將會比其他時代的人成長得更快。這場大流行改變了現狀，暴露了我們國家的許多根深蒂固的問題——從大規模的經濟不平等到持續的種族不平等，再到缺乏為需要的人提供的基本醫療保健。它喚醒了很多年輕人，讓他們意識到舊的做事方式根本行不通;如果你周圍的人都餓了、病了，你賺多少錢都不重要; 我們的社會和我們的民主只有在我們不僅考慮自己，而且考慮彼此的時候才會起作用。

All of which means that you’re going to have to grow up faster than some generations. This pandemic has shaken up the status quo and laid bare a lot of our country’s deep-seated problems — from massive economic inequality to ongoing racial disparities to a lack of basic health care for people who need it. It’s woken a lot of young people up to the fact that the old ways of doing things just don’t work; that it doesn’t matter how much money you make if everyone around you is hungry and sick; and that our society and our democracy only work when we think not just about ourselves, but about each other.

這也揭開了另一個殘酷的事實，一個一旦我們的童年結束，我們都必須最終接受的事實。所有那些你過去認為掌握大權的成年人知道他們在做什么嗎?結果是他們并沒有所有的答案。他們中的很多人甚至沒有提出正確的問題。所以，如果這個世界會變得更好，這將取決于你。

It’s also pulled the curtain back on another hard truth, something that we all have to eventually accept once our childhood comes to an end. All those adults that you used to think were in charge and knew what they were doing? Turns out that they don’t have all the answers. A lot of them aren’t even asking the right questions. So, if the world’s going to get better, it going to be up to you.

這種認識可能有點嚇人。但我希望它也能鼓舞人心。面對這個國家目前面臨的所有挑戰，沒有人有權利和你說“不，你太年輕了，理解不了”或“這就是一直以來的做法”。因為有這么多的不確定性，所有的東西都突然開放了機會，這是你們這一代人要塑造的世界。

That realization may be kind of intimidating. But I hope it’s also inspiring. With all the challenges this country faces right now, nobody can tell you “no, you’re too young to understand” or “this is how it’s always been done.” Because with so much uncertainty, with everything suddenly up for grabs, this is your generation’s world to shape.

因為我是老家伙了，我不會告訴你如何使用你手中的權力。但我想給你們三個簡短的建議。

Since I’m one of the old guys, I won’t tell you what to do with this power that rests in your hands. But I’ll leave you with three quick pieces of advice.

首先，不要害怕。美國曾經經歷過奴隸制、內戰、饑荒、疾病、大蕭條和9/11恐怖襲擊等艱難時期。每一次我們都變得更加強大，通常是因為像你們這樣的新一代年輕人，從過去的錯誤中吸取了教訓，懂得了如何把事情做得更好。

First, don’t be afraid. America’s gone through tough times before — slavery, civil war, famine, disease, the Great Depression and 9/11. And each time we came out stronger, usually because a new generation, young people like you, learned from past mistakes and figured out how to make things better.

第二，做你認為正確的事。做那些感覺好的，方便的，容易的事情——這是小孩子的想法。不幸的是，許多所謂的成年人，包括一些有著花哨頭銜和重要工作的人，仍然這樣認為——這就是事情如此糟糕的原因。

Second, do what you think is right. Doing what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy — that’s how little kids think. Unfortunately, a lot of so-called grown-ups, including some with fancy titles and important jobs, still think that way — which is why things are so screwed up.

相反，我希望你下決心讓自己養成持久的價值觀，比如誠實、勤奮、責任、公平、慷慨、尊重他人。你不會每次都做對，你會像我們一樣犯錯誤。但如果你聽從自己內心的真實想法，即使它很困難，即使它很不方便，人們也會注意到。他們會被你吸引。你將成為解決方案的一部分，而不是問題的一部分。

I hope that instead, you decide to ground yourself in values that last, like honesty, hard work, responsibility, fairness, generosity, respect for others. You won’t get it right every time, you’ll make mistakes like we all do. But if you listen to the truth that’s inside yourself, even when it’s hard, even when its inconvenient, people will notice. They’ll gravitate towards you. And you’ll be part of the solution instead of part of the problem.

最后，建立一個團體。沒有人能獨自完成大事。現在，當人們感到害怕的時候，很容易變得憤世嫉俗，說“讓我為自己、為我的家人、為那些像我一樣的人著想吧”。但是如果我們要度過這些困難時期;如果我們要創造一個人人都有機會找到工作，上得起大學的世界;如果我們要拯救環境，戰勝未來的流行病，那么我們就必須共同努力。所以要關注彼此的掙扎，維護彼此的權利。拋棄所有使我們分裂的舊思維方式——性別歧視、種族偏見、地位和貪婪——讓世界走上一條不同的道路。

And finally, build a community. No one does big things by themselves. Right now, when people are scared, it’s easy to be cynical and say let me just look out for myself, or my family, or people who look or think or pray like me. But if we’re going to get through these difficult times; if we’re going to create a world where everybody has the opportunity to find a job, and afford college; if we’re going to save the environment and defeat future pandemics, then we’re going to have to do it together. So be alive to one another’s struggles. Stand up for one another’s rights. Leave behind all the old ways of thinking that divide us — sexism, racial prejudice, status, greed — and set the world on a different path.

當你們需要幫助的時候，米歇爾和我已經把我們基金會的使命作為賦予像你們這樣的年輕人在你們自己的社區和團體中領導的技能和支持，并把你們與全國和全世界的其他年輕領導人聯系起來。

When you need help, Michelle and I have made it the mission of our Foundation to give young people like you the skills and support to lead in your own communities, and to connect you with other young leaders around the country and around the globe.

但事實是，你不需要我們告訴你該怎么做。

But the truth is that you don’t need us to tell you what to do.

因為在很多方面，你已經開始領先了。

Because in so many ways, you’ve already started to lead.

祝賀你們，2020屆的畢業生們。繼續讓我們驕傲。

Congratulations, Class of 2020. Keep making us proud.

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