演讲文本

Well, I am confident that it will look much, much better

我相信 它会变得越来越好

but if you will humor this old sailor for just a moment

请大家再耐心听我这个老水兵给你们讲讲

I have a few suggestions that may help you on your way to a better world

对于迈向未来更加美好的世界 我对你们有一些建议

And while these lessons were learned during my time in the military

这些经验都是我从部队时光中总结出来的

I can assure you that it matters not whether you ever served a day in uniform

不过我可以保证 这些同样适用于部队外的生活

It matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background

无论性别 种族 宗教信仰

your orientation, or your social status

取向和社会地位

Our struggles in this world are similar

所有人在这个世界的奋斗都是类似的

and the lessons to overcome those struggles and to move forward

克服阻碍并继续往前的经验也都是类似的

changing ourselves and changing the world around us will apply equally to all

我们需要改变自我 改变周遭世界 这对任何人都一样

I have been a Navy SEAL for 36 years

我在海军海豹突击队服役了36年

But it all began when I left UT

这都从我离开德大并在加州科罗纳多

for basic SEAL training in Coronado, California

进行基础海豹训练的那一刻开始

Basic SEAL training is six months

基础海豹训练为期六个月

of long torturous runs in the soft sand

我们要在令人痛苦的软沙地上长跑

midnight swims in the cold water off San Diego

午夜在圣地亚哥岸边冰冷的海水里游泳

obstacles courses, unending calisthenics

此外还有无休止的障碍跨越训练和健身操

days without sleep and always being cold, wet and miserable

有时几天都不睡觉 条件则总是寒冷 潮湿 苦不堪言

It is six months of being constantly harassed by professionally trained warriors

六个月的时间里 总有训练有素的老兵过来找茬

who seek to find the weak of mind and body

他们会挑剔地找出你身心的弱点

and eliminate them from ever becoming a Navy SEAL

企图将你从海豹突击队的候选名单中剔除出去

But, the training also seeks to find those students

不过训练更重要的目的是要找出

who can lead in an environment of constant stress, chaos, failure and hardships

那些能够克服持续压力 混乱 失败和艰苦的学员

To me basic SEAL training was a life time of challenges crammed into six months

在我看来 基础海豹训练是将一生的挑战都塞到了六个月内

So, here are the ten lesson's I learned from basic SEAL training

以下是我从基础海豹训练中获得的十点经验

that hopefully will be of value to you as you move forward in life

但愿它们能对你今后的生活产生帮助

人物简介和演讲视频

人物简介

威廉·麦克雷文，1977年加入海豹突击队，四星级上将，曾指挥猎杀伊拉克高级将领和击毙本拉登行动，2011年8月，就任美国特种作战司令部总司令。麦克雷文是德克萨斯大学的校友，此番重回校园发表毕业典礼演讲，他将自己最初在海豹突击队训练时的经历分享给毕业生，并从中抽出哲理，作为对毕业生的建议。