演讲文本

Well, here it is i've found that nothing in life is worthwhile.

我的意思是我发现 如果你不冒险

Unless you take risks Nothing.

生活中的一切都会是毫无价值所有一切

Nelson Mandela said There is no passion to be found playing small.

纳尔逊.曼德拉曾说过如果安于现状 生活将平淡无奇

In settling for a life that's less than the one you're capable of living.

尤其对于那些有能力去过更精彩人生的人来说

Now I'm sure in your experiences in school, in applying to college.

我肯定在你们过去的经历中无论是在学校 在申报大学

In picking your major in deciding what you want to do with life.

挑选专业还是在你们决定人生中要做些什么时

I'm sure people have told you to make sure you have something to fall back on.

总会有人提醒你们总会有人提醒你们要记着给自己 留条后路

To make sure you have something to fall back on, Honey But i've never understood that concept.

提醒你们说 亲爱的 为自己留条后路吧但我对此表示无法理解

Having something to fall back on If I'm going to fall.

要 留后路如果我会跌倒失败

I don't want to fall back on anything, except my faith I want to fall forward.

我不想留什么后路 除了自己的信念我要 向前倒

I figure at least this way i'll see what I'm about to hit.

这样 至少我能看见我会栽在什么问题上

Fall forward Here's what I mean.

向前倒我来讲讲它的含义

Reggie Jackson struck out 2, 600 times in his career.

雷吉.杰克逊在他的职业生涯中曾被2600次三振出局

The most in the history of baseball But you don't hear about the strikeouts.

棒球历史上的最高纪录但你不会听到这些三振出局的事

People remember the home runs Fall forward.

人们只记得他的全垒打向前倒

Thomas Edison conducted 1, 000 failed experiments Did you know that? I didn't know that.

爱迪生曾经有1000次试验失败你知道么？我以前也不知道

人物简介和演讲视频

人物简介

丹泽尔·华盛顿是好莱坞最著名也是身价最高的黑人影星。

在演讲中，他用平易近人且风趣幽默的言语，在全校师生面前侃侃而谈。他提出了自己对毕业生们的建议——向前倒，并举出了自己和若干名人的真实经历来印证这一点，并鼓励学生们不要害怕失败，勇敢向前，终有一天，心中的理想与目标将得以实现。