演讲文本

Okay, I see some of you will need to talk to yourselves a little bit
我认为你们有些人应该对自己说一下
Start on Monday
周一开始
if you aren't talking to yourself like crazy and you don't know how powerful you are
如果你不知道自己有多强大
you know, you will need to start to talk to yourself in a mirror
你每天早上可以对着镜子问自己
every morning, do you know how powerful you are?
你知道自己有多强大吗
Do you know how powerful we are? Yeah, powerful
你知道自己有多强大吗 很强大
So your generation is empowered to change the world
你们这代人有改变世界的力量
in ways we can't even imagine
以我们想都想不到的方式
See right now we are at a turning point
现在 我们正处在一个重大的转折点
a changing of the guard
正在交接班
our politicians are younger
我们的政界人士正在年轻化
our entrepreneurs are younger
企业家们正在年轻化
our faith leaders are younger
精神领袖也在年轻化
the leaders of this generation are more diverse and connected
这一代人中的领袖更具多样性和关联性
your generation crosses cultural lines
这代人会跨越文化的界限
and breaks gender barriers
打破性别的壁垒
I don't want you to be the next Oprah
我不要求你们成为下一个欧普拉
I don't want you to be the next Obama
我不要求你们成为下一个奥巴马
I don't even want you to be the next me
我也不要求你们成为下一个我
I want you to be you
我希望你们成为自己
So class of 2014
2014届毕业生们
and everybody here at Howard University
还有霍华德大学的所有人
Do you know how powerful you are?
你们知道自己有多强大吗
Made the choice say it in a minute?
请再坚定地告诉我一次
See when I was growing up
我在成长过程中
I had this favorite uncle
有一个很喜欢的叔叔
we all have our favorite uncle
我们都有一个很喜欢的叔叔
but my uncle's name was Uncle Shrine hopelessly
我的叔叔名叫神庙叔叔
Now I can't tell you why his name was Uncle Shrine
我不知道为什么叫他神庙叔叔
May god rest his soul
愿上帝保佑他的灵魂安息
but Uncle Shrine
不过这位叔叔
told me something I believed by my whole life
给我讲的一点我会铭记终生
It's something I want to leave you with today
这也是我今天要讲给你们的
He told me don't be afraid to close our eyes and dream
他告诉我 不要害怕闭上眼睛做梦
but then open you eyes and see
然后还要睁开眼睛往前看
Don't be afraid to close our eyes and dream
不要害怕闭上眼睛做梦
but then open you eyes and see
然后还要睁开眼睛往前看

人物简介和演讲视频

人物简介
本视频是比尔·盖茨和夫人梅琳达·盖茨在斯坦福大学2014年毕业典礼上的演讲。整个演讲以“乐观”为主线，强调了他们对科技的乐观态度，以及对世界美好未来的乐观态度。盖茨夫妇轮流讲述了自己的亲身经历和故事，告诉学生应该站在他人的立场上，感同身受那些处境不及自己的人，尽自己所能去帮助那些需要帮助的人，让全世界所有人类同胞都有一样的美好未来。