公众人物毕业演讲(MP3+字幕)第232期:威廉麦克雷文2014德州大学演讲(5)
日期:2016-01-29 22:37

(单词翻译:单击)

演讲文本

Each crew is seven students

每一组有七名学员

three on each side of a small rubber boat and one coxswain to help guide the dingy

小皮艇两侧各三人 还有一个舵手在中间指引方向

Every day your boat crew forms up on the beach

每天 我们都会在海滩上分好组

and is instructed to get through the surf zone and paddle several miles down the coast

被要求划过海浪带 并在岸边划行数英里

In the winter, the surf off San Diego can get to be 8 to 10 feet high

冬季 圣地亚哥的海浪可以高达8到10英尺

and it is exceedingly difficult to paddle through the plunging surf unless everyone digs in

要划过大浪非常困难 大家都需要努力划才行

Every paddle must be synchronized to the stroke count of the coxswain

每个桨手都需要按照舵手口令进行同步

Everyone must exert equal effort

每个人的施力需要均衡

or the boat will turn against the wave and be unceremoniously dumped back on the beach

否则船就会被浪拍打回岸边

For the boat to make it to its destination, everyone must paddle

要让船驶向目的地 所有人都需要努力划桨

You can't change the world alone you will need some help

你无法独自改变世界 你需要他人的帮助

and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues

从起点到目的地 你需要有朋友 同事

the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them

陌生人的好心 以及很强的舵手来指引

If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle

如果你想改变世界 务必找人帮你划桨

Over a few weeks of difficult training

经过短短几周的艰苦训练

my SEAL class which started with 150 men was down to just 42

学员人数从最开始的150人缩减为42人

There were now six boat crews of seven men each

剩下的人组成六个组

I was in the boat with the tall guys

我同一些高个子在一组

but the best boat crew we had was made up of the the little guys

但最好的组则由一些小个子组成

the munchkin crew we called them

我们称他们为矮子组

no one was over about 5-foot five

他们没人超过5英尺5英寸

The munchkin boat crew had one American Indian, one African American

矮子组中有一个美国印第安人 一个非裔美国人

one Polish America, one Greek American, one Italian American

一个波兰裔 一个希腊裔 一个意大利裔

and two tough kids from the mid-west

还有两个来自中西部的硬朗伙计

They out paddled, out-ran, and out swam all the other boat crews

其他人的船都跑不过他们的船

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。

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重点单词
  • dingyadj. 肮脏的,昏暗的
  • polishn. 光泽,上光剂,优雅,精良 v. 擦亮,磨光,推敲,
  • rubbern. 橡胶,橡皮,橡胶制品 adj. 橡胶的 n.
  • crewn. 全体船员,全体乘务员,(一组)工作人员 vi
  • surfn. 海浪拍岸,冲浪 vi. 冲浪,浏览 vt. 浏览
  • exertvt. 运用,施加(压力,影响等)
  • sealn. 印章,封条 n. 海豹 v. 盖印,密封
  • stroken. 笔画,击打,一笔(画)连续的动作,中风, v. 奉
  • destinationn. 目的地,终点,景点