演讲文本

Black, white and brown

无论黑人 白人 还是棕色人种

To advocate for an America where everybody has got a fair shot in life

我们要让所有美国人 都拥有平等的生存机会

Not just some. Not just a few

不是部分人 更不是少数人

But along with collective responsibilities, we have individual responsibilities

不过除了集体责任 我们还有个人责任

There are some things, as black men, we can only do for ourselves

有些事情 作为黑人 我们只能自己来做

There are some things, as Morehouse men

有些事情 作为莫尔豪斯人

That you are obliged to do for those still left behind

你们有义务为那些被落下的人来做

As Morehouse men, you now wield something even more powerful

作为莫尔豪斯人 除了文凭之外

Than the diploma you're about to collect

你们手中还有更强有力的东西

And that's the power of your example

也就是你们作为榜样的力量

So what I ask of you today

我今天对你们的要求

is the same thing I ask of every graduating class I address:

和我在任何毕业典礼上的要求一样

Use that power for something larger than yourself

使用这个力量 让你之外的更多人受益

Live up to president Mays's challenge

实践本杰明梅斯院长的要求

Be "sensitive to the wrongs, the sufferings, and the injustices of society"

成为"对社会的错误 苦难和不公敏感的人"

And be "willing to accept responsibility for correcting those ills"

并"愿意担负起责任 矫正这些病态"

I know that some of you came to Morehouse from communities

我知道 到莫尔豪斯之前 你们有些人在社区中

Where life was about keeping your head down and looking out for yourself

需要低着头生活 并时刻小心翼翼

Maybe you feel like you escaped, and now you can take your degree and get that fancy job and the nice house and the nice car

也许你会觉得你逃离了 现在你获得了学位 获得了好工作 买了好房好车

And never look back

再也不用回顾往事

And don't get me wrong

不要误解我的意思

With all those student loans you've had to take out

很多人还有大量助学贷款要还

I know you've got to earn some money

我知道你们需要挣钱

With doors open to you

世界向你们敞开大门

That your parents and grandparents could not even imagine

你们的父母以及祖辈肯定不愿想象

No one expects you to take a vow of poverty

读完了书你们还要坚守贫穷

人物简介和演讲视频

人物简介

本视频是美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马在莫尔豪斯学院2013年毕业典礼上的演讲。莫尔豪斯学院是美国黑人运动先驱马丁·路德·金的母校，也是一所传统上招收黑人的美国私立男子文理学院。奥巴马作为美国历史上第一位黑人总统，到此鼓励黑人学生。他告诫黑人青年，不要把种族歧视当做个人失败的借口，要努力成为一个好男人、好丈夫、好父亲。