第一篇：米歇爾奧巴馬2013俄勒岡州立大學畢業典禮演講

MRS.OBAMA: Thank you so much.(Applause.)I can't tell you how much this means.I am so proud to receive this honorary degree from this phenomenal university.And I am thrilled to be here today to celebrate the Oregon State University class of 2012!Go Beaves!(Applause.)I want to start by thanking President Ray for that very kind introduction and for the degree.I also want to thank Provost Randhawa.I also want to recognize Mayor Julie Manning, who's here, and all of the outstanding faculty, staff, administrators and university leaders here at OSU.I also want to acknowledge Tonga as well, and all of the student speakers who are going to be on the stage today.We are so proud of you all.And of course, to the stars of today's show, the class of 2012--congratulations!(Applause.)We are all so proud of you.We are proud of how hard you've worked, how much you've grown, and all that you've achieved during your time here at Oregon State.And I know that none of you did this alone.As the President said earlier, you all are here today in large part because of those beautiful people up in the bleachers--the folks who pushed you, and believed in you, and answered the phone every time you called, even when you were just calling for money.(Laughter.)So, graduates, again, let's give another round of applause to your family, especially to all of the fathers out there on this beautiful Father's Day.Today is their day, too.(Applause.)Now, like all of you, I am here today because of my family.As you know, Craig Robinson, your men's basketball coach, is my big brother.(Applause.)And last fall, Craig called me up and he said that if I didn't speak at this year's commencement, he was going to tell mom on me.(Laughter.)And since our mother now lives with me, that threat actually still carries some weight.(Laughter.)But seriously, I'm not here today just because Craig has turned the Obama family into Beaver Believers, which he has.(Laughter and applause.)I am also here, proudly, because of everything this university is doing for this country.You have built one of the most sustainable campuses in America.You're conducting groundbreaking research on everything from agriculture, to nanotechnology, to childhood obesity.You are serving others in so many ways--tutoring children, joining our armed forces, fighting hunger and disease here in America and around the world.So let me just say, I can see why Craig feels so at home here at OSU.Because in so many ways, the values you all embody are the values that he and I were raised with.Craig and I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and our family was very close--I mean literally close, real close.My mom, my dad, Craig and I, we lived in a little-bitty apartment, and for years Craig and I shared a bedroom divided by a wooden partition to give us the illusion of separate rooms.And at night, Craig and I would whisper to each other through the cracks in that partition until one of us feel asleep, or mom yelled and said, shut up, be quiet--one or the other.(Laughter.)But while we didn't have much space, our little home was bursting with love.We spent lots of time together as a family laughing and sharing stories at dinner each night;playing board games, card games for hours, huddled around the kitchen table.We enjoyed the simple pleasures in life, like getting our report cards because good grades meant pizza for dinner--that was a highlight.Trying to hold in our giggles as Craig put shaving cream on my dad's glasses while he napped.Sleeping on the back porch on hot summer nights when the temperature in our little apartment became unbearable.But it wasn't all fun and games growing up.Our parents were big believers in everyone doing their part around the house.Craig often compared Saturday chores to boot camp.And my parents were even more serious about our academics.My mom taught Craig and I to read long before kindergarten started, and she spent hours volunteering in our neighborhood public school, making sure we got the education she knew we deserved.See, that was the kind of childhood we had.And one day--I will never forget, when my brother was about 10, he asked my dad a simple question.He said, “Dad, are we rich?” To answer this question, my dad took his next paycheck from his job at the city water plant, and instead of depositing that check, he cashed it in small bills.He then came home and dumped out all that money on the kitchen table.Craig was impressed--with all that money, he thought, we must be rich.But then my Dad started explaining where all the money went each month: little bit for rent, that much for gas, this much for groceries.And by the time he was done, there wasn't a penny left on that table.And Craig was shocked, and so was I.I mean, here we were, two kids growing up in a family that was just barely working class, but we were convinced that we were wealthy.We knew it.And, graduates, that's what I'd like to talk with you about today.I'd like to talk about what Craig and I learned from our family about leading a rich life no matter how much money you have.And while there are plenty of lessons I could share, there are three that I'd like to emphasize today.The first: No matter what struggles or setbacks you face in your life, focus on what you have, not on what you're missing.My dad taught us this lesson every day by how he lived his life.My dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when my brother and I were still very young.And as he got sicker it got harder for him to walk, and it took him longer to dress himself in the morning.My dad had been an athlete all of his life;he was a boxer and a swimmer in high school.So it must have been hard for him to feel his body declining--to go from being an active, vibrant young man to barely being able to make it up the stairs.But if he was in pain, if he was at all disappointed with his fate, he never let on.He never stopped smiling and laughing.And even as he struggled to prop himself up on his crutches to teach us to catch a ball, or hold a bat, or throw a punch, no matter how bad he was feeling, he hardly ever missed a day of work because he was determined to be our family's provider and to give me and Craig the kind of opportunities he'd never dreamed of for himself.And there is not a day that goes by that I don't think about how our dad--and how much he sacrificed for me and Craig to be the people we are today.And today, as First Lady, I see that same spirit, that same kind of sacrifice, in people I meet all across this country.I see it in parents like my dad, struggling to support their families.I see it in students like all of you, working so hard to get an education.I see it in young people who are serving this country in uniform, facing challenges that most of us couldn't even imagine.And I've seen this firsthand--the sacrifices that our American heroes are making.As First Lady, I've had the extraordinary privilege of visiting wounded warriors in military hospitals all across this country.Many of them are your age or younger, and they have suffered terrible injuries.Some of them have lost a limb--some of them have lost two limbs, some three.They've endured dozens of surgeries;they've spent months learning to walk again and talk again.But despite the challenges, they persevere.They aren't looking back.They aren't dwelling on what they've lost.Instead, they are making plans for their lives, they're reimagining their futures.They tell me that they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run and they're going to run marathons.I recently met a young Navy Lieutenant named Brad Snyder who'd been blinded by an IED explosion in Afghanistan.He competed in this year's Warrior Games as a runner and a swimmer.And of his service he said this--he said, “I am not going to let my blindness build a brick wall around me.I'd give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.” And, graduates, more than anything else, that will be the true measure of your success--not how well you do when you're healthy and happy and everything is going according to plan, but what you do when life knocks you to the ground and all your plans go right out the window.In those darkest moments, you will have a choice: Do you dwell on everything you've lost? Or do you focus on what you still have, and find a way to move forward with passion, with determination, and with joy? And I know that many of you in this graduating class have already faced this choice in your own lives--Tonga shared with us today.But there is also one of today's graduates, Vanessa Vasquez.Vanessa's parents are agricultural workers with a grade school education, and she came to Oregon State determined to build a better life for her four-month-old daughter.In addition to being a single mom, she's juggled a full course load and a part-time job.But it all paid off, and today she's receiving her degree in Construction Engineering and Management.(Applause.)Yes, indeed.Her advice to other young people is very simple.She says, “with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.” And then there's another member of the class of 2012, Nicolas Sitts, who's earning his degree in Chemical Engineering.I understand that as a member of OSU's Solar Vehicle Team, Nicolas spent two years painstakingly building a solar car.But when he took it out for a test drive last summer, it caught fire and exploded, and Nicolas sustained second and third degree burns on his arm, face and leg.But instead of throwing in the towel, within a month, the team was back at work, building another, hopefully less explosive car.(Laughter.)Vanessa and Nicolas and the OSU Solar Team didn't give up when things got hard.Instead, they just dug deeper, and worked harder, and refused to give up on the success that they dreamed of.And that actually brings me to the second lesson I want to share about leading a rich life, and that is to define success on your own terms.Now, growing up, my parents always told me and Craig to be true to ourselves.But really, when you're a kid, it's hard to know what that means, right? And as you grow older, often it's just easier to grab for those gold stars and try to get that brass ring.And Craig and I both know this from experience.After graduating from college, we did everything we thought we should do to be successful--Craig went to business school, I went to law school, we got prestigious jobs at an investment bank and me at a law firm.We soon had all the traditional markers of success: the fat paycheck, the fancy office, the impressive lines on our resumés.But the truth is, neither of us was all that fulfilled.I didn't want to be up in some tall office building writing legal memos.I wanted to be down on the ground helping the folks I grew up with.I was living the dream, but it wasn't my dream.And Craig felt the same way, unbeknownst to me.So eventually we quit those corporate jobs.I went to work in the mayor's office;Craig got a job coaching basketball.And we both took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.(Laughter.)But we were excited about our new careers.We looked forward to going to work every morning, and we both realized that success isn't about how your life looks to others, it's about how it feels to you.We realized that being successful isn't about being impressive, it's about being inspired.And that's what it means to be your true self.It means looking inside yourself and being honest about what you truly enjoy doing.Because graduates, I can promise you that you will never be happy plodding through someone else's idea of success.Success is only meaningful--and enjoyable--if it feels like your own.But of course, a successful career alone does not make for a rich life.As you've all learned from the friends you've made and the relationships you've formed here at OSU, what makes life truly rich are the people you share it with.And that brings me to the final lesson I want to offer today, and that is, wherever you go, whatever you do, don't leave behind any unfinished business with the people you love.You see, our dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties.And let me tell you, for months I felt like I couldn't breathe.I had this physical sense of grief, this emptiness in my life that I just couldn't fill.But as hard as it was to lose my dad, and as much as I still miss him every day, I knew that I had never missed a chance to tell my Dad I loved him, and he'd always done the same for me.And whenever Craig and I saw him struggling to walk and we worried that life was getting too hard for him, my Mom would always reassure us that he was so proud of us, so proud to be our father that he felt like the luckiest guy ever to walk the earth.And all of that gave me a sense of peace--a sense that I had no unfinished business with my Dad.And that's what allowed me to move forward.So graduates, as you make your way in the world, I urge you not to leave behind any unfinished business.If you're in a fight with someone, make up.If you're holding a grudge, let it go.If you hurt someone, apologize.If you love someone, let them know.And don't just tell people that you love them, show them.And that means showing up.It means being truly present in the lives of the people you care about.“Liking” them on Facebook doesn't count--(laughter)--nor does following them on Twitter.(Laughter.)What counts is making the time to be there in person.Because I can promise you that years from now, you will not remember the texts you've exchanged with your friends here at OSU, but you will remember how they cheered you on at your game, right? You will remember how they brought you chocolate and spent hours comforting you when your boyfriend or girlfriend dumped you.What jerks.(Laughter.)You will remember all the hours spent diligently studying in the library--that one's for the parents.(Laughter.)But seriously, those are the memories that you'll carry with you for the rest of your life.Those are the experiences that make you who you are.And that is as true for me today as it was back when Craig and I were growing up in that little apartment in Chicago.You see, when I come out here to Corvallis and I visit my family, I'm not the First Lady.I'm Coach Robinson's little sister.I'm “Miche” to Craig and to my niece and nephews.I sleep on the pullout couch in Craig's guest room, and my daughters pile into the living room with their cousins for a sleepover.It reminds me of old times with everyone huddled together in the kitchen, laughing and teasing and driving each other crazy, telling stories late into the night.And just like when we were little, Craig and I feel very, very rich.So graduates, that is my wish for all of you today.I wish for you a life rich in all the things that matter.I wish for you work that inspires you.I wish for you experience--those experiences that help you learn and grow.I wish for you people who love you and support you every step of the way.And I can tell from the energy in this stadium you have all that, and you will have more.So congratulations again to all of you on all that you've achieved.And now, the wind has started--(laughter)--so it's time for me to end.Thank you all, and God bless.

第二篇：米歇爾奧巴馬在俄亥俄州州立大學的演講

Thank you so much.I am so proud to receive this honorary degree from this great American university.And I am thrilled to be here today to celebrate the Oregon State University class of 2012!I want to start by thanking President Ray for that very kind introduction.I also want to recognize Provost Sabah Randhawa, Mayor Julie Manning … and all of the outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators here at OSU.And of course, to the stars of today’s show, the class of 2012 … congratulations!We are all so proud of you.We are so proud of how hard you’ve worked … and how much you’ve grown … and all that you’ve achieved during your time here at Oregon State.And I know that none of you did this alone.You all are here today in large part because of those beautiful people up in the bleachers — the folks who pushed you, and believed in you, and answered the phone every time you called — even when you were just calling to ask for money.So graduates, let’s give a special round of applause for your families … today is their day too.[PAUSE] Now, like all of you, I’m also here today because of my family.As you know, Craig Robinson, your men’s basketball coach, is my big brother.And last fall, Craig called me up and said that if I didn’t speak at this year’s commencement, he would tell mom on me.And since our mother now lives with me, that threat actually still carries some weight.But seriously, I’m not here today just because Craig has turned the Obamas into a family of Beaver Believers.I’m also here because I’m proud of everything this university is doing for this country.You’ve built one of the most sustainable campuses in America.You’re conducting groundbreaking research on everything from agriculture, to nanotechnology, to childhood obesity.You’re serving others in so many ways — tutoring children, joining our armed forces, fighting hunger and disease here in America and around the world.So I can see why Craig feels so at home here at OSU.Because in so many ways, the values you all embody are the values that he and I were raised with.Craig and I grew up on the South Side of Chicago.And our family was close — I mean really close … literally.My mom, my dad, Craig and I lived in a tiny apartment … and for years, Craig and I shared a bedroom divided by a wooden partition to give us the illusion of separate rooms.At night, Craig and I would whisper to each other through the cracks in that partition until one of us feel asleep … or our Mom yelled at us to be quiet.But while we didn’t have much space, our little home was bursting with love.We spent lots of time together as a family — laughing and sharing stories at dinner each night;playing board games and cards for hours, huddled around the kitchen table.We enjoyed the simple pleasures in life … like getting our report cards, because good grades meant pizza for dinner … trying to hold in giggles as we put shaving cream on my Dad’s glasses while he napped … sleeping on the back porch on hot summer nights when the temperature in our little apartment became unbearable.But it wasn’t all fun and games growing up in our house.Our parents were big believers in everyone doing their part around the house … Craig often compared Saturday chore time to boot camp.And my parents were even more serious about our academic lives.My mom taught me and Craig how to read long before kindergarten started.And she spent hours volunteering in our neighborhood public school, making sure we got the education she knew we deserved.That was the kind of childhood we had.And one day, when my brother was about ten years old, he asked my dad a simple question.“Dad,” he said, “Are we rich?”

To answer his question, my dad took his next paycheck from his job at the city water plant … and instead of depositing that check, he cashed it.He then came home and dumped out all the bills on the kitchen table.Craig was impressed — with all that money, we must be rich!But then my Dad started explaining where all this money went each month … this much for rent … that much for gas … this much for groceries.And by the time he was done, there wasn’t a single penny left on that table.Craig was shocked … and so was I.Here we were, two kids growing up in a family that was just barely working class … but we were convinced that we were wealthy!And graduates, that’s what I’d like to talk with you about today.I’d like to talk about what Craig and I learned from our family about leading a rich life … no matter how much money you have.And while there are plenty of lessons I could share — there are three that I’d like to emphasize today.First, no matter what struggles or setbacks you face in your life, focus on what you have, not what you’re missing.My Dad taught us this lesson every day by how he lived his life.He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when my brother and I were still very young.And as he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk … and it took longer for him to dress himself in the morning.He had been an athlete all his life … he was a boxer and a swimmer in high school.So it must have been hard for him to feel his body declining … to go from being an active, vibrant young man to barely being able to make it up the stairs.But if he was in pain … if he was at all disappointed with his fate … he never let on.He never stopped smiling and laughing … even as he struggled to prop himself up on his crutches to teach us how to catch a ball, or hold a bat, or throw a punch.And no matter how bad he was feeling, he hardly ever missed a day of work.Because he was determined to be our family’s provider and to give me and Craig opportunities he’d never dreamed of.There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about our dad and how much he sacrificed for me and Craig to be the people we are today.And today, as First Lady, I see that same spirit — and that same kind of sacrifice — in people I meet all across this country.I see it in parents like my dad, struggling to support their families … and students like you, working hard to get an education … and young people who are serving this country in uniform, facing challenges that most of us can’t even imagine.I’ve seen firsthand the sacrifices that America’s heroes are making.As First Lady, I have the extraordinary privilege of visiting wounded warriors in military hospitals all across this country.Many of them, your age or younger, have suffered terrible injuries.Some of them have lost a limb … sometimes two limbs, or three limbs.They’ve endured dozens of surgeries … they’ve spent months learning to walk again and talk again.But despite these challenges, they persevere … they aren’t looking back.They aren’t dwelling on what they’ve lost.Instead, they’re making plans … they’re reimagining their futures.They tell me that they’re not just going to walk again … they’re going to run … and they’re going to run marathons.I recently met a young Navy Lieutenant named Brad Snyder who’d been blinded by an IED explosion in Afghanistan.He competed in this year’s Warrior Games as a runner and a swimmer.And of his service, he said — and these are his words, “I am not going to let blindness build a brick wall around me … I’d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.”

And graduates, more than anything else, that will be the true measure of your success … not how well you do when you’re healthy, and happy and everything is going according to plan.But what you do when life knocks you to the ground and all your plans go right out the window.In those darkest moments, you have a choice: Do you dwell on everything you’ve lost?

Or do you focus on what you still have, and find a way to move forward with passion, and determination, and joy? I know that many of you in this graduating class have already faced this choice in your own lives.Take the example of one of today’s graduates, Vanessa Vasquez.Vanessa’s parents are agricultural workers with a grade school education … and she came to Oregon State determined to build a better life for her four-month-old daughter.In addition to being a single mom, she juggled a full course load and a part-time job.But it all paid off … and today, she’s receiving her degree in Construction Engineering and Management.Her advice to other young people is very simple — and these are her words: “With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.”

Then there’s another member of the class of 2012, Nicolas Sitts, who’s earning his degree in Chemical Engineering.As a member of OSU’s Solar Vehicle Team, Nicolas spent two years painstakingly building a solar car.But when he took it out for a test drive last summer, it caught fire and exploded … and Nicolas sustained second-and third-degree burns on his arm, face and leg.But instead of throwing in the towel, within a month, the team was back at work, building another, hopefully less explosive car.Vanessa and Nicolas and the OSU Solar Team didn’t give up when things got hard.Instead, they just dug deeper, and worked harder, and refused to give up on the success that they dreamed of.And that actually brings me to the second lesson I want to share about leading a rich life — and that is to define success on your own terms.Now, growing up, my parents always told me and Craig to be true to ourselves.But when you’re a kid, it’s hard to know what that really means.And as you grow older, often, it’s just easier to grab for those gold stars and brass rings.Craig and I both know this from experience.After graduating from college, we did everything we thought we should do to be successful.Craig went to business school...I went to law school … and we got prestigious jobs at an investment bank and a law firm.We soon had all the traditional markers of success — the fat paycheck, the fancy office, the impressive line on our resumes.But the truth is, neither of us was all that fulfilled.I didn’t want to be up in some tall office building writing legal memos … I wanted to be down on the ground, helping the folks I grew up with.I was living the dream — but it wasn’t my dream.And Craig felt the same way.So eventually we quit those corporate jobs.I went to work in the Mayor’s office … Craig got a job coaching basketball … and we both took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.But we were excited about our new careers.We looked forward to going to work every morning.And we both realized that success isn’t about how your life looks to others … it’s about how it feels to you.We realized that being successful isn’t about being impressive … it’s about being inspired.That’s what it means to be true to yourself.It means looking inside yourself and being honest about what you truly enjoy doing.Because graduates, I can promise you that you’ll never be happy plodding through someone else’s idea of success.Success is only meaningful — and enjoyable — if it feels like your own.[PAUSE] But of course, a successful career alone doesn’t necessarily make for a rich life.As you’ve all learned from the friends you’ve made and the relationships you’ve formed here at OSU, what truly makes life rich are the people you share it with.And that brings me to the final lesson I want to offer today — and that is, whatever you do, don’t leave behind any unfinished business with the people you love.My dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties.And for months, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.I had this physical sense of grief, this emptiness in my life that I just couldn’t fill.But as hard as it was to lose him, and as much as I still miss him, I knew that I’d never missed a chance to tell my Dad I loved him … and he’d always done the same for me.And whenever Craig and I saw him struggling to walk … and we worried that life was getting too hard for him … my Mom would always reassure us that he was so proud to be our father that he felt like the luckiest guy ever to walk the Earth.All of that gave me a sense of peace — a sense that I had no unfinished business with my Dad.And that’s what allowed me to move forward.So graduates, as you make your way in the world, I urge you not to leave behind any unfinished business.If you’re in a fight with someone, make up.If you’re holding a grudge, let it go.If you hurt someone, apologize.If you love someone, let them know.And don’t just tell people that you love them, show them.And that means showing up.It means being truly present in the lives of the people you care about.“Liking” them on Facebook does not count … nor does following them on Twitter.What counts is making the time to be there, in person.Because I can promise you that years from now, you won’t remember the texts you exchanged with your friends here at OSU.But you’ll remember how they cheered you on at your games.You’ll remember how they brought you chocolate and spent hours comforting you when your boyfriend dumped you.You’ll remember all the hours they spent diligently studying with you in the library.That last one was for your parents.But seriously, those are the memories that you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life.Those are the experiences that make you who you are.And that is as true for me today as it was back when Craig and I were growing up in that little apartment in Chicago.You see, when I come out here to Corvallis and visit my family, I’m not the First Lady.I’m Coach Robinson’s little sister.I’m “Miche” to Craig and to my niece and nephews.I sleep on the pullout couch in Craig’s guest room … and my daughters pile into the living room with their cousins for a sleepover.It reminds me of old times, with everyone huddled together in the kitchen, laughing, teasing, driving each other crazy, telling stories late into the night.And just like when we were little, Craig and I feel very, very rich.And graduates, that is my wish for all of you today.I wish for you a life rich in all the things that matter.I wish for you work that inspires you … experiences that help you learn and grow … and people who love you and support you every step of the way.Congratulations again on all that you have achieved.Thank you, and God bless.

第三篇：米歇爾奧巴馬演講

This is my first trip, my first foreign trip as a first lady.Can you believe that? And while this is not my first visit to the U.K., I have to say that I am glad that this is my first official visit.Please remember that.If you want to know the reason why I'm standing here, it's because of education.I never cut class.Sorry, I don't know if anybody is cutting class.I never did it.I loved getting As.I liked being smart.I liked being on time.I liked getting my work done.I thought being smart was cooler than anything in the world.And you too, with these same values, can control your own destiny.You too can pave the way.You too can realize your dreams, and then your job is to reach back and to help someone just like you do the same thing.History proves that it doesn't matter whether you come from a council estate or a country estate.Your success will be determined by your own fortitude, your own confidence, your own individual hard work.That is true.That is the reality of the world that we live in.You now have control over your own destiny.And it won't be easy--that's for sure.But you have everything you need.Everything you need to succeed, you already have, right here.My husband works in this big office.They call it the Oval Office.In the White House, there's the desk that he sits at--it's called the Resolute desk.It was built by the timber of Her Majesty's Ship Resolute and given by Queen Victoria.It's an enduring symbol of the friendship between our two nations.And its name, Resolute, is a reminder of the strength of character that's required not only to lead a country, but to live a life of purpose, as well.And I hope in pursuing your dreams, you all remain resolute, that you go forward without limits, and that you use your talents--because there are many;we've seen them;it's there--that you use them to create the world as it should be.Because we are counting on you.We are counting on every single one of you to be the very best that you can be.Because the world is big.And it's full of challenges.And we need strong, smart, confident young women to stand up and take the reins.We know you can do it.We love you.Thank you so much.MRS.OBAMA:(Applause.)Thank you.Well, ni-hao.(Laughter.)It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you at this great university, so thank you so much for having me.謝謝。你好。很高興也很榮幸來到這里，在這所偉大的大學和你們共聚一堂。非常感謝你們邀請我。Now, before I get started today, on behalf of myself and my husband, I just want to say a few very brief words about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.As my husband has said, the United States is offering as many resources as possible to assist in the search.And please know that we are keeping all of the families and loved ones of those on this flight in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time.在我今天開始之前，代表我自己和我的丈夫，我想就馬來西亞航空公司的MH370航班簡短說兩句。如我丈夫所說，美國正提供盡可能多的資源協助搜尋工作。請相信，在這個非常艱難的時刻，我們的心和航班上人員的家屬和親人在一起，我們為他們祈禱。Now with that, I want to start by recognizing our new Ambassador to China, Ambassador Baucus.President Wang;Chairman Zhu;Vice President Li;Director Cueller;Professor Oi, and the Stanford Center;President Sexton from New York University, which is an excellent study abroad program in Shanghai;and John Thornton, Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua University.Thank you all for joining us.現在，我們首先來認識一下美國新任駐華大使——博卡斯大使。王校長、朱主席、李副校長、Cuelluer主任、Jean Oi教授和斯坦福中心，紐約大學的塞克頓斯校長（該校在上海開設了一個優秀的海外留學項目），以及清華大學全球領袖項目主任約翰·桑頓，由衷地感謝大家的到來。But most of all, I want to thank all of the students who are here today.And I particularly want to thank Eric Schaefer and Zhu Xuanhao for that extraordinary English and Chinese introduction.That was a powerful symbol of everything that I want to talk with you about today.最重要的是，我要感謝今天所有到場的學生們......我要特別感謝埃里克·謝弗和朱宣皓的精彩英文和中文介紹。這絕佳地詮釋了我今天要和大家聊的全部話題。

See, by learning each other’s languages, and by showing such curiosity and respect for each other’s cultures, Mr.Schafer and Ms.Zhu and all of you are building bridges of understanding that will lead to so much more.And I’m here today because I know that our future depends on connections like these among young people like you across the globe.你們看，通過學習彼此的語言，通過展現對彼此文化的好奇心和尊重，謝弗先生、朱女士以及你們大家正在搭建理解的橋梁，這些橋梁帶來更多的豐碩成果。我今天來到你們這里是因為我知道，我們的未來取決于全球像你們這樣年輕人間的這樣的聯系。That’s why when my husband and I travel abroad, we don’t just visit palaces and parliaments and meet with heads of state.We also come to schools like this one to meet with students like you, because we believe that relationships between nations aren’t just about relationships between governments or

leaders--they’re about relationships between people, particularly young people.So we view study abroad programs not just as an educational opportunity for students, but also as a vital part of America’s foreign policy.這也是為什么我們夫婦在國外訪問時，不只參觀宮殿、議會和會晤國家元首。我們也來到學校，與像你們一樣的學生見面。因為我們相信，國與國之間的關系不只是政府或領導人之間的關系，它們是人民間―特別是年輕人之間的關系。因此，我們認為海外留學項目不只是為學生提供的教育機會，還是美國外交政策至關重要的組成部分。Through the wonders of modern technology, our world is more connected than ever before.Ideas can cross oceans with the click of a button.Companies can do business and compete with companies across the globe.And we can text, email, Skype with people on every continent.通過現代技術奇跡，我們的世界比以往任何時候都更多地聯系在一起。思想可以通過點擊按鈕跨越海洋。全球各地的公司可以進行業務往來和相互竟爭。我們可以與各大洲的人們通過短信、電子郵件和Skype進行溝通。So studying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a semester;it is quickly becoming the key to success in our global economy.Because getting ahead in today’s workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in school, which are important.It’s also about having real experience with the world

beyond your borders –-experience with languages, cultures and societies very different from your own.Or, as the Chinese saying goes: ―It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.‖

因此，出國留學不只是以開心的方式度過一個學期——它正迅速成為全球化經濟中取得成功的關鍵。因為要走在當今職場的前沿，只在學校里取得好成績是不夠的，還應擁有國境外的真實體驗：體驗完全不同的語言、文化和社會。正如中國的一句古話所說：―讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路。‖ But let’s be clear, studying abroad is about so much more than improving your own future.It’s also about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all share.Because when it comes to the defining challenges of our time-– whether it’s climate change or economic opportunity or the spread of nuclear

weapons--these are shared challenges.And no one country can confront them alone.The only way forward is together.我想要說的是，出國留學絕不僅是改善你們自己的未來，它也關乎塑造你們的國家、關乎我們共有的世界的未來。因為我們這個時代的決定性挑戰一一無論是氣侯變化、經濟機遇，還是核武器擴散一一這些都是我們共同的挑戰。沒有任何一個國家能夠單獨應對它們……唯一的出路就是共同攜手。

That’s why it is so important for young people like you to live and study in each other’s countries, because that’s how you develop that habit of cooperation.You do it by immersing yourself in one another’s culture, by learning each other’s stories, by getting past the stereotypes and misconceptions that too often divide us.這就是為什么年輕人到彼此國家學習和生活是如此重要。因為這是你們培養合作習慣的途徑一一你們通過融入不同的文化，通過了解彼此的故事，通過跨越常常隔膜我們的成見和誤解，來做到這一點。That’s how you come to understand how much we all share.That’s how you realize that we all have a stake in each other’s success--that cures discovered here in Beijing could save lives in America, that clean energy technologies from Silicon Valley in California could improve the environment here in China, that the architecture of an ancient temple in Xi’an could inspire the design of new buildings in Dallas or Detroit.這是你們了解到我們共享多少東西的途徑。這是你們認識到我們的成功惠及彼此的途徑。在北京發現的治序方法可以挽救在美國的生命，來自加州硅谷的清潔能源技術可以改善中國的環境，西安一座古老寺廟的架構可激發達拉斯或者底特律新建筑設計的靈感。

第四篇：美國第一夫人米歇爾在俄勒岡州立大學發表2012畢業演講

美國第一夫人米歇爾在俄勒岡州立大學發表2012畢業演講。在演講開始時Michelle有點緊張，不過慢慢適應了演講的環境。視頻高清無字幕，語速適中，附有英語演講稿完整版，一起來見證一下美國第一夫人的風采吧！

This draft text used by first lady Michelle Obama for her commencement address at Oregon State University on Sunday was made available Monday: Remarks of First Lady Michelle Obama Oregon State University Commencement Corvallis, Oregon June 17, 2012 Thank you so much.I am so proud to receive this honorary degree from this great American university.And I am thrilled to be here today to celebrate the Oregon State University class of 2012 I want to start by thanking President Ray for that very kind introduction.I also want to recognize Provost Sabah Randhawa, Mayor Julie Manning … and all of the outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators here at OSU.And of course, to the stars of today’s show, the class of 2012 … congratulations!We are all so proud of you.非常感謝！此刻我的心情無法言喻,能夠在這所優秀的大學獲得名譽學位,我深感榮幸!能來這里參加2012年畢業典禮,我也感到受寵若驚!出發吧!海貍們!首先我要感謝雷校長,感謝她的精彩引介還有這項學位的殊榮,也要感謝藍達瓦教務長,以及朱莉.曼寧市長她也來到了現場,還有所有杰出的教員和管理者們,還有俄勒岡州立大學的領導們。我也要向湯佳(學生會主席)女士,以及所有即將在這個講臺上,發表演說的學生們致敬!我們為你們而倍感自豪!當然要對今天的明星畢業班的同學們說一聲,祝賀你們!We are so proud of how hard you’ve worked … and how much you’ve grown … and all that you’ve achieved during your time here at Oregon State.我們為你們深感驕傲!我們為你們所付出的努力,以及取得的進步而感到驕傲!包括你們在這里所取得的各種成就 And I know that none of you did this alone.我知道你們并不是一個人在努力

You all are here today in large part because of those beautiful people up in the bleachers — the folks who pushed you, and believed in you, and answered the phone every time you called — even when you were just calling to ask for money.就像校長之前曾說過的那樣,你們今天能夠出現在這里,很大程度上要歸功于看臺那邊那些美麗的人.那些勉勵你們信任你們,每次都會接聽你們電話的人,即使是在你們要錢的時候。

So graduates, let’s give a special round of applause for your families … today is their day too.因此即將畢業的同學們,讓我們再次將熱烈的掌聲送給你們的家人吧!尤其所有的父親們,恰逢父親節來臨之際,今天也是他們的節日 Now, like all of you, I’m also here today because of my family.As you know, Craig Robinson, your men’s basketball coach, is my big brother.和你們一樣，我也是因為家人而出現在這里。大家知道的克雷格.羅賓遜,你們的男籃教練也是我的兄長。

And last fall, Craig called me up and said that if I didn’t speak at this year’s commencement, he would tell mom on me.去年秋天克雷格打電話給我說，如果我不來今年的畢業典禮做演講的話，他會向媽媽告狀的，And since our mother now lives with me, that threat actually still carries some weight.考慮到家母還和我們生活在一起，這種威脅還是管點用的。But seriously, I’m not here today just because Craig has turned the Obamas into a family of Beaver Believers.但說實話我今天能來這里，不只是因為克雷格讓奧巴馬一家成為海貍隊的信徒

I’m also here because I’m proud of everything this university is doing for this country.而他也做到了-----我今天能夠驕傲地站在這里，也是由于這所大學為國家所貢獻的一切

You’ve built one of the most sustainable campuses in America.你們締造了美國歷史最悠久的學府

You’re conducting groundbreaking research on everything from agriculture, to nanotechnology, to childhood obesity.無論是農業還是納米技術領域，無論是兒童事業或者肥胖癥研究方面，你們都有開創性的研究成果

Y: groundbreaking research 開創性的研究成果

You’re serving others in so many ways — tutoring children, joining our armed forces, fighting hunger and disease here in America and around the world.你們在以各種方式服務著大眾，教導孩子們和我們一起，與美國和全世界的饑餓和疾病抗爭。

So I can see why Craig feels so at home here at OSU.因此我只想說，我理解了為什么克雷格可以在這找到家的感覺 Because in so many ways, the values you all embody are the values that he and I were raised with.因為從多方面來講你們所體現出的價值觀，這是我們兩個人所推崇的。Craig and I grew up on the South Side of Chicago.克雷格和我在芝加哥南部長大 And our family was close — I mean really close … literally.我們家人之間親密無間，我指的是字面上的親近，My mom, my dad, Craig and I lived in a tiny apartment … and for years, Craig and I shared a bedroom divided by a wooden partition to give us the illusion of separate rooms.我們住得非常近，媽媽爸爸克雷格還有我，我們四個人住在一間非常小的公寓里面。有很多年克雷格和我同住一個房間，At night, Craig and I would whisper to each other through the cracks in that partition until one of us feel asleep … or our Mom yelled at us to be quiet.到了夜晚克雷格和我兩個人，就會通過隔斷的縫隙說悄悄話，直到其中一個人睡著。或者等媽媽對我們喊，閉嘴安靜點。反正跑不出這兩句吧！

But while we didn’t have much space, our little home was bursting with love.然而當我們的居住空間捉襟見肘之時，我們的小家處處充滿了愛。We spent lots of time together as a family — laughing and sharing stories at dinner each night;playing board games and cards for hours, huddled around the kitchen table.我們會有大量的時間和家人一起度過，有說有笑共進晚餐。在餐桌上下棋打撲克，一玩就是好幾個小時

We enjoyed the simple pleasures in life … like getting our report cards, because good grades meant pizza for dinner … trying to hold in giggles as we put shaving cream on my Dad’s glasses while he napped … sleeping on the back porch on hot summer nights when the temperature in our little apartment became unbearable.我們享受著生活中點滴歡樂。例如拿回成績單，成績好的話晚餐就會有披薩餅吃，這是很誘人的哦！在克雷格把刮胡泡沫涂抹到爸爸的眼鏡片上時，我們會盡力不讓自己笑出聲來。在仲夏夜當我們的小公寓的溫度實在難熬時，我們會睡在后院的長廊里，But it wasn’t all fun and games growing up in our house.但成長的軌跡并非總是輕松愉快的，Our parents were big believers in everyone doing their part around the house … Craig often compared Saturday chore time to boot camp.And my parents were even more serious about our academic lives.我們的父母對每位家庭成員的責任是無比信賴的。克雷格總是將周六的家務視作新兵的訓練，而我的父母非常重視對我們的教育。My mom taught me and Craig how to read long before kindergarten started.在進幼兒園之前我媽媽就在教我和克雷格識字了

And she spent hours volunteering in our neighborhood public school, making sure we got the education she knew we deserved.That was the kind of childhood we had.她在附近的公立學校做志愿工，確保我們接受的是正當教育，這就是我們的童年

And one day, when my brother was about ten years old, he asked my dad a simple question.“Dad,” he said, “Are we rich?”

令我難忘的實在我哥哥十歲那年的一天。他向爸爸問了一個簡單的問題。他說，爸爸，我們是有錢人嗎？

To answer his question, my dad took his next paycheck from his job at the city water plant … and instead of depositing that check, he cashed it.為了回答他的問題爸爸拿出了這個月的薪水支票，他在自來水廠上班，而他并沒有直接把錢存起來，而是把他們取成零錢，Y: deposit the check 存款

He then came home and dumped out all the bills on the kitchen table.然后回到家中把所有的錢都倒在了餐桌上面。

Craig was impressed — with all that money, we must be rich!克雷格吃了一驚，看到這么多錢他覺得我們一定是有錢人。But then my Dad started explaining where all this money went each month … this much for rent … that much for gas … this much for groceries.不過爸爸接著就開始解釋，這些錢每個月會花在哪里，這些用來支付房租，那些是煤氣費，這些是用來買日用品的。

And by the time he was done, there wasn’t a single penny left on that table.當爸爸講完的時候，桌子上一分錢也沒剩下。Craig was shocked … and so was I.時克雷格驚呆了我也一樣，Here we were, two kids growing up in a family that was just barely working class … but we were convinced that we were wealthy!我是說這就是我們當時的情況，一個撫養著兩個孩子的家庭，就是最普通不過的工薪階層。但我們相信我們很富有，我們深信不疑 And graduates, that’s what I’d like to talk with you about today.I’d like to talk about what Craig and I learned from our family about leading a rich life … no matter how much money you have.同學們這就是今天我要將給你們的，是我和克雷格從家人那里學到的，如何去擁有充實的生命。不管你有多少物質財富。

And while there are plenty of lessons I could share — there are three that I’d like to emphasize today.盡管我有大量的經驗可以分享，但今天我要強調三點：

First, no matter what struggles or setbacks you face in your life, focus on what you have, not what you’re missing.第一無論你面臨多大的挫折與競爭，要專注你所擁有的而不是你所失去的。

My Dad taught us this lesson every day by how he lived his life.He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when my brother and I were still very young.爸爸每天都在教導我們他的生活之道。在我和哥哥還很小的時候，爸爸就被診斷出患有多發性硬化癥，And as he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk … and it took longer for him to dress himself in the morning.當病情加重時他幾乎無法走路，每天早上起床都會花更多的時間去穿衣服。

He had been an athlete all his life … he was a boxer and a swimmer in high school.我爸爸一直都是運動健將，中學時他是拳擊手也是游泳運動員，So it must have been hard for him to feel his body declining … to go from being an active, vibrant young man to barely being able to make it up the stairs.But if he was in pain … if he was at all disappointed with his fate … he never let on.因此對于機能的衰退他內心一定非常難受，即使他對命運徹底失望他也絕不會表現出來。

He never stopped smiling and laughing … even as he struggled to prop himself up on his crutches to teach us how to catch a ball, or hold a bat, or throw a punch.他總是面帶笑容而且.....即使是在艱難地柱起拐杖的時候，也會叫我們如何接球如何握球如何出拳。Y: prop himself up 支撐 And no matter how bad he was feeling, he hardly ever missed a day of work.不管感覺多么不好，他幾乎從來因此而耽誤過每天的工作，Because he was determined to be our family’s provider and to give me and Craig opportunities he’d never dreamed of.因為他早已做過決定要擔負起養家的責任，而且要為我和克雷格創造機會而奉獻一切銘記于心。

There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about our dad and how much he sacrificed for me and Craig to be the people we are today.And today, as First Lady, I see that same spirit — and that same kind of sacrifice — in people I meet all across this country.今天身為第一夫人我看到了同樣的精神，同樣的奉獻精神，體現在我所見過的所有國人的身上。

I see it in parents like my dad, struggling to support their families … and students like you, working hard to get an education … and young people who are serving this country in uniform, facing challenges that most of us can’t even imagine.今天身為第一夫人我看到了同樣的精神，同樣的奉獻精神，體現在我所見過的所有國人的身上。我在家長們的身上看到了它，而對看那些我們多數人無法想象的挑戰。

I’ve seen firsthand the sacrifices that America’s heroes are making.As First Lady, I have the extraordinary privilege of visiting wounded warriors in military hospitals all across this country.我首先看到的，就是我們美國英雄正在踐行的奉獻精神，身為第一夫人，我被特派去探視那些負傷的士兵，他們在國內多地的軍隊醫院中療傷。

Many of them, your age or younger, have suffered terrible injuries.Some of them have lost a limb … sometimes two limbs, or three limbs.They’ve endured dozens of surgeries … they’ve spent months learning to walk again and talk again.他們當中有很多人和你們同齡或比你們年輕，他們遭受了嚴重的創傷，有些人失去了四肢中的一只，有人失去了兩只甚至三只。他們經受了多次外科手術，他們需要花幾個月的時間學習再次行走與講話，But despite these challenges, they persevere … they aren’t looking back.They aren’t dwelling on what they’ve lost.但不管他們的挑戰是什么他們始終不屈不饒，他們不會退縮，他們不會為自己所失去的而感傷。

Instead, they’re making plans … they’re reimagining their futures.They tell me that they’re not just going to walk again … they’re going to run … and they’re going to run marathons.相反他們正在計劃開始新的生活，他們反復憧憬著自己的未來。他們對我說他們不僅要再次走起來，他們還要跑起來，而且要去跑馬拉松。I recently met a young Navy Lieutenant named Brad Snyder who’d been blinded by an IED explosion in Afghanistan.不久前我見過一名年輕的海軍上尉，他叫布拉德 斯萊德，在阿富汗戰爭期間他被土制炸彈炸瞎了雙眼。

He competed in this year’s Warrior Games as a runner and a swimmer.在今年的戰士比賽中，他以跑步運動員和游泳運動員的身份參賽。And of his service, he said — and these are his words, “I am not going to let blindness build a brick wall around me … I’d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.” 在他服役期間他說過如下這番話，我不會讓失明的現實成為擋在我前面的一堵墻，我會給自己的雙眼一百次機會，去做我曾經做過的事，And graduates, more than anything else, that will be the true measure of your success … not how well you do when you’re healthy, and happy and everything is going according to plan.同學們最重要的是，檢驗你們成功的真正準繩，并不是你們健康快樂，以及一切如己所愿的時候做得有多好，But what you do when life knocks you to the ground and all your plans go right out the window.而是當命運將你擊垮。一切都不在自己掌控之時你會做些什么？ In those darkest moments, you have a choice: Do you dwell on everything you’ve lost?

在那些最黑暗的時期你可以去選擇，你會對自己所失去的一切無法釋懷嗎？ Or do you focus on what you still have, and find a way to move forward with passion, and determination, and joy? 還是始終專注于自己依然擁有的一切，并且去尋找激情飽滿，堅決果斷而充滿快樂的前行方式呢？

I know that many of you in this graduating class have already faced this choice in your own lives.我知道你們畢業生中，有很多人已經面臨了自身命運的抉擇。Take the example of one of today’s graduates, Vanessa Vasquez.Vanessa’s parents are agricultural workers with a grade school education … and she came to Oregon State determined to build a better life for her four-month-old daughter.湯佳今天和我們分享了一些經驗，然而還有一位畢業生他叫瓦內薩 瓦斯奎茲，瓦內薩的父母都是農民，只有小學文化程度，而她來到俄勒岡州立大學，為了能夠讓自己那四個月大的女兒過上更美好的生活。In addition to being a single mom, she juggled a full course load and a part-time job.除了是一位單身母親，她還參加了全日制課程并有一份兼職工作，But it all paid off … and today, she’s receiving her degree in Construction Engineering and Management.但所有的努力都沒有枉費。今天她將獲得的是自己的建筑工程管理學位，Her advice to other young people is very simple — and these are her words: “With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.”

她對其他年輕人的建議非常簡單，她說道：只要努力奮斗勇于奉獻一切皆有可能！

Then there’s another member of the class of 2012, Nicolas Sitts, who’s earning his degree in Chemical Engineering.在2012畢業生中還有另一位同學，尼古拉斯 西茨他取得了化學工程學位，As a member of OSU’s Solar Vehicle Team, Nicolas spent two years painstakingly building a solar car.我了解到他作為這所大學太陽能車隊的一員，尼古拉斯花了兩年的時間，煞費苦心地制作了一輛太陽能車

But when he took it out for a test drive last summer, it caught fire and exploded … and Nicolas sustained second-and third-degree burns on his arm, face and leg.但是當他去年夏天進行試駕的時候，車身起火并發生了爆炸，尼古拉斯的手臂面部及腿部，遭受了二到三級的燒傷，But instead of throwing in the towel, within a month, the team was back at work, building another, hopefully less explosive car.但是他并沒有就此放棄，在不到一個月內這個團隊又開始了工作，去制造另一臺爆炸系數可能會低一些的車。

Vanessa and Nicolas and the OSU Solar Team didn’t give up when things got hard.瓦內薩和尼古拉斯還有太陽能車隊，在遇到困難的時候他們都沒有放棄

Instead, they just dug deeper, and worked harder, and refused to give up on the success that they dreamed of.相反他們更加投入更加努力，拒不放棄那夢寐以求的成功

And that actually brings me to the second lesson I want to share about leading a rich life — and that is to define success on your own terms.這就是我今天要和大家分享的第二點。

關于如何擁有一個充實的生命，那就是要用自己的標準定義成功。Now, growing up, my parents always told me and Craig to be true to ourselves.在成長的軌跡中我的父母經常教育我們，要對自己真誠，But when you’re a kid, it’s hard to know what that really means.And as you grow older, often, it’s just easier to grab for those gold stars and brass rings.不過當你還是個孩子時很難去理解其中的含義。隨著年齡的增長，通常會比較容易去理解心中的疑惑，并體會到其中的真正含義。Craig and I both know this from experience.After graduating from college, we did everything we thought we should do to be successful.我和克雷格都在實踐中得以領會。從大學畢業后，任何覺得有成功感的事情我們都會去做，Craig went to business school...I went to law school … and we got prestigious jobs at an investment bank and a law firm.克雷格去了商學院而我去了律師學院。我們都找到了體面的工作，We soon had all the traditional markers of success — the fat paycheck, the fancy office, the impressive line on our resumes.他進了一家投資銀行而我去了律師事務所。我們很快就獲得了那些成功的傳統標志，豐厚的薪水、優越的辦公環境，個人簡歷中那幾行令人難忘的工作經歷，But the truth is, neither of us was all that fulfilled.I didn’t want to be up in some tall office building writing legal memos … I wanted to be down on the ground, helping the folks I grew up with.而事實上我們兩個都沒有成就感。我不想在高大的辦公樓里，撰寫那些法律備忘錄，我想去外面幫助那些和我一起長大的人們，I was living the dream — but it wasn’t my dream.And Craig felt the same way.So eventually we quit those corporate jobs.我一直在夢想中但結果并非我愿，而克雷格也有和我一樣感到困惑，因此我們最終辭掉了原公司的工作。

I went to work in the Mayor’s office … Craig got a job coaching basketball … and we both took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.But we were excited about our new careers.我在市長辦公室工作，而克雷格找到了一個籃球教練的工作。我們的薪水都大不如前，連母親都感到心疼。但是我們對于各自的新事業感到興奮不已

Y：cringe 畏懼，退縮

We looked forward to going to work every morning.And we both realized that success isn’t about how your life looks to others … it’s about how it feels to you.每天清晨上班時我們都洋溢著蓬勃的朝氣，而且我們都意識到，成功并不在于你的生命在別人眼中是怎樣的，它在于你對它的感受。We realized that being successful isn’t about being impressive … it’s about being inspired.我們認識到取得成功并不在于給人留下印象，而是在于獲得激勵與鼓舞

That’s what it means to be true to yourself.It means looking inside yourself and being honest about what you truly enjoy doing.這就是對自己真誠的含義所在，就是要看到自己的內心，坦誠面對自己真心想做的事情。

Because graduates, I can promise you that you’ll never be happy plodding through someone else’s idea of success.因為同學們我敢保證，當你們按照別人對成功的標準去做事的時候，你們絕不會感到快樂的。Y：plod thru 辛勤工作 Success is only meaningful — and enjoyable — if it feels like your own.But of course, a successful career alone doesn’t necessarily make for a rich life.只有屬于自己的成功才是充滿意義與歡樂的。當然只是事業上的成功，未必會讓生命變得充實，As you’ve all learned from the friends you’ve made and the relationships you’ve formed here at OSU, what truly makes life rich are the people you share it with.從朋友那里以及從在這里建立的人際關系中，你們都學到的是，真正讓生命充實起來的，是那些和你一同分享它的人。

And that brings me to the final lesson I want to offer today — and that is, whatever you do, don’t leave behind any unfinished business with the people you love.這就要引出我今天要講的最后一點內容，那就是無論你們的去向那里，無論你們做什么，不要將你所愛之人拋在腦后。

My dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties.在我十二歲那年，我們的爸爸就因多樣硬化的并發癥而逝去。And for months, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.我要說的是，我有幾個月的時間感到自己無法呼吸，I had this physical sense of grief, this emptiness in my life that I just couldn’t fill.But as hard as it was to lose him, and as much as I still miss him, I knew that I’d never missed a chance to tell my Dad I loved him … and he’d always done the same for me.我的悲痛之情，生命中的這種空虛感我無法將它填平。然而就像失去父親的悲痛之情一樣，每天我都是那樣的思念著他，我知道自己一直都有機會對爸爸說我愛他。而他對我也是如此

And whenever Craig and I saw him struggling to walk … and we worried that life was getting too hard for him … my Mom would always reassure us that he was so proud to be our father that he felt like the luckiest guy ever to walk the Earth.每當我和克雷格看到他掙扎著行走時，我們會為他的艱難命運而擔憂。媽媽總是安慰我們，他為我們而深感驕傲，為身為人父而倍感自豪。他覺得自己是世界上最幸運的人

All of that gave me a sense of peace — a sense that I had no unfinished business with my Dad.這些話讓我感到安心了，讓我感覺自己對父親沒有遺憾 And that’s what allowed me to move forward.而這讓我可以繼續前行

So graduates, as you make your way in the world, I urge you not to leave behind any unfinished business.因此同學們當你們在世界上努力拼搏的時候，我希望你們不要留有任何的遺憾。If you’re in a fight with someone, make up.If you’re holding a grudge, let it go.If you hurt someone, apologize.If you love someone, let them know.如果你正和某人有爭執那就化解吧！如果你心存怨恨那就釋然吧！如果你愛某人那就說出來吧！

And don’t just tell people that you love them, show them.And that means showing up.It means being truly present in the lives of the people you care about.不要總是把對他們的愛掛在嘴邊付諸行動吧！就是要敞開心扉，要真心坦誠，真心對待那些你所關心的人。

“Liking” them on Facebook does not count … nor does following them on Twitter.facebook網站點一下“贊”這可不算數哦！也不是只在twiter網上關注對方就行的哦！

What counts is making the time to be there, in person.Because I can promise you that years from now, you won’t remember the texts you exchanged with your friends here at OSU.要親自抽出時間出和對方相處。因為我敢保證若干年后，你們絕對不會記得，曾經給這里的好友發的信息是什么內容。But you’ll remember how they cheered you on at your games.You’ll remember how they brought you chocolate and spent hours comforting you when your boyfriend dumped you.但你們會記得他們為你的比賽而歡呼的樣子，你會記得在你被男友甩了以后，為你拿來巧克力并花幾個小時的時間安慰你“那些個混蛋” You’ll remember all the hours they spent diligently studying with you in the library.That last one was for your parents.你們會記得那些在圖書館刻苦學習的時光，這個是說給家長聽的哦！But seriously, those are the memories that you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life.Those are the experiences that make you who you are.但說心里話這些回憶，都將令你們今生難忘。這些經歷讓你們成就自我，And that is as true for me today as it was back when Craig and I were growing up in that little apartment in Chicago.而這讓我回想起從前，我與克雷格在芝加哥的那間小公寓時的時光，You see, when I come out here to Corvallis and visit my family, I’m not the First Lady.I’m Coach Robinson’s little sister.I’m “Miche” to Craig and to my niece and nephews.當我來到科瓦利斯見到家人的時候，我不再是第一夫人，我是羅賓遜教練的妹妹，我是克雷格身邊的小八哥，也是侄女侄子的嘮叨姑姑。I sleep on the pullout couch in Craig’s guest room … and my daughters pile into the living room with their cousins for a sleepover.我在克雷格客廳的沙發床上酣然入睡，我的女兒們擠在了臥室，和她的表兄妹們徹夜狂歡。

It reminds me of old times, with everyone huddled together in the kitchen, laughing, teasing, driving each other crazy, telling stories late into the night.這讓我想起了往昔，所有人都擠在廚房里面，有說有笑逗得對方忍俊不禁，把故事一直講到深夜，就像我們很小的時候一樣。And just like when we were little, Craig and I feel very, very rich.克雷格和我感到非常充實，因此同學們這就是我今天對你們的祝愿。And graduates, that is my wish for all of you today.I wish for you a life rich in all the things that matter.I wish for you work that inspires you … experiences that help you learn and grow … and people who love you and support you every step of the way.我祝愿你們的生活中處處都能感受到充實，我祝愿你們都能找到心儀的工作；我祝愿你們，這些經驗能夠有助于你們的成長；我祝愿你們與那些愛著你們并始終支持你們的人同在。Congratulations again on all that you have achieved.Thank you, and God bless.我可以說從在會場中感受到的精神狀態來看，你們都已擁有了這一切而且還會擁有更多，再次祝賀你們！還有你們所獲得的各種成就。

第五篇：米歇爾奧巴馬演講全文 speech

Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family's service and sacrifice...and we will always have your back.Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country.And everywhere I've gone, in the people I've met, and the stories I've heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls.I've seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.I've seen it in people who become heroes at a moment's notice, diving into harm's way to save others...flying across the country to put out a fire...driving for hours to bail out a flooded town.And I've seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families...in wounded warriors who tell me they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run, and they're going to run marathons...in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, “...I'd give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.”

Every day, the people I meet inspire me...every day, they make me proud...every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.Serving as your First Lady is an honor and a privilege...but back when we first came together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we'd begun.While I believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country...and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President...like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance.How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight? PBS NewsHour/YouTube

First lady Michelle Obama addresses the DNC after being introduced by military mom Elaine Brye, from PBS NewsHour.How would they feel being uprooted from their school, their friends, and the only home they'd ever known?

Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys...Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma's house...and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn't stay awake for both.And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls...I deeply loved the man I had built that life with...and I didn't want that to change if he became President.I loved Barack just the way he was.You see, even though back then Barack was a Senator and a presidential candidate...to me, he was still the guy who'd picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by through a hole in the passenger side door...he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he'd found in a dumpster, and whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.But when Barack started telling me about his family – that's when I knew I had found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine.You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable – their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.My father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when my brother and I were young.And even as a kid, I knew there were plenty of days when he was in pain...I knew there were plenty of mornings when it was a struggle for him to simply get out of bed.But every morning, I watched my father wake up with a smile, grab his walker, prop himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform.And when he returned home after a long day's work, my brother and I would stand at the top of the stairs to our little apartment, patiently waiting to greet him...watching as he reached down to lift one leg, and then the other, to slowly climb his way into our arms.But despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work...he and my mom were determined to give me and my brother the kind of education they could only dream of.And when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and grants.But my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself.And every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell short.He was so proud to be sending his kids to college...and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.You see, for my dad, that's what it meant to be a man.Like so many of us, that was the measure of his success in life – being able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his family.And as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though he'd grown up all the way across the country, he'd been brought up just like me.Barack was raised by a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, and by grandparents who stepped in when she needed help.Barack's grandmother started out as a secretary at a community bank...and she moved quickly up the ranks...but like so many women, she hit a glass ceiling.And for years, men no more qualified than she was – men she had actually trained – were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning more and more money while Barack's family continued to scrape by.But day after day, she kept on waking up at dawn to catch the bus...arriving at work before anyone else...giving her best without complaint or regret.And she would often tell Barack, “So long as you kids do well, Bar, that's all that really matters.”

Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much.They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did...in fact, they admired it.They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don't start out with much, if you work hard and do what you're supposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids.That's how they raised us...that's what we learned from their example.We learned about dignity and decency – that how hard you work matters more than how much you make...that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters...that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules...and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean...and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.Those are the values Barack and I – and so many of you – are trying to pass on to our own children.That's who we are.And standing before you four years ago, I knew that I didn't want any of that to change if Barack became President.Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are – it reveals who you are.You see, I've gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like.And I've seen how the issues that come across a President's desk are always the hard ones – the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer...the judgment calls where the stakes are so high, and there is no margin for error.And as President, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people.But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as President, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.So when it comes to rebuilding our economy, Barack is thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother.He's thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day's work.That's why he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help women get equal pay for equal work.That's why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet.That's how he brought our economy from the brink of collapse to creating jobs again – jobs you can raise a family on, good jobs right here in the United States of America.When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president.He didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically – that's not how he was raised – he cared that it was the right thing to do.He did it because he believes that here in America, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine...our kids should be able to see a doctor when they're sick...and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness.And he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care...that's what my husband stands for.When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could've attended college without financial aid.And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.That's why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren't political – they're personal.Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles.He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids.Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it...and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we're from, or what we look like, or who we love.And he believes that when you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity...you do not slam it shut behind you...you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.So when people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.He's the same man who started his career by turning down high paying jobs and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant had shut down, fighting to rebuild those communities and get folks back to work...because for Barack, success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.He's the same man who, when our girls were first born, would anxiously check their cribs every few minutes to ensure they were still breathing, proudly showing them off to everyone we knew.That's the man who sits down with me and our girls for dinner nearly every night, patiently answering their questions about issues in the news, and strategizing about middle school friendships.That's the man I see in those quiet moments late at night, hunched over his desk, poring over the letters people have sent him.The letter from the father struggling to pay his bills...from the woman dying of cancer whose insurance company won't cover her care...from the young person with so much promise but so few opportunities.I see the concern in his eyes...and I hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, “You won't believe what these folks are going through, Michelle...it's not right.We've got to keep working to fix this.We've got so much more to do.”

I see how those stories – our collection of struggles and hopes and dreams – I see how that's what drives Barack Obama every single day.And I didn't think it was possible, but today, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago...even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met.I love that he's never forgotten how he started.I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he's going to do, even when it's hard – especially when it's hard.I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as “us” and “them” – he doesn't care whether you're a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above...he knows that we all love our country...and he's always ready to listen to good ideas...he's always looking for the very best in everyone he meets.And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it – when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost – Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise.Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward...with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.And he reminds me that we are playing a long game here...and that change is hard, and change is slow, and it never happens all at once.But eventually we get there, we always do.We get there because of folks like my Dad...folks like Barack's grandmother...men and women who said to themselves, “I may not have a chance to fulfill my dreams, but maybe my children will...maybe my grandchildren will.”

So many of us stand here tonight because of their sacrifice, and longing, and steadfast love...because time and again, they swallowed their fears and doubts and did what was hard.So today, when the challenges we face start to seem overwhelming – or even impossible – let us never forget that doing the impossible is the history of this nation...it's who we are as Americans...it's how this country was built.And if our parents and grandparents could toil and struggle for us...if they could raise beams of steel to the sky, send a man to the moon, and connect the world with the touch of a button...then surely we can keep on sacrificing and building for our own kids and grandkids.And if so many brave men and women could wear our country's uniform and sacrifice their lives for our most fundamental rights...then surely we can do our part as citizens of this great democracy to exercise those rights...surely, we can get to the polls and make our voices heard on Election Day.If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire...if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores...if women could be dragged to jail for seeking the vote...if a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for all time...if a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop with his righteous dream...and if proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love...then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.Because in the end, more than anything else, that is the story of this country – the story of unwavering hope grounded in unyielding struggle.That is what has made my story, and Barack's story, and so many other American stories possible.And I say all of this tonight not just as First Lady...and not just as a wife.You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still “mom-in-chief.”

My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.But today, I have none of those worries from four years ago about whether Barack and I were doing what's best for our girls.Because today, I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all our sons and daughters...if we want to give all our children a foundation for their dreams and opportunities worthy of their promise...if we want to give them that sense of limitless possibility – that belief that here in America, there is always something better out there if you're willing to work for it...then we must work like never before...and we must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward...my husband, our President, President Barack Obama.Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.