那些反对变革、受益于不公平现状的人,总是赌定公众要不是愤世嫉俗就是洋洋自得。可是纵观美国历史,他们一再下错赌注,我相信这一次也不例外。(掌声)可是说到底,2012届的同学们,这将取决于你们。不要等待你身旁的人第一个为正义发言。因为有可能,只是有此可能,他们正在等你带头。
Which brings me to my second piece of advice: Never underestimate the power of your example. The very fact that you are graduating, let alone that more women now graduate from college than men, is only possible because earlier generations of women -- your mothers, your grandmothers, your aunts -- shattered the myth that you couldn’t or shouldn’t be where you are. (Applause.)
这就涉及我的第二条建议:切勿低估以身作则的力量。你们即将毕业的事实,且不说目前大学毕业的女生人数超过男生,都是因为前辈女性--你们的母亲、祖母、姨婶--打破了你不能或者不应当身在此处的神话。(掌声)
I think of a friend of mine who’s the daughter of immigrants. When she was in high school, her guidance counselor told her, you know what, you’re just not college material. You should think about becoming a secretary. Well, she was stubborn, so she went to college anyway. She got her master’s. She ran for local office, won. She ran for state office, she won. She ran for Congress, she won. And lo and behold, Hilda Solis did end up becoming a secretary -- (laughter) -- she is America’s Secretary of Labor. (Applause.)
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