公众人物毕业演讲第341期:彭博2013在肯尼恩学院(9)

 And if you continue to work hard you will find opportunities that continue to be rewarding.

如果你愿意一直努力你将能够持续从工作和生活中得到回报I can only tell you that I came from a family with no connections and no contacts I wrote letters. I called. I knocked on doors.

我只想告诉你们 我出身于一个无关系无背景的家庭我四处写求职信 打求职电话 敲门找雇主I asked friends to keep their ears open for opportunities That's probably why today, if I interview a recent college grad.

我请朋友帮我四处留意工作机会也许正因为此 我面试新近毕业的大学生时Who tells me he or she spent the summer curing cancer bringing peace to the Middle East.

如果他们跟我说暑期在治疗癌症为中东寻求和平

And writing the Great American Novel, I might be impressed But I'm certainly more likely to hire the person.

写了伟大美国的小说 这可能会给我留下深刻印象但我显然更愿意招那些Who tells me that he or she spent this summer working days, nights, and weekends for an auto-body shop.

告诉我 他们整个暑期没日没夜 没有周末地工作于修车厂Or a construction company in order to pay tuition or help with family bills There is no substitute for hard work in this life.

或是建筑公司 以此来支付学费或分担家庭账单的人生命中没有东西能够替代努力And if you're willing to do it, if you're eager to do it then the likelihood you're doing it well keeps going up.

如果你愿意努力并渴望成功那么你真正成功的机会就会更大So tonight, when it gets to be Cove¹ o'clock, have one last Mac and Cheese then get to work.

所以今晚 到Cove时刻时 吃最后一份奶酪通心粉你就该去努力了And in the months and years ahead when life isn't all cookie pies, hash brown triangles, and market dogs.

在今后的岁月中当生活不再只是曲奇派 炸薯饼 热狗这些时Remember keep learning, live courageously².

记住坚持学习 勇敢地生活

Work harder than everyone else and if you do the fruits of your labor³ will be as plentiful⁴ and bountiful as Gourdzilla.

比其他所有人都更加努力 这样做的话你们劳动的果实会像Gourdzilla一样丰硕Congratulations to all of you, and good luck in life祝贺你们所有人 预祝你们人生顺利

 

1 cove   

n.小海湾，小峡谷

参考例句：

• The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁，嫩绿一片，好一个山外的小海湾。
• I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。

2 courageously   

ad.勇敢地，无畏地

参考例句：

• Under the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the army and civilians in flooded areas fought the floods courageously, reducing the losses to the minimum. 在中共中央、国务院的正确领导下，灾区广大军民奋勇抗洪，把灾害的损失减少到了最低限度。
• He fought death courageously though his life was draining away. 他虽然生命垂危，但仍然勇敢地与死亡作斗争。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 plentiful   

adj.富裕的，丰富的

参考例句：

• Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。