公众人物毕业演讲第393期:奥巴马2012年哥伦比亚大学毕业演讲(11)

 　　Just to take one example much of federally-funded research on diseases focused solely¹ on their effects on men.

　　及其他女性进入国会前联邦资助的大部分疾病研究主要侧重于疾病对男性的影响

　　It wasn't until women like Patsy Mink² and Edith Green got to Congress and passed Title IX 40 years ago this year.

　　40年前的今天帕齐.明克和伊迪丝.格林等女性进入国会并通过教育法修正案《第九条》

　　That we declared women, too should be allowed to compete and win on America's playing fields Until a woman named Lilly Ledbetter showed up at her office.

　　从而宣布女性也有资格在美国的运动场上参与竞赛并取胜一个名叫莉莉.莱德贝特的女性

　　And had the courage to step up and say you know what, this isn't right women weren't being treated fairly.

　　来到她的办公室 勇敢地而明确地说你们知道吗 这不对女性没有得到公正待遇

　　We lacked some of the tools we needed to uphold the basic principle of equal pay for equal work

　　我们缺乏一些必要的手段扞卫同工同酬的基本原则

　　So don't accept somebody else's construction of the way things ought to be It's up to you to right wrongs It's up to you to point out injustice³.

　　所以不要接受别人对于事情理当如何的看法你应当来纠正错误做法你应当来指出不公不义

　　It's up to you to hold the system accountable and sometimes upend it entirely⁴ It's up to you to stand up and to be heard.

　　你应当来督促社会体制负起责任有时需要全盘改变你应当挺身而出 发表意见

　　To write and to lobby to march, to organize, to vote Don't be content to just sit back and watch.

　　撰文游说游行示威 组织民众 投票表决不要满足于袖手旁观

　　Those who oppose change those who benefit from an unjust status quo have always bet on the public's cynicism or the public's complacency.

　　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

1 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

2 mink   

n.貂，貂皮

参考例句：

• She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.她穿着一身蓝色的套装和一件貂皮大衣。
• He started a mink ranch and made a fortune in five years. 他开了个水貂养殖场，五年之内就赚了不少钱。

3 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

4 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。