名校励志英语演讲 166:服务—衡量成功的真正标准(7)

 　　What I found was that working within the institution gave me the opportunity to express my concerned about how little role the university plays in the life of its neighbors. I wanted desperately¹ to be involved in helping² to break down the barriers that existed between the campus and the community.

　　我发现在这所大学工作使得我有机会关注那个问题，即他在周围社区生活中扮演着多么渺小的角色。我当时迫切地想扫除挡在大学校园和社区之间障碍。

　　And in less than a year, through that position, I would with others to build the university's first office of Community Service. And today, the office continues to provide students with opportunities to help reshape relationships between the university and its surrounding community. students there today are volunteering in local elementary schools, serving as mentors⁴ at high schools, organizing neighborhood watches, and worshiping in local churches.

　　在不到一年的时间里，我和其他人一起努力建立了芝加哥大学的第一个社区服务办公室。今天，该办公室还在继续为学生们提供机会，让他们帮助重塑大学与周边社区的关系。如今，那里的学生们在当地小学做志愿者，到当地中学做辅导员，组织邻里监督，到当地教堂做礼拜。

　　But you know a little something about working with your community here, don't you, Merced? UC Merced, its faculty⁵ and its students seem to already have a handle on this need and it speaks once again to the character of this community. As I learned more about what you have done, I am so impressed with how the students, faculty and the community are collaborating⁶ to ensure that every child in this community understands there is a place for them at this big beautiful university if they study and stay out of trouble.

　　你们多少知道一点和你们社区一起工作的事情，不是吗，摩赛德的同学们？加州大学摩赛德分校的教职员工和学生们似乎已经掌握了这种需求，这再次说明了这个社区的特性。随着我对你们多做的事情有更深一步的了解，我就更深刻地体会到学生们、教职员工以及社区居民如何通力合作以保证该社区的每个孩子都能明白，只要他们努力学习，不惹麻烦，在这样一个规模宏大而又美丽的大学里就有他们的一席之地。

　　There are local leaders like police office, Nick Navarette, who coordinates⁷ a program that brigs about 60 UC Merced students to local elementary schools each week to mentor³ students from poor neighborhood.

　　本地的一些领导人，比如尼克·纳瓦莱特警官，他协助一个项目，该项目每周会分派大约60名加州大学摩赛德分校的学生到本地小学去辅导家境贫寒的学生。

1 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

4 mentors   

n.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
• These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网

5 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

6 collaborating   

合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
• He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

7 coordinates   

n.相配之衣物；坐标( coordinate的名词复数 )；（颜色协调的）配套服装；[复数]女套服；同等重要的人（或物）v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的第三人称单数 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• The town coordinates on this map are 695037. 该镇在这幅地图上的坐标是695037。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》