名校励志英语演讲 第193期:一切皆有可能(15)

 　　Nothing makes me prouder than to know that this is my culture. Like all of you, I am very proud to be Chinese, and very grateful that I have been given the gift of this wonderful heritage. It is a gift that serves as a source of strength and as a guiding compass every single day in my life and in my career.

　　我为这是我们自己的传统文化而感到无比自豪。和你们所有人一样，作为中国人我很自豪，也为拥有这样的美好传承而无比感激。在生活和事业中，这一传承是我力量的源泉，指引着我每次前行的方向。

　　In closing, I encourage all of you to take full advantage of the gifts you have been given.

　　讲话即将结束，我鼓励大家充分利用你们拥有的优势。

　　You have the benefit of a precious cultural heritage, including a respect for the value of hard work. You know what is important and you work to achieve it. And your are tenacious¹ in pursuing your goals.

　　你们拥有这份宝贵的传承，包括对勤奋工作的价值的尊重。你们知道什么是重要的，并且努力去完成。你们在追求目标的时候会坚持不懈。

　　As you pursue these goals, I encourage you to aspire² high.

　　在你们追求这些目标的时候，要树立更高的理想。

　　Dream big dreams. Dream bold dreams. Dream as far as your imagination will take you.

　　大胆地梦想，拥有更大的梦想，极尽你们的想象力去梦想。

　　Whatever it is you dream of, there is no doubt in my mind you can do it. The world is open to you. So go out there and make all your dreams come true.

　　不管你们有什么梦想，我相信你们都可以做到。世界向你们敞开大门。大胆地走出去，去实现你们的梦想吧。

1 tenacious   

adj.顽强的，固执的，记忆力强的，粘的

参考例句：

• We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
• We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。

2 aspire   

vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于

参考例句：

• Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
• I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。