公众人物毕业演讲 第119期:奥巴马美国军事学院(22)(在线收听

   And you will embody what it means for America to lead the world

  你们将以实际行动 体现出美国在世界上的领导
  Next week, I will go to Normandy to honor the men who stormed the beaches there
  下周 我将赴诺曼底纪念当年在那登陆的先驱
  And while it's hard for many Americans to comprehend the courage and sense of duty that guided those who boarded small ships it's familiar to you
  一般美国人可能很难体会到那份勇气和责任感是怎样为搭乘小船登陆的那些战士指引方向的但你们肯定很熟悉
  At West Point, you define what it means to be a patriot
  在西点 你们定义了什么叫作爱国
  Three years ago, Gavin White graduated from this academy
  三年前 加文·怀特从这所学校毕业
  He then served in Afghanistan
  随即赴阿富汗服役
  Like the soldiers who came before him, Gavin was in a foreign land helping people he'd never met
  同前辈们一样 加文来到了一片陌生的土地帮助一些素未谋面的人
  putting himself in harm's way for the sake of his community and his family of the folks back home
  将自身置于险境 为了保护自己的家庭自己的国家
  Gavin lost one of his legs in an attack I met him last year at Walter Reed
  加文在一次袭击中失去一条腿去年我在沃尔特·里德医院看望过他
  He was wounded, but just as determined as the day that he arrived here at West Point and he developed a simple goal
  他虽然受伤 但仍和初来西点时一样坚定他有一个简单的目标
  Today, his sister Morgan will graduate
  今天 他妹妹摩根即将毕业
  And true to his promise, Gavin will be there to stand and exchange salutes with her
  加文今天将兑现承诺 站在这里同她相互敬礼
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