背景资料
这是奥巴马在亚利桑那州立大学2009年5月13日毕业典礼上的演讲。他在演讲中提到如今闪耀着理想之光的美国梦在人们心中被物化为靓车豪宅、锦衣玉食,本应多元化的成功定义被浓缩为名望地位、权力利益,以此对年轻人表以期望,希望所有困惑的年轻人都能够在理想的指引下,坚持梦想,迎接挑战,帮助他人,让世界今非昔比!
Each of them, at one piont of in their life, didn't have any title or much status to speak of. But they had passion, a commitment to following that passion wherever it would lead, and to working hard every step along the way. And that's not just how you'll ensure that your own life is well-lived.It's how you'll make a difference in the life of our nation.
他们中的每个人,在生命中的某一时刻,都没有响亮的头衔和显赫的地位值得炫耀。但他们有激情,他们追随着这种激情,并在整个过程中努力走好每一步。不仅努力过好自己的生活,更重要的是,努力让自己的国家今非昔比。