奥巴马美国校园演讲：责任与梦想

奥巴马美国校园演讲：责任与梦想

责任与梦想是我们一辈子都在努力实现的课题。奥巴马总统在美国弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿市维科菲尔德高中精辟有力、鼓舞人心的演讲，相信每个国家、每个民族都可以从中受到一些启发，从而仔细思考我们的责任，我们的价值，还有我们的梦想……

奥巴马校园演讲：We are what we learn -2009年9月8日

沪江小编精选语录：

·Every single one of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have the responsibility to your self to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provi de.

·No matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll ne ed an education to do it.

·You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it, and work for it, and learn for it...The future of America dep ends on you.

·If you quit on school, you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.

·The circumstances of your life, what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home, none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude i n school. There's no excuse for not trying. Where you are right now doesn 't have to determine where you'll end up. No one has written your destiny for you, because here in America you write your own destiny, you make your own future.

·Today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your educatio n and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something a s simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spendin g some time each day reading a book...But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it.

·The truth is, being successful is hard...And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try it.

·Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've ha d the most failures. These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you...No one is born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work.

·Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when yo u need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness. It 's a sign of strength.

·And even when you struggle, even when you're discouraged, and you fee l like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country. The story of America...is about people...who loved their country too much to d o anything less than their best.

·So today I want to ask all of you, what's your contribution gonna be? W hat problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make?

·I expect all of you to get serious this year...I expect great things from e ach of you. So don't let us down. Don't let your family down or your coun try down and most of all, don't let yourself down. Make us all proud.