Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? How about Tim Spicer? 大家好！谢谢你们。谢谢你们。谢谢大家。 好，大家请就坐。你们今天都好吗？蒂姆·斯派塞好吗？

I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. 我现在与弗吉利亚州阿灵顿郡韦克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起。

And we've got students tuning¹ in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. 美国各地从学前班到中学12年级的学生正在收听收看。

And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. 我很高兴大家今天都能参加。 我还要感谢韦克菲尔德高中出色的组织安排。

Give yourselves a big round of applause². 请为你们自己热烈鼓掌。

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. 我知道，今天是你们很多人开学的日子。

And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, 对于进入学前班、初中或高中的学生，

it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. 今天是你们来到新学校的第一天，心里可能有点紧张，这是可以理解的。

I imagine there are some seniors³ out there who are feeling pretty good right now—with just one more year to go. 我能想象有些毕业班学生现在感觉很不错——只有一年就毕业了。

And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing 不论在哪个年级，你们有些人可能希望暑假更长一点，

it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning. 今天早上还能多睡一小会儿。