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名人励志英语演讲 第4期:梦想与责任(4)
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  • And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. 不论你的生活志向是什么,我敢肯定你必须接受教育才能实现它。

    You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? 你想当医生、教师或警官吗?

    You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? 你想当护士、建筑师、律师或军人吗?

    You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. 你必须接受良好的教育,才能从事上述任何一种职业。

    You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. 你不能指望辍学后能碰上个好工作。

    You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it. 你必须接受培训,为之努力,为之学习。

    And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. 这并非只对你个人的人生和未来意义重大。

    What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. 教育给你们带来的益处将完全可以决定这个国家的未来。

    The future of America depends on you. 美国的未来取决于你们。

    What you're learning1 in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future. 你们现在在校学习的知识将决定我们作为一个国家是否能应对我们未来所面临的最严峻的挑战。

    You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases2 like cancer and AIDS, 你们将需要利用你们通过自然科学和教学课程所学到的知识和解决问题的能力来治愈像癌症、艾滋病之类的疾病,

    and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. 开发新的能源技术和保护我们的环境。

    You'll need the insights3 and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, 你们将需要利用你们在历史学和社会学课堂上所获得的知识和批判性思考能力来解决贫困和无家可归的问题,

    crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. 打击犯罪,消除歧视,使我们的国家更公正、更自由、

    You'll need the creativity and ingenuity4 you develop in all your classes 你们将需要利用你们在所有课堂上培养的创造力和智慧

    to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost5 our economy. 来创办新公司,增加就业机会,振兴我们的经济。

    We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills 我们需要你们每个人都发挥聪明才智和技能,

    and your intellect6 so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. 以便帮助我们老一辈人解决我们最棘手的问题。

    If you don't do that—if you quit on school—you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country. 如果你们不这样做——如果你们辍学——你们不仅仅是放弃自己,也是放弃自己的国家。

     单词标签: learning  diseases  insights  ingenuity  boost  intellect 


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    1 learning [ˈlɜ:nɪŋ] wpSzFe   第5级
    n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
    参考例句:
    • When you are learning to ride a bicycle, you often fall off. 初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
    • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words. 学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
    2 diseases [dɪ'zi:zɪz] 5c749da591474dd5c2c7f1d77b874f5d   第5级
    n.疾病( disease的名词复数 );弊端;恶疾;痼疾
    参考例句:
    • Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
    • The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。
    3 insights [ˈinsaits] d985c03594f5f476782b0eb66d7458cd   第6级
    洞察力( insight的名词复数 ); 洞悉; 领悟; 顿悟
    参考例句:
    • This is a book full of profound, original and challenging insights. 这本书充满了深刻、新颖、令人深思的见解。
    • Because his judgement was prudent, his insights were central to any consultation. 因为他考虑问题很慎重,所以他的意见在每次磋商时都最受重视。
    4 ingenuity [ˌɪndʒəˈnju:əti] 77TxM   第7级
    n.别出心裁;善于发明创造
    参考例句:
    • The boy showed ingenuity in making toys. 那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
    • I admire your ingenuity and perseverance. 我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。
    5 boost [bu:st] XtHzU   第6级
    n.鼓励,激励,提高;v.鼓励,使增强信心
    参考例句:
    • This will be a great boost to the economy. 这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
    • These changes will help to boost share prices. 这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。
    6 intellect [ˈɪntəlekt] c5Hxi   第6级
    n.理智,才智,有才智的人,知识分子
    参考例句:
    • Newton is a man of great intellect. 牛顿有非凡的才智。
    • It is not often that one so young has such a giant intellect. 年纪这样轻、智力又如此高的人可不多。

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