名校励志英语演讲 第153期:跨越物质的藩篱 让世界今非昔比(10)

[00:01.11]So, graduates, it's now abundantly clear that we need to start doing things a little bit different. 因此同学们，我们明显需要稍微改变一下做事的方式了。 [00:07.07]In your own lives, you'll need to continuously adapt to a continuously changing economy. 就个人的生活而言，你们需要不停地适应一个时刻在改变的经济环境。 [00:15.34]You'll end up having more than one job and more than one career over the course of your life. 你们一生中可能会从事不止一项工作或者一种职业， [00:20.58]You'll have to keep on gaining new skills, possibly even new degrees. 因而需要不断学习新的技能——甚至考取新的学位。 [00:25.30]And you'll have to keep on taking risks, as new opportunities arise. 当新的机遇出现时，你们必须冒险去接受挑战。 [00:31.25]And as a nation, we'll need a fundamental change of perspective and attitude. 作为一个国家，我们需要从根本上改变我们的观念和态度。 [00:37.33]It's clear that we need to build a new foundation, a stronger foundation for our economy and our prosperity, 很明显，为了经济的繁荣，我们必须建立一个崭新的、更加坚实的基础， [00:44.33]rethinking how we grow our economy, how we use energy, how we educate our children, 重新思考如何发展经济、如何使用能源、如何教育孩子、 [00:49.15]how we care for our sick, how we treat our environment. 如何照料老人以及如何对待我们的环境。 [00:54.28]Many of our current challenges are unprecedented. There are no standard remedies, no go-to fixes this time around. 我们目前面临的许多挑战都是前所未有的。我们没有标准的补救措施，也没有力挽狂澜的手段。 [01:14.01]And Class of 2009, that's why we're going to need your help. 所以，2009届的毕业生们，我们需要你们的帮助。 [01:18.16]We need young people like you to step up. 我们需要你们这样的年轻人行动起来。 [01:22.20]We need your daring, we need your enthusiasm, we need your energy, we need your imagination. 我们需要你们的果敢、热情、活力和想象力。 [01:29.39]And let me be clear, when I say young, I'm not just referring to the date of your birth certificate. 说得更清楚一点，我所指的“年轻”，并不是你们出生证明上的日期。

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