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1、梦想与责任Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go aheadand have a seat. How is everybody doing today? How about Tim Spicer? I am here withstudents at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from
2、all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all couldjoin us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Giveyourselves a big round of applause.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？我现在与弗吉利亚州阿灵顿郡韦克菲
3、尔德高中的学生们在一起。美国各地从学前班到中学12年级的学生正在收听收看。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。请为你们自己热烈鼓掌。I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you inkindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it'sunderstandable
4、 if you're a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who arefeeling pretty good right now—with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you'rein, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just alittle b
5、it longer this morning.我知道，今天是你们很多人开学的日子。对于进入学前班、初中或高中的学生，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。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。不论在哪个年级，你们有些人可能希望暑假更长一点，今天早上还能多睡一小会儿。Iknowthatfeeling.WhenIwasyoung,myfamilylivedoverseas.IlivedinIndonesiaforafewyears.Andmymother,shedidn'thavethemoneyto
6、sendmewherealltheAmericankidswenttoschool,butshethoughtitwasimportantformetokeepupwithanAmericaneducation.Soshedecidedtoteachmeextralessonsherself,MondaythroughFriday.Butbecauseshehadtogotowork,theonlytimeshecoulddoitwasat4:30inthemorning.我知道这种感觉。我小时候，我们家生活在海外。我在印度尼西亚住了几年。我
7、妈妈没有钱送我上其他美国孩子上的学校，但她认为必须让我接受美式教育。因此，她决定从周一至周五自己给我补课。不过她还要上班，所以只能在清晨四点半给我上课。Now,asyoumightimagine,Iwasn'ttoohappyaboutgettingupthatearly.Andalotoftimes,I'dfallasleeprightthereatthekitchentable.ButwheneverI'dcomplain,mymotherwouldjustgivemeoneofthoselooksandshe'dsay,"Thisisn
8、opicnicformeeither,buster."正如你们可能想象的那样，我不太情愿那么早起床。有很多次，我趴在餐桌上就睡着了。但每当我抱怨的时候，我妈妈都会那
