1、波尔多第三大学(米歇尔德蒙田大学) mrs.obama。thankyousomuch.（applause.）icanttellyouhowmuchthismeans.iamsoproudtoreceivethishonorarydegreefromthisphenomenaluniversity.andiamthrilledtobeheretodaytocelebratetheoregonstateuniversityclassof2021。gobeaves。（applause.）iwanttostartbythankingpresidentrayforthatverykindintroduc
2、tionandforthedegree.ialsowanttothankprovostrandhawa.ialsowanttorecognizemayorjuliemanning，whoshere，andalloftheoutstandingfaculty，staff，administratorsanduniversityleadershereatosu.ialsowanttoacknowledgetongaaswell，andallofthestudentspeakerswhoaregoingtobeonthestagetoday.wearesoproudofyouall.andofcour
3、se，tothestarsoftodaysshow，theclassof2021-congratulations。（applause.）weareallsoproudofyou.weareproudofhowhardyouveworked，howmuchyouvegrown，andallthatyouveachievedduringyourtimehereatoregonstate.andiknowthatnoneofyoudidthisalone.asthepresidentsaidearlier，youallareheretodayinlargepartbecauseofthosebeau
4、tifulpeopleupinthebleachers-thefolkswhopushedyou，andbelievedinyou，andansweredthephoneeverytimeyoucalled，evenwhenyouwerejustcallingformoney.（laughter.）so，graduates，again，letsgiveanotherroundofapplausetoyourfamily，especiallytoallofthefathersoutthereonthisbeautifulfathersday.todayistheirday，too.（applau
5、se.）now，likeallofyou，iamheretodaybecauseofmyfamily.asyouknow，craigrobinson，yourmensbasketballcoach，ismybigbrother.（applause.）andlastfall，craigcalledmeupandhesaidthatifididntspeakatthisyearscommencement，hewasgoingtotellmomonme.（laughter.）andsinceourmothernowliveswithme，thatthreatactuallystillcarriess
6、omeweight.（laughter.）butseriously，imnotheretodayjustbecausecraighasturnedtheobamafamilyintobeaverbelievers，whichhehas.（laughterandapplause.）iamalsohere，proudly，becauseofeverythingthisuniversityisdoingforthiscountry.youhavebuiltoneofthemostsustainablecampusesinamerica.youreconductinggroundbreakingres
7、earchoneverythingfromagriculture，tonanotechnology，tochildhoodobesity.youareservingothersinsomanyways-tutoringchildren，joiningourarmedforces，fightinghungeranddiseasehereinamericaandaroundtheworld.soletmejustsay，icanseewhycraigfeelssoathomehereatosu.becauseinsomanyways，thevaluesyouallembodyarethevalue
8、sthatheandiwereraisedwith. craigandigrewuponthesouthsideofchicago，andourfamilywasveryclose-imeanliterallyclose，realclose.mymom，mydad，craigandi，welivedinalittle-bittyapartment，andforyearscraigandisharedabedroomdividedbyawoodenpartitiontogiveustheillusionofseparaterooms.andatnight，craigandiwouldwhispe
9、rtoeachotherthroughthecracksinthatpartitionuntiloneofusfeelasleep，ormomyelledandsaid，shutup，bequiet-oneortheother.（laughter.）butwhilewedidnthavemuchspace，ourlittlehomewasburstingwithlove.wespentlotsoftimetogetherasafamilylaughingandsharingstoriesatdinnereachnight;playingboardgames，cardgamesforhours，
10、huddledaroundthekitchentable.weenjoyedthesimplepleasuresinlife，likegettingourreportcardsbecausegoodgradesmeantpizzafordinner-thatwasahighlight.tryingtoholdinourgigglesascraigputshavingcreamonmydadsglasseswhilehenapped.sleepingonthebackporchonhotsummernightswhenthetemperatureinourlittleapartmentbecam
11、eunbearable.butitwasntallfunandgamesgrowingup.ourparentswerebigbelieversineveryonedoingtheirpartaroundthehouse.craigoftencomparedsaturdaychorestobootcamp.andmyparentswereevenmoreseriousaboutouracademics.mymomtaughtcraiganditoreadlongbeforekindergartenstarted，andshespenthoursvolunteeringinourneighbor
12、hoodpublicschool，makingsurewegottheeducationsheknewwedeserved.see，thatwasthekindofchildhoodwehad.andoneday-iwillneverforget，whenmybrotherwasabout10，heaskedmydadasimplequestion.hesaid，”dad，arewerich。”toanswerthisquestion，mydadtookhisnextpaycheckfromhisjobatthecitywaterplant，andinsteadofdepositingthat
13、check，hecasheditinsmallbills.hethencamehomeanddumpedoutallthatmoneyonthekitchentable.craigwasimpressed-withallthatmoney，hethought，wemustberich.butthenmydadstartedexplainingwhereallthemoneywenteachmonth：littlebitforrent，thatmuchforgas，thismuchforgroceries.andbythetimehewasdone，therewasntapennyleftont
14、hattable.andcraigwasshocked，andsowasi.imean，herewewere，twokidsgrowingupinafamilythatwasjustbarelyworkingclass，butwewereconvincedthatwewerewealthy.weknewit.and，graduates，thatswhatidliketotalkwithyouabouttoday.idliketotalkaboutwhatcraigandilearnedfromourfamilyaboutleadingarichlifenomatterhowmuchmoneyy
15、ouhave.andwhilethereareplentyoflessonsicouldshare，therearethreethatidliketoemphasizetoday.thefirst：nomatterwhatstrugglesorsetbacksyoufaceinyourlife，focusonwhatyouhave，notonwhatyouremissing.mydadtaughtusthislessoneverydaybyhowhelivedhislife.mydadwasdiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosiswhenmybrotherandiweres
16、tillveryyoung.andashegotsickeritgotharderforhimtowalk，andittookhimlongertodresshimselfinthemorning.mydadhadbeenanathleteallofhislife;hewasaboxerandaswimmerinhighschool.soitmusthavebeenhardforhimtofeelhisbodydeclining-togofrombeinganactive，vibrantyoungmantobarelybeingabletomakeitupthestairs.butifhewa
17、sinpain，ifhewasatalldisappointedwithhisfate，heneverleton.heneverstoppedsmilingandlaughing.andevenashestruggledtoprophimselfuponhiscrutchestoteachustocatchaball，orholdabat，orthrowapunch，nomatterhowbadhewasfeeling，hehardlyevermissedadayofworkbecausehewasdeterminedtobeourfamilysproviderandtogivemeandcr
18、aigthekindofopportunitieshedneverdreamedofforhimself.andthereisnotadaythatgoesbythatidontthinkabouthowourdad-andhowmuchhesacrificedformeandcraigtobethepeoplewearetoday.andtoday，asfirstlady，iseethatsamespirit，thatsamekindofsacrifice，inpeopleimeetallacrossthiscountry.iseeitinparentslikemydad，strugglin
19、gtosupporttheirfamilies.iseeitinstudentslikeallofyou，workingsohardtogetaneducation.iseeitinyoungpeoplewhoareservingthiscountryinuniform，facingchallengesthatmostofuscouldntevenimagine.andiveseenthisfirsthand-thesacrificesthatouramericanheroesaremaking.asfirstlady，ivehadtheextraordinaryprivilegeofvisi
20、tingwoundedwarriorsinmilitaryhospitalsallacrossthiscountry.manyofthemareyourageoryounger，andtheyhavesufferedterribleinjuries.someofthemhavelostalimb-someofthemhavelosttwolimbs，somethree.theyveendureddozensofsurgeries;theyvespentmonthslearningtowalkagainandtalkagain.butdespitethechallenges，theypersev
21、ere.theyarentlookingback.theyarentdwellingonwhattheyvelost.instead，theyaremakingplansfortheirlives，theyrereimaginingtheirfutures.theytellmethattheyrenotjustgoingtowalkagain，theyregoingtorunandtheyregoingtorunmarathons.irecentlymetayoungnavylieutenantnamedbradsnyderwhodbeenblindedbyaniedexplosioninaf
22、ghanistan.hecompetedinthisyearswarriorgamesasarunnerandaswimmer.andofhisservicehesaidthis-hesaid，”iamnotgoingtoletmyblindnessbuildabrickwallaroundme.idgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatihavedoneandwhaticanstilldo.”and，graduates，morethananythingelse，thatwillbethetruemeasureofyoursuccess-n
23、othowwellyoudowhenyourehealthyandhappyandeverythingisgoingaccordingtoplan，butwhatyoudowhenlifeknocksyoutothegroundandallyourplansgorightoutthewindow.inthosedarkestmoments，youwillhaveachoice：doyoudwelloneverythingyouvelost。ordoyoufocusonwhatyoustillhave，andfindawaytomoveforwardwithpassion，withdetermi
24、nation，andwithjoy。andiknowthatmanyofyouinthisgraduatingclasshavealreadyfacedthischoiceinyourownlives-tongasharedwithustoday.butthereisalsooneoftodaysgraduates，vanessavasquez.vanessasparentsareagriculturalworkerswithagradeschooleducation，andshecametooregonstatedeterminedtobuildabetterlifeforherfour-m
25、onth-olddaughter.inadditiontobeingasinglemom，shesjuggledafullcourseloadandapart-timejob.butitallpaidoff，andtodayshesreceivingherdegreeinconstructionengineeringandmanagement.（applause.）yes，indeed.heradvicetootheryoungpeopleisverysimple.shesays，”withhardworkanddedication，anythingispossible.”andthenthe
26、resanothermemberoftheclassof2021，nicolassitts，whosearninghisdegreeinchemicalengineering.iunderstandthatasamemberofosussolarvehicleteam，nicolasspenttwoyearspainstakinglybuildingasolarcar.butwhenhetookitoutforatestdrivelastsummer，itcaughtfireandexploded，andnicolassustainedsecondandthirddegreeburnsonhi
27、sarm，faceandleg.butinsteadofthrowinginthetowel，withinamonth，theteamwasbackatwork，buildinganother，hopefullylessexplosivecar.（laughter.）vanessaandnicolasandtheosusolarteamdidntgiveupwhenthingsgothard.instead，theyjustdugdeeper，andworkedharder，andrefusedtogiveuponthesuccessthattheydreamedof.andthatactua
28、llybringsmetothesecondlessoniwanttoshareaboutleadingarichlife，andthatistodefinesuccessonyourownterms.now，growingup，myparentsalwaystoldmeandcraigtobetruetoourselves.butreally，whenyoureakid，itshardtoknowwhatthatmeans，right。andasyougrowolder，oftenitsjusteasiertograbforthosegoldstarsandtrytogetthatbrass
29、ring.andcraigandibothknowthisfromexperience.aftergraduatingfromcollege，wedideverythingwethoughtweshoulddotobesuccessful-craigwenttobusinessschool，iwenttolawschool，wegotprestigiousjobsataninvestmentbankandmeatalawfirm.wesoonhadallthetraditionalmarkersofsuccess：thefatpaycheck，thefancyoffice，theimpress
30、ivelinesonourresums.butthetruthis，neitherofuswasallthatfulfilled.ididntwanttobeupinsometallofficebuildingwritinglegalmemos.iwantedtobedownonthegroundhelpingthefolksigrewupwith.iwaslivingthedream，butitwasntmydream.andcraigfeltthesameway，unbeknownsttome.soeventuallywequitthosecorporatejobs.iwenttowork
31、inthemayorsoffice;craiggotajobcoachingbasketball.andwebothtooksalarycutsthatmadeourmothercringe.（laughter.）butwewereexcitedaboutournewcareers.welookedforwardtogoingtoworkeverymorning，andwebothrealizedthatsuccessisntabouthowyourlifelookstoothers，itsabouthowitfeelstoyou.werealizedthatbeingsuccessfulis
32、ntaboutbeingimpressive，itsaboutbeinginspired.andthatswhatitmeanstobeyourtrueself.itmeanslookinginsideyourselfandbeinghonestaboutwhatyoutrulyenjoydoing.becausegraduates，icanpromiseyouthatyouwillneverbehappyploddingthroughsomeoneelsesideaofsuccess.successisonlymeaningful-andenjoyable-ifitfeelslikeyour
33、own.butofcourse，asuccessfulcareeralonedoesnotmakeforarichlife.asyouvealllearnedfromthefriendsyouvemadeandtherelationshipsyouveformedhereatosu，whatmakeslifetrulyricharethepeopleyoushareitwith.andthatbringsmetothefinallessoniwanttooffertoday，andthatis，whereveryougo，whateveryoudo，dontleavebehindanyunfi
34、nishedbusinesswiththepeopleyoulove.yousee，ourdaddiedofcomplicationsfromhismswheniwasinmymid-twenties.andletmetellyou，formonthsifeltlikeicouldntbreathe.ihadthisphysicalsenseofgrief，thisemptinessinmylifethatijustcouldntfill.butashardasitwastolosemydad，andasmuchasistillmisshimeveryday，iknewthatihadneve
35、rmissedachancetotellmydadilovedhim，andhedalwaysdonethesameforme.andwhenevercraigandisawhimstrugglingtowalkandweworriedthatlifewasgettingtoohardforhim，mymomwouldalwaysreassureusthathewassoproudofus，soproudtobeourfatherthathefeltliketheluckiestguyevertowalktheearth.andallofthatgavemeasenseofpeace-asen
36、sethatihadnounfinishedbusinesswithmydad.andthatswhatallowedmetomoveforward.sograduates，asyoumakeyourwayintheworld，iurgeyounottoleavebehindanyunfinishedbusiness.ifyoureinafightwithsomeone，makeup.ifyoureholdingagrudge，letitgo.ifyouhurtsomeone，apologize.ifyoulovesomeone，letthemknow.anddontjusttellpeopl
37、ethatyoulovethem，showthem.andthatmeansshowingup.itmeansbeingtrulypresentinthelivesofthepeopleyoucareabout.”liking”themonfacebookdoesntcount-（laughter）-nordoesfollowingthemontwitter.（laughter.）whatcountsismakingthetimetobethereinperson.becauseicanpromiseyouthatyearsfromnow，youwillnotrememberthetextsy
38、ouveexchangedwithyourfriendshereatosu，butyouwillrememberhowtheycheeredyouonatyourgame，right。youwillrememberhowtheybroughtyouchocolateandspenthourscomfortingyouwhenyourboyfriendorgirlfrienddumpedyou.whatjerks.（laughter.）youwillrememberallthehoursspentdiligentlystudyinginthelibrary-thatonesfortheparen
39、ts.（laughter.）butseriously，thosearethememoriesthatyoullcarrywithyoufortherestofyourlife.thosearetheexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.andthatisastrueformetodayasitwasbackwhencraigandiweregrowingupinthatlittleapartmentinchicago.yousee，whenicomeoutheretocorvallisandivisitmyfamily，imnotthefirstlady.imcoac
40、hrobinsonslittlesister.im”miche”tocraigandtomynieceandnephews.isleeponthepulloutcouchincraigsguestroom，andmydaughterspileintothelivingroomwiththeircousinsforasleepover.itremindsmeofoldtimeswitheveryonehuddledtogetherinthekitchen，laughingandteasinganddrivingeachothercrazy，tellingstorieslateintothenig
41、ht.andjustlikewhenwewerelittle，craigandifeelvery，veryrich.sograduates，thatismywishforallofyoutoday.iwishforyoualiferichinallthethingsthatmatter.iwishforyouworkthatinspiresyou.iwishforyouexperience-thoseexperiencesthathelpyoulearnandgrow.iwishforyoupeoplewholoveyouandsupportyoueverystepoftheway.andicantellfromtheenergyinthisstadiumyouhaveallthat，andyouwillhavemore.socongratulationsagaintoallofyouonallthatyouveachieved.andnow，thewindhasstarted-（laughter）-soitstimeformetoend.thankyouall，andgodbless. 第 12 页 共 12 页本资料来源搜集与网络和投稿，如有侵权，牵扯利益关系，请告知上传人联系删除。
