名校勵(lì)志英語演講 第176期:人人都能成為總統(tǒng)(3)

[00:00.29]As I recall, one of my academic advisers was worried about my selection of such a specialized course. 我記得一位學(xué)科顧問對(duì)我選修如此專精的課程表示擔(dān)憂。 [00:07.41]He said I should focus on English. I still hear that quite often. 他說我應(yīng)該選修英語?，F(xiàn)在，我仍然時(shí)常聽到這類建議。 [00:13.12]But my critics don't realize I don't make verbal gaffes. 我在其他場合演講時(shí)，在語言表達(dá)上曾被人誤解過，那些批評(píng)我的人不明白： [00:17.04]I'm speaking in the perfect forms and rhythms of ancient Haiku. 我不是說錯(cuò)了字，我是在復(fù)誦古代俳句的完美格式與韻律呢。 [00:21.46]I did take English here, and I took a class called "The History and Practice of American Oratory," taught by Rollin G. Osterweis. 在耶魯大學(xué)我的確也學(xué)習(xí)了英語課程，我選修了羅琳·G·奧斯特維斯主講的“美國演講歷史與實(shí)踐”。 [00:30.57]And, President Levin, I want to give credit where credit is due. 萊文校長，我想在此給予他應(yīng)有的贊許。 [00:36.58]I want the entire world to know this—everything I know about the spoken word, I learned right here at Yale. 我想讓全世界的人知道，我所知道的關(guān)于演講的一切的知識(shí)都是在耶魯學(xué)會(huì)的。 [00:44.38]As a student, I tried to keep a low profile. 作為一名學(xué)生，我努力保持低調(diào)， [00:47.18]It worked. Last year the New York Times interviewed John Morton Blum 而這也十分奏效。去年，《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》采訪了約翰·莫頓·布魯姆教授， [00:53.14]because the record showed I had taken one of his courses. 因?yàn)橄嚓P(guān)記錄稱我曾選修過他的課程。 [00:56.56]Casting his mind's eye over the parade of young faces down through the years, Professor Blum said, 回顧多年來仍存留在腦海中的那些年輕的面孔之后，布魯姆教授說， [01:03.02]and I quote, "I don't have the foggiest recollection of him." “我壓根不記得有布什這個(gè)學(xué)生?！? [01:07.54]But I remember Professor Blum. And I still recall his dedication and high standards of learning. 但是我記得布魯姆教授，我依然記得他無私奉獻(xiàn)的精神和他的博學(xué)多才。 [01:14.12]In my time there were many great professors at Yale. 我在耶魯大學(xué)上學(xué)時(shí)，這里有很多優(yōu)秀的教授任教，現(xiàn)在依然如此。 [01:18.33]And there still are. They're the ones who keep Yale going after the commencements, after we have all gone our separate ways. 在一屆又一屆的畢業(yè)典禮后，畢業(yè)生們各奔東西，是這些優(yōu)秀的教授在推動(dòng)著耶魯大學(xué)不斷向前發(fā)展。 [01:27.58]I'm not sure I remembered to thank them the last time I was here, 我已經(jīng)不記得最后一次在這里的時(shí)候是否向他們表達(dá)過感激之情， [01:31.58]but now that I have a second chance, I thank the professors of Yale University. 但現(xiàn)在我還有機(jī)會(huì)，我要衷心感謝耶魯大學(xué)的所有教授。

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