名校勵志英語演講 第182期:一切皆有可能(4)

[00:00.00]I was raised in a traditional Chinese family where achievement was not demanded, but expected. 我在一個傳統(tǒng)的中國家庭里成長，家人不強求我取得多大成就，但期望我能成功。 [00:06.99]My father, born in Hong Kong, was a successful architect. 我父親出生在香港，是一名成功的建筑師。 [00:11.87]My mother, born in Shanghai, was the first female chemical engineer in her graduating class at the University of Toronto in Canada. 我母親生于上海，是當時加拿大多倫多大學(xué)研究生班里培養(yǎng)出來的第一位女性化學(xué)工程師。 [00:21.73]They arrived in America not speaking a word of English but through hard work, both were able to fulfill their full potential, 他們剛到美國時一句英語都不會講，但他們通過努力，都充分發(fā)揮了自己的潛力。 [00:30.62]and their success has set a wonderful example for me. 他們的成功為我樹立了很好的榜樣。 [00:34.20]My parents were always, and continue to be today, the single biggest influence in my life. 我的父母從過去到現(xiàn)在始終是我唯一的最大影響力的來源。 [00:41.71]They raised my brother and I with a respect for the values and traditions of our Chinese heritage, 他們用中國的傳統(tǒng)文化和價值觀教育我和弟弟， [00:48.04]yet also with an unwavering commitment to bring us up with all the opportunities for higher education 但也不遺余力地把握所有讓我們接受教育的機會， [00:56.21]and a desire to prepare us to adapt to American society and to succeed in this world of great change. 幫助我們適應(yīng)美國社會，并在這個變幻無常的世界里獲得成功。 [01:05.11]My brother and I were given all the opportunities of our American friends - 我和弟弟同我們的美國同齡人獲得的機會是均等的： [01:11.63]the same schools, the same tennis lessons, the same piano teachers.... 同一所學(xué)校，同樣的網(wǎng)球課，相同的鋼琴老師…… [01:17.57]but we had the wonderful advantage in my mind of a cultural heritage that we were always taught to be proud of. 但我們被中國傳統(tǒng)文化熏陶的思想是一個很大的優(yōu)勢，我們?yōu)榇烁械津湴痢? [01:26.30]Mom and Dad always wanted us to be proud of being Chinese - my brother and I smile today when we reminisce on growing up in our house. 父親母親一直教導(dǎo)我們要為自己是中國人感到驕傲。如今，我和弟弟回想起在家的成長歷程還會由衷地微笑。

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